When you're buying a home, you expect the kitchen to include a microwave oven and in the US, they are fairly common but that wasn't always the case. The heating effect of microwaves was discovered accidentally in 1945 when an engineer, working on an active radar set, noticed a chocolate bar in his …
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Home Safety Checklist
Some home maintenance tasks are obvious. When a lightbulb burns out, you've got to replace the lightbulb. But we forget about things like smoke alarms until one goes off or our heating and cooling system stops working. That's why we've created a home safety checklist to help you take proactive steps …
Celebrating Summer Holidays at Home
We've been stuck at home for too long. As the summer holidays approach, it's time to rethink how we can celebrate safely to protect those not vaccinated yet. We need to think about who we want to spend time with and how we can celebrate the coming summer holidays at home. Our homes were once a …
What Are Production Home Builders?
There are many different types of home builders, from those that build a few houses each year (custom builders) to companies that build hundreds and even thousands of homes a year. Production home builders are companies really, who build hundreds or thousands of homes each year. There are two …
Kitchen Tools Missing in My Kitchen
When you've had a kitchen with every gadget, starting out again is an adventure. My goal after leaving my husband was to hold off buying new kitchen tools until I needed them. This has worked out well until today, Thanksgiving day. The stores were closed so I had to improvise after discovering some …
Thanksgiving Means More Now
Thanksgiving means different things to each of us based on our family of origin. This year it takes on more meaning as we remember how the pandemic has affected us personally. This shared experience means we all recognize thanksgiving means more now. We didn't all arrive here in a ship or have …
