This means I still have a little hope of finding Butterspoon, the sweet tabby cat I lost in my grandmother’s house when I was 10. Well, I’d better not get my hopes up, because tortoises are unique animals with one of the longest lifespans among li…
Grow a Living Playhouse For Your Kids
In recent years, there has been a growing disconnect between children and their food. Most kids have never set foot on a farm or in an orchard, only ever seeing food go from the grocery store to their house to their plate. Thousands of children have never before witnessed the food they eat actually growing…
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Homemade Oven Cleaner
Keeping your oven clean is very important because the burnt, baked-on food can release carcinogens as it continues to burn. Off-the-shelf oven cleaners contain a lot of toxins and if it comes in contact with your skin, you could suffer, since it can eat through your skin. Natural oven cleaning products and green cleaning products can…
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This Woman Quit Her Job To Live The Life of a 1950s Housewife
Many people who like classic old films have witnessed the seemingly glamorous life of the 1950s. In Leave It To Beaver, the Honeymooners, Father Knows Best, and the iconic I Love Lucy, family life was depicted as immaculately. The homes are always beautiful, children are well-behaved, the mother wears the prettiest dresses, and the home…
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How To Grow Your Own Garlic – It’s Easier than You Think!
Garlic is one of those spices that can bring an entire dish together. Roasted, toasted, sautéed, pureed, fried, baked… however you choose to incorporate garlic into a dish, the flavor is all yours to savor. Garlic is strongly aromatic, and it’s been recognized for ages for its culinary and medicinal uses. Growing garlic is one…
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These Old Grain Bins Were Converted into a Stunning Bed and Breakfast
They didn’t just create a lovely bed-and-breakfast. They turned the surrounding acres into a fully functional working farm… After spending 30 years in Las Vegas as insurance brokers, John and Judi Stuart decided to change careers to something more relaxing. They purchased 82 acres of farmland in Yamhill County, Willamette Valley, Oregon. The charming farmland…
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Selecting the Perfect Watermelon
Most people think that picking the perfectly juicy, red and tasty watermelon is a game of luck. Watermelon season usually runs through the summer from May to September, but this can also depend on the climate in your region. I’ve had some bad experiences selecting these fruits myself, but now, I know better than to…
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Scientist Repopulates a Rare Butterfly Species In His Backyard
The California Pipevine Swallowtail (Battus philenor hirsuta) is one of the most beautiful butterfly species in the world. With iridescent color tones and a vampire-like appearance, the caterpillar blossoms into an adult fly with stunning black forewings and hindwings spun with twilight blue hues and sea-sand beige that you could stare at for days. Native…
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This Mobile Home Comes With Its Own Mobile Porch And Greenhouse
In an age with a growing awareness of the dangers of overpopulation, the tiny living movement is showing some promise. Well, this charming tiny house that comes with its very own greenhouse and porch is sure to help promote the minimalist lifestyle. Most people like their homes to be big and spacious. In 2014, the United…
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Guide To Growing Your Own Asparagus: The Vegetable That Will Give You A Bountiful Harvest Every Year for Thirty Years
If you can patiently nurture your asparagus shoots for the first three years, you’d gain half a lifetime of assured harvests in the spring of every year. The tender asparagus shoots (spears) are the edible, refreshing part rich in natural health boosters and phytonutrients. The young stem shoots sprout when the soil warms up above…
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Staying At Home with Kids Is Harder Than Going to Work
We love our kids. No doubt about that. They are bundles of joy given to us by the universe to set our lives on a path of unbridled love, affection, and happiness. At least, that’s what many of us think. However, this doesn’t change the fact that they drive us nuts sometimes. Staying at home…
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The Ultimate Room-By-Room Spring Cleaning Checklist
Spring-cleaning is one of the most relaxing ways to blow off steam. This activity one way to purge your home of negative energies and to let in positive vibes… and it will be clean too, which is helpful for the neat freak in us. All the dirt, dust, specks and lint that may have gotten…
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Stock Tank Pools Are the Future, Starting This Summer
Pools in the summer are life savers. You would be hard pressed to find someone who doesn’t enjoy a refreshing, cool dip in the hot summer. Public pools are available, no doubt, but who doesn’t like the idea of a pool in their backyard? It can be way more hygienic and comfortable. Overall, having your…
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80-Year-Old Man Hasn’t Watered This Sealed Bottle Garden since 1972 And It’s Still Alive
“A weed is a normal plant that has mastered every survival skill except for learning how to grow in rows.” – Doug Larson When David Latimer was creating this terrarium garden, he certainly didn’t know it was going to turn out to be this magical. He planted the seedling as a simple experiment in 1960,…
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Australian Couple Turns 3 X 20 Ft. Containers into an Amazing Home
From using carton paper to make cute slippers to turning 20ft containers into one of the most comfortable and beautiful homes in the world. Imagination is our only limitation. A sweet young couple who live in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia has managed to transform three shipping containers into an amazing and attractive little home. They’ve put…
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Tiny House for Under $1,000
We’re betting you’ve already noticed the tiny house trend is still going full speed ahead. Tiny houses offer inexpensive solutions to leave a smaller footprint on the environment, simplify your life and detach from the tempting draw of over-consumption, and have your own independence that even a condo or high-rise apartment can’t offer. For some,…
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Family Honors Grandma’s Memory By Displaying All Of Her Quilts at Her Funeral
Some people’s love language is quality time. For others, it’s words of affirmation. For the late Margaret Hubl, who passed away at the age of 89, it was quilting. Margaret was a proud mother of three when her sister-in-law passed away in a tragic accident, leaving a set of twins without anyone to care for…
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How to Make Mason Jar Patio Lights This Summer
Summer just doesn’t feel quite right without enjoying some warm, lazy evenings on the patio. After fun-filled extra long days with the family, it’s the perfect time to wind down with a good book or invite a few friends over for a sunset picnic. Give your summer patio a unique look with DIY mason jar…
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This Off-Grid Home Costs Less Than $40,000 And Can Be Built In A Mere 6 Hours!
Owning a home in the United States is no easy venture. The statement ‘buying a house’ has taken on a whole new meaning over the years. It’s rarely seen when people buy a home all at once. Nearly everyone – except the wealthy few – has to make down payments and pay a mortgage for…
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Japanese Minimalism: 4 Videos Proving How Minimalist Japan Truly Is
Over the last few years, the minimalist movement has grown quite maximally and led people to completely rethink the way they choose to live their lives. Minimalism has even allowed hoarders to take their lives back and helped people to value relationships with family and friends again instead of material possessions. It is a trend,…
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How to Keep Mice and Other Rodents Out of Your Home, Garage, and Camper
A mouse contained in a cage running on a wheel can be cute, but a mouse scurrying across your camper or living room floor without an invitation is a big NO-NO. Now that summer is over and it’s time to pack up certain things and stay out of certain rooms for months at a time,…
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A Comprehensive Guide to Yellow Stripey Things
Having a backyard means getting out to enjoy the sunshine and fresh air with family and friends. Barbequing, lounging by the pool, planting flowers in the garden, etc.. However what usually comes with beautiful nature and fresh air, is the variety of insects and more particularly, BEES! The spring, summer and early autumn is a…
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Backyard Chickens Blamed for Illness Outbreak in 43 States, CDC Says
As more people look to grow their own food, backyard chicken coops are becoming a popular trend. They allow families to love and care for a pet while receiving an all-natural food source in return. “There’s nothing like a good organic fresh egg. I wanted to have the eggs, but I also wanted to create…
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Architect Turns Old Cement Factory Into His Home, And the Interior Will Take Your Breath Away
You’ve probably heard that destroy existing old structures, homes, and buildings are cheaper and much easier than repairing or renovating them. However, that didn’t stop Ricardo Bofill, a Spanish architect, from restoring this abandoned closed down WWI-era pollution machine. Ricardo saw a world of possibility when he discovered the enormous compound of silos and buildings…
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