Autumn

Creating Autumn Memories with Your Grandchild

Here are a few creative ideas you can use to create autumn memories with your grandchild: Drama Be falling leaves. “Oops! We’re falling, floating, down, down, down. Here comes the wind to blow us farther and faster. Now let’s be leaves blown along the ground….” Places to go hazelnut farm apple farm (pick apples) salmon...

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Dress for Success
Dress for Success

This summer and fall’s business fashion is full of color and stripes! Business welcomes progressive thinkers, and progressive thinkers welcome change—even change in a man’s wardrobe. This past decade, we’ve gone from the double breasted blazer to the single three button look. Then the three button graduated to a whole new version, the two...

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Saving Money by Shopping Seasonal Sales
Saving Money by Shopping Seasonal Sales

Raising teenagers can be very expensive. There are a lot of added expenses as your children grow up. Clothes are more expensive, there are added fees for extra-curricular activities, not to mention the social events that are a "must" for many teens. As frugal parents of teens, we need to learn to save money in different areas that will compensate...

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Preparing for Fall’s First Winds
Preparing for Fall's First Winds

While caulks and sealants don't get as much attention as other household products, they are valuable allies that can protect your home from costly moisture damage, seal out energy-draining drafts and give your projects a quality finish. Here's some helpful advice as to how you can put this relatively inexpensive and easy-to-apply product to...

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Fall/Winter Color Trends
Fall/Winter Color Trends

The fall and winter color palette theme is a renewed focus on home centered lives while also adding credence to current economic conditions and the rapid pace of advancements in technology. Closely paralleling current design trends, contemporary palettes reflect a flagrant desire for quality as well as the importance for consumer choice in the "color"...

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Breast Cancer Awareness
Breast Cancer Awareness

It seems that everyone I know has been touched by cancer in some way – whether it be a personal struggle or supporting someone they know through it. At the Health Unit, we receive many phone calls from people requesting information on cancer. As October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, I thought an article on healthy living for cancer prevention...

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Fall and Winter Trends
Fall and Winter Trends

Purples, red, plaid & glitter are the rage Colors all shades of red, wine, plum, burgundy and purple paired up with caramel, tan, camel, silver, grey or black Accessories glitters, high-gloss lipsticks, and chain belts Pants & skirts flared pants and jeans, slits on the bottom...

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One Hit Wonders
One Hit Wonders

Are you seeing Red? Red is one of the hottest colors this winter. Colors such as wine, plum, burgundy and purple are also making a strong fashion statement. Pair them up with caramel, tan, camel and other golden tones. If warm color tones are not right for you try silver, grey or the always classic basic black - all excellent co-ordinates for...

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