Beauty, they say, is in the eye of the beholder. And if you can look at a patch of dirt and see beauty springing forth from it in the form of a garden, what’s to stop you from turning old, unused objects that would otherwise end up in a landfill into works of garden art that will spruce up your…
It’s been called expensive, nervewracking, mysterious, potentially heart-breaking – but the Village Family Service Center in Fargo is aiming to get rid of most of those preconceived notions about adoption. They’re offering a free information session coming up next month to anyone interested in adopting a baby. Social workers there work with you and with the birth mother, said the…
Some of the sweetest flowers bloom in circumstances of adversity, just like this week’s adoptable pets Tootsie and Daisy. The Nanday conure and orange-winged Amazon, a bonded pair, were discovered on a Facebook page devoted to Minnesota pets for sale. It turned out the two were in a pretty rough situation. Center for Avian Adoption, Rescue and Education rescue worker…
Running your device with multiple tabs open is manageable only as long as the number of tabs stays fairly low. After you open enough tabs, it can be increasingly confusing to keep track of all of them, and that can really slow down your work. Let Francie Black refocus your work flow by showing you how to consolidate them in…
It’s fall, which means aside from the constant litter of falling leaves, we’ll also be making quite a mess on our smartphones with incessant selfies of us posing in front of colorful autumn foliage. Clean up your duplicates with Francie Black in this week’s App of the Week. It’ll leave you that much more time for sipping your pumpkin latte….
Social Security has been making headlines since 1935, and things these days aren’t that different. But instead of making the news because people just aren’t sure they support it, like it did back then, now it makes headlines because most people want it to stay in spite of the fact the government is running out of money to pay for…
Your home is something that needs to be buttoned up snug for the winter months, and any tiny leak you miss here and there can run you big at the end of home heating season. You can easily check to see if there’s a little leak in the bucket or soda bottle you’re carrying around – but how do you…
As the days flip forward and the weather cools down, it’s plain with the official start of autumn on Friday we need to enjoy our time outdoors while we still can, before the snow flies. But for the chronically homeless in the Red River Valley region, time spent out of doors can be a cruel irony. That’s part of why…
It isn’t as scary as a ghost popping through the walls of your home, but seeing nail pops come through the drywall is a close second. Rest assured, however, nail pops can be fixed to look as good as new. Check out this edition of Ask Danny for the full rundown on how home improvement expert Danny Lipford recommends you…
The heavy-duty gardening season is winding down for the season here in the Upper Midwest, but there are some tricks you can still pull out of your sleeve to keep your gardening skills up to scratch. No matter what time of year it is, composting is worth giving a try, since it keeps biodegradable waste out of the landfill and…
