Have you ever heard of a sand dollar? Even if you haven’t, there’s a good chance that you’ve seen one at the beach or at a souvenir shop… they’re these smooth, hard, white discs that have a pattern in the centre that resembles a five-petal …
When you’re renovating your home, what do you do with the stuff that you’re replacing? In some cases, you might be able to put them up for sale but in most cases, it ends up in the waste disposable bin. But isn’t that a shame? Many …
There’s nothing quite like coming home to a warm, home-cooked meal. So when you have a hectic work schedule, it’s the slow cooker to the rescue! Slow cookers are the ultimate in “set it and forget it” cooking. You dump your ingredients in, set the …
Ah, the miracle of childbirth! It is, without a doubt, one of the most incredible but most stressful things anyone can go through… and that “anyone” most certainly includes horses! What do I mean? Students at the College of Veterinary Medicine (CVM) at Oregon State …
The other day I was hanging out on my couch when I noticed an absolutely terrible smell. It wasn’t a very familiar smell so I looked around to see if I could somehow identify the culprit but it remained a complete mystery. I tried my best to ignore …
When I was a child, I always wished I had one of those fancy inground pools in my backyard. But alas, they were far too expensive, apparently costing in the tens of thousands of dollars. Yikes! So like most kids, I settled for trips to …
Imagine yourself just sitting in your car parked car, when you hear a knocking at your door. You look out your window, and to your surprise, it’s not even a person… it’s a goose! You’re left scratching your head because you’d think that geese would …
A few years ago, I got a splinter stuck in one of my feet. I tried to use a tweezer to get it out but alas, I just couldn’t get ahold of it. It was in too deep. So before trying to hobble my way …
Taking care of a household isn’t easy. There are just so many different things that need to be done, from making sure that your fridge is properly stocked for the days to come, to keeping everything as clean and organized as possible. If I listed …
Have you ever returned home from a quick trip to the store, only to find that there was some kind of strange, funky smell? Gross. How come you never noticed it before? Perhaps something just started rotting or perhaps that smell was always there to …