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Instead of buying furniture polish, save money and make your own natural furniture polish for wood with this simple recipe. For your home-made green cleaning natural furniture polish, you need just two ingredients: Olive oil Lemon juice Just mix 2 parts olive oil with 1 part lemon juice, rub the mixture sparingly onto the wood, […]
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With cases of Lyme disease and tick bites appearing to be more frequent, I looked into how to remove a tick from a human as I spend most of my holidays in Scotland which is known to have large populations of sheep and deer ticks. Lyme disease in the news Lyme disease (sometimes mistakenly referred
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If you store your food produce properly and in the right place, you can make it last longer which means you’ll throw away less food and save money. So which foods should be kept in the fridge and which are best out of the fridge? Potatoes Always remove potatoes from plastic bags and keep them
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Stop! Before you throw that banana skin away use the inside of the peel to polish your leather shoes, boots, bags or whatever needs a bit of a shine. Just wipe and buff with a cloth. I love these tips where you can use something which you would normally consider to be rubbish. See also
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To make your lemons go further cut them into quarters or slices and freeze them. When you want to use them for cooking or cleaning, you can get out the exact amount you need. They’ll last far longer than in the fridge and save you money. You may also be interested in… How to clean
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If you’ve not yet tried cleaning with lemons, then I recommend you give the natural cleaning power of lemon juice a go. Here are some lemon cleaning tips: How to clean with lemon juice If using fresh lemons, firmly roll the lemon on the worktop a few times with the palm of your hand
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