Tips for buying an ottoman
Adding an ottoman to your home can add style,comfort and storage. There are so many ottoman styles to choose from so there’s the perfect one out there to fit your needs. Read on to see some tips to think about when you’re purchasing a new ottoman.
How To Give the Gift of a Smart Home
Today I ponder how to give someone the gift of a smart home. Whether you wish to bestow security, convenience, or energy savings, I've got you covered here.
Simple Baking Tips for a Gluten Free Diet
We’ve entered the New Year and it’s an opportunity to motivate you to accomplish those resolutions. That being said, I assure you that this article won’t be on how to lose weight. Since, I got a muffin top, I can’t preach about shedding the extra pounds. However, you won’t be seeing me eating nachos on my couch while watching Netflix. The thought has crossed my mind many times and I don’t judge those who do. But I’ve always aimed to live a healthy life expect on Saturday night. This series examines simple cooking tips for a special diet. In the first installment we’ll look closely at the gluten free diet.
How to enjoy Stadia Gaming on a Chromebook
Wondering what you need to do to play Stadia on your Chromebook? I'll walk you through everything you need to know inside!
Kid-friendly homemade pasta in fresh cream sauce
In our next article focused on cooking for fall, here's a great recipe for homemade pasta noodles and parmesan cream sauce.
Shelly’s Friday Favourites hits the road for a culinary adventure: second...
Our road trip continues with a good old-fashioned pit stop at the Happiest Place on Earth. For some people, going to Disneyland means hitting all the shows, parades, and attractions. We like to do that too, but because we have annual passes and go so often, we’ve added to our adventure by becoming hunters for the best dishes and treats in the park. There are a lot of treats to be had, and they’re more delicious than you may think.
The Soundboard: Picking Your Studio Monitors
The goal of a studio monitor is to represent audio in the most accurate, uncoloured form it can. That being said, all speakers colour sound to some degree. Monitor speakers are designed to be as flat as possible whereas it’s assumed that consumer or Hi-Fi speakers enhance aspects of the frequency spectrum. A pair of monitor speakers are going to be your best friend. Regardless of whether you record, edit, mix or master audio, your studio monitors will determine how well your work translates to … well, pretty well everything else out there: car audio systems, TV’s, headphones and earbuds.
Shelly’s Friday Favourites asks Is Pumpkin Spice the new Bacon?
How can you tell when fall is on its way? It used to be that we’d look for leaves turning yellow and that familiar chill in the air, but for the past few years there has been one true indicator that fall is here, and that’s when pumpkin spice mania hits again for another year. So if you’re in the mood to get your pumpkin spice fix, have I got some great recipes for you.
10 seriously uncool Mother’s Day gifts this year
A few days ago, we delved into some great mother’s day gift giving ideas. On the flip side, there are some terrible and very impersonal gifts you could get mom this year. With many years of previous bad gift giving, I have some advice to pass along. Please read about 10 seriously uncool Mother’s Day gifts this year.
The trees are alive with bright red apples – Shelly’s Friday...
You know the old saying, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, but a bunch of apple recipes will keep you happy all weekend. Maybe it doesn’t go quite like that, but you’ll agree with me once you’ve tried this bushel of amazing apple desserts.