Category Archives: Working Around House

Joe To The Rescue!

Posted on Sunday, August 21, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Plants really do respond to sound.  Talking to plants to help them grow is a well-known old wives’ tale, but studies have shown vibration (like music, or perhaps even the sweet sound of your voice) can affect plant growth.  … Continue reading →

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Everywhich Way But Loose!

Posted on Saturday, August 20, 2022 by Paul

Fact:  According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, ENERGY STAR HOMES, insulation saves over 600 times more energy each year than all of the compact fluorescent lights (CFLs), Energy Star Appliances, and Energy Star windows combined. Mary and I were … Continue reading →

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Dang; Saturday Should Be A Day To Rest!

Posted on Saturday, July 23, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The word pineapple comes from European explorers who thought the fruit combined the look of a pinecone with flesh similar to an apple.  Pineapples are the only edible members of the bromeliad family. Colleen, Mary, and I were up … Continue reading →

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Thursday Has Arrived! Wall Foundation Trenches Are Done!

Posted on Thursday, July 14, 2022 by Paul

Fact: All parts of the oleander (Nerium oleander), a beautiful flowering shrub native to the Mediterranean, are poisonous.  Ingesting oleander leaves can cause gastrointestinal, cardiac, and central nervous system problems and possible death. Another busy day in the Liles household!  … Continue reading →

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Just Monday!

Posted on Monday, July 11, 2022 by Paul

Fact: Lion roars are the loudest of any other big cat.  Their roars can reach 114 decibels (the same loudness as a chainsaw) and be heard from as far as five miles away.  This is because lions have a square … Continue reading →

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Busy As A Bee All Day

Posted on Thursday, July 7, 2022 by Paul

Fact: You can eat the labels on fruit. They’re totally edible much of the time… they might not taste that good. Still, probably a good idea to peel them off first. I woke up this morning coughing badly, I think … Continue reading →

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Errands Day!

Posted on Wednesday, July 6, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The giraffe has no vocal cords and communicates by vibrating the air around its neck. It’s Wednesday and that means we are up early and cleaning the house before the house cleaners arrive.  The activity mostly involved the kitchen and … Continue reading →

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Doctor’s Day

Posted on Tuesday, July 5, 2022 by Paul

Fact: During Europe’s Dark Ages, ca. 476 AD to the 14th century A.D., many diseases were thought to be caused by an excess or plethora of blood.  Bloodletting with incisions or leeches was a cure-all during the time and was … Continue reading →

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Happy Independence Day! God Bless America!

Posted on Monday, July 4, 2022 by Paul

Fact: The ‘Pennsylvania Evening Post’ was the first newspaper to print the Declaration.  It came out in the newspaper on July 6, 1776, for everyone to see after a local printer named John Dunlap produced copies of the declaration’s manuscript. … Continue reading →

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Just Relaxin’

Posted on Sunday, July 3, 2022 by Paul

Fact: John Hancock was the first person to sign the Declaration of Independence.  Likely because he was the President of Congress at the time, he signed in a large hand and at the center of the document, according to the … Continue reading →

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