Dorotha's House

05/07/2026

Upcycle tin cans into charming succulent planters using paint, lace, and twine for a stylish, eco-friendly indoor garden display.
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04/21/2026

04/18/2026

04/10/2026

Congratulations Larry Riley & Michael Long Energy Partners!
Thank you for your support & contribution to the community!

The blades of the 310-foot-tall, 850-kilowatt wind turbine owned by the city of Wi******er are turning again.

04/10/2026

She's building a nest right now and she can't find what she needs.

Every songbird nest has two layers. The outer structure — sticks, bark, mud. She can find those. The inner lining — soft, insulating material pressed against the eggs — is the part she's struggling with.

She needs animal fur, plant fibers, feathers. In a wild landscape, those are everywhere. In a suburb, they're almost nonexistent.

So she flies 300 extra trips looking for dryer exhaust fuzz on the ground, shredded plastic, anything soft. Most of it is wrong.

✅ THE NESTING MATERIAL STATION:

WHAT YOU NEED:

An empty suet cage or mesh onion bag ($0-3)

Stuffing material (see list below)

A hook or nail on a tree, fence post, or shepherd's hook

WHAT TO STUFF IT WITH:

Pet fur (dog or cat brushings — the #1 material they want)

Raw cotton balls (pulled apart loosely, not packed tight)

Short lengths of natural yarn or string (under 3 inches — longer tangles legs)

Dried moss or dried grass clippings

Small feathers if you have them

🛑 NEVER OFFER:

Dryer lint (crumbles when wet, collapses nest insulation)

Human hair (tangles around feet and cuts off circulation)

Synthetic stuffing (absorbs water, doesn't dry)

Long string of any kind (strangulation risk)

Hang it 4-6 feet high near existing feeders. She already knows the area is safe.

💡 You'll watch her pull material through the mesh. One tuft at a time. She'll be back every 10 minutes for a week.

You gave her 300 fewer trips.

04/10/2026

Cut an old cotton t-shirt into strips. Three to four inches long, half an inch wide. Stuff them into an empty suet cage or a mesh onion bag. Hang it near your feeder at eye level.

She'll find it within the hour.

Right now, most nesting birds in your yard are running a construction supply chain. Robin needs mud and grass. Chickadee needs moss and fur. House finch needs soft fibers for the cup lining. Carolina wren needs whatever it can find.

They're spending a huge share of their daily energy just on material runs — one beakful at a time, trip after trip after trip.

Your old t-shirt cuts the supply chain in half.

Cotton fiber is structurally close to the plant fibers birds use naturally — soft, flexible, insulating, and it doesn't hold water when wet the way wool does. A single strip becomes nest lining, cup wall reinforcement, or egg insulation.

🐦 What to add to the station:

Pet fur brushed from your dog or cat — the material birds grab first

Short pieces of natural yarn or twine, under three inches so nothing tangles around legs

Dried moss pulled from the shady side of your fence

What to skip: dryer lint crumbles when wet and molds. Human hair can wrap around small legs and restrict movement. Fishing line and long string cause entanglement.

The station costs nothing. An old shirt, a suet cage from last winter, five minutes to cut and stuff. Hang it by late March and it'll be stripped bare by mid-April.

She used the saved energy to sit on her eggs. 🌿

04/04/2026

DIY earring holder from a vintage lamp!

04/04/2026

I like salt…..maybe more now…lol