Homes & Gardens

Amazing Grace, the white Golden Retriever mix lost in remote unincorporated wilderness areas of Oregon for more than four months, is now ready for adoption. Despite a green collar around her neck, the universal sign that a dog is…

There are several reasons why you might need a cleaning service. Perhaps you’ve just had a crazy event or a construction project and the resulting workload is pretty daunting. Perhaps you’re moving out of your home and you’d like someone to…

When the temperature drops, the chances of your pipes freezing and potentially bursting increase. The recent icy weather across various states in the USA has proven this to be true. There were several reports of burst or frozen pipes in…

We treasure taking care of the outside of our home. Not only does it look tidy for those passing by, but it also makes it a home of your own. The gardens, the well-maintained grass, the bushes or aloe vera plants you feed regularly — these…

These days, all we want to do is to be able to protect our pups, but as a new unidentified respiratory illness emerges from the woodworks, vets and parents everywhere are scrambling to find out just what’s going on. Dogs are getting sick…

Have you ever heard the phrase “if you’re cold, they’re cold”? It’s commonly used to tell people not to leave their pets out in freezing temperatures that humans themselves can’t comfortably sit in for long periods of time. This is…

Blueberries. They’re delectable and they’re used in a litany of recipes, but they haven’t been doing so well this season, and some people are wondering why.  Well, if you would like to know, simply go to the OSU Extension website, where…

There are very few things as dangerous to wildlife as the touch of humanity on their homes. Something that just might rival that, however, are the foreign invaders of the natural kind. Invasive species are extremely harmful to our local…

Remember when 3D-printing was one of those things you heard about distantly? There were concerns about people printing gun parts or making absurd creations; skip forward a decade or so, and it’s finally happening: 3D-printed homes.…

If you are the proud owner of a cat, then the likely hood is that you have had the unpleasant experience of your feline friend bringing you home a gift in the form of a dead bird or small mammal such as a mouse or a vole. Don't be…