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Author: Penelope Wilson

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2 min read Lifestyle

As the summer heat intensifies, firefighters across the country are issuing an urgent warning about the seemingly innocuous practice of leaving water bottles in cars. This overlooked habit can lead to unexpected and potentially dangerous consequences, prompting fire safety officials to raise awareness about the risks involved. The Science Behind the Danger The danger arises...

3 min read News

Melvin Nicholson, a British photographer was out working on the Rannoch Moor, south of Glencoe in Western Scotland. In a moment he described as “magical”, Nicholson witnessed and captured a stunning natural phenomenon – a white, colorless rainbow caused by fog in the sun’s glare, gleaming brightly in the sky. It was a sight so...

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If Bambi was a real deer, I’m sure she’d do stuff like this all the time. Everyone wants their nature-themed photoshoots to have a dash of the unexpected. It makes everything seems more… natural. A bird flying by right at the perfect moment, a squirrel reaching out when to pick nuts in the scene, or...

4 min read Lifestyle

Sashiko is Japanese for “little stabs”. It’s an amazing style of embroidery where you create a threaded pattern on fabric using visible running stitches. While sashiko can be used to design good pieces of clothing and add lovely patterns, it’s mostly used for mending. Instead of discarding that torn piece of clothing or covering it...

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A clean nation is one where the ecosystems and environment are held in high esteem and toxic pollutants affecting the air, water, and land are dealt with accordingly. A clean nation chooses sustainable and renewable sources of energy over fossil fuels, a process that is usually undertaken gradually.  Global warming is accelerating at an alarming...

4 min read

It might sound a bit crazy and trigger feelings of pity at first, but trust me, this family of five living in shipping containers are far from those lines of thought. Matt and Ilse live with their three children in Hawke’s Bay, New Zealand, in a fantastic sustainable home built out of two offset 40...

3 min read

Whoever named this cutie Milkshake made a great choice, because he does “bring everybody to the yard.” Milkshake is one of the 100 pink pugs in the world, and it’s no wonder why people online are fawning so much over him. Unique Features The 17-month-old London-based dog has stunningly unique features that set him aside...

4 min read

Ever witnessed snails sharing a searing kiss before? You’d be surprised at how romantic the scene actually looks, especially when they are stretching towards each other on cherry stalks in the middle of a tranquil river.  Macro photography gives reality whole new dimension. This area of photography has become so popular over the years that...

3 min read Health

Family is everything. In the end, life boils down to the memories you made with the ones you love and cherish the most.  Written in ink, embroidered for life… Deb Mills from Clinton, Missouri, came up with an amazing idea to keep her family in each other’s hearts forever. She came up with a Thanksgiving...

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Have you ever seen an animal and you can’t quite figure out what species it is? I’ve seen giant hamsters and thought they were baby rabbits. I’ve seen sheepdogs and called them furry lions. I can’t believe how many times I’ve fallen for the striped donkey trick and thought I was seeing a zebra. I’m...