Tag Archives: broken

Carmen’s Clever Wood Stove Conversion

Carmen Davis-Stevens, our honorary Fiercely Frugal Savage Sister, recently sent us pictures of her stove-conversion project. Jennifer and I are impressed. We thought you would be, too. Carmen purchased an old wood-burning cook stove to use in her summer kitchen.* … Continue reading

Posted in Carmen's Corner, Resourceful Recycling | Tagged , , , , , | 2 Comments

Saving the Croatian Salt-and-Pepper Penguins

Four years ago, my friend Linda and her husband took a three-week cruise along the Dalmatian Coast of the Adriatic Sea. Their ship anchored at a port in Croatia, and passengers descended on the town shops. Unfortunately, all the shops … Continue reading

Posted in The Gentle Art of Mending with Glue | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Give cracked pots a second chance in life with a little glue

I was helping Auntie get settled in her new apartment when I discovered a broken plate in the box of china. “Shall we glue it back together?” I asked. “Then you’ll still have eight plates in the set.” Although she … Continue reading

Posted in The Gentle Art of Mending with Glue | Tagged , , , | Leave a comment

Repair a Broken Toilet Seat

My boss’s husband came down the hall and entered the kitchen where I was rinsing luncheon plates. “I owe you a toilet seat,” he said. I gasped and thought, I should have known. While cleaning house for the staff luncheon, … Continue reading

Posted in The Gentle Art of Mending with Glue | Tagged , , , | 2 Comments