A Great New Year’s Resolution

copyright 2013 Bettina Network, inc. We encourage you to follow our example. OUR RESOLUTION FOR 2013:  we will no longer buy at retail stores, shopping malls, etc. – except on that very rare occasion when we can’t stop ourselves – but as time goes on we hope our faith in the system sustains us and…

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Walnut Oil on Furniture?

copyright 2012 Bettina Network, inc. From a guest and blog reader: Thanks for your blog on using Walnut Oil on wood furniture.  I tried it and it works phenomenally!  I used the Olive Oil and Walnut Oil – half and half.  A friend of mine used Walnut Oil straight from the Spectrum bottle.  She loves…

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Cleaning Wood Furniture

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2012 I read and followed your blog on Cleaning Wood furniture from February, 2010.  If you want to refresh your memory the address is https://www.bettina-network.com/blog/?m=201002 or check on the left side of this page and click on February 2010.  I would like to make a suggestion for change.  We started using…

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Upholstering Walls – 1st Installment!

copyright 2012 Bettina Network, inc. 2012 This is an ongoing project – one of several we hope will end with a video which you can access showing the entire process. The process will be blogged in installments since it is difficult to write for a long time on such a topic! We talked to many…

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An Estate Sale Buying Tip!

copyright 2012 Bettina Network, inc. A QUESTION FROM AN ESTATE SALE SHOPPER: “I wanted to buy a pocket book, which I loved and it looked in very good condition, even on the inside.  I was a little troubled, however, because we have been so programmed by those marketing to make us afraid of one another,…

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More on Apple Cider Vinegar

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2012 “Thanks for your information on Apple Cider Vinegar.  I remember it being around a lot when I was growing up and then it disappeared.  In fact, white vinegar, which I believe is a petroleum derivative, has replaced a few of the uses for vinegar which are still around – mainly…

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Apple Cider Vinegar Uses

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2012 In response to a guest request for uses for Apple Cider Vinegar: There are thousands of ways to use Apple Cider Vinegar – both for health and cleaning purposes.  We have zeroed in on only a few because we need to test everything before we put it out on the…

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Need to know more about Apple Cider Vinegar?

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2012 I read your blog on a regular basis and have tried many of the things you’ve talked about.  I am today on a quest to know more about Apple Cider Vinegar. We stayed in one of your Bettina homes and they had a bottle of Organic Apple Cider Vinegar in…

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Washing Linens, Towels and everything else

copyright Bettina Network, inc. 2012 We have been trying for several years to come up with the best way to wash bed linens and bathroom towels – because that is important in bed & breakfast. We were especially concerned about having soft towels and the smell which we sometimes could not get out of the…

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Olive Oil and Windows

copyright 2011 Bettina Network, inc. Ed. Note:  We had three letters from people who use the Bettina Network about the Olive Oil blog.  I have tried to combine them into one blog taking the different points made by each one so all the information from all three letters is contained herein.  Hopefully, I have been…

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