Author: Prof Patty

Rick Muscoplat Updated: Apr. 05, 2021 It’s a bacterium called Serratia marcescens, and it can grow in wet areas. Chlorine in city water helps prevent it. But if you have an activated charcoal filter, you’re removing the chlorine, according to the North Dakota State University Extension Service. This bacterium has been known to cause pneumonia, wound infections,…

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I finally tried Japanese Milk Bread. It makes a fabulous loaf. I like it because it makes one loaf, important for a small household. The bread slices well and makes great sandwiches and toast. It also makes good cinnamon rolls. Honey would eat it before it cools, with butter, unless I warn him off. Pictures…

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Take a 1 lb. package of coffee, and 2 gallons of water. Not your mamby-pamby coffee, but a good, rich coffee with lots of flavor. Put them together in a container (do you have anything that large?) and let them sit overnight. The next day, use some cheesecloth or a strainer lined with 2 coffee…

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Vipassana, which means to see things as they really are, is one of India’s most ancient techniques of meditation. It was rediscovered by Gotama Buddha more than 2500 years ago and was taught by him as a universal remedy for universal ills, i.e., an Art Of Living. This non-sectarian technique aims for the total eradication of…

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Now that Covid is less threatening because people are getting vaccinated, are you prepared for guests? My place has a great room, so if the kitchen is messy, the whole room looks like a war zone. When I need to clean up because guests are on the way, I look to these resources for ideas.…

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I’ve been working from a list, which never seems to get any shorter. Here are things I did that improved the level of clutter in my immediate surroundings. Put all (most) of the flower vases I got with floral gifts in a box for Goodwill or Restore. Sorted the mail basket and threw away junk.…

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