How to Keep Your Christmas Tree Fresh for an Extra Two Weeks
Growing up, our Christmas tree was a fire hazard by December 20th. Needles everywhere. The bottom branches looked like a […]
How to Pack Away Inflatable Pool Toys Without Them Getting Sticky
Last fall I pulled my kid’s inflatable pool float out of the storage shed and it was glued to itself. […]
How to Prep Your Grill for the First Cookout of Spring
I fired up my grill last April without looking inside first. A mouse had built a nest in the grease […]
The Pool Noodle Hack for Winter-Proofing Outdoor Faucets
A frozen outdoor faucet is a disaster you do not discover until spring. The pipe inside the wall cracks, and […]
The Pantyhose Hack That Protects Garden Plants From Early Frost
My tomato plants were thriving in late September. Then the weather app said frost. Single night. One degree below freezing. […]
What to Do With All Those Fallen Leaves Instead of Bagging Them
I raked and bagged leaves for three autumns before my neighbor — the same retired chef who taught me about […]
How to Prevent Pipes From Freezing During a Cold Snap
The year we bought our house we got hit with a cold snap in February — single digits for four […]
Why Your Car Battery Dies More in Winter and How to Prevent It
Four winters ago I walked out to my car on a 12-degree morning, turned the key, and heard that noise. […]
How to Grill Vegetables Without Them Falling Through the Grates
I lost an entire sliced zucchini to the grill gods once. One by one, the rounds slipped through the grates […]
The Reflective Sun Shade Trick Most People Install Backwards
I used sun shades the wrong way for years. You know the folding foil ones that go across your windshield? […]