EMAIL
FACEBOOK
STUMBLEUPON
TWITTER
DIGG
DELICIOUS
REDDIT
GOOGLE BUZZ
BOOKMARK THIS
PRINTThe Virtues of Cedar
When someone walks into our home for the first time within moments we usually hear, “Oh, the wood smells so good in here.” That is because all the walls in our house are wood. Unique to the walls in the bathrooms and the clothes closets only in our house is cedar.
If you haven’t already unpacked your sweaters and other woolen winter articles of clothing, it’s that time. If you store wool jackets, skirts and sweaters in your closet, you might consider lining the walls of your clothes closets with a thin layer of cedar paneling. Cedar paneling is available in home improvement centers and well worth the effort of installing.
To protect folded sweaters stored in your closets, cut cedar shelves from cedar lumber, ¾” finished thickness. Since cedar isn’t super strong when used horizontally, you’ll need to brace the boards every three feet. If the items being stored on the shelves are heavier than sweaters, bracing should be every two feet.
Cedar coat hangers are also available in home improvement stores and should be used to hang up all wool garments. Cedar sachets can be conveniently tucked inside a chest when putting away woolen items or to add a fresh scent to your clothing and linen drawers any time of year.
©Deborah Tukua and Lowell Tukua, country author and general contractor
www.hollycreekbooks.com
Free Weekly eNewsletter
Farmers' Almanac Long Range Weather
February 8th - February 11th
- Northeast U.S.
Wet snow mixed with rain Mid-Atlantic north through New England; slushy accumulations of 4+" possible.
- Midwest/Great Lakes U.S.
Accumulating snows Kentucky, Ohio, then clearing. Fair elsewhere.
- Southeast U.S.
Wet snow Tennessee, western North Carolina; wintry mix northern Mississippi, Alabama. Elsewhere, rain, then clearing.
- North Central U.S.
Drier, much colder.
- South Central U.S.
Snow parts of Arkansas, then clearing, cold. Clear, much colder elsewhere.
- Northwest U.S.
Drier, but colder.
- Southwest U.S.
Drier, but noticeably colder.
• View entire Long Range Weather Forecast »
• Farmers' Almanac 2011-12 Winter Outlook »
• View the Almanac Daily Planner »
If you notice a hole in the upper left-hand corner of your Farmers' Almanac, don't return it to the store! That hole isn't a defect; it's a part of history. Starting with the first edition of the Farmers' Almanac in 1818, readers used to nail holes into the corners to hang it up in their homes, barns, and outhouses (to provide both reading material and toilet paper). In 1910, the Almanac's publishers began pre-drilling holes in the corners to make it even easier for readers to keep all of that invaluable information (and paper) handy.