Best Halloween Ideas...

I love this time of year! For me – it is always been so much fun decorating the house, making costumes, watching the little ones run around collecting goodies – it is a happy time for sure! And you are probably surfing the net to find the best ideas for your Halloween celebrations – it can take time and energy – so I decided to lend a helping hand and give you a variety of Halloween ideas and tips...

How to Clean Window Screens...

This is the first contribution to my website from Jakob – I found it very helpful and easy to follow. Hope you will as well! You can find more cleaning tips on Jakob’s website: How to Clean Window Screens: Screens are like filters.Clean indoor air is an integral part of a healthy home and one of the factors that play an important role in determining air quality is the state of window screens. Most homes across...

Tips to Grow an Easy Garden...

If you are a frequent visitor to this website, you probably already know that I love gardening. I don’t claim to be great at it – most of my gardening skills come from trial and error learning process - but that is sometimes a very good way to learn. I think that you can read all kinds of gardening books, listen and watch gardening shows, but until you actually plant things in your garden, you may not know...

Helpful Tips About Your Meats...

It’s grilling season and I know that most of you have been waiting patiently to be able to cook outside. It is usually meats  that most cook on the grill, and I think it is important to have a little refresher on how to best buy, store and cook different meats. Tips on Buying the Meat It is important to buy meat wisely, know how to store it and how to cook various cuts of meat for optimum results. Recognize...

10 Tips for Eco Garden...

What I am talking about here is creating ecosystem in your garden – and that means people and plants living in harmony. If that is your goal, consider the following 10 tips. The bonus in achieving this is that you will also safe yourself some work, since an organic garden will well capable of taking care of itself. . 1. Make your lawn more eco-friendly: When seeding or over-seeding, reduce the percentage of Kentucky...

Ten Ways to Soften Brown Sugar...

This may have happened to you quite a few times. It did happen to me – and I think I am being careful how I store my baking and cooking supplies. I was just about ready to go and bake cookies  and my bag of brown sugar that I put into a basket of baking supplies instead of an air-tight container is rock hard. Not a huge problem, since I do know what to do – even when I need to soften it quickly. But it gave me an...

Best Tips for Your Christmas Baking...

I must admit – I love making a large assortment of Christmas cookies and arranging them on decorative serving trays. And that’s not to say that I don’t share – I also take smaller trays and boxes to everywhere we go and hand them over to people who come to visit. I start baking about 10 days before Christmas – and really – just like with everything else – having a plan and organizing what I will do and when...

Thanksgiving Table Decorating Tips...

You do not have to spend a lot of money to make a beautiful and festive Thanksgiving table. Sometimes the question is where to start and how to do it so it best suits your guests and your dinner menu. Here are tips on a number of options  – complete with easy directions. Enjoy! Tips for Setting Your Thanksgiving Table Thanksgiving Table Decorating Ideas Top 10 Tips for Setting Your Thanksgiving Table How to Set...

Top 10 Tips to Get Your Garden Ready for Winter...

Take some time this fall to tuck your garden in for the winter and you will be helping your plants to stay strong and healthy, eager to start fresh next spring. Here are the top 10 tips on what to do: 1.      All Garden Plants: Continue watering during dry spells in the fall to help roots store energy for winter, but stop fertilizing after midsummer to discourage new growth that might suffer winter damage. Any weeding...

12 Back To School Tips for Parents...

First day of school can be quite stressful – for the child and for parents. Especially if we are talking about a younger child changing schools. Here are a few simple tips that are easy to follow and will for sure help to avoid uncomfortable and stressful situations: If the school is new to your child, make arrangements to take a tour before the school starts Meet the child’s teacher – if you can’t do it...