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Date: 2009-01-13 18:12:00
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I may have missed my calling...
I love what I do but I started doing it when I was 17 years old and by accident of association ... . So I spent the day at the farm, cleaning. I dusted everything, cleaned the carpets, moved furniture, washed [more...]
Date: 2008-12-22 02:54:00
Nassau Lane
Walking east on Fleming past the library there seem to be dozens of little lanes heading off into the wilderness of Key West's green gardens ... funky and original, which gives Key West it's old town flavor:A bit of early spring cleaning ... so when it's time to rearrange the furniture for whatever reason it generally has to go out in the road in front [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 05:01:00
Mirrored vanity desk
Jule inherited an old piece of furniture which she deftly upgraded into a mirrored vanity. Guess mirrors and vanity do go well together ... it occurred to me that it had the right shape to convert into a piece of mirrored furniture. So, I went ... upholstery was dirty, but nothing that a little cleaning didn't resolve.) I am pleased [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 12:05:00
The Apron
I Love Aprons and these uses for the apron came from an email a dear friend sent me today.I don't think our kids know what an apron is ... tears on or even occasionally cleaning out children's dirty ears.From the chicken coop the apron ... from the trees.When unexpected company came it was surprising how much furniture that old apron could dust [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 19:28:00
Are You Moving To Sell Your Property
by Mary Bush We altogether have got the see of somebody important arriving to the house and whether the visitor is an relative-in-law, an old friend, ... -on to a common cleaning here are some steps you can take to gain from that all-important first look: 1.Start ... furniture you don’t mean to move. 2.Paint the front door and window frames, or at least [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 18:34:42
Here there be tigers
Friday's mission: The attic. Few in this household will brave the attic ... someone needs jeans or sweatshirts or shirts), unused toys, luggage, furniture, old bed parts ... for a couple of years UNTIL yesterday when I reclaimed it under the auspices of "cleaning the attic [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 09:06:35
Always hire a cleaning lady!
An eccentric loner is believed to have died of thirst after becoming trapped in a bizarre and intricate network of tunnels built from rubbish in his ... , built from discarded carrier bags, boxes, old furniture and other assorted junk.Why am I not surprised [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 20:45:00
Here’s A Hint
I have a 9 year old son, so it’s difficult to keep things clean around my house. One thing that suffers the most is the carpet and furniture ... to get out. So, when I was asked what I wanted for Christmas, my answer was a steam cleaner. Ideally, I’d like one of those Ladybug steam cleaners because I’ve heard nothing but great things about them [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 21:35:19
Busy as a Bee
I had been super busy since the onset of the year 2009. I feel that I didn't have enough time to prepare for the kids to start the school year ... . And so he spend time with the kids and while they're playing, he was cleaning up our living room as well ... . It was sooo relaxing. I sat on our old coach and found myself wishing for a new modern furniture [more...]
Date: 2009-01-12 17:09:51
When it rains
On Sunday, Mom and Dad buy a new car. Dad sells old car. On Monday, Amanda’s car breaks down. Amanda borrows Dad’s car. Lisa starts to move out. Luckily the new car is big enough to haul her furniture all over Northern Virginia. Dad books new ... before street cleaning begins.Meanwhile, Dad calls dealership. Dealership says they haven’t even [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 04:17:27
Inspirational Vintage Furniture Fix-up from May December Home
The lovely Barb McMahon from May December Home is here with us a to share one of her recent vintage furniture fix-ups. Dsc04378 My sister and brother-in-law were cleaning out their basement and getting rid of his family's funky old 50's era kitchen table. I said "Sure, I'll take it". It was a vibrant green formica [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 13:26:51
Ho Ho No
Oh, the old gray blog she ain’t what she used to be. Hi ho, bloggy friends. How’s tricks? The Holiday Season proceeds, ready or not. When ( ... inmates who do not see the necessity of cleaning the house to the edge of sterility. They would rather watch the NFL on the big fancy TV while packing the crevasses of the furniture with pretzel crumbs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 02:31:57
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