You too can TrySharing stuff that I know…

One of my friends was having a tough time cleaning up the balcony every day after all the pigeon dirtying…..
I tried finding something that could help her….
The most popular response was…keeping a doll of an owl on the balcony….The pigeons are frightened by the owl ….
but the owl must be moved around often (once in [...]

one of my aunts is an expert  in koalm/rangoli patterns. She is also very fast and innovative in creating on the spot design patterns.
Ganesh chaturthi is coming up an
d so I though I’ll help some interested people with some kolam patterns drawn by my aunt….
all these are pics of the kolams drawn by kadambari perimma…the [...]

I was reading The Times of India yesterday and I came across this article about how we can have weekedn breakfast in the quiet of the garden amogst greenery….
This got me thinking and I came up with the idea below….Dont know if it is a new thought or people anyways do it…but just that I started thinking about it

The other day… i had put in a blog saying that I had to clean my kichen self doors that had got sticky….

I finally did it….and guess what I used…..thinner

this is something that available in a herdware shop. This gets all greasy stuff out…. it also gets out paint that is stuck the taps or anything else (which  might have happened during paiting of the house)

you just have to take some thinner one a cloth and rub it on the affected portion.

it worked like a charm….

We are getting our house repainted.This is the fourth time I am seeing a repaint happen and everytime I learn something new. …most of the time we were getting cheated one way or the other.
The labour whom we appoined always took us for a ride….

I thought  I will put down a post with the knowledge that I have gained so that someone else who reads this would have a better head start….
Caution: This is for a repaint only. I am not aware of specifics of fresh painting

I am stuck with a current situation where I need to remove a lot of grease from my kitchen shelf doors…they have become horribly sticky

Someone told me that I could sprinkle some vinegar and then wipe it off with a cloth and this would remove the grease. Got to try it.

My doors are all wooden…and So I am not sure which is the right remedy to use…not sure what suits wood..

However …got to try it and check.

Also heard that kerosene can be used the same way by sprinkling and wiping away….

To remove food odors from the refrigerator, ad 4 tsps of mustard seeds to ¾ cup of water and keep it in the refrigerator. The smell will go away within 2 hrs.

To remove odor from a flask, put half cup vinegar in it and wash with cold water after half hour.

A joss stick will burn longer if it is wrapped in a wet cloth for five minutes before being lit.

It seems used tea powder can be used to clean oily vessels….I am going to try this right today

To remove lipstick stains from clothes, soak the stain in methylated spirit. Spread a little glycerin to soften it and finally wash with soap and warm water.

If playing cards stick together, sprinkle some talcum powder over them, you can have a smooth deal.

To prevent the pages of books from turning brittle and brown, sprinkle vibhuthi or grey ash in between them. The pages will retain their shine and strength.