Gardening doesn’t have to cost the earth. Modern trends often lead individuals to want instant gardens, full of mature trees and shrubs, ready to flower perennials, and a large hole in the pocket. This is by no means a cheap option, and the consumers are often those that aren’t gardeners themselves but want to have ...
Pallets…they are everywhere free for the taking. I became interested in repurposing pallets when I found an article on making a vertical garden from a pallet. If so inclined, you can get enough free pallets to build a house, and some people are doing just that. The amount of free wood in pallets is just ...
Having moved into a house back in September of 2010 that had no solid lock on its back door, I had to come up with a way to secure the door so that it wouldn’t be usable by criminals trying to break into my home. The quickest and easiest type of lock that I could ...
In the beginning of the Homeschool Revolution, the choices were limited to private school and public school textbooks, with no teacher’s guides or curriculum manuals. Today, however, we are bombarded with a multiplicity of curricula, much of which can be expensive, overly burdensome and overloaded with busywork. Here are a few choices for Secondary School ...
My Qualifications (or lack thereof) I work at a desk job, so I usually have my radio on during the day. I get tired of listening to music fairly quickly, but talk radio seems to always have something interesting to discuss. I don’t think I’m an expert on talk radio, but I have listened almost ...
Appearance The word “papillon” is French for “butterfly,” and these dogs are known for their erect, butterfly-like ears. The other variety of Papillon has folded ears and is called “phalene,” which is named for a moth with drooped wings. The most common color combinations of the Papillon are black and white, red and white, sable ...
Eczema is most commonly found in toddlers and infants, primarily under the age of three years, yet can affect people of any age group. Eczema is thought to be caused by a problem with the immune system, and can be triggered by a list of factors including: soaps, washing powders, jewelry, and can even be ...
I am an expatriate, English-as-a-second-language teacher who lives in Gongju (Kongju), South Korea. I am in the middle of my one-year English teaching contract with the Chungcheongnam Province Public Schools. Before I came to Gongju (Kongju), I tried to research the city on the net but didn’t come up with much information that wasn’t about ...
For the past three years and more, Iran’s nuclear program has been the subject of much debate in international forums. This subject gained international attention mainly because Iran only admitted to having a nuclear program after western intelligence discovered the secret nuclear sites. This action of secrecy on the Iranian’s part prompted the international community ...
Last year I sat at my table filled with books for my book signing at the Museum of Natural and Cultural History in Hastings, Nebraska facing a huge Kool-Aid Sign (and plan to do so again this year). Between antique cars and pioneer exhibits danced a pitcher of Koo-Aid surrounded by children and adults who ...
