Using a Knife
Learning and teaching the skill of using a knife will go a long way in boosting confidence and self reliance in any individual, from the home schooled child to an older adult who wants to make their own way in the world. These steps should help teach us the important skill of using a knife.
Hints and Tips – Articles Revisited
Quite often we’re throwing hints and tips at you in various categories like driving, raising chickens, pole vaulting, you name it. Occasionally, we have a great trick, tip or hint that doesn’t fit within our 203 hierarchical categories. In such cases, we slip it into our category called Miscellaneous How-to, Hints and Tips. It’s a [...]
Eco Friendly Towels
Eco friendly towels are easy to use and make, as well as easy on your pocketbook.
A Better Way to Tie Your Shoes
Previously I wrote about a valuable reference book, The Complete Rigger’s Apprentice: Tools and Techniques for Modern and Traditional Rigging, by Brion Toss. One of the simplest, most enduring lessons I’ve learned from the book is a better way to tie my shoes. The Turquoise Turtle is an improvement on the standard bow knot we [...]
How-to Posts – Revisited
Good Friday morning to you and welcome to another edition of revisiting articles from our archives. Today it’s how-to posts that will explain how to do things – a wide range of things. Let’s get started on our adventure of discovery. First out of the chute this morning is Clair with some advice on how [...]
Hints and Tips for Around the House – Revisited
Welcome to the last Friday in May. Summer is just around the corner. Oh boy! As you know, we revisit posts from our archive on Friday, and this afternoon it’s a set of hints and tips for various activities around the house. It’s a mixed bag this Friday, and sometimes that can lead us to [...]
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