susan from wi's Profile

I steep it extra strong and use the liquid to steam veggies (favorite is spice tea for steamed carrots). I like the ideas I am seeing here too! What great ideas!

I will definitely be putting some around my plants this summer - I have never heard of that. I usually put spent bags in my compost bin, but this is a more direct way.

I once had a kitchen so small that my storage containers were in a trunk in the living room, and my dried goods were in the linen closet. So, if you use a bookcase with doors or a curtain, no one would ever know what was there. Just disguise it to look like living room furniture.

@larrouxgirl: I was once told to take out all the pictures I had of family too, and I did. But I can't get to a "homey" feel without what is important to me in my home. I like looking at my son's goofy grin or my dad (RIP) in his construction-worker pants and toolbelt, while I am sitting on my couch. I keep trying to find what "it" is that I am missing, and have collected a lot of clutter in my life trying to get "homey" again. So, the pictures are coming back into the living area of my home. Maybe I have it backwards, but it works for me!

Now THIS is my kind of room!

Restful and still full of life! It would end up being my living room, since I would live here (never wanting to leave).

This is what I do as well. And it is made from veggies I already eat/like, so the broth will be good as well!
I keep onions and garlic separate, and make broth from those alone.

I have never been without broth, since I always have a ready supply of veggies in the freezer if needed - and I can control the sodium, etc in my organic broth.

I got rid of my salad spinner due to space. Now, I put my rinsed greens in a pillowcase (an old one - lower thread count/thinner material will let more water through) and swing it in a circle (like described above) on my patio/balcony. When I bring it back inside, I just turn the pillowcase inside out into a bowl. The pillowcase is a lot easier to find space for!

Zucchini halves (lengthwise). I put them cut side down first, to get grill marks, and then finish with indirect heat (cut side up) and lots of basting with fresh herb butter. YUM!

Love your home! Love that a place right here in Madison is getting so much love! it should - it is lovely! Kudos from a fellow Madisonian!

I found a leather couch and chair that is EXACTLY what I would LOVE to have - the closest to a chesterfield I will ever get in my lifetime. But, the leather is horribly dry and uncared for. It doesn't appear to have actual rips. I think the previous owners simply never conditioned it (or not often enough). The frame/cushions/springs are also fine, the only problem is the leather(seems beyone other posts regarding scratches (this would be a full recondition). Is this worth the trip/work? I have a small apartment, so there will be a lot of furniture shifting/culling if I get these pieces, so I would rather get some good advice first.
Thanks in advance!
Susan

I put everything in freezer bags (but keep the veggies and meats separate). After making the broth, whatever is left goes into the compost bin.