Hi all!  I look forward to talking garden with everyone...  So far we've planted bush beans, onions, lettuce, radishes, carrots, canteloupe, cucumbers, tomatoes (several kinds), and peppers (several kinds).  Of that - the cucumbers and canteloupe are the only things that aren't through the ground and the first round of ...

[quote user="Brandy"] [quote user="Crystola"]If you have room on top of kitchen cabinets, that's another good space[/quote] With heat rising to the ceiling, what would be good things to store on top of cabinets? I considered this myself but worried about it being too hot for some foods and I need the foods to be light ...

I had a lot of trouble with these pests when we moved in our new house.  If you're going to use ziplock type bags, make sure you keep them in the refrigerator or freezer because the bugs can get into them.  I store my dry goods (flours, cornmeal, sugar, oats, barley, dried beans, powdered milk) sealed in recycled ice cream ...

In the first (small) apartment my DH and I lived in, I had the couch pulled away from the wall about 18 inches and I stored plastic totes stacked 2-high behind it.  I always thought it would be nice to add a long board and table cloth to it to give the appearance of a sofa table, but never got to see if it would work before we moved into a ...

Welcome to the thread!  [quote user="Jo Bo"] What a great thread!  I am also not blessed with 'lateral thinking' when looking for things I need - 'go and buy it' is usually first choice if I decide I really need something.  I am a work in progress and this thread is certainly very helpful.  One ...

woohoo!  Congrats  You deserve it!

[quote user="Joyous"] Crystola, we make sun tea in the summer from jars like that. Why did you put a washcloth in the bottom of your homemade double boiler? [/quote] All of my cookware is coated with the non-stick stuff so to keep the can from scratching the non-stick surface when it's boiling, the cotton cloth makes a good ...

[quote user="Pat"] [quote user="Crystola"]Any ideas what I can do with this giant empty pickle jar?  Extreme candle?  JUST KIDDING?  Seriously....think outside the jar for me (so to speak).[/quote]  Is it a gallon jar? I use them to store things like flour, pasta, beans and so on. I'm always on the ...

Any ideas what I can do with this giant empty pickle jar?  Extreme candle?  JUST KIDDING?  Seriously....think outside the jar for me (so to speak). Second use for car wax:  Yep I did it - waxed my refrigerator.  About a year ago and it's still as shiny.  I have a buff-colored enamel type.  I have no idea if ...

Yay!  I'll play.....how thoughtful of you to ask... DH Pat (38) & me Crystal (36) married for 13 yrs. DS Todd passed away last January 24th at the age of 10 yrs 10 mos & 10 dys.  He had cerebral palsy and got pneumonia then sepsis.  I don't think he needs prayer because I'm guessing he had a red carpet ...