The Squid Suite Sampler

Here are a some lenses from The Squid Suite, where I share information about lens building and my theories on how Squidoo works.

Squid Maven

Ready to be a Squid Maven? (I know, it's a rhetorical question... of course you are! Welcome to the 4th in my series of lenses about Squidoo and lens building. At this point, you've gotten down the basics of how things work and have explored the commu...

The Free Squidoo Guide

Everything I know about Squidoo... I learned at Squidoo!  I put this lens together to start to make better sense of all the free information I've found for how to use Squidoo and how to build better lenses.  My recommendations are based on w...

food & garden lenses

Baking Cut-Out Cookies!

Here are recipes that work best for making cut-out cookies, along with great decorating tips and tricks. You will even find variations for special dietary needs like diabetic, vegan and gluten-free cookies. There are also links to many wonderful and...

How To Make French Toast

This delicious dish of bread dipped in egg and fried is a popular feature for breakfast or brunch. Learn how to prepare this international treat and get lots of yummy recipe variations!

Grow Your Own Sunflowers!

I successfully grew a sunflower for the first time this summer, and now I'm at the fun stage where you harvest the heads and get your own sunflower seeds! Read about how to grow sunflowers, learn when to tell when the seed are mature/ripe and get tip...

Solar Food Dehydrators

Once you start gardening, the issue becomes how to save your delicious harvest so that you can enjoy it all. One method that is very useful is dehydrating or drying your fruits and vegetables. Instead of having food drying come down to one more appli...

alternative lifestyle

Third Party Politics

Looking for a political affiliation that isn't Democratic or Republican?  Take a look at, and learn more about some of your Third Party options. Most democratic countries in the world have many political parties, which is more what the designers...

Free Tibet!

In 1949, China invaded and absorbed the country of Tibet into their own. The people of Tibet have been protesting and fighting for their independence and rights ever since. This lens has links to historical background, a place to debate what's happeni...

Alternative Autos

Learn more about alternatives to the conventional oil-gasoline-based automobile.  Explore developments in fuel-efficiency, hybrids, biodiesel, electric cars and see solar-cell experiments. 

Kill Your TV

On February 17th 2009, all analog tv broadcasts in the USA will cease, causing millions of television sets to no longer receive or display tv shows. Instead of upgrading your television, buying a converter box or paying for cable, why not consider th...

Solar Food Dehydrators, Aaarrgghh!.... APHIDS!, Making Lemonade, Baking Cut-Out Cookies!, Kill Your TV

Cool Stuff

Labyrinths

A labyrinth is a shaped path, a form of walking meditation that can be found in cultures throughout the world.  This lens will give you links to labyrinth sites, show you pictures of different variations and has video so you can take a virtual w...

Make Your Own Tinctures

Most often tinctures are of herbs or other plant materials.  They can be made in alcoholic or non-alcoholic bases, and if made with alcohol, can last for up to two years with proper storage. It's easy to make your own tinctures and it's a great...

Cupping (fire cupping)

Cupping, or fire cupping as it is sometimes called, involves special glass cups called inspirators.  The air is heated inside these cups which creates a vacuum and then they are quickly applied to the skin.  The suction not only holds the c...

Say "Hey!" and other Stuff

Thanks for stopping by my personal group. If you'd like to leave me a message, or comment on something I've written, this is the place!