Tag: Life & Tradition

Homemade Stain Remover for Laundry and Carpet

I’m excited to tell you how to make a fabulous, if not magical, homemade stain remover. This stain remover recipe is so easy and cheap to make. And, wow, does it perform! Unlike some other homemade laundry stain and detergent products you’ll find here at Everyday Cheapskate, this one is also a homemade stain remover…


Cheeky Elephant Calf Destroys Cake Made for His Grandmother in Hilarious Video

A baby elephant living at a sanctuary in Thailand has netizens rolling with laughter after destroying a beautiful cake, lovingly prepared for his grandmother by staffers. The cheeky toddler, seeing the treat laid out on Oct. 13, ran ahead and slid on his knees across the cake before tucking into a juicy chunk of watermelon…


Man Who Lost Leg in Car Accident Builds Own Cable Lift for 3rd-Story Apartment Powered by the Sun

Several decades ago, Alexander Yudin lost his leg in a car accident. Three years ago, he slipped using crutches on ice, leaving him with a complicated hip fracture which at 67-years-old meant he wouldn’t be able to walk for the rest of his life. Leaving his apartment on the third floor of a block in Timashevsk, a small…


Boy Stops Police Officer at Bus Stop, Asks Her to Pray With Him: ‘Be That Positive Light’

A Kentucky boy on his way to school brightened a patrolling officer’s day when he stopped her at a bus stop and asked her to pray with him. Officer Jan Dykes didn’t catch the little boy’s name and doesn’t know where he lives, but his gesture on the morning of Nov. 5 made a lasting…


Total Solar Eclipse to Grace the Skies on December 4—Here’s What You Need to Know:

The extraordinary cosmic event of a total eclipse of the sun will present itself to an exclusive audience on Dec. 4, 2021. Stargazers hoping to witness the moon’s umbra shadow obliterate the solar sphere from view will have to sojourn to the Antarctic—where the eclipse will first appear in the Southern Ocean. It will then…


NTSB Issues Safety Alert to Subways, Rail Over Wheel Defect

The National Transportation Safety Board on Wednesday issued a safety alert to subway systems and commuter railroads over a wheelset problem that led to a derailment in the nation’s capital, saying the defect is difficult to detect and potentially devastating. The investigative agency released a preliminary report of its ongoing probe into the Oct. 12…


Fall-Blooming Rhododendron

Q: I have many native and hybrid rhododendrons. One of my hybrids is now blooming and covered in buds. The flowers are much smaller than usual, and this past spring it had hardly any blooms. Never have I seen this plant bloom at this time of year. Not complaining. Just confused. A: Your rhododendron is…


Theater Review: ‘The Gazillion Bubble Show’: Childlike Delight for All Ages

NEW YORK—No matter how old you may be, there’s something magical in touching a floating bubble and then feeling it softly burst. Serbian-born bubble artist Deni Yang taps into this inner wonder in the enjoyable and interactive “The Gazillion Bubble Show,” making a triumphant return to Off-Broadway’s New World Stages. Yang is one of several performers…


Norwegian Glogg (Alcoholic and Non-Alcoholic)

Serves 4 to 6 For the Garnish (Optional) 3/4 cup dark raisins 1 cup brandy or aquavit, or boiling water for a non-alcoholic version 1/2 cup slivered almonds, toasted For the Wine 1 cup white sugar 2 cups water 1 bottle light, dry red wine (pinot noir, merlot, Beaujolais, malbec), or 3 1/2 cups of…


Holiday Baking, the Norwegian Way

I’m an avid baker, and the holidays are a time when I get to shine the spotlight on recipes that celebrate my Norwegian ancestry. Norwegians love their sweets, especially during the holidays, when they celebrate with syv slags kaker, or “seven types of cookies,” a Christmas tradition that dates back to the Middle Ages. I…