How do you like your peanut butter — spread on bread, baked into cookies, or ahem, straight from the jar by the spoonful? Salted or unsalted? With or without a …
Read morePeanut butter — How to choose and store peanut (and other nut) butters
Have any wicker in your home? Baskets, tables, indoor furniture or out? Maybe yours is a brand-new purchase, or maybe it’s been around since the seventies — wicker is long-lasting …
Until 2020 I had never given a thought to taking care of face masks. But, at a reader’s suggestion, they’re the first topic of my 2021 blog posts! Many of …
Read moreTaking care of your mask: How — and how often — to clean your mask
How do you tackle snow removal? Do you wait until Mother Nature is finished and remove all the snow at once, or do you shovel bit by bit to avoid …
How do you feel when it’s time to put away your holiday décor? Does it make you a little sad, or are you eager to get everything back to “normal?” …
Did you know you should be cleaning your makeup brushes and sponges regularly? And that there’s a right way to do it? It’s a quick and easy task that requires …
Some things look fine — better even — with a little patina on them. Lampshades aren’t one of them. Dusty or stained lampshades look dingy and sad. Yet they’re not …
Are you lucky enough to have a new Christmas cactus in your life this year? They’re the neatest plants — with such oddly pretty leaves and beautiful, graceful blossoms in …
I love good scissors! Big shiny shears, tiny thread cutters, embroidery snips that look like storks. I like having just-the-right kind handy, so I currently have scissors in my purse, …
Reading to children — year-round — is one of my very favorite things to do. Add cocoa and a snuggly holiday blanket, and reading gets even higher billing. Kids’ holiday …
