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Bananas—Getting (and keeping) them just right
Read More . . .There are always bananas on hand at our house. Or, I should say, I try to always have bananas on hand at our house. I’m picky about the state of ripeness of the bananas I eat, so it’s not always easy to keep enough “good” bananas around. Problem is, if I buy enough to last […]
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Boots—How to keep your boots looking their best and lasting their longest
Read More . . .I’m hard on shoes. My mom often told me that growing up, and it always baffled me (still does, to be honest). Is it because my feet…
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How to Dry Flowers and Leaves—Four methods for preserving flowers and leaves
Read More . . .Anyone who knows me knows that I adore flowers. (My 7-year-old granddaughter conscientiously includes them in every drawing she does for me.) Tended in the garden or…
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Pumpkin Preservation— Natural Ways to Keep Your Carved Pumpkin Looking its Best
Read More . . .If there’s one holiday that celebrates imagination and creativity, it’s Halloween. That’s one of the things I like about it—especially when people conjure up their own clever…
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Better Berries Longer—How to keep your berries from going bad
Read More . . .You know that person in the produce aisle who’s peeking under the blueberry containers and turning over the strawberry containers and peering inside individual raspberries inside their…
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Keeping Cast Iron in Top Shape—How to clean and season your cast iron pots and pans
Read More . . .Not many household items deliver like cast iron cookware. It retains heat and can be used on any kind of stove (including campfires) and in ovens. It…
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Mirror Care—Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the most-cared-for of them all?
Read More . . .For years, every time I spritzed a mirror, I’d race to wipe it off before the drip reached the bottom of the frame. Anybody else do that?…
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Keeping bread fresh—How to wrap and store bread so it lasts longer
Read More . . .Fresh bread—made in my kitchen or picked up at the local bakery—is a staple in my life. (No, you won’t find me in the gluten-free aisle!) I…
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Dream Home—3 lessons learned while searching for a new home
Read More . . .My husband Alan and I recently purchased a new home, moving from a very large house in a very small Iowa town to a fairly small home…
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Storing Bulbs for Winter—How to store garden bulbs until spring planting
Read More . . .There are times (admittedly rare) when a memory-lapse is delightful. I’m happily surprised each spring when bulbs that I’ve forgotten I planted make their way above ground…
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