Новости за 27.06.2023

By October, I am no longer precious about preservation. By that time of year I am just throwing shit in jars. End-of-season harvesting is exhausting, and I am ready to settle into the fall and winter, where I get to enjoy the literal fruits of my labor and have friends ooh and ahh over my wall of colorful jarred goods.

We’ve all got busy schedules, which means we have to make time for the things that are most important to us. If you’re not an avid reader but you still want to benefit from the wisdom in the top self-help and business books or non-fiction bestsellers, FlashBooks Business Book Summaries and SumizeIt Book Summaries…

We love Costco around here, but if there isn’t one near you—or you won’t use the perks it offers enough to justify the higher membership fees—Walmart-owned Sam’s Club is a totally viable option for all your bulk buying needs. Especially when you can get a year-long membership for 50% off.  

Fruit seasons are short. Strawberries are out for a few weeks, then cherries fill the shelves, followed closely by ripe nectarines and peaches. Forty-five seconds later, they’re all gone and we’re left with apples (again). In order to cram as much summer fruit into my tum-tum as possible, it helps to have a few novel…

If you want to learn a new skill, you have plenty of options online, but watching YouTube videos and reading tutorials doesn’t work for everyone. If you don’t do well with completely self-guided learning, you might benefit from a more traditional online class.

If you received a refund from SmileDirectClub in the last few years due to dissatisfaction with their invisible orthodontic aligners and agreed to keep it confidential, you no longer have to stay quiet about it. In a settlement announced last week, SmileDirectClub customers who were previously unable to discuss their…

Consider the underestimated grape leaf. Each year, grape vines are cut back, and turn brown and woody, then emerge vivaciously fresh with green shoots in the late spring. These vines grow aggressively each year, taking over any structure they can. The grapes are the focus, but the leaves shouldn’t be overlooked. They…

Half the fun of buying a little drink from Starbucks lies in the customization options. Their seemingly endless supply of flavored syrups lets you create a bespoke treat, and treating yourself is important. But treating yourself can also get expensive, especially if you’re doing it at Starbucks, so it’s worth…

You might not be familiar with the quenelle, but she’s commonly found in restaurants and, well, she’s kind of a big deal. Chefs quenelle lots of things, and for good reason. Even if you don’t give two hoots about fine dining, making food at home that looks good is still important. Because you deserve it.

We’re still weeks away from my first summer tomato, and it feels like I just got all my tender summer starts and seeds in, but I know better: I can’t put away the seed-starting trays because fall and winter planting are right around the corner, and I need to be thinking about them now.

There’s a corner of TikTok for every person and interest out there, including woodworking, but it can be tough to figure out what you can trust. Some purported TikTok woodworking “hacks” will leave you scratching your head, especially when the shortcut is more complicated than the original task at hand or the video is…

As much as we might like to stay at home with our pets—or take them with us everywhere we go—there are times when we have to leave them alone and unattended. This leaves plenty of opportunity for them to get into trouble, intentional or not, unless common household hazards are minimized.

Within days of beginning your search for a home, you’ll start encountering all manner of tricky and pedantic real estate terms. Two of the most confusing are “twin home” and “duplex.” They sound like they are interchangeable terms for the same kind of residence. But they aren’t.

Superficially, these two property types…

If you love your lawn, fine, but maybe hear me out: Lawns are the worst. Even if you don’t mind the watering, mowing, and chemicals, most lawns—including yours—are terrible.

Your most important relationship at work is the one you have with your boss, and it is this relationship that can make or break your job satisfaction, particularly in organizations with a set hierarchy in which the supervisor bears responsibility for the work of others. While the quality of your work certainly matters…

Landscaping and lawn care can become expensive. Fortunately, there are plenty of free gardening resources if you know where to look, and they can get you free wood chips, as well as compost, seeds, mulch, and plain old dirt.

Preorder (verb): To order (an item of merchandise) before it is available, with the understanding that it will be shipped later. Google is apparently cool with the first half of the definition, but not the second part, as the company currently seems to be cancelling Pixel Fold orders left and right.