oh crush it

One of our favorite crops is winter squash with its many varieties of colors, flavors, shapes, and sizes. Butternut, acorn, hubbard, delicata, kobacha, sweet dumpling, turban, spaghetti, and butternut varieties tend to be the most commonly available. However, there are literally hundreds of different varieties of winter squash in the world to experiment with. With all that variety it’s hard […]

Ideas for a birthday party with breakfast

Breakfast is the first meal of the day. It is very rare to find a person who does not like to eat breakfast. Use this popular food as inspiration for your next birthday party. Hosting a birthday party with breakfast is something your guests won’t expect but will love at the same time. You can host it at any time […]

Color Symbolism of Grey: A Tangent of Balance and Neutrality

Colors symbolize emotions, so much so that they influence our thoughts and make us perceive things differently. Over the centuries, colors have been given different connotations, driven sometimes by their natural occurrences, while other times by their distinct associations with certain elements. The color gray is a mixture of two colors with exactly opposite properties and therefore has the qualities […]

Apple iPhone – Pros and Cons

The launch of Apple’s iPhone has been met with a lot of enthusiasm, but while many people have been charging outright to get their iPhones, there are many people who have been holding back until they find out the true story of this nifty new gadget. Well, this is what you’ve been waiting for: a list of the pros and […]

authoritarian vs. authoritarian or permissive parents

The media has recently highlighted a pivotal debate among parenting experts: To be a drill sergeant or an empathetic listener? To spank or not to spank? Punish or teach? In more than two decades as a parent educator, I firmly believe that effective discipline means setting firm limits while treating children with respect and dignity. This is authorized parenting, not […]