Comments on: Handy Hints for Wednesday ~ 23 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/ I am not a has-been. I am a will be. Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance Tue, 22 May 2012 07:22:27 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: chrisb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22304 chrisb Wed, 15 Apr 2009 22:35:32 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22304 Some more good hints for me to remember. I needed a piping bag the other day so now I know what I should have done. Some more good hints for me to remember. I needed a piping bag the other day so now I know what I should have done.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22303 Grannymar Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:37:47 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22303 Annb, The sellotape mentioned above was for pure fun. I am very familiar with the Velcro you mentioned. Nowadays they sell each side separately -double the cost. I used 22 yards of it to make eight floor length blinds for Elly's house. Annb,

The sellotape mentioned above was for pure fun. I am very familiar with the Velcro you mentioned. Nowadays they sell each side separately -double the cost. I used 22 yards of it to make eight floor length blinds for Elly’s house.

]]> By: Annb http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22302 Annb Wed, 15 Apr 2009 21:11:53 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22302 Wow, and here am I gleefully cracking my morning boiled egg and wantonly throwing it on the compost heap! I could have had a whole canteen of cutlery by now! As for those curtains - have you tried velco with a sticky side? It's amazing stick one strip to the window and the other to the curtain and voila; happy days. The only problem is you have to use curtain ties to open them, as obviously the velco lacks a certain" slideablilty"! I'm filing all these tips away Grannymar thanks! Wow, and here am I gleefully cracking my morning boiled egg and wantonly throwing it on the compost heap! I could have had a whole canteen of cutlery by now! As for those curtains - have you tried velco with a sticky side? It’s amazing stick one strip to the window and the other to the curtain and voila; happy days. The only problem is you have to use curtain ties to open them, as obviously the velco lacks a certain” slideablilty”! I’m filing all these tips away Grannymar thanks!

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22301 Grannymar Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:42:44 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22301 Magpie, Did you see the egg shells <a href="http://www.boston.com/bigpicture/2009/04/easter_2009.html" rel="nofollow">here</a> Magpie,

Did you see the egg shells here

]]> By: Magpie11 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22299 Magpie11 Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:24:17 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22299 Clean broken eggshells to clean out a wine decanter...swirl around with a bit of warm water...better than taking the shot out of a 12 bore cartridge as it reduces the possibility of lead poisoning. Some say that crushed eggshells around plants deter slugs and snails. www Have you tried crushed oyster shells around plants? Or cockle shells in plant pots? I once had a spoon made from half an egg shell..... more a ladle really as it was an ostrich egg shell. I think my mother sold it along with my father's US cavalry sabre.... have never seen one since. Hav eseen coconut shell spoons tho'. Clean broken eggshells to clean out a wine decanter…swirl around with a bit of warm water…better than taking the shot out of a 12 bore cartridge as it reduces the possibility of lead poisoning.

Some say that crushed eggshells around plants deter slugs and snails.

www Have you tried crushed oyster shells around plants? Or cockle shells in plant pots?

I once had a spoon made from half an egg shell….. more a ladle really as it was an ostrich egg shell. I think my mother sold it along with my father’s US cavalry sabre…. have never seen one since. Hav eseen coconut shell spoons tho’.

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22298 Grannymar Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:23:38 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22298 Nancy & Steph You two should be tied together! @Nathalie - I am glad you find the tips and hints helpful. Nancy & Steph You two should be tied together!

@Nathalie - I am glad you find the tips and hints helpful.

]]> By: Nathalie http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22297 Nathalie Wed, 15 Apr 2009 19:05:41 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22297 These are great, I particularly like the boiled egg water one - genius. Your tips always bring on a "Now, why didn't I think of that?" moment. Thanks a mill :) These are great, I particularly like the boiled egg water one - genius. Your tips always bring on a “Now, why didn’t I think of that?” moment. Thanks a mill :)

]]> By: steph http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22296 steph Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:19:57 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22296 Grannymar, Nancy's humour is enough to crack-up any eggshell! :mrgreen: Grannymar,

Nancy’s humour is enough to crack-up any eggshell! :mrgreen:

]]> By: Nancy http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22295 Nancy Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:17:53 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22295 Grannymar, This conversation has reminded me of something my son, Jerry said. He came in from school ,age 8, and said to me,"we had steak for lunch at school today and it was really hard to eat." "Oh, said I,"Was it that tough?" "No, They don't allow us to have knives." Grannymar,

This conversation has reminded me of something my son, Jerry said. He came in from school ,age 8, and said to me,”we had steak for lunch at school today and it was really hard to eat.”

“Oh, said I,”Was it that tough?”

“No, They don’t allow us to have knives.”

]]> By: Grannymar http://www.grannymar.com/blog/2009/04/15/handy-hints-for-wednesday-23/#comment-22294 Grannymar Wed, 15 Apr 2009 17:02:23 +0000 http://www.grannymar.com/blog/?p=2993#comment-22294 @Steph - You won't be first in the class next week because... @WWW - Was I not supposed to use sellotape? It was that or chewing gum, but it was stuck to the bedhead :!: :roll: You stole my thunder with the shells. I will add this to my ideas for next week. :D @Nancy - I have just wet myself :roll: I hope you won't serve steak with that cutlery :!: @Steph - Stop egging her on! ;) @Steph - You won’t be first in the class next week because…

@WWW - Was I not supposed to use sellotape? It was that or chewing gum, but it was stuck to the bedhead :!: :roll:

You stole my thunder with the shells. I will add this to my ideas for next week. :D

@Nancy - I have just wet myself :roll: I hope you won’t serve steak with that cutlery :!:

@Steph - Stop egging her on! ;)

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