Replace Your Paper Towels Easily

A 2007 study shows the consumption of paper towels and other tissue products is highest in the United States of America at around 24 kilograms per capita, with consumption higher than in Europe, and more than 500 times higher than in Latin America. That’s from the Wikipedia article on paper towels.   I don’t have a

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Handkerchiefs Are Freakin’ Fantastic

Handkerchiefs get a really bad rap. I understand why, because I used to think the exact same thing everyone does in our culture. Just, ew, right? You blow your nose into a piece of cloth… and then you’re supposed to blow your nose into this goopy cloth again? Ick. Gross. But this reaction is dead

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Wall Hooks!

I love having wall hooks – it’s so much easier to just hang something on a hook than a hanger, and things like scarves and hats can be hung on them, too.  DeForest and I bought some nice metal hooks from a blacksmith at last July’s Ann Arbor Art Festival, and I finally got around

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