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Lessons that children can learn from the garden #Sponsored

I remember the first time I discovered that you could have an herb garden at your house. It was in the Italian Mediterranean, near the mountain principality of Seborga. One of my friends casually mentioned that he was going outside to get some fresh basil for the pasta. Woah, you can just go out and pick basil-you Italians have it going on, I thought to myself.

Of course, since then I’ve planted herb gardens of my own and have been quite successful at it. Now that I have a child who’s old enough to help I’ve discovered a couple of ways that they can genuinely help out. I wrote an article for the SC Johnson Green Choices blog on the 5 things that your young child can learn from the herb garden.

The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is the only one you need with two kids

When you have more than one small child who needs a stroller it gets complicated. When your youngest child is old enough to not be in a car seat while in the stroller your options open up dramatically. Do you get a jogger stroller, regular stroller or a bike trailer that you can put your little people into? The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is all of those types of strollers in one-and it does them all very well. Continue reading The Joovy CocoonX2 Double Stroller is the only one you need with two kids

Do you have photos of Vietnam Veterans who were lost in the war?

The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund is working with local organizations in a nationwide call for photographs and back stories of Vietnam War veterans. These stories and any photo graphs you have will listed and displayed on the Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington, D.C. for display at The Educational Center at The Wall. Continue reading Do you have photos of Vietnam Veterans who were lost in the war?

The Skil 360 Quick Select- fun to use & unlike any drill you own-Giveaway

It’s great when common and accepted devices undergo radical changes. The T-handle handheld screwdrivers were like that when we first got them. The Skil 360 Quick Select has some of the most subtle, yet radical changes to a power screw driver that you’ll ever see. The 12 bits are inside a revolving chamber, the device can be charged via a USB port and it has a light to guide you as you’re screwing something in or out. Literally all you need is Twiki from Buck Rogers to come out and start doing your work for you, but then you’d get all distracted by Erin Gray and you’ve got work to do, so hop to it. Continue reading The Skil 360 Quick Select- fun to use & unlike any drill you own-Giveaway

Elysium: moments of excellence, but empty at the same time

Elysium is the follow up movie by Neill Blomkamp who directed the incredible District 9. Elysium is not a sequel to District 9, but does have some of the same themes. The rigid class system, divide between rich and poor and spectacularly sublime special effects are all present in both films. Elysium has high aspirations and does go higher than most sci-fi films; but doesn’t reach ‘classic’ status because of the frequent moments that it takes its foot off of the accelerator. Continue reading Elysium: moments of excellence, but empty at the same time

Disney’s Planes aims low and hits the safe target

Disney’s Planes is the story of a crop duster that desperately wants to be a racing plane. It was produced by Disney Toon Studios and originally meant to go straight to DVD. Don’t let the fact that it was intended to by-pass theaters put you off from seeing it. Disney’s Planes makes it clear that this is from the world of Cars. There are hints of the wonder and enjoyment from that first movie, but the soul of Planes is strictly with its sequel. Continue reading Disney’s Planes aims low and hits the safe target

Being a better parent means thinking like a lawyer

Being a parent requires you to wear many hats. Some of these hats, or professions you may have had no practical experience with, but they will help you in dealing with your children. Earlier we mentioned the skill sets of a waiter that are needed by all parents. Now that we have one child who can engage in conversations we’ve discovered the need to work like a waiter and think like a lawyer. Continue reading Being a better parent means thinking like a lawyer

Naptime DIY: How to Un-Install a Virus Infection

Here is what we know: my father-in-law’s computer was infected with a virus, and now it’s not. We are not IT professionals; however we’re hoping that this procedure is easy enough to try without spending $250 and waiting without a PC for two days to un-install a computer virus. If our cut rate Naptime DIY doesn’t work – then you’ll have to resort to the professionals to remove the virus. Continue reading Naptime DIY: How to Un-Install a Virus Infection