tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post5608314875733608725..comments2024-03-03T20:17:55.767-05:00Comments on Hugs For Your Head: Knitting all the way northMary Keenanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-20153441362152376632016-07-13T20:02:58.217-04:002016-07-13T20:02:58.217-04:00Omigosh Laurinda, LOVE that box fan catcher! I wan...Omigosh Laurinda, LOVE that box fan catcher! I want one for inside, actually. But definitely on the deck, we have an outlet there and wouldn't even have to run a generator or extension cord. More supplies to pick up on the way up this time :^) And yes re Skin So Soft, I hear great things about that!Mary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-61254855186306318562016-07-12T23:10:24.813-04:002016-07-12T23:10:24.813-04:00Kill them. Trap & kill them all! The box fan ...Kill them. Trap & kill them all! The box fan catcher would be a way for you to sit out on your deck while killing them. One of my daughters is particularly attractive to mosquitoes, & only has good luck with the Avon brand of bug repellant.<br /> Here is a link to a bunch of traps: http://www.instructables.com/howto/Mosquitoes/<br /><br />Here is the repellant (which is on sale!): https://www.avon.com/product/31314/skin-so-soft-bug-guard-plus-picaridin-pump-spray<br /><br />Laurindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10030089204314474281noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-90496543696039313032016-07-12T21:28:04.359-04:002016-07-12T21:28:04.359-04:00Yes! washing soda. I have read about this (as opp...Yes! washing soda. I have read about this (as opposed to Borax or baking soda) and I am pretty sure they sell it in the grocery store on the main floor of our building so I will check that if it still needs help after the air treatment. I would totally have not minded the rain on the sheet but the rain brings bugs, and even the next day when it was sunny they were so fierce I couldn't face the time it would take to rig up the line and peg out the sheet. We go again Saturday though and will stay a bit longer... and we're bringing insect repellent... so I will make it happen. Right now it's sitting in a sealed garbage bag on my spinning chair, waiting, bwa ha ha haMary Keenanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05260934319762115179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2023057129228541740.post-9397278005404884172016-07-12T11:42:57.701-04:002016-07-12T11:42:57.701-04:00You should definitely have hung out your stinky sh...You should definitely have hung out your stinky sheet in the rain. I have been giving this problem more thought than probably I should! If the problem is with a waxy coating fron fabric conditioner, then what about trying washing it in washing soda? Washing soda is a degreaser, can be safely used in a washing machine and I have used it to remove the build up from the whitening agents in washing powder. In any case, it's very cheap and easily available, here anyway. Just don't put your hands into a solution of it, it will dry them out so much.Sunoreply@blogger.com