The Strawberry season is upon us! Of course, raw strawberries are nature’s candy, but just wait until you’ve tried them baked into bread. ‘Bread’ here is used loosely. It’s the same idea as banana bread. It’s technically cake, but we want to eat it for breakfast, so let’s pretend it’s bread. Soft, sweet, and tasty with a...
It’s a common sight- garbage tossed into the ditch on a roadside, trash blowing across our sidewalks and getting caught in sewer drains, and wrappers, plastic bags, and even clothing flowing down our rivers and streams. It’s sad but true- many people operate with the “out of sight, out of mind” mentality, and carelessly dispose...
For many years, travel, whether for business or pleasure, has often involved small, less-than-comfortable hotel rooms with dark, stuffy hallways. Over the last couple of decades, however, travelers have begun to demand better, and have looked for alternative places to stay while they’re away from home. Shipping container homes are one of those alternatives. One...
Since the beginning of time, people have always loved a good brain teaser. We grew up reading Where’s Waldo? books and putting together puzzles. Though highly frustrating at times, we just can’t seem to resist a good riddle, challenging crossword, or game of sudoku. In the age of the internet, brain games, riddles, and optical...
We know feral cats are an enormous problem for wildlife – across Australia, feral cats collectively kill more than three billion animals per year. Cats have played a leading role in most of Australia’s 34 mammal extinctions since 1788, and are a big reason populations of at least 123 other threatened native species are dropping. Read more: Don’t let them out:...
Shipping containers are inexpensive and versatile. For those reasons, they have been used for a variety of purposes, including homes. Though they are a popular material for tiny-homes and minimalist living, a shipping container tiny home isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when discussing a luxury residence. In a clash of art and...
Every year, more than 300 million tonnes of plastic is produced globally. Half of that is for single-use plastics, which leads to a staggering eight million tonnes of plastic that gets dumped into our oceans annually [1]. That plastic that we use for sometimes mere minutes, takes multiple lifetimes to break down. A single-use plastic...
If you are a fan of heading down to the bowling alley with your partner or friends on regular nights to catch some good old rolling fun, it’s tough to imagine how edgy you feel these days since most everything is shut down. Bowling alleys were listed amongst the social distancing rule-outs since they are...
If you’ve got kids going through the “monster-under-my-bed” or “afraid-of-the-dark” phases, this could be really a great way to help them sleep better and more peacefully. I may no longer be 5, but I’m certainly making a lot of these lovely fairy lanterns to decorate my home. They are just so beautiful and charming, and...
My grandmother used to say, “The day we stop learning is the day we stop living”, and this new cereal box hack is proof, learning never stops. This reminds me of the day I found out that the little hoop in a soda can could also be a straw holder. I’d always thought it was...
The world is full of undiscovered mysteries and many of these seem to hide in the sea. During this pandemic, nature has tossed so many strange things our way, from bioluminescent beaches to wild animals trekking into cities. Now, a new otherworldly creature has entered the scene. Blue dragons have washed up at the Padre Island National Seashore in...
Store-bought potato chips are notoriously unhealthy. Truth be told, they are okay in moderation, especially brands that focus on the basic ingredients of potatoes, oil, and salt. However, it’s hard to snack on chips in reasonable amounts, which is why people tend to eat too many chips too often. If you miss potato chips, try a...
