How to Freeze a Month of Soup Dinners in One Afternoon
One Sunday in October I made four pots of soup in a row and froze them all. That single afternoon […]
How to Store Holiday Decorations Without the Tangled Mess
Last January I swore I would do it right. I stood in the living room surrounded by dead pine needles […]
Why Your Smoke Alarm Chirps in Fall and How to Stop It
The smoke alarm started chirping at 2:47 in the morning. Not the full blaring siren, just the polite single chirp […]
Winter Walking Safety: How to Stay Visible on Short Dark Days
The sun sets at 4:30 in December, and every evening I see the same thing on my street: walkers in […]
The Right Way to Store Potatoes So They Do Not Sprout or Rot
I bought a 10 pound bag of potatoes in March and by April half of them had sprouted into little […]
Winter Dry Air: How to Protect Your Skin and Your House at the Same Time
Every January my skin turns into sandpaper and the wood floor starts creaking like a haunted house. Both problems have […]
How to Store Winter Squash So It Lasts Until Spring
Every fall I buy way too many squashes at the farmers market because they look beautiful and I have no […]
How to Keep Your Christmas Cactus Blooming Year After Year
My grandmother had a Christmas cactus that bloomed like clockwork every December, and she never seemed to do anything to […]
The Bug Spray Trick That Keeps Mosquitoes Off Your Patio
I gave up on my patio for two summers because the mosquitoes owned it. Every evening I would go out […]
How to Store Summer Outdoor Gear So It Survives the Winter
Last October I hung my bike in the garage and shoved the kayak against the wall, figuring I would deal […]