Colour has always been thought to have had an effect on the human animal. Some argue that it’s instinctive; using the example that the colour of blood, red, signals danger. …
Around the House shares its week in colour
Self Care and Staying Well
How to avoid water damage in the home
With recent catastrophic rainfall causing massive damage to homes and civic infrastructure, it’s clear we need a better approach to rainwater management. At the same time, it is possible to …
How to have summer skin all year round
DATELINE: APRIL 2024 Hot girl, tomato girl, silver girl,climate-change, lazy girl-it was hard to decide just what kind of summer I’m going to have. Finally, I settled on botanical oils-girl …
Why growing old is neither a failure, nor a tragedy
LOTS of talk these days on SM about how aging is positioned. At the centre of it is an unspoken belief that looking young and being young is a superior …
Spring planting a new crop of home decor
Sometimes I smile at how buzzwords that, in an attempt to find new ways to say old things. get thrown around like confetti at a wedding. Consider the phrase “plant-based” …
