5 Things in Your Home That You’re Forgetting to Clean
For many of us, the weekend consists of cleaning our homes. Dusting, vacuuming, and washing the laundry can make us feel much more relaxed, and it’s understandable why some consider it therapeutic. However, while you might think you have crossed off everything on your list, some things are easy to miss. So next time you’re […]
How To Clean Your Knife Block
While scrubbing with soap and water usually will do the trick, a diluted bleach solution can ensure maximum cleanliness — but this will entail a two-day process to make sure that the block has enough time to dry in between. After removing the knives, America’s Test Kitchen advises turning over your knife block to shake […]
Solar-powered Tuk-Tuks and thermal clothing: The best green innovations of May 2022
Every hour, the Earth is bathed in 430 quintillion Joules of energy from the sun. That is more than the amount of energy the whole of humanity consumes in a full year. These staggering figures show the true potential of solar energy for innovation. And the uses of sunshine go beyond solar farms and solar […]
Filipino-Lebanese couple farms in Pangasinan after early retirement – Manila Bulletin
Farming is not merely about growing food; it can also be a means of nurturing love and connections that transcend language, distance, and cultural differences. Mashistro Farms’ proprietors, Rida and Rosemarie Mahshi, came from two different countries and cultural backgrounds. Rida is a Lebanese national whereas Rosemarie is a Filipino who used to work in […]
3 tips from cleaning guru Melissa Maker to help us up our spring cleaning
Believe it or not, spring has sprung. And so has the time to officially make our homes dirt-free. We get it- the seasonal spring cleaning can be quite the daunting task. And despite the oh-so-gratifying feeling we have on seeing our sparkling living spaces, getting started is a real pain. Thankfully, we have a solution, […]
How to prepare for tornadoes, severe weather in South Dakota
We’re in South Dakota. We get tornadoes. Regularly, in fact. So, you shouldn’t just rely on your phone’s emergency notification system because it may not wake you up, or even go off, depending on your phone’s settings. In fact we often hear: don’t rely on sirens to wake you up and don’t rely on your phone […]
Welcoming Marian Rivera into your home
The sense of smell is the only sense directly connected to the oldest part of the brain, which might explain why the smell of something can so immediately trigger a detailed memory or even intense emotion. In the business of home fragrance, the process of creating a cool and soothing ambience in your home – […]
Monsoon Weddings: 5 Things to bear in mind before planning your ceremony
Monsoon wedding sounds romantic to you? Well, who can’t get excited from the idea of saying ‘I do’ under the cottony clouds surrounded by lush greens and dainty blooms? While the notion of a monsoon wedding looks completely dreamy in your thoughts of bubbles, if we cut to reality, it can be a bit messy […]
Letter: Time for a new routine | Opinion
To the editor: At this, the end of the school year, we teachers look ahead to the routine of school being out, a hot summer, then back-to-school supplies, first-day outfits, standardized tests — and mass shootings. We set up, spruce up, laminate, disinfect…and get re-certified for whichever lockdown program our school system goes by. In […]
TikTok viral avocado hack condemned by FDA, warns it can spread bacteria
Testing conducted by the administration also found that despite maintaining their aesthetic appeal, the hack does not keep the avocados fresh – by any stretch of the imagination. The FDA’s study of 1615 avocado skins found that 17.73 percent were contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes, a bacteria that is particularly harmful to pregnant women, seniors and […]