Cut pictures of rugs, lamps and home accessories from the pages of catalogs. If you have a plant catalog, you may have pictures of shrubbery that can be used to decorate the outside of the house. Assemble the rooms together using paper clips. Three or four paperclips per box will be n...
I’m missing my parents, and I made a peach pie last night. Homemade crust, by the way, I always was terrible at it. Salt, fat, acid, heat. That is the best. You’re nodding. That recipe, even somebody like me who is not good at crust, you mix a phenomenal...
It’s the city where I grew into myself as a person; where I lived and worked, studied and struggled. Knowing that for multiple generations, this city shared the same importance and was home to similar life experiences for my ancestors, which makes it feel like such a special place. ...
When I was a kid, my grandparents would always send us a big box in the weeks leading up to Christmas with our gifts – but more importantly – a huge tin of homemade cookies. My favorite were what I called the “Puffy Cookies with Sprinkles.” As an adult, I discovered they were R...
to and care for younger students. When people ask what we're doing for "socialization", the age-old homeschooling concern, this is one of the activities I list. Socialization isn't limited to same-age interaction. (In fact, an argument can be made that socialization with only same-age ...
Ask if your guests are ready for breakfast. If most people are hungry, tell your guests all their breakfast choices. If your parents are awake, ask them if they could make breakfast for you all. Try to get something most people normally don't have all the time, such as homemade Belgian...
Samson Dada: ‘Those with decent savings like myself have to make our money work smarter’© Jon Super/FT Samson, who works in public relations, wants to do more with his money to fulfil his goals, which include a deposit on a first home, being “comfortable” and having a financial ...