A former design student from Norway gave up city life for a remote Arctic island after a boat trip rocked her outlook, and she’s never looked back, despite the huge adjustment. Originally a city-dweller from Asker, Norway, 31-year-old Eveline Lunde has lived in an apartment in the small town of Longyearbyen, the northernmost town on Earth,…
The Northernmost Town on Earth: Woman Tells of Her Unusual Life on an Island—800 Miles From the North Pole
Summer Gardening To-Do List
With the hot weather of summer, there may not be much to do in your landscape, but there are a few things that need to be watched for so that the landscape stays healthy. Rain in summer across North America usually comes in a few heavy thunderstorms with many hot, sunny days in between. Heavy,…
More Creative Ways My Clever Readers Save Time and Money
Sometimes, I wonder how “Everyday Cheapskate” readers discover their handy ideas. I mean, who would have thought something that cleans brake parts would also remove stains from clothes? Cleans More Than Brakes I have found that using my husband’s brake parts spray cleaner, Brakleen, works really well for getting out grease stains. It doesn’t affect…
Summer Is a Perfect Time for Tapas
With summer in full swing, we plan to spend as much of it as possible outdoors. Preferably in a comfy chair or on a blanket with plenty of food and drink. Bread, cheese, and wine will do, of course. When we want to go all out, we turn to the delicious memories of a recent…
These Hand-Built Fly Fishing Rods Capture the Spirit of Maine—and a Father’s Legacy
The river is everywhere at the Maine Fly Company’s new brick-and-mortar shop, located on the third floor of a 19th century, red-brick mill in Yarmouth, Maine. Just outside the shop’s enormous windows runs the Royal River, a 39-mile waterway that stretches from Sabbathday Lake to Casco Bay. The proximity to the water speaks to the…
Cooked as a Cucumber?
At an overpriced tapas joint, I once took a chance on charred cucumber salad. The dish sounded counterintuitive, to put it delicately, because everyone knows a cucumber should be served cool. Cooking a cucumber would be like giving Samson a haircut before the battle. A cool cucumber is a happy cucumber. The best have tried,…
A Functional Approach to Osteoporosis and Bone Health
Several factors can contribute to osteoporosis, and many of these are within your control. Rather than focus on one isolated deficiency or issue, it’s wise to consider your broader lifestyle for risk factors and take steps to prevent the osteoporosis. For example, systemic inflammation is a primary driver of osteoporosis. If there is chronic, systemic…
Qantas Urges Its Customers to Use Expiring COVID Travel Credits by December
Qantas Group is calling for its customers with COVID-era travel credits to use them before its Dec. 31 deadline by booking a trip that can even be taken till Dec. 2024. To help customers further in this regard, Qantas launched a new “Find My Credit” tool to help them locate a booking or bookings that…
Do Eat the Flowers
Don’t miss the fleeting season for zucchini flowers or squash blossoms. These floppy flowers are easy to spot at the farmers markets in the summer. Sunny orange in color and delicate as tissue, they are hard to overlook. The fragile blossoms are best when fresh and unpackaged, so they’re less commonly found in supermarkets. If…
I Went to the UK to Connect With People and Place—Then I Got on the Wrong Bus
By Colleen Kujawa From Chicago Tribune I’m not a social superhero. I’m friendly, but I’m neither savvy nor successful at small talk. But I love connecting with people in a sincere way, especially when I’m away from home. It’s one of the best parts of the human experience. When I went on vacation in England…
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