{"id":4962,"date":"2010-01-13T06:00:11","date_gmt":"2010-01-13T12:00:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs2.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/?p=4962"},"modified":"2009-12-23T11:38:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-23T17:38:36","slug":"martha-martha-martha","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/martha-martha-martha\/","title":{"rendered":"Martha, Martha, Martha"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Simple-Home-Solutions.jpg?ssl=1\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-5440\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blogs.davenportlibrary.com\/reference\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Simple-Home-Solutions.jpg?resize=228%2C255&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" width=\"228\" height=\"255\" \/><\/a>Published by Martha Stewart,\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/search.prairiecat.info\/?itemid=|library\/marc\/PALS-unicorn|921075\" target=\"_blank\"><strong><em>Simple Home Solutions <\/em><\/strong><\/a> is divided into Kitchen, Home &amp; Garden, etc. No one produces more elegantly laid out, beautifuly lit photos than Martha herself.\u00a0 This is the old-school Martha,\u00a0not the newer glitzier version. She was truly the master of the quietly serene way of life.<\/p>\n<p>This is a\u00a0 timely book, because, ultimately, \u00a0Martha is very frugal. \u00a0Some of my favorite tips are: to\u00a0put rubber bands around\u00a0a lid and\u00a0a jar to open a stubborn jar lid, remove sweater pills with a fine toothed comb, put candles in paper towel tubes to store them, hang chalk to de-humidify a closet, or loosen a lock by rubbing a pencil on\u00a0a key. One tip I actually did (and it works great) is to apply self-adhesive felt pads\u00a0to the bottom of coffee makers or other counter utensils to make them slide across the counter top.<\/p>\n<p>Some\u00a0criticize Martha for her perceived\u00a0elitism, but she also celebrates the\u00a0ordinary.\u00a0For example, the book explains how to root the very commonplace\u00a0coleus\u00a0and \u00a0how to smooth caulk with a plastic spoon. Even if you don&#8217;t act on any of the tips, it&#8217;s a soothing world to visit.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Published by Martha Stewart,\u00a0Simple Home Solutions is divided into Kitchen, Home &amp; Garden, etc. No one produces more elegantly laid out, beautifuly lit photos than Martha herself.\u00a0 This is the old-school Martha,\u00a0not the newer glitzier version. She was truly the master of the quietly serene way of life. 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