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A Strange, Easy Way to Discourage Flies

Posted on May 16, 2013 by Mark Zeiger

Flies are one of the plagues of summer. Controlling them seems impossible; deterring them is difficult. Yet, we’ve learned an improbable but effective method of discouraging flies. Generally, I hold that if you learn something from a forwarded email, you … Continue reading →

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Milling Homemade Soap

Posted on December 5, 2012 by Mark Zeiger

Sometimes when we make homemade soap, we find milling necessary. Milling is a fairly easy way to improve the quality of homemade soaps, either to save a bad batch, or to improve a mediocre one. We once made a batch of … Continue reading →

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