Life Down Under

In case you're wondering, it can be done....

I packed, well, quite a few Yankee Candles in our container. I love Yankee Candles - in fact, they were one of the things in our container that I was looking forward to unpacking the most. Imagine my dismay when we unpacked them and saw that they had melted; and because they were packed on their side, not right-side-up, the wax was in the lid of the candle and the wick no where to be seen. Hence the beginning of my science experiment - can you melt Yankee Candles in the microwave? (And because I know you've all spent hours pondering whether this is possible, I'll let you in on my results, just so you won't have to take up your own valuable time repeating the said experiment)......yes, you can melt a Yankee Candle in the microwave until it's just soft and pliable enough to smoosh the wax down and dig out the wick. And yes, the candle still did light.

To give credit where credit is due, this was my husband's idea. Score one for Kiwi inginuity!