Keeping the Castle - Housekeeping & Homemaking Tips

October 23rd, 2006

Housekeeping Quote of the Week: Roseanne Barr on Vacuuming (or Not)

Monday’s here and to start off our week, here’s a housekeeping quote by Roseanne Barr:

I’m not going to vacuum until Sears makes one you can ride on.

I wonder if we’re ever going to see that day. :)
Happy homemaking!
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October 21st, 2006

Pumpkin-Carving Ideas from Martha Stewart

Are you tired of the same old grinning pumpkin that you carve out year after year? Martha Stewart Living has ideas for you to try and templates to make your Halloween decorations stand out from the crowd. Isn’t this the cutest little pumpkin dude you’ve ever seen?

And these guys are surely not meant to scare […]

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October 20th, 2006

The World’s First Cooking Robot

This is what I want for Christmas. :)
A robot that cooks! It’s unfortunate that the AIC (Artificial Intelligent Cooking) is only at the prototype stage and cooks only Chinese food for now, but yeah, I could use one of these.
The cooking robot was invented by Liu Xinyu, and took him and various institutes four years […]

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October 19th, 2006

Fashion for Your Floor

Current trends in floor fashions for the home are moving toward bold colors and even bolder patterns. Rugs and carpets are no longer the muted palettes and safe symmetrical designs of yesterday. Instead we’ve got concentric circles and Oriental flowers in bright reds, teals, and oranges, like these rugs from Foreign Accents (left) and Emma […]

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October 17th, 2006

One More Way to Boil an Egg

I thought I’ve talked about all the possible ways one can have the perfectly boiled egg. You could use the old-fashioned timer method, get a fancy egg cooker called the PerfEGG, or let the egg tell you when it’s done. There’s also a new high-tech way to get the yolk just the way you want […]

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October 16th, 2006

Mod Podge

I’ve recently discovered Mod Podge for my papercrafting hobby. Apparently, this is an old crafting secret, having been invented in the 1960s. But I’m new to it and am still discovering uses for it. Aside from it being the ultimate all-around craft glue (great for kids’ crafts!), I found two additional uses for it:
- I […]

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October 13th, 2006

Jamie Oliver’s Webcast

I missed it! I wasn’t able to watch Jamie Oliver’s webcast, the first ever cooking show streamed live over the internet. It aired yesterday at 7 p.m. (I’m assuming UK time). He made Fifteen Christmas Salad, Jool’s favourite Saturday afternoon pasta and Chocolate brownies. But, I can still see highlights of the show when they […]

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October 12th, 2006

Recycled Vintage Records

Enthusiasts and collectors of vinyl LPs may not be happy about these housewares made from recycled vintage records. But hold on to your horses, guys, cause I think these are really cool ways to use records that are too damaged to be played. Besides, I don’t think rare Elvis LPs will be fashioned into one […]

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