Working from home can be a great option for parents of young kids, as well as for introverts who may prefer a more solitary work environment. But when working in the home, it’s easy to get distracted. It’s also easy to end up in an unhealthy cycle of working too many hours because the distinction between home and work spaces is lacking.

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I’m going to be a party pooper and say that I don’t really care, one way or the other. The Olympics have long since ceased to hold any spark of their original meaning. There are now too many professionals competing, too many corporate sponsors, the event has become too much about money and winning at all costs…

We’re in a very small town with a small city nearby. No M&S anywhere close by, that I’m aware of. Probably it would be in one of the bigger cities, that are 4-7 hours’ drive from us.

We have a man here who is from Germany and learned to make sausages and smoked deli meats from his father back home. There are lots of great meats in his shop, but…[Read more]

I’d never heard of using marble like this – especially on a roof. I wonder whether this is something that might catch on in North America as well. Certainly, the prospect of a roof that lasts without the need for replacement or repair would be appealing to many here!