
This is National Yard Sale Week, So I wanted to address the many questions from friends, family, and fellow patrons concerning how to have a proper yard sale that is successful and profitable. Listed below are some of the steps we took to ensure it was a success. I will be following up on...
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Tags: Advice, Garage, Garage Sale, Organize, Plan, Profitable, Sale, Selling, Successful, Tips, Yard, Yard Sale
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Dear Marsha, I have an emergency that I really have to have help on fast. I borrowed my brothers shirt without asking him first, and I got ink on it. Now he is going to really hate me for it. I have to get the ink out. What can I use? Ink Spot Dear...
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Tags: Borrow, Borrowing, Clothing, Hairspray, Ink, Removal, Remove, Set, shirt, Stain, Wash
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Dear Marsha, I would like to discuss todays toys for youngsters. Back in my day, we used to have items that we could pass down from one generation to the next. Today we are lucky if the toy can be passed down to a younger or new sibling. Toys today are by far cheaper...
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Tags: Generation, Investment, Lifetime, Toy, Toys, Valuable, Wood, Wooden
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Hey Marsha, My family and I always go to amusement parks every summer. I like playing the games to win prizes, but I can not win at this game called a rope ladder game. Do you know about it? Is there a trick to winning at it? Is it even possible to win? I...
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Tags: Amusement Park, Balance, Fair, Festival, Game, Ladder, Practice, Prize, Rope, Rope Ladder Game, Secret, Weight, Win, Winning
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Dear Marsha, I had read your post “Pet Peeve” about the home remedies for fleas, and I was wondering if you could tell me the proper way of removing a tick. We are having a really bad time with ticks this year. I don’t even own a pet. I run daily in the park,...
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Tags: Human, Match, Pet, Petroleum Jelly, Removal, Removing, Repellent, Skin, Tick, Ticks, Tweezers
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Dear Marsha, I had once heard that the Carnation flower is known as God’s Flower. I was wondering if there was any fact to this. Carnation Curious Dear Carnation Curious, I was so tickled to receive this question for the carnation is indeed a favorite of mine. The Carnation Flower is scientifically known as...
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Tags: Carnation, Christian, Dianthus Caryophyllus, Flower, God, Greek, Jesus, Mary, Meaning, Roman
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