Leahs Cafe

We have two HP printers, an all in one HP printer and a monochrome laser printer. The all-in-one machine that can be used as scanner, as well as fax and copier machine on top of being a printer. The machines didn’t cost much, but I tell you, that’s the conspiracy, they sell you a cheap machine, but the ink cartridges and laser toners can cost a bomb!

Since ink cartridges and laser toners are major expenses of the printing cost, we learned to conserve ink and finding cheap HP printer cartridges online. In fact, we found quality printer supplies at cheaper prices online than the local stores. We were able to get the laser toners for a deep discount at some of the stores and get free shipping for order more than certain amount, much less than what we used to pay.

I have wanted to sew this slipcovers for the dining chairs for a long time. The plastic covers that came with the chairs were ripped off and there were some stains on the cushions from accidental spills. So I decided to wash the cushions and sew them some dresses to prevent them from getting dirty.

The sewing pattern of the slipcovers is from a sewing tutorial that I printed off the Internet many years ago. I did some modifications based on the materials and fabrics that I have on hand. I need to finish all the fabric stash I have before spending more money getting new stuffs

There are six chairs, I have sewn up four, so two more to go! :-)

Over the years, being in an international marriage inevitably makes us the expert of different types of calling cards. When you look for a phone card to call international, you have to read the small prints! The Big Boy had the habit of skipping that when he helped to pick up phone cards from the gas stations. He often wondered why the phone card that had 500 minutes ran out after a few weeks, without even talking for more than an hour on it!

Well, some phone cards may have a lower rate per minute but charge a connection fee, most also some charge a weekly maintenance fee once you have started using it. In another word, you cannot just decide the card is a good deal based on the rate per minute, you have to make sure the other fees will not eat up all the card values. We have learned to choose a phone card that has the lowest weekly or bi-weekly maintenance fee, as it always come out to be more economical no matter the per minute rate might be higher.