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The Tarpaulin Sun Shade Project

To escape the blazing summer sun, I constructed a makeshift sun shade for our balcony. It was born of necessity for our balcony has a western exposure and gets full sun all afternoon. So hot, the balcony is unusable in the afternoons.

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10 Extraordinarily Different Uses for Potatoes

Potatoes are full of potassium, vitamin C and iron, and they are good to eat. But they also have many other uses around the home and garden.