Dear Home-Ec 101,
My boyfriend has recently gotten bug bites, mostly on his right arm but other places as well (legs, etc.). They are small, red, and itchy. Smaller than mosquito bites. I haven’t gotten any. He thinks they happen more on a particular couch, but it’s hard to pinpoint (the bed [...]

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Heather says:
Well color me embarassed.  In order to expand our exposure Ivy and I had installed a Blogrush widget in our sidebar.  Little did we know that it would redirect all Internet Explorer readers to a search page.
Sorry about that, it has been removed.
If you have Blogrush on your site you may want to test [...]

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Heather says:
A headline caught my eye this morning, certain cans of chili sauce for hotdogs have been recalled for possible botulism contamination.  I keep a few around for hurricane season and emergencies like “I really don’t feel like cooking tonight.”
Here are the brands and UPC codes to look for:

Castleberry’s Hot Dog Chili Sauce, 10 oz [...]

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Dear Home-Ec 101,
It seems that the birds are talking in my neighborhood….what’s the twittering about? “There’s a neighborhood swimming hole AND buffet.” Yup, it’s true, all the little birds are coming to my house to swim, bathe, and snack in the DOGS WATER DISH! Every day I have to swab the back [...]

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Oh great Home-Ecers,
We had a leak inside the wall behind our pantry during a bad storm last year. We cleaned it out and got rid of the mold, but now we have another plague.
Silverfish!
I hate those slippery little [censored, because my grandma reads this site] and I know they’re running around my cereal bowl [...]

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