Self-tutoring about cleaning: the spray bottle that worked, then didn’t, but now does. The following is by my understanding. I mention, in my post from Nov 18, 2025, Spray Nine. I bought some last summer, I think, and have been …
Self-tutoring about cleaning products and some chemistry behind them: the tutor continues about Spray Nine. The following is by my understanding. I begin about Spray Nine in my post from November 18, 2025. While it can’t be used for everything, …
Self-tutoring about maintaining cut flowers: the tutor mentions a discovery. The following is according to my understanding. When I was a kid, I recall someone putting a cut flower in a vase with some water, then adding some sugar. They …
Self-tutoring about yard ecology: the tutor mentions a nice discovery. The following is according to my understanding. I’m not a very skilled gardener, but I believe, God willing, I’m improving. I’d say that, unless one has instincts for it, one …
Self-tutoring about gardening: the tutor mentions transplanting a dahlia. The following is according to my understanding. My wife was given a dahlia for a recent occasion. Even a casual observer would agree it was very pretty. Moreover, it was already …
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Self-tutoring about garden (wild) flowers: the tutor mentions “susans,” black-eyed and brown-eyed. The following is according to my understanding. I mention, in my post from July 12, 2025, that black-eyed susans had arrived in the garden. Well, they lasted throughout …
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Self-tutoring about furniture: the tutor wonders about a statistic. About six months ago my wife asked me what I thought about replacing our couch downstairs. It’s a budget couch, to be sure, on which we got a good deal. Today, …
Self-tutoring about recycling metal: the tutor mentions ABC Recycling. The following is according to my understanding. ABC Recycling has been on my radar for some time, because they take scrap metal. Therefore, when one has an old range, or barbeque, …
Self-tutoring about housekeeping: the tutor mentions decluttering. The following is according to my understanding. When I was a kid in the mid-70s, people, at first, didn’t seem to own many things they didn’t use. This seemed to change, however, by …
Self-tutoring about household chores: the tutor mentions a situation with the vacuum cleaner. We’ve had the current vacuum cleaner for nine years. With it, I vacuum the premises once per week. I’ve suspected, for years now, that its suction is …
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