4th of July celebrations in central Virginia & Charlottesville

Just in case you hadn't noticed, I have a list of 4th of July events below on my blog. Scroll down to read it.

Have a great holiday! Be safe!

Charlottesville & Albemarle County Utilities

While we were at it, we put together a list of utility companies that service Charlottesville and Albemarle County. Click the link below to see the list:

http://www.homecharlottesville.com/charlottesville-albemarle-utilities.htm

I will be looking for more resource information to post in the future. Please bookmark my blog or add it to your favorites so you can find these utilities easily.

Would you like other reference charts as well, and what would you like to see? Please leave a comment. Thanks!

Lake Monticello Utilities

We did some research recently on utility companies that service the Lake Monticello area. I thought I'd share it with everyone. Click the link below for a list of utility companies that service the Lake Monticello area:

This webpage is from our company web site, HomeCharlottesville.com:

http://www.homecharlottesville.com/lake-monticello-utilities.htm

Unique & Useful Tips

I haven't tried any of these tips yet, but they seem like they would work. Please leave a comment and let me know how they work for you...

Reheat Pizza

Heat up leftover pizza in a non-stick skillet on top of the stove, Set heat to med-low and heat till warm. This keeps the crust crispy. No soggy microwaved pizza.

Easy Deviled Eggs

Put cooked egg yolks in a zip lock bag. Seal, mash till they are all broken up. Add remainder of ingredients, reseal, keep mashing it up mixing thoroughly, cut the tip of the baggy, squeeze mixture into egg. Just throw bag away when done easy clean up.

Expanding Frosting

When you buy a container of cake frosting from the store, whip it with your mixer for a few minutes. You can double it in size. You get to frost more cake/cupcakes with the same amount. You also eat less sugar/calories per serving.

Reheating refrigerated bread

To warm biscuits, pancakes, or muffins that were refrigerated, place them in a microwave with a cup of water. The increased moisture will keep the food moist and help it reheat faster.

Broken Glass

Use a dry cotton ball to pick up little broken glass pieces of Glass- the fibers catch ones you can't see!

Squirrel Away!

To keep squirrels from eating your plants sprinkle your plants with cayenne pepper. The cayenne pepper doesn't hurt the plant and the squirrels won't come near it.

Flexible vacuum

To get something out of a heat register or under the fridge add an empty paper towel roll or empty gift wrap roll to your vacuum. It can be bent or flattened to get in narrow openings.

Reducing Static Cling

Pin a small safety pin to the seam of your slip and you will not have a clingy skirt or dress. Same thing works with slacks that cling when wearing panty hose. Place pin in seam of slacks and - voila - static is gone.

Measuring Cups

Before you pour sticky substances into a measuring cup, fill it with hot water. Dump out the hot water, but don't dry the cup. Next, add your ingredient, such as peanut butter, and watch how easily it comes right out.

Foggy Windshield?

Hate foggy windshields? Buy a chalkboard eraser and keep it in the glove box of your car. When the windows fog, rub with the eraser! Works better than a cloth!

Reopening envelope

If you seal an envelope and then realize you forgot to include something inside, just place your sealed envelope in the freezer for an hour or two. Voila! It unseals easily.

Conditioner

Use your hair conditioner to shave your legs. It's a lot cheaper than shaving cream and leaves your legs really smooth.

Goodbye Fruit Flies

To get rid of pesky fruit flies, take a small glass fill it 1/2" with apple cider vinegar and 2 drops of dishwashing liquid, mix well. You will find those flies drawn to the cup and gone forever!

Get Rid of Ants

Put small piles of cornmeal where you see ants. They eat it, take it "home," & can't digest it so it kills them. It may take a week or so especially f it rains, and you don't have the worry about pets or small children being harmed!

Take baby powder to the beach

Keep a small bottle of baby powder in your beach bag. When you're ready to leave the beach sprinkle yourself and kids with the powder and the sand will slide right off your skin.