Have you noticed the contents of a lot of packages have become smaller? Prices haven’t been reduced, though, and in some cases have gone up. When a pound of meat or vegetables goes up in price it’s obvious, but the real “gotcha” is in canned and packaged products.
I used to buy the fragrance products you clipped to the filter in your homes air return filter to help freshen air being circulated. They worked well – but only for a very short time and I quickly realized their cost didn’t justify their benefit. I found a cheaper way to freshen the circulated air.
Now you can buy a place in line at some hospital emergency rooms! A new online service allows you to make an appointment with participating hospital emergency rooms. If you aren’t seen within 15 minutes of the scheduled time, you don’t pay for the online registration, and at some hospitals you may not have to …
December 26, 2010 Midlands SC Snow Snow didn’t make it to my house for Christmas but it did arrive a day late, on December 26, 2010. It wasn’t an epic event – there was little accumulation, but it certainly was pretty to see.
Vinegar is a great cleaner, but be very careful to never let it mix with bleach. There’s plenty of information advising to not mix bleach and ammonia, but not as much about vinegar and bleach. In fact, you may come across some information stating that mixing vinegar and bleach increases the disinfecting power of the …
Pink Primroses – Oenothera Speciosa – are sometimes called pink ladies. They mainly bloom from March through July. They were originally native to central grassland areas from Missouri to Mexico, but have become widespread.
Imagine walking out of your door on a warm late spring day to be greeted by the scent of ripe bananas – not on a tropical island, but right in the US mainland. This treat can be yours if you have a banana shrub growing in your yard.
Some of the possums (opossums) around here seem to think they are cats. Several years ago I would arrive home after dark to find a half-grown possum sitting on the steps waiting on me with my kitties. Several (probably not the same ones) still lurk. It could be coincidence, but it’s funny when I call …
When I was a child, frogs and toads were plentiful. It wasn’t uncommon to see 25 or 30 toads hopping around on the patio eating bugs drawn by the outside light. I found it great fun to count frogs. It was normal to see a hundred in the lit area immediately surrounding our house. Daylight …
SC SNOW (PICS) The middle of South Carolina doesn’t see a lot of snow so for a lot of people it’s a real treat.
Several years ago the local Pizza Hut was revamped. No more dim lights, waitresses, jukebox or red and white checkered tablecloths. No more cayenne pepper, grated cheese, salt and pepper shakers or flickering candles on the tables…..
Folks, with freezing temperatures across much of the country, please turn off your automatic sprinkler systems to prevent the chance of water getting on to the roadways and turning to ice, endangering motorists. In some areas the ground is saturated from recent heavy rains making run off more likely and regardless there is no reason …
Without fail each year brings some scumbags who toss their used Christmas trees out beside the road or dumb them on private property. Losers like that are litterbugs and need to stick to artificial trees. They made the effort to get the tree home to enjoy – once done with it they need to make …
GRAPHICS PORTAL I now have my graphics portal area up although it’s a work in progress and not a lot there yet. Currently there are antique Thanksgiving postcards, antique Valentines, and I’ll be adding more content as time permits. Enjoy!
Fire ants are believed to have entered the US through shipping ports in Alabama, possibly in material used as ships ballast. They have spread rapidly and efforts to eradicate them have not been very successful.
I never walked two miles to school nor did I study by candle or oil lamp. The outhouse was long gone by the time I came along, although I do remember people in my neighborhood who still used them. I even remember an older couple who, although they had a truck and a car, often …