Winter getaway: Sun + par 3 golf
If you are looking for a winter excursion, consider a par 3 golf course in a sunny climate, a combination that is becoming increasingly popular. In the…
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A winter treat: Ice carving and snow sculpture
As cold weather descends, an artistic phenomenon occurs, ice carving competitions and the fun of snow sculpture. Ice sculptures range as far as the…
What to consider when buying new furniture
When holiday shopping ends, furniture stores will be offering some nice bargains in January. To find the good deals, however, it takes patience and…
The village with the world’s longest winter
The village with the longest winter Every December, one place on earth is starting its second month of complete darkness, a long, cold winter during which…
Keep the home fires burning
Oh the weather outside is frightful, but the fire is so delightful! That crackling, cheerful dancing fire in the fireplace is sure to kindle deep…
Friendships need face-to-face time
In the United States and across the world, actual friends are being replaced by acquaintances. Digital contacts are replacing human contact. YouTube,…
Here’s the tick-tock on time
It was 1907 when Englishman William Willett proposed advancing clocks 20 minutes each Sunday in April and reversing them in September. He said daylight…
Solved: The case of the missing silver fork
Around 1861, a homemaker in Williamsburg, Virginia, lost a valuable silver dinner fork. She probably blamed the neighbors, but a new investigation reveals…
Detergent isn’t soap and other clean facts
It’s true — soap and detergent aren’t the same. They’re made with different processes and do different things. Soap is created with a process called…
One of Hubble’s most famous images: Pillars of Creation.
More than just a picture: How images of space are created In 2019, the Event Horizon Telescope Collaboration published an image that should have been…