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Cloves to Repel Mice

  • Posted on December 9, 2025December 9, 2025
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    Household Tip of the Day

    Cloves are an excellent spice to use as a deterrent to keep mice from entering a home.  Here are some tips on how to use cloves to protect your house and garage from mice.… Continue Reading

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    Use Cloves to Freshen Air

  • Posted on November 20, 2023July 8, 2024
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    Household Tip of the Day

    Cloves is an excellent spice to use to quickly remove cooking odors, and to make a house smell fresh, clean, and welcoming.  It’s perfect at all times of the year, but especially at Christmas … Continue Reading

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    Mice Sing To Mates

  • Posted on February 17, 2019April 14, 2025
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    Household Tip of the Day

    While it’s well known that male birds, insects, whales, and humans serenade a prospective mate, it isn’t commonly known that male mice sing to their loved one.  Humans don’t hear the songs because they … Continue Reading

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    Control Mice Without Poison

  • Posted on February 14, 2019April 5, 2025
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    Household Tip of the Day

    In just six months one pair of mice can eat more than four pounds of food and deposit about 18,000 droppings. Food contaminated by mice is about ten times greater than what is consumed. … Continue Reading

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    How To Price Garage Sale Items

  • Posted on January 29, 2019April 7, 2025
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    Household Tip of the Day

    One of the most challenging decisions to make when planning a garage sale is knowing how much to price the items so they will sell.

    If you want to do much haggling, you can … Continue Reading

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