Category: This & That

Kuekenhof Gardens, Holland – A Photo Journal

On our way back home from Denmark in April, we stopped off to visit Kuekenhof Gardens in Holland. Kuekenhof is open to the public for 8-weeks every spring. The gardens are an open-air display for Holland’s best bulb producers, who spend most of the year when the park is closed to the public refining their…

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Two Photos from Fyn

Fyn is the area of Denmark where my husband comes from. It’s a lovely area, a small island, with rich history and scenery that inspired Hans Christian Andersen to write. Here are four photos that I took recently while we were clearing out my mother-in-law’s house, who recently passed away. If wishes were houses, this…

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How to Extend the Life of Cut Flowers

Homemade Cut Flower Extender. This mixture is comparable to the little packets that you get with cut flowers. Works a charm! Ingredients 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice 1 tablespoon sugar 2 drops bleach Directions Add all ingredients to a vase 3/4 full of cool water. Mix to blend. Add fresh cut flowers to water making…

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A Few More Hawaii Photos

I’m drip-feeding these holiday photos to you for fear that everyone who stops by for a read will groan and growl … because no one likes looking at other people’s holiday photos .. and I reckon this doubly applies if you don’t know any of the people in the photos, which of course is one…

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Save Your Butter Wrappers

Save Your Butter Wrappers …especially the ones that are the thick, foil type. The paper sort are suitable also but the foil type is best. Place a flattened butter wrapper on top of whatever you’re cooking when you want the liquid to be absorbed or retained (rather than evaporate into the air). It adds another…

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