Hacks that work

[cineater]

I don't like window dressings.  My double wide, full length windows, back door does great until the weather gets really cold.  Then the cold just radiates off the glass.  Next 3 days our temps really drop soo....  I used painters' tape and hung some curtains.     The room feels warmer already.   

[poorlakers]

Good idea - I will wrap outdoor pipes this afternoon!

[cineater]

I've used those foam tubes they use for that around my hanging baskets.  They keep the stems from bending.

Love painter's tape.  More a pain in the ass when painting if you ask me, just paint a straight line, but it has a lot of other uses.  In the meantime, can't wait to take these curtains down.  I of course used black out curtains and it's like living in a cave.  They can come down tomorrow.

[cineater]

I did have a cake made with soda instead of eggs.  Have to say it was light and fluffy almost to the point of falling apart.  Fortunately I know people with chickens and I get free eggs.  The girls are laying, guess the light triggered them.