There are things in life that only your mother will tell you. For example, the Scarsdale diet is easy to stick to. My mother reminded me often, without being asked, that leather should not be worn by anyone over 35. She never visited me without throwing in a load of laundry (“Why do you let…
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Cleaning Vintage Draperies, Special Secret #1
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The Final Glorious Chapter of a Marble Poulticing Tale
I’m at it again with the marble counter-tops. Whenever someone asks my opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of using marble in a kitchen, I offer my pat cautionary checklist on the subject: Opinion #1-White marble, especially Calacatta, (the really expensive one with the sepia colored veining) is so damned beautiful but, it needs…
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Cleaning in the Rain
The weather man is predicting rain, so I have planned a wet weather project accordingly. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a two day deluge, which will wash all my deck troubles away. Here at the River, we call the subject deck the Fishing Dock. The photo guy imagined he would toss…
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There are 50 gallons of water in the average bath……
Every morning, I cook my breakfast on the front right burner of my $4500.00 lighter, which sometimes doubles, as a 36 inch dual fuel gas range. But this morning, for reasons I can only attribute to learning from the Dudley Observatory that Jupiter is sharing the morning sky with the Moon, I found, and then…
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Category Archives: Cleaning Secrets
Cleaning Vintage Draperies, Special Secret #1
There are things in life that only your mother will tell you. For example, the Scarsdale diet is easy to stick to. My mother reminded me often, without being asked, that leather should not be worn by anyone over 35. She never visited me without throwing in a load of laundry (“Why do you let…
Continue Reading »
The Final Glorious Chapter of a Marble Poulticing Tale
I’m at it again with the marble counter-tops. Whenever someone asks my opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of using marble in a kitchen, I offer my pat cautionary checklist on the subject: Opinion #1-White marble, especially Calacatta, (the really expensive one with the sepia colored veining) is so damned beautiful but, it needs…
Continue Reading »
Cleaning in the Rain
The weather man is predicting rain, so I have planned a wet weather project accordingly. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a two day deluge, which will wash all my deck troubles away. Here at the River, we call the subject deck the Fishing Dock. The photo guy imagined he would toss…
Continue Reading »
There are 50 gallons of water in the average bath……
Every morning, I cook my breakfast on the front right burner of my $4500.00 lighter, which sometimes doubles, as a 36 inch dual fuel gas range. But this morning, for reasons I can only attribute to learning from the Dudley Observatory that Jupiter is sharing the morning sky with the Moon, I found, and then…
Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Cleaning Secrets
Cleaning Vintage Draperies, Special Secret #1
There are things in life that only your mother will tell you. For example, the Scarsdale diet is easy to stick to. My mother reminded me often, without being asked, that leather should not be worn by anyone over 35. She never visited me without throwing in a load of laundry (“Why do you let…
Continue Reading »
The Final Glorious Chapter of a Marble Poulticing Tale
I’m at it again with the marble counter-tops. Whenever someone asks my opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of using marble in a kitchen, I offer my pat cautionary checklist on the subject: Opinion #1-White marble, especially Calacatta, (the really expensive one with the sepia colored veining) is so damned beautiful but, it needs…
Continue Reading »
Cleaning in the Rain
The weather man is predicting rain, so I have planned a wet weather project accordingly. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a two day deluge, which will wash all my deck troubles away. Here at the River, we call the subject deck the Fishing Dock. The photo guy imagined he would toss…
Continue Reading »
There are 50 gallons of water in the average bath……
Every morning, I cook my breakfast on the front right burner of my $4500.00 lighter, which sometimes doubles, as a 36 inch dual fuel gas range. But this morning, for reasons I can only attribute to learning from the Dudley Observatory that Jupiter is sharing the morning sky with the Moon, I found, and then…
Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Cleaning Secrets
Cleaning Vintage Draperies, Special Secret #1
There are things in life that only your mother will tell you. For example, the Scarsdale diet is easy to stick to. My mother reminded me often, without being asked, that leather should not be worn by anyone over 35. She never visited me without throwing in a load of laundry (“Why do you let…
Continue Reading »
The Final Glorious Chapter of a Marble Poulticing Tale
I’m at it again with the marble counter-tops. Whenever someone asks my opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of using marble in a kitchen, I offer my pat cautionary checklist on the subject: Opinion #1-White marble, especially Calacatta, (the really expensive one with the sepia colored veining) is so damned beautiful but, it needs…
Continue Reading »
Cleaning in the Rain
The weather man is predicting rain, so I have planned a wet weather project accordingly. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a two day deluge, which will wash all my deck troubles away. Here at the River, we call the subject deck the Fishing Dock. The photo guy imagined he would toss…
Continue Reading »
There are 50 gallons of water in the average bath……
Every morning, I cook my breakfast on the front right burner of my $4500.00 lighter, which sometimes doubles, as a 36 inch dual fuel gas range. But this morning, for reasons I can only attribute to learning from the Dudley Observatory that Jupiter is sharing the morning sky with the Moon, I found, and then…
Continue Reading »
Category Archives: Cleaning Secrets
Cleaning Vintage Draperies, Special Secret #1
There are things in life that only your mother will tell you. For example, the Scarsdale diet is easy to stick to. My mother reminded me often, without being asked, that leather should not be worn by anyone over 35. She never visited me without throwing in a load of laundry (“Why do you let…
Continue Reading »
The Final Glorious Chapter of a Marble Poulticing Tale
I’m at it again with the marble counter-tops. Whenever someone asks my opinion about the advantages and disadvantages of using marble in a kitchen, I offer my pat cautionary checklist on the subject: Opinion #1-White marble, especially Calacatta, (the really expensive one with the sepia colored veining) is so damned beautiful but, it needs…
Continue Reading »
Cleaning in the Rain
The weather man is predicting rain, so I have planned a wet weather project accordingly. I’m looking forward to what I hope will be a two day deluge, which will wash all my deck troubles away. Here at the River, we call the subject deck the Fishing Dock. The photo guy imagined he would toss…
Continue Reading »
There are 50 gallons of water in the average bath……
Every morning, I cook my breakfast on the front right burner of my $4500.00 lighter, which sometimes doubles, as a 36 inch dual fuel gas range. But this morning, for reasons I can only attribute to learning from the Dudley Observatory that Jupiter is sharing the morning sky with the Moon, I found, and then…
Continue Reading »