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In the Kitchen
StillTasty: Your Ultimate Shelf Life Guide
Here you can find information on safe food storage in your pantry, refrigerator, and freezer. Under Keep It or Toss It you may browse shelf life information by categories including fruits and vegetables, meat and poultry, condiments, spices and beverages. Your Questions Answered gives responses to commonly asked questions and Shelf Talk offers short articles and quick tips on various food-related topics such as Keeping Ice Cream Fresh, Expiration Dates: Should You Pay Attention and Sturdy Staples: 9 Foods That Can Outlast You.
How to Clean Anything
A Resource of Helpful Cleaning Tips
Home Repair
DIY Home Repair Guides
This site offers very basic repair guides on topics including: Appliances, Door & Window, Electrical, Garden & Yard, Home Theater, HVAC, PC Repair, Pest Control, and Plumbing.
Electrical Online
"Home electrical projects made easy."
Product Manuals
ManualsLib
Search for and save manuals online for free.
In the Garden
Plants Database
The PLANTS Database provides standardized information about the vascular plants, mosses, liverworts, hornworts, and lichens of the U.S. and its territories. It includes names, plant symbols, checklists, distributional data, species abstracts, characteristics, images, crop information, automated tools, onward Web links, and references. This information primarily promotes land conservation in the United States and its territories, but academic, educational, and general use is encouraged.
Weekend Gardener's Official Seed Starting Home Page
From flowers to vegetables to herbs, this site offers all the information you need to start seeds for spring.
Decorating
HGTV Holiday Decorating
If you love crafts and doing-it-yourself you may already know about the HGTV website, but if you’re merely thinking of getting crafty for the holidays, try this HGTV’s page of crafting ideas. Find instructions to make a Thanksgiving centerpiece, your own homemade holiday cards and holiday decorations of all kinds. Check out crafty gift wrapping techniques. Even when New Year's Day has come and gone you'll still have Birthdays, Valentine's Day, Easter, Passover, Mother's Day, Father's Day, the 4th of July, and Weddings to bring you back.
