Thinking outside the box on keeping your yurt warm. Yurts make for awesome homes…I wouldn’t change my decision to live in one, even after almost 4 years expirience at it. Yurt living is every bit as good as I had anticipated, and more. With that said, there are a few challenges to yurt living, and keeping one warm is one of them. While a yurt can be a cozy place in the winter, you really [read more...]
Redefining your Bathroom: Rustic Edition Going all-out to redesign and completely renovate your bathroom to reflect your love for rustic décor is not necessary. You can add a few touches here and some decorations there and make a significant difference. Take, for example, some window shutters made of unfinished and older wood. While not drastically changing the room or an expensive addition it certainly makes a difference and really livens-up the bathroom. If you’re [read more...]
How to deal with gout at the health food store, NOT with Big Pharma Thank God I’ve never had to deal with gout! I’ve got some friends who have, and apparently, it is one of the most painful things that can happen to you. Based on what I’ve been told… For all of you gout sufferers out there… I really feel for you. With that said, if you are like me and really don’t [read more...]
If you get my (or anyone else’s) RSS feed…and even if you don’t. This is not a techie post, I promise. Shoot…Luddite that I am I probably couldn’t write a techie post if I wanted to, anyway. I don’t know exactly how many, but a fair number of you keep up with what’s new on JuicyMaters via Google Reader. That will soon be changing, and we’ll talk more about that in just a minute. Some of you [read more...]
Restoring water flow in lime encrusted plumbing Out-Of-the-Box DIY is a new feature of JuicyMaters, beginning with this post. It occurred to me that the Family Homesteading section of JuicyMaters was woefully lacking in specific how-to articles on how to FRUGALLY do DIY projects around the ol’ homestead…things that most folks, even homestead types, might hire a professional for because a simple, frugal fix is not apparent. Whether it is a planned project or a sudden fix-it [read more...]