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February 23, 2010

Homestead Tip of the day…

Want to SPRING CLEAN those windows and mirrors? The easiest, cheapest ol’ fashion clean will come with a couple old rags and straight white vinegar. Yup, it can be that simple.

Just take a couple old rags (cut up old towels work great!) dab a little straight vinegar on one–and wipe/scrub your glass, then wipe dry and you will see the cleanest glass ever! 

I just did a few of my windows last week and we’ve been getting some glorious sunshine lately — you could really see all the fingerprints, etc–not now–they are crystal clean and I can SEE thru ‘em ! Imagine that?!

Hopefully this week I can get to the rest of the windows–this is an EXCELLENT, cheap, non toxic, SIMPLE window and glass cleaner!

Stockpile Vinegar — it is cheap and has SO MANY uses!!!

~Lisa

May 22, 2009

Summertime BBQ & Garden Tips

This weekend will bring lots of folks outdoors to kick off SUMMER!! Yay!

I’ve got a few tips for you if you will be enjoying some outdoor time, possibly a BBQ or 2, some gardening time, possibly? (Double YAY–as we in the commonly known “NorthWET” aka Northwest, are getting a glorious stretch of summertime weather–unheard of, especially over Memorial Day weekend!).

So–if you’ll be dusting of the grill or spending time in the garden or yard, remember to have your trusty bottle of Vinegar with you! YES, Vinegar!

If you get some glorious weather as we are–take the bottle of vinegar out and at the warmest part of the day, start dousing those weeds that have already sprung up! A couple dousings on hot days will kill them off, no chemical weed killers needed–and MUCH cheaper!

Cleaning the grill or tools for the grill? Get a tupperware container out and put some baking soda in it–about 1/4 cup, then add a cup of Vinegar…once it stops ‘fizzing’, dip your green scrubbie pad in it–and scrub away, or if your grill and/or grill tools are reallly coated in ‘yuck’ from last year–make up a double or even triple batch of this vinegar / baking soda mixture and SOAK your grill grate/tools in it for 15-20 minutes and then scrub :) Really loosens up the gunk and cleans them up nicely!

Enjoy your weekend~
Lisa

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