Texas leads the nation in insurance claims for cooking fires. The National Insurance Institute says this is caused by the popularity of frying...
Happy Birthday! Hope you enjoy your special day to the max.
Frank, brilliant solution to a potentially sticky problem! Congratulations Toni!
I honestly don't see how families manage to feed themselves without a big garden. REALLY big! Staples like flour, rice, margarine have all gone...
Dooley, part of Thanksgiving's attraction is remembering the holidays past. I remember having a 25 lb. turkey that just barely fit into the oven,...
Frank, it looks like a tie again! Would it be possible to let one winner have the next photo posting opportunity, and the other winner the chance...
Providing nesting material is a great idea, just make sure it is cotton or wool yarn and cotton string. The nylon ones don't have the "give"...
Someone has a green thumb! Those are beautiful photos.
Parsley is a cold/cool weather plant, so why not plant half the seed now, and half in early spring? Your cold greenhouse should be an ideal...
Toni, that brought tears to my eyes. You are such a nice lady.
Jerry, this is important--remove the corn ear from the plant, and remove the kernels from the cob before popping! The fish heads were for...
We are not having turkey for Thanksgiving. Since there are two of us, we figure two people and a turkey is equal to eternity. We are having pork...
We had a small fire in the wood burning stove a few nights ago when the temps were in the low 40's. It did take the chill off the house, and...
Dooley, Thanksgiving kind of snuck up on me, too. We aren't having turkey (although if I could find a 27 cents a pound turkey, I'd get two) but we...
Susan, all artists are their own harshest critic. Those mosaics are lovely to my eye. Please post a photo of the butterfly when it is finished....
Nov. 18th is a red letter day--Jerry's birthday. Happy birthday, and many, many more. What would we do without you on the Stew!
Donna, enjoy every moment, and be sure to let us know about your wonderful vacation. Give our best wishes to the honeymoon couple. :sete_044:...
I did a quick search on-line and found three basket pickers: *Ames True Temper item #2324500 10'telescoping handle for $18 *Ace Hardware...
Cheryl, We as consumers have the perfect weapon of revenge--money. If we decide to not spend money at a store because of shoddy merchandise, poor...
Cheryl, we got solar lights for the driveway entrance from Harbor Freight--I think they were about $4 each and they've worked for two years now. I...
