I know for those of us in the Northern Hemisphere, it’s still summer (for my readers fro the Southern Hemi- file this away) and it’s rather difficult, especially given the temperatures experienced this summer, to think about winter, but it’s out there. And for those of us for whom winter has, ahem, a ‘special meaning’ [...]
Posts under ‘Shelter’
On Vinegar
(Ha – you thought I was going to go with a photo of bottles of vinegar or something, right? Fooled you. Photo courtesy of Casch52)
Housekeeping:
Vinegar comes from the Old French, “vin aigre”, meaning ’sour wine’. Vinegar has the taste and the pH that it does because of the action of acetal bacteria which turns [...]
Snow Bound
Some things to think about in terms of ‘carrying on’ for the next time a snow storm hits.
Personal Warmth Systems
Picking clothing fiber content to keep you warm.
Stucco Repair With Caulk
How to repair stucco and get an almost invisible result.
To Do List: Caulk. Now.
Caulking the outsides of windows and doors is one of the best energy investments you can make, but it only works at the time of the year when the temperatures are not too cold.
Update on the House Rehab
The last little bit of rehab in our house.
Information: The Tool You Have In Your Hands to Help Others in this Economy
Getting information to help us through the economic slump.
DIY: Sometimes Saving $$ Means Doing What You Are Good At – Not Trying to Do What You Are NOT Good At
Sometimes, to save money on a DIY project, it’s better to be honest with yourself about what you are good at doing (and will turn out well) and what you are not good at doing. Then find someone who will do the ‘not good’ stuff for you.
Too Darned Hot.
Low tech ways to stay cool when it is too hot.
Kitchen Counter Economics is a community where we can share ideas on how to save money, live more sustainably, and gain control over the stuff of daily living for ourselves and our families in the current economic environment. This started as a series of diary postings at the 
