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I love to cook Italian food, so I usually have a pot or two of oregano growing in my garden this time of year and in my kitchen year-round. Also known as wild marjoram, the word “oregano” means “mountain joy” ...

When I was a kid, there was a TV commercial – I think it was for peanut butter — that started out with the words, “When you’re a mother, you worry about everything.” For some reason, that phrase has stayed ...

“The eastern sky appeared of a blood red color,” wrote a resident of South Carolina’s Sullivan Island. “The sea reflected the phenomenon, and no one could look at it without thinking of the passage in the Bible which says, ‘the ...

It was early on in my mothering career when I discovered the wonderful soothing benefits of lavender. I had read about the way the smell of lavender could calm a fussy baby and decided to give it a try after ...

With the sale price for a two-liter bottle of soda at 99 cents – probably the same price it has been for most or all of your life – you may be wondering about the cost effectiveness of making your ...

If you desire to cut back on the amount of products you purchase for your household and instead wish to discover multiple purposes for fewer items, essential oils are a great place to start. Tea tree oil, sometimes called melaleuca ...

My large, active family tends to put some wear and tear on appliances. Now that the weather is warm, we tend to be in the freezer a lot for ice. Last week, though, the freezer door was left partially open ...

If you have the chance to visit the observation deck of Chicago’s John Hancock Building, you will have an unobstructed 1,030-foot-high view of the city and the lakefront. After you take in the spectacular view, you will begin to notice ...

No matter how much you have simplified your lifestyle, you likely still need to have some money in order to survive in today’s world. Even if you grow most of your own food, make most of your own clothes and ...

The moist, warmer temperatures of spring lead to buds on our trees and flowers in our gardens, but they can also lead to some not-so-pleasant visitors in our homes. No matter how good we are at housekeeping or how vigilant ...