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Cherylea lives on small acreage near the beach and revels in it. Her home is shared by her husband, her daughter and a constantly changing number of dogs, cats, horses and birds. Gossip, farming and the beach are her favourite passtimes this week.

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Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Animals: 2 of 82
My sister Deidre has always been a little hysterical when it comes to animals. It was an unbroken rule in our family that she was never to be told of the demise of a family pet because of the days and days of wailing, blame and pure misery imposed on all of us. This rule remained unbroken even when she was well into her 20's.... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Environmental Awareness Easy ways your family can "go green": 27 of 319
Do you want to save money? Is there a deep-rooted, psychological need in you somewhere to help save the planet? Does someone in your family suffer allergies or asthma? Making simple changes to how you clean and tidy both indoors and out will help.Water is the most efficient and cheapest cleaning product available. Explore the... More..
Health & Fitness > Healthy Living & Wellness Everything you wanted to know about hand sanitizers: 5 of 27
Using hand sanitizers and cleaning with soap and water are two entirely different processes, ideally used in conjunction with - not instead of - each other. Think of it like cleaning and disinfecting your kitchen bench. You wipe it down first, right? Otherwise you're just disinfecting the dirt that's on the bench, not the ben... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Cleaning brass and copper without chemicals: 2 of 10
Cleaning with natural products is good for your wallet, good for the environment and usually great for whatever it is you're cleaning. It leaves you with a warm fuzzy feeling, safe in the knowledge that you aren't doing any harm right? Wrong, well sometimes anyway.Everything is a chemical of some sort. The difference that we'... More..
Health & Fitness > Exercise Tips Add a little exercise to each day: 2 of 10
This morning I couldn't find the remote control for our TV. I got up, walked about 3 yards to the telly, squatted in front of it, pushed a button, stood up, turned around, walked back to my chair and sat down. I exercised. It was easy and I didn't even think about it at the time.Other simple ways I add exercise to my day to e... More..
Home & Garden > Home Repair (Other) How to repair burns in carpets: 3 of 9
An ember flies out of your fireplace before you've had the chance to put the screen up. A slightly inebriated friend misses his ashtray when stubbing out his fag. Maybe you've got rude relatives that think the floor is the ashtray (it does happen, believe me). The kids have been playing with matches. These are just a small nu... More..
Creative Writing > Poetry Poetry: Pets: 68 of 159
Ode to BenOnce again, dear friend, you have lost your shoeThe slush surrounding the dam is to blamePain and suffering, so acute, I rueFor the eighth time you have again gone lamePeople that we both love call you BoxheadSo fragile and accident prone you areThe veterinary surgeons said make you deadI could never see events go t... More..
Pets & Animals > Dogs (Other) Are Pit Bulls man's best friend or murderous beast?: 60 of 122
There is no such thing as a bad or murderous breed of dog, only bad or murderous dog owners. There are certainly dogs that seem to be born with more of a temper than others, just the same as with people. These animals also generally respond positively to training in the same manner as a human can be taught to handle their emo... More..
Pets & Animals > Animal Rescue & Adoption The merits of adopting a dog through a rescue league: 54 of 102
That there are too many damned dogs in the world is a given. Backyard breeders, irresponsible pet owners and the impoverished all add to the sad, sad burden of unwanted and neglected pets. Of these groups my sympathy goes only to the impoverished their intentions are grand, sadly they can't afford to have the courage of their... More..
Home & Garden > Cleaning (Other) Dusting tips to make life easier: 11 of 19
My first husband and I both worked full time. We had a couple of outside dogs and a couple of short haired indoor cats. We'd do a cleaning blitz every Saturday morning and the house would me mickey mouse in about 2 hours. Neither of us had allergies, we lived in a suburban area and dust just didn't seem to be a problem.Fast f... More..