I use swim noodles that are old for the garden....I take a straight stick and push it into the ground, and then I put one end of the noodle over the stick...I like to make arches and then sometimes a border by sticking a short stick in the ground and putting them straight against the ground...it is easy to see.....they are fun and it keeps them out of landfills....I am going to ask for more at freecycle.org for my local area.

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I have requested crib rails from freecycle.org...a lady responded who is an hour away and she has lots of them.....I need them to use as safety gates  in the house..and if I have any left over, I will use them in the garden, for a little fenced in area for the  flowers, with one rail covering the top and let roses or something grow over it....

I have found the puppy like to play with a stuffed sock, it has lots of socks in it, filling it up...I picked it up free, there were bags of them at th animal shelter where we go to support all the time...I am surprised they like them.  I never let a dog just play with a toy and not supervise though. It is a good idea to have them play with the toy while you are watching and then take it up...at least until they are over there teething stage....which I call the terribe twos....

Lots of love and hugs and puppies kittens and kids learn better with a sing song voice than words....

Have a blessed day,

Robyn

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I am adding this comment to this blog...I found out that listerene mouth wash was originally marketed as a toilet cleaner. So now I know why it worked so well!

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I am not absolutely sure this is the reason that the hard water stains have been coming up off the porcelain in the bathroom, but  have  been spraying the problem areas with listerene, and something is eating thru the hard water stains.

I am so  impressed because this was diluted with a little water...

Listerene is so strong...I have found a new germ killer for surfaces, my hands and the bathroom and then I spray  hand washables with it and they come out of the rinse smelling like mint! I love it...

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HOW TO MAKE A SMALL BIRD BATH FOR NO MONEY

(OR ALMOST NO MONEY)

Fold a trash bag until is is a square of the size you want it to be.

Put garden rocks around it  to hold it down.

Mash it down a little to make indentations in it but don't tear it.

Pour water on it and they will love it....they especially love it after a rain.

AFTER THE BIRDS GET ATTACKED BY A CAT

Any bird that is native to this state cannot be handled unless you have a permit.

AFTER YOU DECIDE TO HANDLE THE BIRD ANYWAY

Put the bird in a small box that has a towel in it and put a towel over the box.

Go to Petsmart and buy the wild bird formula.

Give the bird the wild bird formula before taking it to the Rehabilitator.

AFTER YOU DECIDE NOT TO TAKE THE BIRD TO THE  REHABILITATOR

When the bird dies, because of the toxins in a cats claws, because you did not have the money to take it to get antibiotics, like the rehabber would have...I kid you not....

..........Don't feel bad, because most of them don't make it anyway.  Be proud of yourself for being a compassionate individual who tried to help in the first place, and do a litte research.

Contact me for a bird rehab near you.

Robyn

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 One Product SO Many Uses
Sunday, July 12, 2009

I bought a small pump spray and filled it with Listerine. It has so many uses!

I like to spray it on my arms and legs after a shower...it is diluted with water though, and it is better than Jean Nate.

(my tip)

I use it as a mouth spray to freshen breath. Extremely thrifty instead of buying all the branded mouth sprays. Saves me a fortune. 
 

Spray under your arms as an alternative to deodorant - if some of you are sensitive to the chemicals in roll-on and spray deodorants. 
 

Spray on kitchen work surfaces to kill all bacteria. 
 

Spray a little under your car seat. As the engine warms up it releases a mint fragrance to get rid of stale odours. 
 

Spray a little on a tissue and dab onto a developing spot. 
 

Use as an anti-bacterial spray for your hands when out and about. In case you sneeze of course, and for general cleanliness (For example- after pushing the supermarket trolley- you have no idea how much bacteria lives on the pushing handle!) 
 

Spray in between your toes and leave for a while then dry thoroughly. For the treatment of athlete's foot or overheated feet. If you are on your feet all day do this in your lunch break and it will revive tired feet too. 
 

Massage a few sprays into your scalp to treat and prevent dandruff. 
 

Spray a little onto a tissue and apply to any insect or bug bite, it lessens the swelling and relieves the itching.
So you see, one product does an awful lot. Now that's what I call being thrifty!

Source: Myself and various other sources (Books and the Internet mostly.)

By MONIQUE63 from Somerset, UK

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I am brainstorming on the following things.... what I can make out of a 24 pack of bath tissue paper, still in the plastic.  I am going to try covering one with plastic and then covering it with a fleece blanket and sewing it together, to make a small ottomon for the kids rooms.

Also I intend to put twinly lights in my daughters bedroom, it seems to calm her down.  Looking at which shapes for the lights to be in that would help her be calmest.  I also intend to buy green lights the next time I see them and use them to calm her also.

I am wondering if it would be better to put them all in a large vase or receptacle she can see thru or to string them around the room.

I am going to research if a reptile light has the full spectrum of light and if it is ok to hang it up high in her room, to see if it acts like a full spectrum light bulb.

I am going to put a bag of fabric softener sheets in the car so I can rub them all over my clothes and put one in my pocket before I pump gas..in the winter, static seems to be so bad.

Really impressed with the kitten formula recipe I used on the last batch of kittens we all fostered and found homes for...it was really nice and easy to make.

Making trail mix with Mixed Whole Wheat Cheerios, since the vitamin level is so high on it, it is great for the dogs too!

Still supplementing the dogs food with hamburger patties without the grease, because my food I buy for them is lacking in meat.  I add a couple of dropperfuls of infant vitamins to feed four dogs, but the measurement is one dropperful for large dogs, 1/2 for medium dogs, and 1/4 for small dogs.

Found some great training tips for parakeets,  In a nutshell, it is slowly bringing a finger towards to bird, slowly, the point is that when it tries to move out of the way, you slowly withdraw the finger....

This builds the birds confidence and when repeated will eventually allow the bird to not fly wildly around the cage when  your finger comes towards it.

More advanced training...clicker use....take a piece of millet and point it at the bird, slowly bring it to the birds mouth, and if the bird runs pull it out again, slowly.  Eventually when the bird takes  a bite of the millet stick, click at the same time it does.

Once the bird loses interest, then stop....don't want the bird to think that you are nothing but a training drag every time you go to the cage...LOL

Advanced training not to be afraid of a chopstick or a small perch stick...offer the stick alongside the millet. If the bird avoids, then slowly move it back. If the bird takes a bite of millet with the stick parallel to it, click the response of the bird.  Repeat, until bird is bored.

When this is learned, the bird can be taught to take a bite of millet all over the cage with the stick next to it..

Advanced trick is to hop over the stick to get to the millet, or to hop on the stick.  This training requires no touching of the bird, but it is confidence training..this training is from Mr Womack called the Power pause....and it goes on to more advanced training.  This increased my parakeets confidence who doesnt like people.  My daughter did the training, and she is only 10 years old.

I am going to make a drip bottle this year with all the last years event's candles on it, birthdays, new candles bought, etc.  It will have each childs birthday candles dripped on the side of it, and it will mean something besidees just a drip decorated bottle from candles.

Leerburg.com for all dog issues.

More coming soon!

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