Any non-sinensis Camellia used for tea?
merrybookwyrm
10 years ago
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Comments (16)Microfiber cleaning cloths eliminate the need for many cleaning liquids. I've greatly reduced the spray and liquid products I use since purchasing a lot of microfiber. An eco cleaning produced is still usually a non-reusable product. It's also uniquely american to buy so many cleaning products. Most of the developed world doesn't do this. Microfiber in particular is used in homes more in Europe than in the U.S. Microfiber is proven by university research to remove germs at the same efficiency as spray disinfectants. That's why most hospitals and schools in the U.S. use microfiber. But the disinfecting properties of microfiber is non-intuitive, especially for americans. We like our purchased spray cleaning products According to consumer reports, vinegar and water is as good as any purchased product for most cleaning. Personally I don't like the smell in the house. I do use some seventh generation products in the bathroom. I occasionally use a bleach product to remove mold, but much less than in the past. I've had good luck with Concrobium Mold Control at preventing mold. I find "eco" laundry and dishwasher detergents significantly inferior to standard products. I tried switching to Method laundry detergent and found it far inferior to Tide. But I think if I carefully pretreated stains and dirt with Zout the Method would be find. But perhaps plain warm water would also be good enough....See MorePOLL: Coffee or Tea?
Comments (157)In my family we put a bit of tea, lots of milk and a dash of sugar in the kids bottles. Thus we are all tea drinkers, my kids love making Grampy tea. Super strong Irish tea with milk and a heaping dose of sugar. Just how my dad used to make it! Never did like the taste or smell of coffee, but my kids both drink it now that they are in college. One with lots of flavored sweeteners and the other just strong espresso....See MoreTell us: What are your burning household etiquette questions?
Comments (623)I know you mean well, Angie, but I would not appreciate a registry that included gifts to a certain charity. Good for you for supporting it, and feel free to raise funds outside of your wedding, but I prefer to support charities based on my choice, not feeling pressured by a wedding registry. Re home improvements, I'm with auntthelma, I don't like being solicited to fund a reno, honeymoons, new home, etc with cash, but if there are specific items that will be useful to the reno, sure add them to the registry. I'm probably the wrong person to ask though because I generally do like to choose my own gifts rather than pulling from a registry. When I got married a billion years ago, our registry was mostly dishes and flatware and the like, and we still have and use those sets (both everyday and formal) lo these 26 yrs later....See MoreWhat kind of shrub is this?
Comments (9)Beth, for some reason my posting options are incredibly limited in the left scroll bar. I haven't been able to post to the garden forum....See Moremerrybookwyrm
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