Vinegar & its use

Recently i tried a few methods of using vinegar for household chores as suggested by many people on the TV and Youtube. Some did work, while some unfortunately did not.....

1) Vinegar for cleaning purposes ~ yes, it helps to make the floor feel & look much cleaner..The trick, just drop some vinegar in your usual cleaning solution, it also works if you prefer to use plain water and vinegar.

2) Vinegar to get rid of weeds ~ well, quite disappointing...i sprayed some on the weeds in my garden and found out they are still around...perhaps it is only effective on certain weeds?

3) Vinegar to get rid of ants & pests ~ well,  certainly not ants...it didn't work. full stop. But it works for getting rid of unwanted cat attention on poop spot. My next-door neighbour's cats love to take a dump in my garden.  I have tried shooing them away many times, but they would returned and pooped again and again on my lawn. I tried spraying some vinegar on the spot they usually pooped and have finally got rid of their disgusting, if not smug habit.

4) Vinegar for protection against the evil spirit ~ well, there is a hadis on this, I'm told. Anyhow, i simply poured some in a small cup and left them by the kitchen window. Nothing to lose for trying, right? Prevention is better than cure!

Well, there are other suggestions for the use of vinegar, but i haven't tried them all....like :

• get rid of tea/coffee stains in your cup  ~ pour vinegar in the cup, leave it for a while,  and wash the cup like usual.
• stop cat from scratching furniture ~ spray vinegar on the furniture to stop your cat from scratching it
• get rid of dandruff ~ massage some vinegar on your scalp, rinse, and then wash with regular shampoo.

Well, it is a cheap alternative...whether they work or not, you got to try them  yourself!

home away and moving away...

Been away for over two weeks. Found out that all my herbs on the backyard were doing well, healthy and that makes me happy! Sad news about the front yard.....my kaffir lime tree and my calamansi lime tree have been attacked by caterpillars while i've been away. They have managed to eat all the shoots on both tree, leaving only some pathetic stalks and lots of poop on on the ground. Well, my front lawn seemed to continue to be the 'poop' museum for animals  ~cats and caterpillars in particular! Mi-mi, my neighbour's little girl, has been delighted by the sights of ugly caterpillars -the black and green varieties...ughhh! The grasess on the front yard are doing well, despite my not being around to water it twice a day for two weeks...something to be relieved about...I shiver at the thought of having to re-do them again...
The reason that i've been away so much lately is that my husband and I have decided to move back to his hometown. The decision has been sudden, but it is one that we have no regret about, pertaining  the important reasons that lie behind it: The most important reason ~ to take care of his mother, and secondly, his hometown has a bigger population and that is ideal for our new business venture. So I guess, I'll have to leave this garden that I've started and begin some new adventures. My mother in law has a 'kampong' feel to her garden, which is just wonderful. I have already bought some seeds to start a vegetable garden on her backyard. I'll post some pictures of my progress. In the mean time, my hubby and I will be busy packing. I am a little sad to leave my little garden, but fret not, I'll be taking some plants with me...like the pink frangipanis,and the some small plants that won't be taking too much space. It's just sad really, and my bird's eye chillies have just started to bloom too...I guess I won't be here to pluck them and make sambal belacan with my first batch of chillies...