Anne Miller

When my mother in law past away in 2003, the ladies in her class at church furnished our family with several casserole type dishes.

The one I remember was the Breakfast Casserole because I had never had one.  

We were left with the task of returning the casserole dishes, though.

I actually feel this is still done through church membership.

The custom that to me has changes the most is small weddings.  No one has those anymore.

Another related custom was that a previously divorced bride did not wear white, instead the bride wore a cream colored or off white gown. Now everyone wear white.

Chain letters were popular before the email craze.  I got a lot of recipes that way.

I use vinegar 50/50 solution of vinegar/water in a spray bottle for most bugs though this zaps them repelling them.

I will admit that I don't have centipedes to the best of my knowledge.

Here is a different idea which uses shade cloth or folks might use sail cloth, instead:

I would try using a basket style coffee maker filter if I were trying this.

I usually buy the brown paper ones.

I have always used a 50/50 solution for vinegar/water for my spray bottle.

This works for me for both cleaning and bug control.

One method we have used in the past is to put the seeds in a jar with sandpaper and the shake the jar.  This seemed to work well for the seeds.

A long drive to me is just going to buy gasoline as the nearest gas station which is a 60 mile trip.

We just got back from a doctors appointment and that was a 200 mile trip.

Going to the mail box is a 7 miles trip.

Bargains are in the eye of the beholder.

As I always tell dear hubby, it doesn't hurt to try.

Hi, Debra

Welcome to the forum. I know nothing about that pear.

My suggestion would be to look at native pears or one av available locally.

My suggestion would be to find a remote work job.

I have never had one so that is all I can say.

What do you do now to earn money?  Can that be some something you can continue and drive a longer distance?

When we moved to the country we kept our current jobs.