Let’s Not Play Hide & Seek With Our Tools

Commercials during the holiday season portray these objects as something every man wants.  Put a bow on it and it’s ready to go!  Despite the fact that advertisements are geared toward the male population, many females also use this object.  What is this gender bending object?  A tool chest!

It is but a flesh wound … that I can fix!

Businesses, public service jobs, and households probably have one.  This object may not see a lot of use, but when we need it, we know exactly where to go for it.  What is this object that so many of us use?  It is a First Aid Kit.

Feeling Strained?

Ever heard of a pasta strainer or kitchen sieve?  If you cook I’m guessing you have one in your house. A pasta strainer and kitchen sieve are two names for the colander.

We Did Fan The Fire!

Have you ever pumped up an air mattress or a basketball with a foot pump?  If not you can imagine the work that goes into that.  Now can you imagine a time when you had to pump your fire either in your home or business.  While we might not be able to imagine it today […]

The Canteen, Can Can, Help You Too!

Canteens have been used by many people in different situations.  They are perhaps best known for being used by service men and women.  Originally canteens used by soldiers were made of wood with a nozzle.  Soon materials like tin, aluminum or other types of metal were used to make canteens.

Let’s Get Rollin’!

Sugar cookies in different shapes, pies, and pizza crusts; three foods most of us can’t get enough of.  Did you know that these three foods share something in common?  Before they are baked they are rolled flat by an object that most of us have in our kitchens but may not be used frequently.  This object […]

Holy Butter Mold Batman!

Fresh bread from the oven, a baked potato, or steamed broccoli.  All delicious and chances are, served with butter.  Butter comes in several forms; spray, stick and in a tube, but sometimes it has designs on it or is in the shape of something.  Have you ever wondered how the manufacturer has done that?  The […]

When I get steamed you’ll hear me shout!

Tea and teapots can do many things.  A teapot can be an object we sing about in the form of a beloved children’s song or it can help teach us we need to learn to control our tempers from the big screen.  Tea can calm an upset stomach, be a drink shared with friends, and help start a […]

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