Just happened upon a book of solutions. My sister bought it at the hospital resale shop for 25 cents: Fast Fixes and Simple solutions, Surprising Uses for Ordinary Household Items by the editors of FC&A Publishing- can't get that watch / bracelet fastened without help. Secure the first side to your wrist with Scotch tape--voil'a!
- heating pad is not to be found? Soak the center section of a disposal diaper with water and microwave until warm. They don't leak.
- scrape your fingernails over a bar of soap before heading to the garden. Dirt won't stick and wash up is a breeze.
- sticky resin all over your hands after cutting back the evergreens? Rub mayo all over your hands and wash clean.
- use a plastic child's sled to haul around your garden tools and bulky plant food/soil.
- like the moss, old-fashioned look of a cottage garden? Mix moss with buttermilk and water in a blender. Spread around hard surfaces. Moss grows quickly.
- pour boiling water over the weeds that grow in sidewalk cracks--they die!
So much home-spun wisdom--buy the book!
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