My mother-in-law, Diane, has strong opinions about many things: my cooking, my parenting, the colour of our front door. But last week she reached a new peak. She called my husband and told him to take down our Halloween decorations…
I love Halloween. It’s the one day of the year my inner theatre kid gets to run wild, and my office takes the costume contest absurdly seriously. First prize is a £250 gift card and, more importantly, a full year…
Peeling garlic clove by clove is one of the most annoying kitchen chores. Sticky fingers, papery skins everywhere, and it takes forever. Want to know how to peel garlic without the mess? This viral garlic hack peels a WHOLE garlic…
Good knife blocks cost money. Loose knives in a drawer are dangerous — for your fingers AND for the blades. But what if you could make a perfectly good DIY knife holder from a plastic bottle you were about to…
You buy a beautiful bunch of fresh basil, cilantro, or parsley. You use a handful. Three days later, the rest is a sad, wilted mess in the fridge — straight into the trash. Sound familiar? Fresh herbs are one of…
I’ve lived on Maple Court for six years. It’s the kind of street where people wave from their driveways and someone always has a ladder you can borrow. Every October, our street goes a little Halloween-crazy — inflatable ghosts, porch…
We closed on our house on September 12th. A 1940s colonial with the original hardwood floors, a wraparound porch, and a price that made our realtor do a double-take. “Estate sale,” she said. “Priced to move.” We thought we’d won…
Getting married on Halloween was never a gimmick. Tom and I met at a horror movie marathon; he proposed on October 31st, inside a pumpkin patch. A Halloween wedding wasn’t a theme — it was us. Two months out, Tom’s…
I need to preface this by saying: I love my job. I do. The work is interesting, my team is great, and the pay keeps the lights on. But my boss, Derek, has a talent for the one power move…
I’m Jenna, mum of two — Lily, 9, and Sammy, 7. My sister Vanessa throws what she calls “the Halloween party” every year. It’s a big deal in our family. Catered food, hired decorator, a costume contest with actual prize…
