Laundry is a Fact of LIFE. We all have to do it. At this point in time, I think that I could manage to do it in my sleep. After raising a big family (we have ten grown children and 25 growing grand children), I sort of count myself as an expert. At our peak,…
Over the course of a year, people often change certain things about themselves to better fit with the changing weather. Wardrobes change to accommodate the heat; people even get their hair cut to match the feeling of the season. However, there’s one place that needs just as much adjusting as the seasons change; it’s your…
Gardens are usually very open spaces that are wasted because the owners just don’t have enough time to work on them or maintain them. Even a professional gardener can do so much when the owner doesn’t seem to care much about their backyard, but there are plenty of ways to make use of that empty…
When tackling an unruly garden, it can often be hard to know where to begin. Some gardens will become wild out of neglect, whilst others may be the result of simply planting too many shrubs. Here are a few ways that you can get your garden back into shape. Image Source Trimming back Take steps…
We are all lulled into the false idea that our home is both safe and secure for our family and our children, but is this true? As it turns out the answer may be no because there are a lot of issues that can make the home unsafe. We can look at a common problem…
When was your last household pest inspection? Even if you’re living in the most tidy household in this world, your house is still at risk. Even if you try to clean it by yourself, it really not going to help. Every pest, insect or animal is different, infection caused by them is different, and at…
Buying and selling a home is an exciting, momentous time for most people. But unfortunately the old phrase “buyer beware” still stands true and can really put a damper on what was meant to be an exciting time in life. Most real estate transactions that you enter into are pretty straightforward, especially when you’re working…
Our home is usually our most cherished and prized material possession. It’s where we raise our families, store our most valuable belongings, and return to unwind after a busy day earning our keep. It’s natural for us to want to have the biggest, most luxurious homes our budget and taste can muster. You might have…
After spending a lot of time and money transforming your home into a beautiful space that’s personal to you and your family, the last thing you want is it being destroyed. Or, an area of it being damaged. When we think of home damage, often we think of it being linked to natural disasters –…
We all want our gardens to look beautiful throughout the year, but there is one thing that will make your garden look far from blooming. And that is a plant or tree disease. Even you have never experienced one in your outdoor space before, you should still be aware of them as they are very…
The reason we’ve waited until now to expel this year’s top gardening trends on you is because, well, January seems too early. Yeah, we know the early bird catches the worm, but the second mouse gets the cheese. Anyway, now that May is knocking on our doors, we have got all things gardening on our…
We all have a tendency to promise everything is going to be different this summer. We make the promises to ourselves in spring, the time of renewal when everything feels exciting and the long summer months lay out in front of us. This year, we tell ourselves, we’ll spend more time in the garden. Pexels.com…