When I first saw the commercial on TV for the Gyro Bowl, I knew I needed to have it in the house. I have young children in my care from the ages of 18 months to 2 years old. The kids have at least 1 snack a …

Lake Erie islands have been invaded by fowl conditions caused by the double-crested Cormorant These flying water fowl are no strangers to this area. The devastation they bestow on local habitat is recognizable from past experiences.
In an article written by Kristina Smith Horn, she describes an …

My toilet can get so dirty at times that no toilet brush can get it clean. I have a thing about bathrooms, so I buy all types of bathroom products just to try to keep my bathroom in top notch shape. I think everyone should take pride in their …

If you are looking for a small air purifier that packs a lot of punch in a small room then I can’t say enough good things about this one! I have to be sure to point out however, that the coverage of this is only for about a …

I live on a farm and we grow a lot of plants especially vegetables and flowers. Around the home I’m ashamed to say I don’t have any flowers because I am really terrible at forgetting to water them. Thank goodness a new kind of flower pot has been created …

I have been using Aleenes’s original Tacky Glue for years. I love this glue, and it works great. I use the glue for many things in my house. I have repaired a small tear in a livingroom chair. I have also used it to fix wooden slats on a …

I bought this little tube of spiking hair glue at Walmart and paid less than $2 for it. It is definately worth its salt!
My son is 4 and has decided that he wanted his hair to be a green liberty spiked mohawk like the guy in his skateboarding Xbox …

When my fiancee walked through the door with a ‘Yankee Candle’ bag, I was excited beyond words. Until that moment, I had loved every Yankee Candle scent that I had ever smelled. Unfortunately, there is a first time for everything and little did I know, this was going to …

I decided to order this roaster for a big party I am throwing a couple of months from now. It did arrive with one scratch on the front, but I am unsure if that is from shipping or from the company itself. It heats nicely, and appears …

Since my last kettle had a leakage problem, I really need to replace it. My sister-in-law recommended this Philips HD4644 Electric Kettle and so I decided to buy it believing what she said and I was not wrong.
Definitely the price is reasonable and I wasted no time to buy …

I recently decided that despite my tight budget I’d go back to top of the line commercial laundry detergent instead of making my own because the odors were not coming out of my child’s clothing. I was lacking the essential oils that give it the scent and couldn’t get …

I got this Lets Play on the floor! Rug for my guest room at the Hocking Hills Farmers Market and Flea Market in 2006, while vacationing in the hills. The rug is five feet wide, and eight feet long. It is really very cute. It features the cow jumping …

Before leaving Botswana, I sold a lot of our stuff to make the house removal lighter. One of those things which was gone was the sandwich maker. Although I still have one left here at home, I need an extra machine to use in another house where we will …

The Holmes OPP Small Heater Fan is a space heater that I think I recall paying ten dollars for. I no longer use this space heater because I now use the Crofton Oscillating Fan Heater. That is a better space heater in my opinion. I did get a couple …

Gardens Alive sells floating row covers to cover crops such as strawberries when the outdoor temperatures drop below freezing. Otherwise uncovered crops become frost bitten and farmers loose millions of dollars in produce to the unpredictable weather of mother nature. Floating row covers are made of a polyester spun …

I got these around the holidays the Christmas before last. My idea was to supplement my holiday lighting with solar, save some money and give my older home’s out dated electrical system a break.
I liked that the solar collector could be placed in a spot where it received …

It can be a hassle to go to the trash can in my kitchen when I’m at the sink and counter area. I decided to give this a try because I believe it has a great concept and I have not seen anything similar to it. I …

This Hog Wild Temperature Controlled Shower Light was really a sort of gimick that I ended up suckering myself into getting because I thought it had a great concept behind it and I thought it would help my kids become a little more independant about showering and getting ready …

I’m glad I’ve found this new Wings Active White Detergent Powder. I discovered this thru the television commercial and have seen some mothers buying this in a grocery store. I used to buy branded detergent powder because I believe that the more expensive it is, the more effective it …

With the rising cost of living and high inflation I find that many people are looking for an alternative to detergents such as Tide and Wisk (which retail for $5.50 on average) just as I would. In my search I went to Walmart and found a detergent by the …

So many of my friends have recently invested in a Breadmaker, the rising cost of bread has spurred them into action. I have had this Morphy Richards model for a while now, a relatively easy machine to use and one that I have been recommending to all of my …

What you get in this package is the shower cleanser, four AA batteries, the holder for your shower, the hanger to hold this unit and a refill. You will need to attach the hanger to the body of the holder for hanging in the shower, remove the cap from …

I am very impressed with the Luna Toilet Paper Dispenser by Hagleitner. Having used it recently, I was surprised by the high quality and style of this product. Please let me share my positive experience with you.
I would like to start this review by saying that this roll paper …

We live in a condo and don’t have much of a patio to call our own. Our unit is in a building with four other units, and ours is upstairs. We have a killer balcony that goes along the entire side of the building, and it’s all ours, but …

My other Maytag lasted what seemed like a lifetime and I wanted another Maytag.
Although I like the refrigerator, it has some quirks. There are 2 spots in the of the refrigerator that have cold spots where things will freeze… I’ve set the inside temperature up 2 degrees and …

If you’re in the kitchen frequently chopping foods, you might want to check out the Sunbeam Heritage Series Kitchen Assistant. The 18 piece unit has decent storage capability and is fairly powerful considering its size. The blade does a good job of chopping in a short amount …

The Ariens riding mower is a high quality cutting machine that is cheap in quality in a few non-performance ways.
I bought the Ariens mower 2 summers ago. I couldn’t afford the price tag of John Deere, so I went to my local Home Depot, purchased the Ariens and started …

I was very impressed and actually a little in awe when I saw my sister in law using this Mr.Clean magic eraser. I went and purchased one for myself and got into a little bit of a cleaning spree. I used the magic eraser in a combination with spray …

My family goes through a lot of laundry so we go through a lot of laundry soap. Because I have children we are pretty hard on clothes and I rely on the laundry soaps I use to get out stains. I also do not have a lot …

My family and I often go on trips away from home to visit family and friends. For many of these trips we will be away for a week or so. Often we stay in a motel for that week but usually don’t want to pay the prices for the …

I was looking for all purpose cleaner with some nice smell. I was using Mr. Muscle all purpose cleaner and I was quite satisfied with that too but now I wanted to have new smell in my home.
I found Flash all purpose cleaner on the shelf in store and …

I decided to try one of these deep fryer mainly because I would like to avoid using the pan. I usually just use a pot and fill it with oil. I would like something a bit cleaner. A friend actually recommended this model for me and I decided to …

Alberta was extremely hot for a few days this summer. I didn’r have air-conditioning in my house. So, it was getting very hot in the house, becoming unbearable.
I had to rush out to Calgary and look for a fan. I dropped in at The Canadian Tire …

I received a Camelbak bottle from some points I earned on a gaming website. I only chose the bottle because it was BPA free. I’m so glad that I did. It has something called a bite valve and I love it. You have to bite down on the “straw” …

This All Purpose Cleaner from the rock-bottom Sainsbury’s Basics range cost a piddly 26 pence and it is not bad at all. Basically I find it is very good at actually cleaning; it dissolves grease and grime on my bathroom and kitchen surfaces very easily so I can …

I recently purchased one of those small battery operated leaf and lawn blowers made by the WORX Company. I’ve really found it helpful for small jobs around the yard. It is limited as far as how much time you get on one charge, but the battery charges very quickly and …

I used to think that a sponge was a sponge and was not too picky about the type that i used. Unfortunately, I was wrong and I have ran into quite a few faulty sponges. I hate buying a pack of sponges and having to use the whole pack …

This cloth certainly works in helping to clean off the delicate surfaces of DVDs and CDs, but it doesn’t work quite as well the Allsop CD and DVD FastWipes. I think it’s probably due to the Allsop CD and DVD FastWipes get used once and are then thrown away …

There is nothing I love more than a good smell. A lot of people light a candle or buy those expensive plug ins. Personally I have always leaned towards using incense to get a nice long lasting smell. Don’t get me wrong, I love a nicely scented candles to …

I was at a friend’s house a few weeks ago and she was making homemade toilet bombs from a recipe that she saw online. I thought it was really cool, and I thought it might be fun project for my kids to do. I hoped it would be a cool …

A clogged drain is really annoying. However, it is one of those things that every homeowner must deal with at some point. Having encountered these nasty things before there is only one brand of drain cleaner that I use. That is Liquid Plumber Power Gel. I have used …

I work with my Dad doing odds and end construction jobs. several years ago he bought a DEWALT Impact Driver. It is a type of drill, that although it doesn’t have an adjustable chuck or speed control, it does …

Being a big fan of the Food TV Network, a few years back I got interested in cooking my holiday turkeys with a Turkey Fryer as I’d seen several of the celebrity chefs do on the Food TV channel. Both Emeril LaGasse and Paula Dean make it seem so …

I am embarrassed to admit that I bought an item that I saw on a television infomercial. I saw an advertisement program for Slap Chop, which is a small, portable devise that chops, slices, and minces items quickly. Now, because I am away from my home for some months, …

You may be wondering why the heck I’m talking about a toaster right now, But I had to write about this one. I got a toaster for Christmas for my mother-in-law and I’m still wondering why she purchased a toaster as a Christmas gift. I really thought she was …

Since I work in an office I have several pairs of dress pants, sweaters and dresses that are of good quality that are dry clean only. However since the economy has come down my dry cleaners has cut their hours and increased their prices. Now their prices were high …

I have always used Quix for as long as I can remember and it has always been the best dish washing liquid out there in the market here in Trinidad.
Recently they added a new label to the bottle stating that it has a new fragrance. Quix basically comes …

Now that my family has resolved to eat out less often, I began to look for fun ways to prepare food at home that still captured their favorite restaurant flavor. I spotted the cute and colorful El Paso Chile Company Fajita Grill, and loved it the …

I remember when I was a little girl, and I would watch the arm & hammer commercials that came on TV. Boy those folks looked strong and they were tough on dirt.
So one day I was out shopping for misc items, and I saw that same arm …

I’m sort of a modernist when it comes to window treatments. In a perfect world I’d have bare floor to ceiling windows flanked by decorative panels.I don’t like normal sheers and I’m definitely not into lace curtains. Both look dated and old lady-ish to me.
But, lets’ face it. …