Don't ask me how I found the following site, I haven't a clue LOL Sometimes (especially when it's cold and miserable outside, and I'm parked in front of the Rosie and I have spare browsing bandwidth available) I get on the web, and treasures just leap out at me ;)
But, some of the idea's are so clever / appealing, I just have to share them.
Spring must be round the corner, I'm feeling spring-cleanish...
In the garden :
In the kitchen :
In the garage / tool and garden shed :
If, like me, you could do with a bit of reorganization here and there, why not head on over to their webpage - there are loads of hint, tips and tricks there that I haven't shared :)
I have to try this - even if I try it with lemon tree cuttings |
How to keep salad fresh |
I have to say - if you can find really fresh ginger (like from your garden) then invariably the skin just peels off. It's only the "old" ginger that becomes a pain to peel |
I have done this for years - and it works :) No messy stove tops because the pasta water has boiled over |
How to keep a cake fresh using bread. Clever - because invariably the icing keeps the outside moist, it's only the cut portion that dries out. |
How to slice a whole bunch of cocktail tomatoes in one go |
How to stop fish sticking to the barbeque grid |
How to easily access your pans and casserole dishes - although I reckon that I could (and would) still use the space behind the pan handles LOL |
Oh yes - time to climb into my linen cupboard and use this idea |
Even RMan could use this to keep the garden tools tidy - couldn't he...? |
And if he used this for his screwdrivers, he would always be able to find them (and so would I when I need them...) |
Ha! Love it. Such a simple way to store the wheelbarrow |
No more lost drill bits... :) (although I would go very cautiously when using the magnetized drill bits anywhere near computers or cell phones) |
Oh gosh, these are wonderful ideas. I especially like the idea of using a potato to root cuttings. Thanks for sharing. Isn't it great how the web allows exchange of ideas? Of course, on the other hand, I end up LUSTING after all kinds of goodies that the budget doesn't permit-LOL!
ReplyDeleteHave a great weekend
Sue - Yeah - I'm fascinated by thought processes. Whoever thinks up these kinds of things is a real lateral thinker LOL You have a good weekend too :)
DeleteThanks Dani!
ReplyDeleteDFW - You're very welcome LOL
DeleteOrganisational tips, I love them. The paper towel and lettuce thing works in the plastic bag you buy it in too. I know, brilliant eh?
ReplyDeleteJean x
S&P - I try not to buy plastic bags, so am going to try it on my home grown lettuce in a glass dish with a tight fitting lid ;)
DeleteI can't see how a wooden spoon could stop a pot from boiling over, but if you say it works, I believe you . I will tell my wife about it and maybe she will quit messing up the stove by putting macaroni on to boil then going off and leaving it.
ReplyDeleteI use some of those ideas, or very similar ideas, in my shop and tool shed. Whoever put that page of ideas together was a very practical person
Harry - Very practical - and organised LOL
DeleteI love organisation, it is so time saving and logical. But I met my nemesis in RMan... sigh :)
Very good tips Dani...thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteMsBelinda - You're very welcome :)
DeleteGood tips. The potato one with the roses though, would the potatoes get in the way when you come to dig it up? Or do they not grow as well?
ReplyDeleteKev - I have no idea? Perhaps the potatoes are removed once the rose has developed roots?
DeleteDani, what a great post. Thank you! Such amazing things on the internet, if one has the time to find them, LOL. I'm definitely putting some of these ideas to good use (after I Pin them).
ReplyDeleteLeigh - Glad to be of service :) Yeah, I've pinned them too.
DeleteI agree with Leigh, except I'll be posting them to our sustainability group's facebook page instead of pinning them. :) Thanks for sharing this.
ReplyDeleteBill - You're welcome :) Now, I'm off to try and find your sustainability facebook page.. :)
DeleteI've learnt some great tips from your post today. I'm off now over to the website to read some more. Note to self - buy some oranges tomorrow so I can practise peeling them!
ReplyDeleteLove from Mum
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Mum - I'm so glad you like them too :)
DeleteDani, I love posts like this ! I love to discover ways I can do things more neatly or more efficiently. Best wishes,
DeleteJane - Me too. I get so excited, too, when I finally hit a site that shows pratical idea's - not "way out there" ones :)
Deleteawesome!
ReplyDeleteMagda - :)
DeleteWhat WONDERFUL ideas! I love stuff like that. Although I get frustrated sometimes because I look at them and go, "DUH!!! Why didn't I think of that?" LOL. People can be so ingenious!
ReplyDelete1st Man - I do too - love the idea's and get frustrated because my mind doesn't think laterally. I've heard one can train one's mind to do so, but I reckon, after all these years, mine is set on it's course.
DeleteSo I love it when I can use other people's brain waves LOL