My grandpa gave me his old antique Montgomery Ward 31 day wind up clock. Since trying to put it up in my home it will not work. The running joke is that it was on their wall so long it won’t work on my wall. It is fully wound up and cannot turn the key anymore. So is it a mechanism problem or a pendulum problem. It will work for about 3-4 minutes before the pendulum stops. It still chimes when ever I move the hands. Is it something I can fix or should I get it looked at by a pro. Don’t want to waste money if it’s just something I can move with the pendulum. Thanks

My business name is Nature’s Gift and Decor. if you come up with the perfect slogan i’ll make it worth it your while. after all, i’ll make money off of it. i keep to a nature theme and most of my products are home and garden decor. be creative and try to include the word nature if you can, but you dont have to. you got time so come back and answer later if you cant think right now, or if you get another idea edit your answer and add it . multiple suggestions are accepted.

FH is Taoist and I am Zen Buddhist (Western, so we’re not having a Chinese wedding), and we are trying to incorporate this into our wedding. We are being married by his mentor, a Taoist priest.

We’d like to keep our reception very simple, but very elegant; think ‘Japanese Garden’ – we’re being married at a botanical gardens, so this makes sense.

The colors I was thinking about are cream, brown, and dark green – earth tones.

Not being a terribly decor-oriented person, I have no idea where to start. I have a concept, but as far as actual ideas for centerpieces and such, am lost. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

I would also not like to spend a lot of money on this.

ok so going to wedding, would you rather get a box of money with 300 bills…. crystal vase and punch bowl…… or china set? they are all worth 0 just not sure which to give.. what would u want?
for some that are confused i never said the amount was the important part i was just giving that amount to let you know neither gift is cheaper than the other they are all the same price… no one said that the gift had to be expensive, i ‘ve decided to give them that amount.. me personally , that was not at all the question… i just want to know if you got a choice to get one of 3 gifts which would you prefer? i thought my question was clear.

Not just the crappy super bowl performance, but pretty much all live performances (be it an award show, or anything else for that matter). Obviously I’ve never been to a live concert since I prefer to not waste my money, but I’m just curious as to why they keep getting these gigs to sing live. Any thoughts would be appreciated.

She is having the wedding in August 2010 but is hoping to make things herself to save some money. She is having the wedding at a garden and the reception inside a garden greenhouse. Her wedding colors are pink and green and she would like to keep things casual and fun. Nothing too elegant. Any ideas for decorations, centerpieces, wedding favors, etc.?

Also, since the wedding is a garden they are very strict about what can be tossed during the "rice toss." What are some alternatives that won’t leave a mess on the ground? No bubbles please!

Thank you. Also, any links are helpful and appreciated.
Birdseed is not aloud. Neither is confetti. They suggested real rose petals (fake ones are not aloud) and bubbles but said other brides have found other clever ideas.

HI….im trying to help out my father, he has a gardening business he runs on his own..he has about 15 yrs of experience and is a hard worker! He has a good reputation and clientel. He is almost 50 and well i dont want him to work to hard by himself anymore.He makes good money but just want to take care of the family! I would like some ideas for him to expand his business by internet or by word of mouth, such as a gardening consulant or something…just any ideas that i can make happen thru the internet so that he wont work to much but be able to make a living. Well thankyou and lets see what we get…laters!

I’ve been with Fido for about 2 years but, man, they steal your money….but my mom says the reception from them is good. I dunno if i should switch to a different company…
Anyways, which one of these has better coverage…reception…whatever it’s called i’m quite clueless.
Wind Mobile, Telus, Rogers, Bell, Mobilicity, Solo, Fido, Koodo, Chatr, Public Mobile, Virgin Mobile
If i missed any, please feel free to mention.
Also, which company won’t charge you so much for other ridiculous fees? Fido came up with this new fee and i’m getting irritated with it.
Also, which company is good for a teenager’s income

Is it true that semi precious and precious stones have healing powers?
There are many books about this which tell you what to do and how to use the stones etc. But is there an element of truth in this because I don’t want to invest a lot of my time (and some of my money) in this for it to turn out to be useless.
Also they say to ‘channel’ your crystal by saying out loud what you want it to do and creating a vision of this, but doesn’t that sound a bit easy? And what different would it make if you say it or think it?

I planted a rock-lined herb garden for my mother recently, and her co-workers and friends have shown interest in one of their own. I estimate about 250-300$ if I want to make any money, but I feel like I should be charging more, even though I already feel like people will not want to pay that much for one.

The specifics:
20 ft diameter, rock-bordered, one large bag of high-grade potting soil mixed with the topsoil, 4 hours of labor, 1 hour of purchasing plants, 1 hour collecting local stones for border, 1 hour painting rocks as labels for each herb, and a total of 30 plants (9 different herbs).

I don’t have my own tools, so I’d have to use theirs, and I also designed the layout. I would definitely discount if I had to use the customers’ tools and if they also designed the layout of the garden. The price would obviously reflect the size of the garden, but the 20 ft diameter price would be a good starting place.

Thanks for your input!

There are many books about this which tell you what to do and how to use the stones etc. But is there an element of truth in this because I don’t want to invest a lot of my time (and some of my money) in this for it to turn out to be useless.
Also they say to ‘channel’ your crystal by saying out loud what you want it to do and creating a vision of this, but doesn’t that sound a bit easy? And what different would it make if you say it or think it?

I know you have to put quite a bit of money into direct sales companies like Party Lite, Home&Garden, Pampered Chef, etc. Is it really worth it after you pay for the starter kit, catalogs, postage, and gifts at shows?

Is it true that semi precious and precious stones have healing powers?
There are many books about this which tell you what to do and how to use the stones etc. But is there an element of truth in this because I don’t want to invest a lot of my time (and some of my money) in this for it to turn out to be useless.
Also they say to ‘channel’ your crystal by saying out loud what you want it to do and creating a vision of this, but doesn’t that sound a bit easy? And what different would it make if you say it or think it?

I have an idea to turn a 50 by 5 foot area that’s behind a retaining wall, that used to be a garden into seating, because right now its just waisted space does anyone know where I could get a large amount of foam or some other water resistant stuffing to make this project work for not a lot of money. ps. I have no design experience so any tips would be helpful.

Thank You

hubby and i are wanting to plant a kinda large garden, problem is i dont have the money rigt now for fencing, i have all the stuff to start the garden including seedlings in the house ready to be transplanted, today i planted a couple of round small areas with what do u call those things, like bricks that interlock..borders? anyways as soon as i planted the tomatoes the 2 puppies our land lord has ran right in there and dug them up!! theres nothing i can do with the pups they arent mine and our landord and our house is like righ next to each other, i had to find a piece of fence out here and run it around my tiny tomatoe garden…looks stupid but hey it works, any ideas on how other than a fence to keep them out of our big garden when i plant it? cheapest best idea gets best answer thanks!!!
thought i should add, the deal with my landlord is he is paralyzed from the wait down and his sisters come in everyday and take care of him, he is in his right mind though, we live on 80 acres, we have a chocolate lab pup who is tied up and the landlord has 2 tied up also, the puppies are roughly 3 months old almost, i am going to offer to get rid of them aka give them away, they had mentioned it a while back idk if they havent had the tie or what, their cute lil things! anyways i like the pepper idea i have heard of cayenne pepper befre does anybody know how much to put like a sprinkle or a thin line all around or what? thanks for all the answers ya’ll