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Tag Archives: mending
Roadworthy Illumination
While traveling in places where light is inadequate, it’s difficult trying to read printed books, maps, and brochures. Years ago I solved the problem with a lightweight folding book light from Lumatec that also happens to double as a flashlight. … Continue reading
Posted in Pennywise Packing Pointers
Tagged airports, battery, booklight, creative solutions, flashlight, frugal, hotel, light, mending, travel
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Increasing Wagon Mileage
Jennifer and I enjoy tool sales. While we understand that “cheap” often translates into “doesn’t last long,” we still gamble once in awhile. So does our friend Carmen. Several years ago, Harbor Freight Tools had a special on large wagons, … Continue reading
Posted in Carmen's Corner, Resourceful Recycling
Tagged creative solutions, mending, repair
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Clever Chair Rescue after Cat Claw Damage
Being Fiercely Frugal runs in the Savage family. This week’s post is about how our cousin Jeanie resurrected four gorgeous chairs that her cat mistook for scratching posts. It really wasn’t the cat’s fault. (Jennifer and I are such feline … Continue reading
Posted in Décor on a Dime
Tagged creative solutions, furniture, household tips, mending, repair
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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 broken, creative solutions, mending, recycling, trash to treasure, woodburning
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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
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
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
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