Archive for November, 2006

Monday, November 6th, 2006

How can I reuse or recycle … out of date condoms?

Had an email from Tom Beaumont, who has found some out of date condoms in the back of his bathroom cabinet.
I don’t fancy risk using them for their intended purpose for obvious reasons but thought you might be able to come up with some other suggestions!
The first thing that springs to my mind is testing […]

22 Comments » - Posted in hobbies, household, items by louisa

Friday, November 3rd, 2006

How can I reuse or recycle … old wool?

Had an email from Cadan ap Tomos:
My mother is a knitting fanatic. She knits all the time. Yesterday she had a bag full of wool she didn’t want anymore. She was about to throw them away, until I came and said: “We can recycle that!” and grabbed it out of her hands. Well, actually, she […]

20 Comments » - Posted in clothes and fabric, hobbies, items by louisa

Wednesday, November 1st, 2006

How can I reuse or recycle … out of date lemon juice?

I have a (not terribly developed or serious) conspiracy theory that brand-name lemon juice manufacturers always put a January/February “best before” date on their lemon juice bottles to make everyone buy new lemon juice in time for pancake day each year.
Consequently, I tend to ignore such dates but by this point in the year, when […]

12 Comments » - Posted in food and the like, items, kitchen by louisa