Ask Aunt Laura – Fog Free Mirror With Shaving Cream
Who knew the hidden powers of shaving cream? Use it on shower doors, eyeglasses, car windshields, and your bathroom mirrors to keep
Ask Aunt Laura – DIY Air Freshener made with Vodka
Your everyday spray or plug-in air fresheners certainly do the job of masking odors but they are also made with lots of
Ask Aunt Laura – Removing Candle Wax
I love pretty candles and candlesticks but if I’m not careful the wax drippings can get out of control and leave behind
Ask Aunt Laura – Ease Your Sore Throat Pain
No matter what the cause (allergies, a cold, etc) a sore throat can just make you feel lousy. Over-the-counter medications could be
Ask Aunt Laura – Cleaning your Blender
Using a blender (or single-serve cup) sure makes life easier when making smoothies or soups, etc. However, cleaning the blender afterward does
Ask Aunt Laura – Honey stuck to the spoon?
I LOVE honey! Whenever I go on a trip I am sure to bring some local honey back with me. I love
Ask Aunt Laura – Removing Price Stickers and Labels
We all know the joy of trying to move price stickers and labels. We hold our breath and say a quiet prayer
Ask Aunt Laura – The dreaded sweater nipples!
You know them, you love them, the dreaded sweater nipples. Hanging your sweaters certainly makes it easier to find them in your
Ask Aunt Laura – Trick to hanging a picture that needs two nails
When I flip around a picture that I want to hang and discover that it requires two nails instead of one, I
Dot’s Reading Room: Are Torrential Rains Becoming the Norm?
Last week’s rainfall and the “lake” that formed in the Stop and Shop plaza are local reminders that climate change can hit
Ask Aunt Laura – Sharpies in the Kitchen
We have all had that moment of dread when opening a jar of tomato sauce that has been living at the back
Ask Aunt Laura – Capturing those pesky fruit flies
The best way to prevent fruit flies to begin with is to wash your fruits and vegetables and store them in the
Ask Aunt Laura – Layering Necklaces
Layering necklaces is back in style! How do you layer them if both necklaces are the same length? This simple tip solves
Ask Aunt Laura – Using a Winged Corkscrew
For some reason those darned winged corkscrews tend to confuse people. Do you hold the wings down? Which way do you turn
Dot’s Reading Room: Farmers’ Markets Offer Fresh Food and Community Connections
One of my fond childhood memories is of going with my mother on a Saturday morning to the Raleigh, NC farmer’s market.
Ask Aunt Laura – Taming Parchment Paper
I love parchment paper! Use it to line your pans and baking sheets so that clean up is a snap! However the
Ask Aunt Laura – YETI lid cleaning tip
Did you know that the slider on the Yeti Tumbler lid is actually a magnet? It pops right off for easy cleaning
Sometimes things just work out; it’s nice when crises work together
We have smoke from a distant fire making the air dangerous to breathe. We also have a surge in Covid cases, not
Ask Aunt Laura – Ceiling Fans: Which way should the wind blow?
Did you know that in summertime your ceiling fan should spin in one direction and in winter, the other direction?
Ask Aunt Laura – DROP IT!
MINE, MINE, ALL MINE! Is the dog running around the house with a twinkle in his eye and your favorite shoe in
Dot’s Reading Room: US Postal Service, Part II ~ Still Sending U.S. Mail?
If you think mail delivery is slow now, just wait until Postmaster General Louis DeJoy’s proposed restructuring takes effect. In the June
Dot’s Reading Room: US Postal Service Update, Part 1 ~ Did You Ever Wonder …
... What it's like to ride in a US Postal Truck? When the U.S. mail trucks come lumbering around your neighborhood did
Ask Aunt Laura: The Clean 15 or The Dirty Dozen ~ Reading the Stickers on Your Produce
We have all seen those stickers on produce at the grocery store - but what do they mean?
Ask Aunt Laura ~ Release the Bottles
We all know the struggle to release bottles from their plastic rings! Who knew there was a simple solution there all the
Ask Aunt Laura – Washing Machine Filter
My washing machine has a filter and I should be cleaning it out? I didn’t even know my washing machine had a
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