As beautiful as it is, nature is messy. Birds, insects, four-footed critters and even trees like to drop stuff on your screened pool enclosure or outdoor screen room. After all, that’s why you have a screen room, right? – To keep all that stuff outside, where it belongs. So, how do you keep your screen…
Many business owners that have concrete floors ask if any floor can be polished. While the short answer may be that nearly any floor can be polished, the better answer is that not all of it should be polished. First of all, concrete floors that are made of a porous type of concrete will make…
Liner ponds are ideal for the experienced water gardener because they allow for very forgiving installations, which consequently promotes greater creativity. However, for the very same reasons, liner ponds also take require some pre-planning. Before you commence a liner pond project, you should purchase a pond liner that is of the appropriate size for your…
More often you would like to celebrate an important occasion in your very own home. Since people are most likely available during dinner, you prefer to have your celebration during dinner time. To make your party successful, you have to prepare on a few things and of course make sure that you leave a good…
If that green thumb of yours is itching to scatter some seeds, try planting some trees. Because when it comes to growing grass, your green conscience knows better. It may be Mother Nature's natural carpet, but there's nothing natural about the automated watering, chemical saturation and air-polluting mowing of a "natural" lawn. Fortunately, you need…
I was having lunch the other day and was eves-dropping on a conversation in the next booth a couple of managers were having about one of their employees. I will not bore you with all of the gory details but the one comment that stuck me was when one of the managers said "His perceptions…
Good credit is everyone’s dream. A wise use of credit can go a long way. It certainly makes certain goals in life (like acquiring business loan from bank) easily attainable. But the key question remains: “What does it take to achieve ‘Triple A’ credit?” First and foremost, it is important it is critical to point…
What’s the right Stun Gun for you Okay, there you are, ready to buy a self defence product and now that you’re looking at the various makes models and well, you’re stumped on which one to buy. Heck, perhaps you don’t even really understand what a stun gun or taser gun is or what’s the…
Like every parent, I search for authentic ways to allow my kids to learn. Our most recent adventure has been a lemonade stand in the front driveway. We started with ten glasses of lemonade, a plate of Rice Crispies squares and lots of enthusiasm. Child 1, (six years old) was keen and had no trouble…
Why even consider getting a floor steam mop or a floor steam vacuum? If you are like me and are doing your own house cleaning, you might be faced with a dilemma as of how to best use your time and resources when it comes to cleaning your living spaces, the kitchen, the bathroom area,…
Countrywide mortgage refinancing is now easier to get for all homeowners. Countrywide is one of the few Government approved mortgage lenders to offer President Obama’s “Making Home Affordable” plan. This plan will help millions of homeowners keep their homes, and get a better mortgage. While there are a lot of lenders and banks who claim…
There is no way around the changing times. Used to be you had to have a home phone and a cell phone. You needed the cell to keep in touch in the field and the landline at home so people could call you because cellular was not very good inside. There was no way to…
Summer and games go together for me. When I was a child, my family had a cottage on a small lake in Northern Minnesota. It lacked both electricity and plumbing which was fine with me; I liked the feeling of camping but still having a comfortable bed to sleep in at night. The only drawback…
Pocket bikes are miniature motorcycles – powered, for the most part, by oil- and gas-burning engines similar to those used in chain saws, weed whackers or other small motorized tools – and they look just like the real thing. The snaziest models cost thousands and are made in Italy, but the ones that are selling…
We can not deny the fact that the living room is one of the places that we should be very particular about. We should see to it that it is always neat and clean because it is the place wherein people interact most of the time. It is the place wherein we accommodate our guests,…