tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post115438599458275113..comments2024-01-22T21:37:03.862+13:00Comments on Wanda Harland: Handy hints for living happilyMartha Craighttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154744399735527722006-08-05T14:19:00.000+12:002006-08-05T14:19:00.000+12:00When it's winter and the Germans are approaching M...When it's winter and the Germans are approaching Moscow, substitute your regular, petroleum-based weapon oil with sunflower oil. Sunflower oil has a much lower gelling point than most machine oils and will keep that Moisin-Nagant rifle in tip-top firing condidtion . . . oh, wait, you said HOUSEHOLD tips, not MOTHERLAND tips.<BR/><BR/>Silly me.Frontier Editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04891697493412161849noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154613209317982862006-08-04T01:53:00.000+12:002006-08-04T01:53:00.000+12:00Keep a basket by the front door. When you come in...Keep a basket by the front door. When you come in, empty keys, wallet, cellphone and change from pockets into the basket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154509868170298652006-08-02T21:11:00.000+12:002006-08-02T21:11:00.000+12:00Oh, I almost forgot the most important one:Crack b...Oh, I almost forgot the most important one:<BR/><BR/>Crack boiled eggs with your forehead. Don't improvise: There is a specific technique that ensure it is actually the egg that cracks, and not your forehead. (I can teach it - for a small fee, of course...)<BR/><BR/>- The DourosThe Douroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167983768341369182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154491115458595002006-08-02T15:58:00.000+12:002006-08-02T15:58:00.000+12:00Put a small container of baking soda in your fridg...Put a small container of baking soda in your fridge to remove smelly odors.<BR/><BR/>Keep some baby wipes in the glove box of your car. Handy for takeaways and sticky situations.<BR/><BR/>Prevent water spots and soap scum on shower walls and doors. Coat the tile walls with furniture polish and wipe clean. You can also use car polish or baby oil. <BR/><BR/>Giving cats liquid medicine - put the Kate Borrellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08232862020189645044noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154482040313695942006-08-02T13:27:00.000+12:002006-08-02T13:27:00.000+12:00If you make sandwiches from bread straight out of ...If you make sandwiches from bread straight out of the freezer in the morning and wrap them up in clingfilm, by lunchtime they'll be thawed and moist.Violethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10547452802344363142noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154468881773866062006-08-02T09:48:00.000+12:002006-08-02T09:48:00.000+12:00Is this a good time to mention I write the date of...Is this a good time to mention I write the date of purchase on the tags of my (all identical) knickers so I know which are oldest and thus can be chucked out when I do the twice-yearly restock in the sales?<BR/><BR/>Or does this go in the TMI basket?<BR/><BR/>:-PAMCSviatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154431021180136832006-08-01T23:17:00.000+12:002006-08-01T23:17:00.000+12:00I agree with Sherpa: don't refrigerate your bread....I agree with Sherpa: don't refrigerate your bread. The moisture makes it stale faster. Freezer is better.<BR/><BR/>Apparently white wine gets out red wine.<BR/><BR/>Date the tops of your condiments with a marker so you know how old they actually are.<BR/><BR/>Which reminds me of this article written by this genius pastry chef....<BR/><BR/>http://cooking.cdkitchen.com/TheSweetLowdown/132.htmlOy Veyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10861117576211832051noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154428238971269972006-08-01T22:30:00.000+12:002006-08-01T22:30:00.000+12:00Sleep more. Eat more pies. Have 5 cups of coffee a...Sleep more. Eat more pies. Have 5 cups of coffee a day.<BR/><BR/>Make your own bread. Not with a breadmaker - bare knuckles work best.<BR/><BR/>Answer "or" questions with "yes".<BR/><BR/>Help old ladies cross the road. (But first DO check that they do indeed want to cross... As a young man I was called all sorts of names until I figured that one out)<BR/><BR/>Tread rude people with extreme The Douroshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11167983768341369182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154426054199954012006-08-01T21:54:00.000+12:002006-08-01T21:54:00.000+12:00Vicus, thanks for your wisdom. I'll be mindful of...Vicus, thanks for your wisdom. I'll be mindful of my testes in the future.<BR/><BR/>Shopping Sherpa, I especially like the crumpets. Are crumpets the same everywhere?<BR/><BR/>Susan, indeedy. My youngest is just approaching 2, and I can see I'm going to need to establish some serious strategies. It has been pretty cruisey until now...<BR/><BR/>And my carpet tip? Don't have carpet. It is Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154424676674412732006-08-01T21:31:00.000+12:002006-08-01T21:31:00.000+12:00Avoid modelling the behaviour you are objecting to...Avoid modelling the behaviour you are objecting to in children, e.g. Do not snatch a toy from someone who has just snatched it from her sister. <BR/><BR/>(This is much harder than it sounds). <BR/><BR/><BR/>Spot clean carpet with a white cloth and hot water. You can see that you're getting it off and you're quite likely to be making the stain no worse.Susan Harperhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13871657814084907914noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154424559740687152006-08-01T21:29:00.000+12:002006-08-01T21:29:00.000+12:001. Just don't buy a kazillion pairs of David Jones...1. Just don't buy a kazillion pairs of David Jones Home Brand socks (in both cotton and wool) which are then discontinued 10 years later leaving you freaked out and desperate...<BR/><BR/>2. Colour code your kids' stuff. For years all my sister's dolls and blonde hair and mine had brunette. We never noticed but Mum knew which belonged to who. Apparently works with having all red towels, toothbrushAMCSviatkohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01848473565900991762noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154414030530147552006-08-01T18:33:00.000+12:002006-08-01T18:33:00.000+12:00Never leave your testicles on the bus.Avoid using ...Never leave your testicles on the bus.<BR/>Avoid using the word 'polyp' while making love.<BR/>Remove raspberry yoghourt from pubic hair with goat's saliva.<BR/><BR/>I would also offer caution about the use of bleach. It isn't good for the environment. I have no mutant fish nor sterile men in my toilet.<BR/><BR/>hrxykrwc - organic toilet cleaner, marmoset friendly.Vicus Scurrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13731007799031343701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154404665269501702006-08-01T15:57:00.000+12:002006-08-01T15:57:00.000+12:00Funny you should ask, because that is what got me ...Funny you should ask, because that is what got me onto the cheese in the container thing. We actually started with cheese in greaseproof paper in container - but I suspect the container is better than gladwrap or whatever because it isn't in contact with the cheese, and allows a certain amount of humidity. Our fridge is hellishly drying.<BR/><BR/>Oh, and I knew there would be an issue with theMartha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154402895115735352006-08-01T15:28:00.000+12:002006-08-01T15:28:00.000+12:00I agree about the cheese but why do all the expert...I agree about the cheese but why do all the experts say we must never put it in plastic but wrap it in greaseproof paper. Something about it sweating.<BR/>Bleach in the toilet does work very well but creates mutant fish and sterile men apparently. I discovered a couple of years ago while watching an interview with the Phillipine widow of some Australian magnate that the best way to get a shiny nelly bloggshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14027655879170651026noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154398055469236432006-08-01T14:07:00.000+12:002006-08-01T14:07:00.000+12:00when you need to take a late-night toilet stop, cl...when you need to take a late-night toilet stop, close one eye when turning on the light in the bathroom. <BR/><BR/>upon finishing your business, turn off the light, and reopen your eye.<BR/><BR/>your night vision will be preserved in the eye that has been closed, so when you walk back to bed through your dark hallways, you won't bump into every bit of furniture and discarded toy strewn in your noizyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01695196375942948839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154393865623625892006-08-01T12:57:00.000+12:002006-08-01T12:57:00.000+12:00Same goes for melon (well it would, wouldn't it)th...Same goes for melon (well it would, wouldn't it)<BR/><BR/>the only tip I can come up with is for knitters, who probably all know what it took me 30 years to find out: draw the wool from the inside of the ball.<BR/><BR/>so much easierAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154391052605209022006-08-01T12:10:00.000+12:002006-08-01T12:10:00.000+12:00Llew, cut both ends off your microwave and use it ...Llew, cut both ends off your microwave and use it as a planter.<BR/><BR/>Editter, brilliant! Although we don't eat celery I'm sure it applies to rhubarb too.<BR/><BR/>And a related tip. Remove all the seeds from your cut pumpkin. It will last much longer in the fridge.Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154390022615201252006-08-01T11:53:00.000+12:002006-08-01T11:53:00.000+12:00Cut both ends off your bunch of celery and wrap th...Cut both ends off your bunch of celery and wrap the stalks in a plastic bag. Your celery will remain pleasingly firm for days on end.The Editterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16656000178697454370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154389647307594602006-08-01T11:47:00.000+12:002006-08-01T11:47:00.000+12:00"throw all your black socks away and then by 15 pa..."throw all your black socks away and then by 15 pairs of the same one, no more odd black socks..."<BR/><BR/>You know, I did just that last week, and it occurred to me that I am really stupid for it not to have occurred to me before. A life changing epiphany, without doubt. <BR/><BR/>I was going to blog a 3000 word piece on it, but got two words in & distracted by something else.<BR/><BR/>Keep up llewhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06561709142491895984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-11519269.post-1154388054795877132006-08-01T11:20:00.000+12:002006-08-01T11:20:00.000+12:00oh good, you've reminded me what Tip 4 was:Squeege...oh good, you've reminded me what Tip 4 was:<BR/><BR/>Squeegee the shower when you're finished, and you'll never have to clean the glass. Ever. Sounds like a pain, but it takes about 12 seconds, and is so worth it.Martha Craighttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957983119339597847noreply@blogger.com