I love summer, the warm days and longer stretches of daylight.  What I don't love is the humidity that accompanies summer. Humidity makes a hot day unbearable, tiring me out,draining the energy from my body.  It is bad enough dealing with humidity outside, but lately the humidity is so high that it has over … read more

The urge to preserve strikes me in force. This is my favorite time of year. We just had Summer Solstice - the longest day of the year- and summer is officially here.  This means is it canning season. Canning season depends on what part of the country you live in, i.e. climate where you live. I suppose the "offseason" is usually winter and spring, but canning "season" … read more

                Happy Summer!  Did you know: According to info from NJ.com, The first day of summer arrives in the northeastern United States on June 21, 2018. If you’re looking for specific times, summer officially starts at 6:07 a.m. Thursday in New York City and Miami. Out on the west coast, the solstice officially arrives at 3:07 a.m. … read more

Five Ways To Clean Your Oven Our new stove works great, but you can see every stain and grease mark. I am learning (the hard way) that conventional stovetops have a reputation for being a pain to clean. Granted, my wife does most of the leaning, but if your wife is not happy, no one is happy. McCombs Supply has five ways to make sure that no matter who is doing the cleaning there … read more

                                     The year was 1970. A year that marked the Beatles last album, the death of Jimi Hendrix and war in Vietnam. It was also the time in the United States where industries were blowing out smoke for air pollution and where American cars were slurping leaded … read more