Please do NOT throw away your mascara wands. Instead, clean JUST THE WAND with dawn soap, place them in a ziploc bag and mail them to a Wildlife Refuge accepting donations. These little wands are able to be upcycled to clean away oil, larvae, fly eggs, mites, infections, mud and other contaminants from wildlife. Works great for medical care and wound treatment

Pick your refuge to mail to:

Appalachian Wild
P.O. Box 1211
Skyland NC 28776

OR

Wildlife Wands
P.O. Box 1586
Southwick, MA 01077.

I repair my hose whenever I can. I get the parts at Lowes. If it can't be repaired we made a soaker hose out of one. I made bowling pins out of creamer bottles.

You can easily make a set of "bowling pins" from the drinkable yoghurt bottles. Just remove the shrinkwrap, and keep the bottles the original white, or you can add a few rings of paint around the side, to make them look like an authentic bowling pin design. Use an old rubber ball for the bowling ball, or even a whiffle ball if you're playing inside on a rainy day.

Today

Years ago, my Dad made an ice skating rink in our backyard.