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Vinegar and Baking Soda are
two of my favorite household cleaning products and should
be yours too! Both are cheap to buy, safe to use around your
home and family and they are environmentally friendly! You
can save a lot of money ($15 to $30 a month) by using them
instead of buying commercial products. Click
here for helpful vinegar and baking soda hints.
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AUGUST 16, 2008
Peggy Peterson of Gautier, MS sent a photo of her cat
Sunny
who is doing a great balancing act, trying to catch a moth.
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Updates: Our mothers and grandmothers have passed
down hints and information they learned and have
used over the years to run their households. However,
products and materials are changing so rapidly that
there are now newer and different methods for handling
household matters and incredible new products like
microfiber cloths. My staff and I research the old
versus the new to provide contemporary updates.
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Heloise with Cabbie sitting on the
cover for the sidecar of "Svetyanla" Heloise's
2005 Russian-made URAL motorcycle. Click
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Svetyanla is what I call my bike!
She is a 2005 Russian-made URAL gear-up that has reverse, as
well as shovel, and spare tire! The top speed is about 60 mph,
the engine is 749 cc with 4 forward gears and one reverse, plus
an electronic and kick start just in case! How is that for practical?
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Heloise dressed in her riding gear...jacket
with body armor, helmet, boots and gloves ready to ride
in the Texas Hill Country. The Russian motorcyle is
a URAL Gear-Up that has reverse and and electronic and
kick start. Safe riding! Click
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My husband David bought her, and I loved riding her, so now
she is 1/2 mine. We joke about which half, the sidecar? (The
bike is dual rear wheel drive on demand).
Cabbie our miniature Schnauzer likes to go for rides in the
sidecar. I put-put around the yard, in first gear and she seems
to enjoy it. We have taken her on short drives around the neighbor
hood and she is quite an attraction. I have had a motorcycle
license since 1974 and still own my 1974 Kawasaki 175 dirt/street
bike. (I even have the original manual!)
Most important, my helmet, jacket (with body armor), boots and
gloves are always on. So, if you see this camouflage sidecar
bike around Texas or your state, it just might be me! Keep the
wheels on the ground. |
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Need a substitute for sour cream? Add 1
tablespoon of white vinegar to 1 cup of
plain yogurt and you’ll have a mock
sour cream in a jiffy!
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 My
Good Housekeeping magazine column and many
of your questions, and answers, are right
here at your fingertips, just a click away.
 Listen
to my weekly audio PODCAST, Help
me, Heloise!, which covers common problem-solving
hints. Recent topics include removing hard
water stains, cleaning CDs and DVDs, using
essential oils and picture-hanging hints.
To listen to and download the podcasts,
click
here.
Heloise's Good Housekeeping.com Spring
Cleaning Calendar
10 minutes a day or less!
Spring is here and it’s time to open
the windows, clean them, and to also let
in fresh air and sunshine to spruce up the
house! If you think you have to do everything
from top-to-bottom all at one time, you
don’t! I have put together a 30-day
calendar for you, one task a day, in 10
minutes or less that will help you get going!
Click here to visit Good Housekeeping.com
and you can even print off the task, as
well as the tools needed, to get your house
in order, one day at a time.
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HELOISE CENTRAL
My office staff compiles great ideas. Because
the computer keyboards are always busy,
here are some low-tech hints for your high-tech
equipment:
- Use a small, soft clean paintbrush
or makeup brush to dust your keyboard.
- Do not ever spray a cleaner right onto
the keyboard.
- Get crumbs or dust bunnies off your
keyboard by turning it upside down and
shaking it gently.
- Buy compressed air at a photo shop or
office-supply store to clean the keyboard.
For more hints, click
here
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Heloise’s
Money-Saving Cleaning Formulas
I have many “recipes” for homemade
cleaning formulas and beauty solutions. They
are made of common products you can buy cheaply
and easy to mix up. Click
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FAST FACTS
Don’t throw out empty spray bottles;
instead wash, label and reuse:
- Add water and several drops of lemon
or orange essential and use to cover up
smelly trash odors.
- Fill with water to mist plants.
- Mix a solution of half vinegar and half
water in the bottle and store with paper
towels in your car to clean dirty windows.
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Summer’s coming and we’ll be
dining outside during the wonderful warm
weather. Barbecuing and picnic fare will
be in order. Cole slaw is one of my (and
my mother’s) favorite summer dishes.
HELOISE’S COLE SLAW
1 head cabbage, about 2 pounds
Ice water to cover
2 ounces vegetable oil
1 ounce vinegar or lemon or lime juice
1/2 teaspoon prepared mustard (not powdered)
1/4 teaspoon celery salt
1 ounce real mayonnaise
Salt and pepper to taste
Dash of paprika
1. Shred cabbage and soak in the water
for 30 minutes. (If you are using bagged
slaw, skip this step.)
2. Mix together the rest of the ingredients.
3. Drain the cabbage and mix into the dressing.
4. Refrigerate until cool.
Note: This slaw is better if it’s made
ahead of time, because the flavors blend
together so well.
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