artsyfartsygal

@artsyfartsygal (121)

United States • Age 56

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I REALLY Need Advice About Our Domesticated, Outdoor Kitten! Have New Kitty!

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 3 Jul 11

Good morning~ PLEASE bear with me, as this explanation will be long. I TOTALLY need advice from some cat people! I never grew up with cats, as I have allergies & asthma. My husband & I found a kitten (maybe five months old or so)...

kitty not stray advice new cat owner

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Needing Different Kinds of Input/Advice RE: Starting a Photography Business-Thx!

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 27 Jun 10

My husband is starting a photography business. We went and worked at a craft fair in a nearby town yesterday. Considering it was the first one (for him--I have a couple small businesses of my own), it went fairly well. The gal...

Which Websites Do You Like Where You Actually Earn Money?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 12 Jun 10

I belong to hits4pay. It's nice because it's easy money. But it's extremely slow. You just view their ads and get two cents per ad. But I don't get many ads. I belong to one website which I like where I am earning FREE $5 amazon...

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When to split/move hostas?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 2 Jun 10

Hi, I'm not a brand new beginner, but I'm not terribly experienced with gardening, either. My thumb has gone from quite brown to a hint of green here and there! LOL! I have hostas in the yard that are self-maintaining, pretty...

hostas split propagate move

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How do you promote your small biz? Twitter? Facebook? Myspace? Website?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 25 May 10

Hello~ I'm a small business owner. I teach French, Spanish (& ESL) one-on-one and in small groups both locally and online. I also play piano for private parties and other events and teach piano lessons. I worked at an event...

promote small business twitter myspace facebook

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Buying Promo Materials Online for Small Biz--Please Reply FAST--Thanx!

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 19 May 10

I'm self-employed and am purchasing promo materials online for a big event to take place in town Saturday. It's a fundraiser for a little boy who has a rare form of cancer. The promoter is going to hand out 700 goody bags to the...

purchase promo materials online overnight ship

What do you think of haggle.com?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 17 May 10

Good evening~ My husband and I just joined haggle.com. They have some neat items there that you might be able to get for dirt cheap. But then again, you might. I see some people get some items soooo cheap, and I wonder if...

haggle online auctions deals

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Have you ever grown a new AZALEA by rooting a piece of a bush?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 5 May 10

My students performed in their spring piano recital on Saturday; and we had sprigs of azalea bushes there to decorate our tables for the reception afterwards. I cut some pieces of my bright pink bush at my house; and my Mom cut...

rooting azaleas new plants

Have you ever led a Clarinet Choir? Any tips? :)

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 5 May 10

Good evening~ I teach piano and clarinet; and I'm looking to start a clarinet choir. I have never led a clarinet choir before. It looks like I finally have a few students who may be interested in doing this. Has any of you ever...

clarinet choir music lessons instruction band

Questions about Growing Sunflowers

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 23 Apr 10

Good morning~ I'm trying out sunflowers this year. I've never done them before. I have tiny sprouts coming up from seeds which I'll eventually be able to plant. We have some good, sunny spots. But I'm not exactly sure where to put...

grow sunflowers seeds sun location

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When is end of frost date in Southern NJ? Question about Planting Cosmos.....

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 20 Apr 10

Good morning~ Does anyone know when the last frost date is in Southern NJ? Does the date change every year, or is it the same? Is it just an estimated date, or is there an actual date that's set? I have Cosmos seedlings I...

frost date southern nj cosmos planting

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Received Epson R280--is this what we need? Canon Pixma MP 250? Don't know much~

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 11 Apr 10

Good morning~ My sister-in-law gave us a printer that they have had but haven't used yet. It's an Epson R280. We need a printer, as ours broke a while and we had to get rid of it. I teach Spanish (one-on-one, small groups,...

printer ink cartridges cost

Is it cheaper to go with COBRA or get insurance on your own? Group insurance?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 30 Mar 10

My husband just very recently lost his job. I'm self-employed, and he's also considering starting his own small business. We have health insurance through COBRA for the time-being. But I've heard it can actually be cheaper to go...

health insurance group rates cheaper

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Professional Piano Tuners: Where/How do You Recommend We Learn...?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 23 Mar 10

My husband is considering going into piano tuning. From what he has read, it sounds like most tuners learn from correspondence/online courses. Have you found this to be the case? Which correspondence/online course do you...

Does any of you have a good link for learning about the history of rapture theo?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 22 Mar 10

My husband and I were just talking about the theology of the rapture with a friend who's visiting. I understand this thinking was started by a woman who had a vision or a dream. I read some of what wikipedia had to say about it....

rapture theology history

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New myLotter asking about increasing earnings...just not making much yet...

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 20 Mar 10

Good afternoon~ I'm a new myLotter. I just joined Sunday or Monday. I thought I'd ask you all about increasing my earnings. So far, I've only made $1.08! That's all. I enjoy myLot. I'm learning to use this to learn things from...

new user new mylotter mylot

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Never made a CD before...re: recording some of my original songs.... Tips?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 20 Mar 10

Good afternoon~ I have some little songs I have written. Actually, I've never written them down. Anyway, I'm wondering if some of you could please help me out with how to go about recording some of my music. I do have a...

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how to care for a pointsettia? am i watering too much?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 19 Mar 10

Good evening~ I have a couple of pointsettias that have done well this year. They are still even red. But I noticed a couple of yellow leaves yesterday. Am I possibly watering too much and/or too often? Do most people keep...

We're considering the piano tuning business...looking for tips! Thanks!

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 18 Mar 10

Good afternoon~ I'm a piano teacher, and I have a great piano tuner whom I refer all my students to. My husband is now considering going into the piano tuning business. It sounds like most people learn from an online or at-home...

piano tuning business

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Do spider plants sometimes replant themselves to self-propogate? Why no babies?

artsyfartsygal @artsyfartsygal (121) • United States 18 Mar 10

Good morning~ I have a spider plant. I know sometimes, spiders grow babies you can pot. This plant is doing okay; I have it by a window and am actually watering it fairly regularly now. (Gee, what a concept!) For some reason,...

growing propogating spider plants

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