Q: Our children were given two rabbits, and they’d like to know each bunny’s sex before they name them. We parents would like to know, too, so we don’t end up with a house full of rabbits. How do we tell what sex each rabbit is? If one is female and the other male, can…
It’s Apple (Planting) Season
Autumn is the time for winding down and relaxing, so they say. It’s when you are supposed to harvest the bounty of summer that you planted in spring, and sip your pumpkin spice lattes. This approach isn’t quite wrong, but it’s not the whole story. Fall is also a stealth time to get a head…
Another Brilliant Way to Use WD-40 Around the House
I had to laugh when I opened my mail to read how one reader was able to get his glass shower doors so clean and sparkly that they looked like new. I had a can of his remedy sitting right there next to my computer. Hold on! That can of WD-40 was not there to…
Dear Next Generation: Air Raid Drills and Table Manners
Dear Next Generation, Air raid drills and table manners! What a blend of “stuff” we had to learn in those unsettled years, 1934 to 1945! My brother and I lived with a lot of rules. Our Daddy was like other Daddies: He put on a suit and white shirt and tie every morning like all…
Benjamin Franklin and the Virtuous Road to Success
With rates of depression and anxiety steadily increasing in the COVID-19 era, self-help is big business. Internet gurus promise peace of mind, financial freedom, and happiness if we just click the link, take the course, or watch a video. Most are scams, some have merit, but all come with a catch—mostly financial. A distressed population…
Fargo Man Finds 180 Pounds of Walnuts Stashed by Red Squirrel Inside His Chevy Avalanche
When life hands you lemons, make lemonade. When life hands you walnuts, just laugh. That’s one North Dakota man’s philosophy trying to keep up with a tiny, furry friend stashing piles of black walnuts in every nook and cranny of his Chevy Avalanche. That furry friend happens to be a red squirrel. Bill Fischer, 56, from…
Arizona Mom Who Suffered 19 Miscarriages Gives Birth to a Whopping 14.1lb Baby Boy
An Arizona couple welcomed their third child, a healthy baby boy weighing a whopping 14.1 pounds (6.4 kg), after having suffered 19 miscarriages since 2008. Born via Caesarean section on Oct. 4, Finnley Patonai spent eight days in the NICU before heading home to meet his two brothers. The family of five now feels “blessed” to call…
Girl, 8, Saves Dad’s Life After Hearing Him Gasp for Breath in the Middle of the Night
An 8-year-old girl saved her dad’s life in the middle of the night while she was getting herself a glass of water. Rochelle Ramsey from the Scottish town of Port Glasgow, Inverclyde, became her father’s hero after she heard him struggling to breathe in the night, which turned out to be pneumonia and septic shock….
How to Cook Your Way out of These Common Kitchen Mistakes
It happened again; I suffered a kitchen disaster. Boy, do I hate when that happens! This time, I ruined an entire pot of pasta because I got busy and was not paying attention. By the time I realized, the pasta had cooked beyond al dente, all the way to al mushe. I could barely make…
‘Supporting a Mother’: Exhausted Mom With 2 Restless Kids Moved by Stranger’s Kindness
A mom of two from New Zealand, struggling to cope with restless kids during a ferry delay, was surprised and touched when a stranger stepped in. A stay-at-home mom, Emma Heaphy, who is also a qualified lawyer and author, said in her LoveWhatMatters post that this unprompted act of kindness “is what supporting a mother looks…
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