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10 80s and 90s Commercials to Take You Back
Believe it or not, 1995 was 20 whole years ago, which means kids who were watching television in 1995 are how buying homes and raising kids and reminiscing about the 80s and 90s the same way their parents waxed nostalgic about the 60s and 70s. That goes for a lot of us here at Chesmar
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7 Tricks to Save Money on your Heating Bill
Winter is upon us here in south Texas, and furnaces all over are kicking on to make toasty homes for the holidays. It’s a lovely time of year, but it can be an expensive one too. Fortunately, there are a lot of simple things you can do to ease the pain on your heating bill.
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8 Cooking Mistakes You Didn’t Know You Were Making
There are a tremendous number of myths and old wives tales that surround the home kitchen, and lots of well-meaning cooks make mistakes based on misinformation or a misunderstanding of some scientific process or another. Here are eight common mistakes you might not even realize you’re making. Stirring Lumps out of Pancake Batter For perfectionists, it’s tempting
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Why You Should Compost, and How To Do It
If you have a garden, or need good soil for any reason whatsoever, composting is just about the most sensible thing you could possibly do. Here’s what a compost pile is: A whole bunch of organic material — grass clippings, food scraps, dead plants, pet waste, etc. — piled up together for long enough they turn into
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Trust Us, Just Try this Gravy this Thanksgiving
We know, we know, we know: Grandma has a certain gravy recipe that you’ve been having at Thanksgiving as long as you can remember, and it’s not Thanksgiving without it, and if it is not served, you’ll have a full-blown mutiny on your hands, with gravy boats being toppled over and rolls being throw’d. We
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How to Build a Fire in Your Fireplace
Winter culture is not much of a thing in these parts, but it nonetheless is true that many south Texas homes have fireplaces. Maybe more for ambiance than anything else, but there are sure to be a few night this winter during which a nice warm fireplace would do the house well. Incredibly, building such a
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How to Make a House Seem Clean in 5 Minutes (Without Actually Cleaning Much)
This post is for a certain kind of homeowner. A homeowner that likes a clean home, sure, a homeowner that maintains their house and mows the grass and gives the whole home a nice cleaning once a week or so, but, you know, doesn’t necessarily keep it that way all the time, and has company
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5 Things To Do For Your Lawn This Fall
Everybody wants that lush, green lawn in the spring and summertime, but not everybody realizes that a big part of having that is maintaining your lawn during the fall and winter months, when sunshine is more scarce and growth is slower. Fortunately, it doesn’t take a ton of work to keep your lawn healthy all winter. Here are
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How to Get Rid of Fruit Flies
Fruit flies are a nuisance that can be fairly resilient if you don’t attack them aggressively. The good news is, there is more than one way to skin a cat expel a fruit fly. Here, we give you five. Apple Cider Vinegar Specifically, unfiltered apple cider vinegar (it’ll say on the bottle, but the ulfiltered stuff is cloudy). Remove
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9 Uses for Vinegar You Never Knew About
So, Reader’s Digest is still a thing. Can you believe that? Well, it’s true. Anyway, your favorite dentist-office magazine has converted to digital now, and while we’re not avid readers, we did find on it one of the most impressive listicles we’ve ever seen. 150 Uses for Household Vinegar. We’re sharing it because we found