I'd been trying to figure out how to keep the squirrels from eating all the food in our bird feeder and I came across this tip that suggested rubbing petroleum jelly on the pole which causes the squirrels to slide right  more...

Earlier today I got a splinter and my wife said that she heard all I needed to do was pour on a drop of Elmer's Glue, let it dry and then peel it off. It worked like magic. So of course I started looking for other uses  more...

This article explains exactly how to check your roof to make sure there are no places where water can leak in or heated air can leak out. The article includes:"Roofs are actually the first line of defense against rain,  more...

Oh my goodness, why didn't I think of this?! If you have a glass cooktop, you have noticed the light stays on indicating that the cooktop is still hot, and it stays on for a very long time. I just had someone tell me  more...

From my money saving e-zine:   Broken Picture Frames I have often had to replace broken glass in frames. I take my frames to my local glass store. The staff is always helpful. They can often use scrap pieces of glass  more...

This site has some creative suggestions for all matters in the kitchen. For example, I knew that if an egg floats, it's probably bad, but I didn't know that I could restore flat champagne by dropping a raisin  more...

Since the grandkids are coming for the weekend and we've still got a bit of warm weather, I told them we would have a bar-b-que one last time before winter. In preparation I made a drip pan out of the aluminum so that  more...