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s. You see those around porches, verandahs, walkways, gazebos and even your very own Christmas tree. You even see these string lights at events/parties/weddings. Why? Because it enhances the mood for celebration and that’s what people like to do, celebrate. Solar lights don’t use electricity, which saves a lot of money/energy and is powered by the sun. You can get a guaranteed charge almost every day of the year (yes even when it’s cloudy) so you’ll never have to worry about if it’s going to stay lit at night. Solar string lights, of course, come on a long string, and...

s. Especially when it comes to the kitchen decor. If you have a smaller kitchen space, you need to plan every move you make carefully to ensure that nothing is damaged or lost. This article will help you with some tips on how to decorate a small apartment effectively. Small kitchens are very difficult to manage. It is imperative that you plan your moves carefully. You do not want to be in a position where you spoil your furniture by accident or leave something behind which is valuable. Here are some small apartment kitchen decorating ideas that can help you...

s. It was an exciting list, and the series is now five episodes in, including this month’s episode with percussionist and sound wizard Loren Chasse. The biggest names in that lineup are Darrell Grant and Andy Akiho, with the entire series being a study in artistic diversity, but one name stood out: Amenta Abioto. Because out of all the various local and/or living composers Third Angle has worked with over the years (and in series like this one), Abioto is the Oregonian musician I’d most like to see in a Caroline Shaw-style profile concert. Abioto is well known for her...

Soft white bread dough rolled around wild garlic pesto and cheese, then baked in a tray for a pull-apart bread recipe that is very, very moreish! As soon as I see the first signs of wild garlic in the woods close to my farm, I know that spring is on its way. I’ve been picking and cooking with wild garlic for nearly 10 years and I can’t get enough of it! Wild Garlic Pesto is one of my favourite ways to preserve this very seasonal herb. It’s such a simple recipe to make with a blender, and this recipe for...

The weather is finally bringing with it some hope that spring (or, in the southern hemisphere, fall) is on the horizon, if it’s not here completely. With the new season comes a whole crop of exciting new spring 2021 YA books for your ever-growing TBR. As always, this list of new spring 2021 YA books will not be comprehensive, especially as book publication dates are still periodically shifting. With printing challenges due to paper sourcing and COVID-19, this might be the reality for a bit. Likewise, I’m curating this roundup early in 2021, prior to taking parental leave, so new books dropping...