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This is not humane and totally off the wall, but hey, it worked for my parents and is cheap.

For moles: stick a piece of Juicy Fruit gum in their holes, apparently there is an ingredient that is poisonous to moles. Don't know about gophers though.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Getting Rid of Pocket Gophers
2/18/09 3:35 PM

Works great on steamed-up car windows (and/or, frost on the insides of the car windows when it's so cold.)

Good for glass cleaning in general.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Product Test: Does the Shamwow Really Work?
2/18/09 3:28 PM

I'm embarrassed to ask this, but I can't figure it out and would really like to know. Dried beans. They are cheaper, they have less packaging, and you can get more varieties. But how do I cook them so they're not, for lack of a better word, crunchy? Apparently soaking for 12 hours and then cooking for four just isn't enough. What am I missing?

Thanks in advance.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Open Thread 178
10/20/08 5:30 PM

My partner and I have integrated boxed wine into our household in addition to the nice bottles that we keep on hand for special occasions. The quality that we get is ~fine~ and we would definitely pay more for better quality if we could get it. The box is wonderful for cooking, and to have a single glass here and there.

Our community is heavily into the potluck, and a box of wine works out well for the casual get-togethers where people don't want to spend a lot of money but don't want to run out, either. To make it nice for guests, just keep a few glass bottles around, and fill them up for the table.

We usually throw the plastic insert away, but recycle the box.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Bag-in-Box Wine: What's Your View?
10/2/08 11:24 AM

My partner and I are fig thieves. We have good friends with a fig grove that they don't have much interest in. Every August we head down to the grove and pick as many as we can, leaving some for the bears of course, and then spend the next week giving them away and eating nothing but figs.

I associate our fig situation with my own food awakening. That awakening was informed by Chez Panisse and slowly evolved into our own quirky system for local/seasonal eating in the Pacific Northwest. Therefore, I really, really look forward to reading this book.

Thanks for the opportunity.


Apartment Therapy The Kitchn | Thursday Giveaway: A Platter of Figs by David Tanis
10/2/08 11:11 AM

22. Palm trees & margs.


Apartment Therapy Chicago | Flickr Finds: Renovation To Do List
8/29/08 11:18 AM

Third-party CO2 offset services are a bandaid that don't put enough pressure on the offenders. Airlines, bus lines, etc should be upgrading their fleets to ultimately eliminate carbon waste.

My answer, as difficult as it has been to accept and live with, has been to drastically reduce my travel.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Survey: Do You Offset Your Travel?
8/21/08 11:14 AM

1. My partner.
2. My dog.
...
The rest we can pretty much improvise.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | What 5 Things Would Be In Your Dream House? Melbourne
8/20/08 8:20 PM

Toothbrushes, on the other hand...has anyone found an eco-friendly toothbrush that is as effective as the high-tech commercial brands? We've tried several and they seem to wear out fast and don't have the reach. I keep waiting for The Ultimate Toothbrush, but it just hasn't come my way up here in Canada.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Greening Our Habits: Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
8/20/08 10:37 AM

Snickidy: Partner has same problem with dandruff in our house. Hairstylist said step 1 is identify what is clogging pores causing skin to flake so it can "breathe." For products one possibility is Hauschka's Neem Hair Oil. Home remedy: try a tea of either sweetgrass or rosemary, just boil these botanicals in water and use as a hair rinse, the Dene say it helps with greys, too!


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Greening Our Habits: Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
8/19/08 11:07 AM

Just last week we noticed that Tom's Toothpaste contains sodium lauryl sulfate, a no-no in our house. We are searching for a better alternative if anyone has suggestions.


Apartment Therapy Re-Nest | Greening Our Habits: Tom's of Maine Toothpaste
8/19/08 10:54 AM

*/Actual conversation between my partner and I, after spending 2 hours in Ikea debating the merits of various shelves, finally in the warehouse section./*

Me: The ones we decided on are out of stock. I feel like crying.

Partner: I just saw a woman crying in the next aisle.

Me: Maybe we should have a fight instead.

Partner: OK. I saw the fighting area. It's in the kitchen department.


Apartment Therapy San Francisco | 8 Good Things at IKEA
8/12/08 4:56 PM

Wow. Their paper delivery person is consistent.


Apartment Therapy New York | Look! Modern Interior ShuttersWashington DC
7/27/08 11:28 AM

Libraries aren't just green because you re-use books. They're also green because they are one of the few public[ly funded] spaces where a community can gather to exchange ideas and simply hang out in a safe, positive environment that actually encourages intellectual curiosity. They are green because people who can't afford to buy books, rent videos, go to lectures, or have a computer at home to get online have access to an unlimited source of information, including experts on hand whose job it is to help find that information. For their free, community-based problem solving potential alone, libraries are green. And if smart, vocal people start using libraries more, they'll get more and better funding, which will help them to keep their collections in better, and hopefully germ-free, condition.


Apartment Therapy Los Angeles | Simple Green: Use the Library
7/2/08 10:18 AM