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Book Review of Shoes in the Freezer, Beer in the Flower Bed : And Other Down-Home Tips for House and Garden

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Fun to read and you will learn a lot of things you had no idea you needed to know. Even includes antidotes for broken mirrors so you can avoid that 7 years of bad luck.

Taken from the back cover:
...hundreds of time- and money-saving tips for preparing, cleaning, organizing, and maintaining your house and garden. On topics as diverse as the kitchen, bathroom, furniture, food, kid stuff, and pets. You'll learn how to:

cut a tomato so the seeds won't spurt everywhere
fluff up a down jacket from the washer
how to keep fleas and aphids away from your garden

And interspersed throughout are folk beliefs and suggestions from every culture.

Packed with ingenious information nuggets for every occasion.