Jan 24th, 2010
If your dog barks a lot, it can drive you crazy, so what can you do?
Not only can a dog that barks all the time drive its owner crazy, it can also make the neighbours angry. While you can’t stop your dog barking completely, you can stop continual barking or the most annoy incidents.
Jan 17th, 2010
Serves just 2 – three is definitely a crowd on Valentine’s Day.
Ingredients
1lb stawberries
12oz best plain (semi-sweet) chocolate
Method
1. Leave the stems on the strawberries. They make a nice little ‘handle’. Wash and dry them and then put in the refrigerator to chill.
2. Melt the chocolate either in a bowl over simmering water or very carefully [...]
For a special occasion like Valentine’s Day, try this super rich moist cake. Lots of butter and almonds give this rich cake its moist texture.
Also it will be a favourite on less romantic occasions, with family and guests alike. It takes about three quarter of an hour to cook and the preparation time is [...]
Jan 11th, 2010
Nobody should ever get a puppy on impulse so you will have made preparations for the new addition to your family. Here you can find out what they are and how to care for and begin training your puppy so [...]
Dec 23rd, 2009
Deciding to get a puppy is a big and serious decision that should not be made hastily.
There is a slogan promoted by animal charities: A dog is for life, not just for Christmas. Of course, most sensible people wouldn’t consider getting a dog as a Christmas gift but the idea behind the slogan can apply [...]
Dec 6th, 2009
This poem by Major Henry Livingston Jr. (1748-1828), previously believed to be by Clement Clarke Moore, must be one of the best known poems about Christmas although most people refer to it by its first line.
T’was the night before Christmas,
when all through the house
Not a creature was stirring, –not even a mouse;
The stockings were [...]
Nov 22nd, 2009
Every year, in the weeks before Christmas, people in Britain wait for the knock on the door followed by a quick bellow of Hark the Herald Angels Sing. Of course, sometimes it is sung very well, other times you open the door and children look at you hopefully after singing just two lines of a [...]
At Christmas many homes and workplaces have mistletoe hanging up and the custom is that you can kiss somebody who stands under it.
So how did this custom originate?
Like a lot of customs and traditions, it is hard to say exactly how they began but it is thought that kissing under the mistletoe comes from the [...]