Isn't that pretty?
How to get rid of unwanted guests.
Yup! They clean up the plates and then I just wash them regularly. Nothing special. I've never worried about it. However, here's a funny story about this issue...When my husband was a small boy, his mom got tired of relatives showing up every Sunday just as the sat down to dinner and not offering to help, pay or reciprocate...so one Sunday after everyone had finished she picked up the plates, walked over to the screened in porch and dealt them out in from of the eagerly waiting dogs. When the plates were polished, she simply picked them up and put them back in the cabinet without a comment. Relatives never returned! :)
Monica at Expressly Corgi
Want to take care of a bee sting - thanks to Debby at Just Breathe,
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Wonderful tips...now if only I can remember them if needed:) Great post today Chatty.
sandie, these are all great tips, and the thought for the day is so very true. i love it!
thanks for the reminder.
have a beautiful weekend dear:o)
Wishing you a happy Saturday!
xo Catherine
That would have discouraged me from dropping in for a meal for sure.
Again with the penny! First if fixes a droopy flower arrangement, and now a bee stings. I'm learning to have a lot more respect for it.
The tic thing is worth trying. The bee sting thing....well this lady and her friends just need to stay away from these places...geez, I don't know anyone who gets stung so much and have to wonder about this story.
That was a wonderfully funny story about the dishes! And I need to remember the penny thing! Enjoy your weekend Sandie!
Great tips for the bees and ticks. I am sure I will use both of those helpful ideas this season! Enjoy the weekend!
That penny thing is amazing.
Love that "washing dishes" tale ... can't you just SEE that?
I've not seen ticks in this part of the country, but will sure remember it and share with my piney-woods friends and family.
Hope you're enjoying a great Saturday!
I loved the story about the dishes. LOL I rarely have unexpected company and I don't have a dog. I do know that when I was a child it was not at all unusual for company to drop in at meal time.
I hope you are having a great day Sandie!
What a joy this one was. I got a real kick out of the plate washing. Such helpful info. Thanks. I hope I will remember the liquid soap and penny.
Love the inquisitive puppy!
take care and have a great weekend.
All great info there today. I'd heard of the penny and bee sting thing before but never knew anyone who actually tried it. I always have a penny around it seems. But hopefully won't have to find out for myself. Ouch!
Hope your Saturday is a super one!
i've seen that tick advice somewhere, too. and thanks for the copper penny trick on bee/wasp stings!
Great information today. Love the plate story. Thanks for the mention. I'm not sure about a fat tax. Hope you have a fun weekend. Love, Debby
Happy Saturday Sandie!
I love the dish story. I think when we all cooked regularly, we knew drop ins like those relatives. Now that I am a moody cook {cooking when the mood strikes} drop ins don't bother. ;-)
To be on the safe side, I wouldn't trust either the penny or the soap remedies. According to Snopes and the another urban legend source, neither are accurate.
Now about the soda consumption and idea of a fat tax....Grrrrrr! I could say a lot, but I will sum it up by saying "stay out of my business!" I heard that big buckets of popcorn are likely to be regulated (not allowed) next.
While it won't affect me, I find it ridiculous as many families used to go to the show and buy a bucket that was passed among the adults and kids.
When they, you know "THEY" with the powers that be, let us rule the world, we'll take care of all this pesky stuff.
Until then, I'll keep on keeping on. :-D
Great, great information today! Will pass it on to family and friends. Thank you! Now, you have a nice weekend and get some relaxation time.
Love that story about the freeloading relatives. When I tell my mother about that, she's going to wish we had had more and bigger dogs when we were younger. lol. Great advice for the bee sting and the tick removal.
Must remember this when I have guests who overstay their welcome!
Love the sting tips too.
Happy Saturday x
I don't need to go anywhere else anymore. Your tips are always very good. The one about the penny - - - it sounds too good. Well I hope no one gets stung, if they do, I am certain to try that tip. Have a good weekend. I think I should blog, I feel a little better now.
Thanks for all the information!
Monica's story reminded me of another, in the same vein. I'll send it along, sometime.
Hope you have a grand weekend.
These are such useful tips and I am particularly going to remember the one about the penny since we have stinging varmints of all types that fly out here. Thanks!
So interesting about the bee sting and the penny! I (almost) kind of look forward to being stung so I can try it out. :)
Love the bee sting and penny info. Better look for old pennies, new one's don't have much copper in them at all! hugs, Linda
Sandy, You are just a "wealth" of good advice. Loved the "clean up" story--too funny. A penny just might be worth something after all if it works on the bee stings. Good to know about the ticks, but I know I would absolutely "freak out" if I had a tick embedded in my skin!!!!! Have a great weekend. Mickie ;)
I hope I can remember these tips for ticks and yellow jackets or wasps. John has already had a round with a tick. It was on the inside of his arm and he didn't know it was there maybe even overnight. He ended up going to the doctor and taking antibiotics and a Lyme Disease test.
Great post and good advices today! Very interesting with the stings..to use a penny...had no clue :-)
I love your advice at the bottom...practice, practice, practice. Have a lovely day my friend!
Big hugs
Eva
The dogs cleaning the dishes is hilarious! lol
I've heard of the penny trick before, but never knew if it really worked, I will have to try that next time!
Ticks, uugh...we are crawling with them living so close to the woods. Pulled one out of Syd's leg last night. We usually end up with upwards of 6 tick bites per season...at first we were scared and would rush to the doctor. Now, it's an old hat and we know to check for them after each trip outside.
I'll have to try that with the penny. It's hard to believe it works though! Thanks for the tips!
I'm allergic to bees. Never heard of this tip before. VERY interesting.
Thank you for the tips. I am always worried about ticks. I have had to remove a few from my kids this would have been much eaiser for me and them. Hope you are having a great weekend.
Thank you for the tips. I am always worried about ticks. I have had to remove a few from my kids this would have been much eaiser for me and them. Hope you are having a great weekend.
Interesting stuff to be sure...I hope I remember the part about putting a penny on a bee sting next time someone in the family gets strung. Great info about getting rid of ticks too! Have a wonderful weekend!
I'm going to try the penny idea...the tick removal works...trust me!...:)JP
Love the picture of the swallowtail butterfly. We have those in our backyard and I could watch them for hours. (If I had the time, of course. :)
Those are great tips!!! Now the trick is for me to remember them when the time comes ........
I love the story about the house guest....
Hi Sandie,
Super great tips! Bees and tick bites are no fun. Thanks for the remedies.
xo,
Dee
I tried the penny on a wasp sting and it didn't help. Darn.
Hope I never need it but I have filed the tick removal trick away and will try it.
These were great-all of them.Your Mother In Law story was a hoot.All the bug tips I've got to remember.Wish I had known about bees and penny's when I was a young Mother.I'll make sure I tell My daughters.Later, Denise
These are such good tips! I may need to write them down to remember! Thanks and enjoy your weekend!
HI Sandie, Love that part about the relatives coming for dinner!!!!! FUNNY!!!
I had heard the 'penny' advice about a bee sting. But--I had not heard about the liquid soap one for ticks... Thanks for sharing.
Hugs,
Betsy
Awww. I just love the little pup and all these things are good to keep on mind. The thing on ticks and bee stings is good to know b/c we hike the wods a lot. Hope you're having a great weekend.
Interesting about the penny, Sandie; I'm going to have to keep one handy, though I only got stung once (and once be enough, LOL :)
hope your hubby has a nice Father's Day tomorrow!
betty
really good tips....especially the one about getting rid of "unwanted" dinner guests!!
it also helps it you burn the food, oh wait, i tried that and they still came back ;))
Great tips, but I loved the story about how the plates got cleaned. Very cute.
I'll keep pennies for stings, and soap and cottonballs for ticks, and dogs for unwelcome eaters. HAAAHAAAHHA
Great tips...especially the dish one:)
As long as my grandmother was able she would get up every morning of her life and cook a huge meal. She knew that company would drop in. We always knew there would be food at grandmother's even if we popped in unexpectedly. I would never be convinced that she didn't like it because she always sang while she cooked and she always smiled and she squealed with delight when anyone walked in her front door.
Love the company and dishes story. hehehe
never knew that penny trick, I suppose it would work for our pennies over here. Hope I don't get the chance to try it out though..
Cracked up at the unwanted guests item! that's so clever!
Wow the penny copper in it. Takes down the swelling.Interesting. keep ypur pennies guys. In Canada they soon will be not used.
Our neighbor has wasp's under his uberella for the picinc table up on his high patio. He has it up against his wall on the patio. He said a huge nest. If it had been on the ground or in a tree. One could burn it. Up near the house to carry it.Even to throw it over the balcony another tenant lives there. Not sure or he isnt either. Any tips on that. So far not anyone has got bitten.
The other story about unwanted guests.
I have rubarb but if anyone is not as blessed as loving that. Not buing in the store so expensive. Does anyone suggest how to get some else where? Maybe ask a neighbor if she wants to share her stocks. here people beg you to take from therig garden.
thanks for the info on the pennys and bee stings!
love
tweedles
The penny really does work, I got stung trying to clean the birdbath and the bees wanted their water. I guess I was not fast enough with it and I got stung on my hand. I remember reading about the penny so I taped one and the pain went away and swelling.
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