If you have a hardcover book in which the pages are coming loose from the spine as a whole, here is a technique I learned from my dad. Cut a piece of ugly 100% cotton cloth (ugly because you'll never see it again - no sense wasting pretty cloth!) to fit the spine of the book on the inside. Coat the...

You would not believe what I'm getting from Paperbackswap.com. A $25 repair manual for our 7-year-old vehicle! Woohoo! I'm doing the happy dance! I've added to my collection of my favorite authors as well as giving up some of my unloved books. What a great service. What comes around, goes...

I came across this web site www.paperbackswap.com . It is basically a book swapping site. You list the books you want to get rid of and when someone requests your book you mail it to them at your expense and in exchange you get (1 point) to choose any book you want out of the 1.3 million. Now when you...

Not sure about Christmas this year yet. I"ll be making up chokecherry syrup and a variety of homemade soaps- I personally need a new batch of creamy goat's milk soap as I"m spoiled and only like to make my own. I might do a soapmaking party in the area if I find enough interested parties...