Museums can be boring, but George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate and Gardens was so cool. I'm so glad my daughter talked me into going there.There was plenty of parking nearby, and a short walk brought us to the admissions entrance. Admission was $15 per adult, and we began our tour by watching a twenty minute movie about George Washington. The movie theatre was great. When the cannon...

The Swisher ATV Accessories Mount Kit is really outstanding and very good.  I had a chance to try it out with a friend.  He was the one actually that owns it but I was there while he used it.  The Swisher ATV Accessories Mount Kit was really good at mounting the skid lift on his ATV.  It has a universal mounting kit so that you can easily mount the accessories that you buy. ...

I love having filtered water at my finger tips.We have been using the Pur Water Filter system for years.  I recently bought a replacement filter for our new house.  I purchased the Pur 3 Stage Verticle Filtration System in Chrome.  I was excited about it's sleek look.The filter works.  You have to change it about every two months.  I was happy with the quality of th...

I bought the 30" Designer Coco Rail Mount Planters from Walmart 3 years ago and could not be more pleased with how well they have worked for me and have stood up to the elements.The planters are made of metal that has been painted black and they came with the the coco fiber liners all ready in them. They attach to the railing of a deck with a mounting bracket. The bracket has a n...

Drinking water straight from the tap not only tastes unpleasant, but is also bad for your body.  Not to mention, buying bottled water becomes expensive over time.  This Brita faucet-mounted filter is an essential to have in my kitchen.  I found it simple to install, as it only needs threaded onto the end of a faucet.  FIlter cartrige removal and installation is made easy wit...

I've used this faucet-mounted filter system for more than 5 years, and can vouch for its convenience and value for the money.  The filter attaches to almost any kitchen faucet with a simple adapter (this can be done by hand..no tools necessary).  The initial cost of the filter system is around $30.00.  Filter replacements can be had for $15-$20, and although they are supposed...

The Wife and I weighed up the pro's and con's of buying the PUR FM-5050C 3 Stage Horizontal Faucet Mount with Flavored Cartridge. We were buying bottled water on a weekly basis and worked out that in less than a year the filter would pay for itself and being quite a green family it would help the enviroment at the same time with less plastic waste. The filter claims to get rid of 99% of...

I love my iphone and about the only thing I didn't like about it was when I was in the car I couldn't hear it ring in my purse but really didn't have any place to set it in my car. I started searching the internet and found this neat little device that works perfectly.First it will fit just about any phone and it is perfect for any car. It can mount on your dashboard or the windshie...

When we got our dog, I was thinking we would just let her outside when we got home.  She did not like that idea though:0)  So, after crate training her, we decided to put in a doggy door for her so that she could go in and out at her leisure.  Now, nothing in life can be easy.  Our back door has glass panels almost to the floor so we could not put a regular doggy door in.&nb...

My husband needed a bench vice for some work he wanted to do.  We purchased the Wilton Bench Mount Vice in hopes it would get the job done.  I thought the tool was a little pricey for what it was.  My husband assured me the Wilton was what we needed.The Wilton vice is easily mounted with the four bolts and nuts provided.  Installing the unit took less than 20 ...

We bought this refrigerator about a year and a half ago when our old refrigerator stopped working. We went to Lowes and looked through all the different brands and models they had and finally decided on this Whirlpool refrigerator for several reasons; the price was very affordable, we like the Whirlpool name, and it had all the features we wanted.This is a very plain refrigerator . It has a tex...

Sooner or later, almost every "As Seen On TV" product will end up at Walgreens. I had viewed the commercial for the "Get A Grip Handle" many times on TV, and was intrigued with it, so I bought one the last time that I was in Walgreens. It is designed to be used as a temporary support handle for showers, tubs, and more. No installation is required, and it doesn't use scre...

The train is rumbling along the tracks in my kitchen as I type.  To give me my due, I wouldn't have picked this refrigerator if I had the chance.  I live in an apartment and it was provided to all the tenants due to its energy efficiency.  From the moment I opened the door I was less than pleased, the temperature control mechanism sits directly in the front cen...

As I mentioned in another review my room in my apartment is the last one to get the air conditioning so it is never very cool.  I tried my best with a tower fan and while it was ok, it just didn't cool the room down enough.  When my parents were down visiting me last month we decided to purchase a ceiling fan in hopes that it would disperse the air around the room a little better....

Maybe in your neighborhood there are nice lights on the street, but in the remote mountains where I live there aren't even sidewalks.  You are lucky to find a street sign.  I noticed this small street light at Home Depot and saw that they were having a Christmas sale on them for only $150.00.  I thought that was way better than those nasty bright industrial lights (like the o...

When we considered moving from our home in the country into our rental house in town, my only request is that we started updating the home. I had gotten spoiled living in our house that we had built in 1999, everything was brand new and our rental house had been built in 1944.One of the first things my husband did was replace and add ceiling fans, I am still surprised at how much something as s...

My husband and I were in the market for new surround sound but we just didn't want them to sit on our television or on the ground so we went out shopping for some brackets to hold speakers. I honestly had never done something like this before. When we went to the store we found these Atlantic Universal Brackets. At first my husbad didn't think they would be suitable for us but I was fin...

Every year since 1982, the Mount Hood Jazz Festival comes together in Gresham, Oregon to entertain the masses.  Each year is commemorated with a poster, and the sale of these posters help fund festival events.  Jazz artists from far and wide sign up to perform at this venue with many nationally renowned artists among them.In 1990, my sister in law worked at the printing company,&...

The skiing at Mount Holly in Holly, Michigan, a southeast portion of the state is the closest to Toledo that is not a reformed garbage hill turned ski slope. My wife and I took the 2 hour drive and enjoyed the time together, and compared to other smaller hills, it is good. But I graded overall as a ski area, and it pales to most.  Some of the positives include the smaller crowds ...

Mount Misery by Samuel Shem is the sequel or follow-up to The House of God. The young doctor has completed his internship and has now moved into residency training in psychiatry. Anyone that has had direct experience with inpatient psychiatry wards will definitely relate to the experiences depicted. The book is sometimes funny but at other times intensely sad. For some of my friends, it was an ...