http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Ric+Wiley Food and Drinks Ric Wiley Wed, 29 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=294374&ca=Food+and+Drinks There are several ways of preserving chilies and my favorite has to be drying, but more of that later. The simplest way to preserve a chili is to freeze it. One of the major problems with this is that the chili then loses its eating quality. If you eat a raw chili, and be very careful here about the... Gardening Ric Wiley Fri, 03 Oct 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=243445&ca=Gardening I am sure you have heard about the latest idea in composting, the Bokashi system, but what is Bokashi composting. Well it is not a real composting system at all but it is a way of treating your food waste before you compost it. I have been composting for yours and in the summer can produce rich swee... Gardening Ric Wiley Mon, 01 Sep 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=241193&ca=Gardening What is the best way of getting your children interested in growing vegetables? Well in my view you need to give them their own space. Tell them this plot is yours. It doesn’t have to be large, about 2 feet square for younger children or you could even get them started by growing crops or herbs in p... Gardening Ric Wiley Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=248351&ca=Gardening Growing your own vegetables from seed is very easy. It is great fun to watch the tiny seedlings emerge from the soil mix and of course is a great deal cheaper than buying ready grown plants. It is not as quick though. The reason why it is cheaper is that you are doing all the work yourself. So what... Gardening Ric Wiley Thu, 22 May 2008 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=244419&ca=Gardening Growing chillies is fantastic fun but results often depend on the climate where you live. However, there are things you can do to grow excellent quality and quantities of chillies in most climates. I live in an area where chillies do not grow very well outdoors so I grow them in a greenhouse but wha... Pets Ric Wiley Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=74288&ca=Pets I am convinced my cat is allergic to me. If I was spending money on him, that was OK. If I was feeding him, that was OK, if I was making him comfy and tickling him under his chin, that was OK but if I expected him to show me any affection he had this allergy towards me. Remember, cats don’t have own... Pets Ric Wiley Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=75419&ca=Pets Well what can I say about feeding your cat. If your cat will eat it then generally let them eat it but there are some foods that you should keep away from your cat, chocolate being one of them but more of that later. What does my cat like, well most things especially if I have spent my money on it f... Home Management Ric Wiley Sun, 30 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=48974&ca=Home+Management Well what can I write about water heaters. Well they heat water. Sorry, a bit of a Homer Simpson type answer about them but it shows you how interesting water heaters can be. They are not really something you can get too exited about but they are something we cannot easily do without. We all want ho... Automotive Ric Wiley Sat, 22 Apr 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=47782&ca=Automotive I fancy buying an RV darling. Ok Honey, go out and get one and we can spend all our vacation time in it and have great fun. Wrong, very wrong. Do not buy an RV if this is how you are thinking. Your RV will just be a waste of money. Buying an RV is an important decision and something the whole family... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Ric Wiley Tue, 21 Mar 2006 00:00:00 +0800 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=41646&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Breathing is something that is vital to life. It is something we all do and need to do constantly to enable us to live. If you are not doing it now then I’m sorry but you cannot continue to read this, as you are dead. This article is not about breathing though; it is about what we breathe. Well, tha...