Category Archives: Household Tips
Dinner Party Talk – Thrive!
For $799.99 (with coupon) Costco will ship you 84 gallon-sized cans of “top of the line” dehydrated food so you can prepare your basement for Armageddon. I’m not making this up. Shelf Reliance, your “premier source for food storage and … Continue reading
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Treasure Hunting – Home Goods
This week I went to see interior designer Elaine Griffin’s new room concepts for Home Goods and was bowled over by her cleverness and the Home Good’s treasures she found scouting the stores within 100 miles of NYC. I’ve always … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #brucelittlefield, #homegoods, #treasurehunting
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Gardening – Bulb planting
One of the things that gets me through the long, cold winter is knowing I have bulbs in the ground, working up to their magical pop in the early days of spring. If you want to have a little miracle … Continue reading
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Garage Sales – Treasure filled weekend
I’m finding that in this economy people are continuing to clean out their houses looking for valuable things they can drag to the lawn and sell! If you’re in the northeast, don’t miss this weekend’s Stormville Airport’s Ultimate Yard Sale … Continue reading
Travel – Packing it up
If you’ve flown lately, you know it’s annoying. There was an elderly woman in front of me at security recently who hadn’t flown since 1962. Militant TSA personnel had her shaking in her support hose. They seized a small can … Continue reading
Life 101 – Keeping house
In Edgewater Farm‘s mailbag this week was the uber envelope known as Val-Pak. No wonder the housing market frightens some people! Each coupon was a ticket to trouble. “Need new roof?” “Got mold?” “Breathing problems?” “Bathroom embarrassing?” “New siding!” “How … Continue reading
Life 101 – First day of school
Last night as I came in from beach party weekend, I ran into two young ladies in the elevator who nervously announced: “Tomorrow is our first day of high school.” The only appropriate response: “Have you picked out your outfit?” … Continue reading
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Garage Sales – Antique Roadshow treasures
We garage sale hunters are out each weekend looking for treasure. Writer Jonathan Berr has a great piece about the Antiques Roadshow on AOL’s Daily Finance. It’s a fascinating piece about a fascinating show looking for fascinating pieces. Many of … Continue reading
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Tagged #americana, #antiquesroadshow, #brucelittlefield, #garagesale, #jonathanberr
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Dinner Party Talk – Shrimp in our water
Just when you thought it was safe to… drink water, we discover that it is filled with tiny crustaceans called “copepods”. (Definitely not kosher.) Though they are only spotted under a microscope and “completely harmless,” the thought is grossing me … Continue reading
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Household tips – End of summer smoothies
I just picked a peck of peaches off my tree at Edgewater Farm. My end of summer advice: get your hands on as much fresh, local produce as you can and enjoy! My summer go-to snack is a light and … Continue reading
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