Sarah 
If you have a swimming pool in your backyard, consider yourself lucky. There’s nothing quite like taking a refreshing dip on a hot summer day, is there? Although there are many benefits to owning a pool, trying to keeps bugs out of the water is one of the few downsides. However, one woman discovered an
We’ve all been there – you yank your phone free from its charger in a hurry, leaving the cable hanging out of the socket. I mean, what’s the harm, right? Leaving your charger plugged in may not seem like a big deal, but it does come with some small but significant downsides. Here’s why it’s
As with asparagus and strawberries, corn is one of the best summer produce items out there. The possibilities for cooking with corn are endless, and I think most people would agree that corn on the cob is one of their favorite summertime meals. If you want your corn on the cob to be full of
The taste of summer! If there’s any food that transports me right back to summers of my youth, it would have to be an orange push pop ice cream. Bursting with tangy orange flavor, these creamy pops were the pinnacle of frozen treats. Mom always had a box of them waiting in the freezer for
There is always the debate about whether or not you should drink water from the bathroom tap. There are some people who are adamant that it’s a bad idea and you should never, ever drink the bathroom water. On the other hand, there are others on the other side one the debate who say it’s
Baby names are tricky because it’s hard to guess what is going to be popular — or overly trendy — in the moment you name your kid. For example, when I named my kid Willa in 2013, I didn’t know a single person with her name. But now that she’s 11, there are three other Willas in her
My family loves salmon. Seriously, it’s a staple in our weekly meal rotation. Whether it’s grilled to perfection with a squeeze of lemon or slow-cooked in a tangy teriyaki glaze, it’s always a crowd-pleaser. But the other day, I thawed a beautiful fillet I had in the freezer, and to my horror, I noticed a
Have ten minutes? Make this five ingredient bark! Is bark the easiest homemade candy out there? If not, this Pecan Pie Bark definitely is. See, it uses a base of graham crackers and just five more ingredients for an oven-baked bark with plenty of crunch. When I say easy, I mean you’re looking at maybe ten minutes
The internet’s favorite chocolate cake. I have been meaning to make this particular chocolate cake for so long and I finally seized the opportunity recently when a chocolate-loving friend’s birthday came around. See, the internet has been proclaiming that this is the best chocolate cake ever for years now. First, it was Ina Garten’s favorite, based on
It’s a real walk down memory lane. Advances in materials and production after WWII changed how and what our furnishings were made of. We went from enameled table tops to Formica, from lace curtains to barkcloth. The character of the Mid-century home became unmistakeable as the new modern designs had a look all their own.