Quail are very easy to dress. Very quick. I've been doing quail for meat for the past 6-8 months. I usually clip the wings off with a pair of kitchen shears (not much meat there anyway). Most of the meat is in the breast and legs. I've found that a knife and kitchen shears work great on...
Put your hot water heater on a timer. Or turn it on and off each day. My parents had theirs on a timer. My hot water heater uses 4600 kws/year - energy star. 400 a month. Its 1/3 + of my electric bill each month.
I turned it off. I'll turn it on about an hour before I need it. I also...
When I lived in an apartment that had a washer (no dryer) but a clothesline, I would hang shirts on hangers. A lot of stuff can be hung on hangers to dry. On rainy days, I hang hangers all around the house. And my undergarments never go outside. I hang them on hangers too.
I eat chocolate every day. A little bit. I love chocolate covered strawberries! Yummy!
I've noticed since drinking raw goat's milk and eating fresh eggs that my skin and hair are nicer, softer.
I'm planting blackberries, blueberries, raspberries, grapes, cherries, persimmons, and nut trees. I have bananas, oranges, grapefruit, mangos, and tangerines. I'm also getting mulberries and olives and strawberries.
I am planning on getting solar to tie into the grid and hopefully in time get enough that FPL pays me.
The man came to give me an estimate yesterday and I found out a valuable tip. My water heater which stays plugged in all the time uses 4600+/- KW a year, 400 KW a month. So is about 1/4 -...