During the first weekend of May, on a sunny beautiful day, I decided to torture my mother-in-law and entered her into a 10km race. Her race entry was actually a Christmas present from Stefan and I, because she is a new runner and we thought what better gift for a...
Wow is the time flying by this year! I kinda feel like they all do -- but considering I was in hibernation until our recent thaw, I guess it becomes easier for the year to start sneaking past. I had a lot of fun talking about the things I'm in love with lately last...
One of our favorite things to do during summer weekends was to fire up the smoker, throw a big pork shoulder or beef brisket in there and let it cook for the afternoon. There is something about smoking meat that just makes it taste better. Perhaps it’s the...
In the last few weeks, we have come to the conclusion that although we would love to have someone else sell our stuff on eBay for us (just because writing the listings and sending everything off can be a bit tedious), no one seems to want to do it. We contacted...
Almost every child seems to go through a stage in their life where they want a fish for a pet. And parents want to indulge their children and give them a lesson in responsibility at the same time. But there is a lot more to allowing the child to take care of a fish...
Not a lot of people can resist devouring a big chunk of meat. Some of you may think that cooking the perfect steak is a challenge in the kitchen. Well, I’m going to go ahead and tell you that it actually isn’t. Cooking the perfect steak is easier than others make it...
I was taking a few minutes to stalk one of my favorite blogs (mostly because I feel like Andrea and I are very similar in real life), and came across a new feature that she's doing which I really liked. There are so many products I use on a daily basis that I never...
I feel like I've written this post before. And in fact, when I looked back at the archives of NOH, I realized that I have talked about getting rid of stacks of books twice already -- and once put it on my To Do list right here on the blog. So apparently we have a book...
You may have noticed that several weeks ago, there was a bit of a slow down in posts here at NOH. You may have started to wonder whether or not I had fallen out of love with blogging (the answer is a big resounding "NO!" which you've probably noticed by now). But I...
Have you ever noticed how manuals for things you buy just seem to stack up. And they never seem to get smaller but rather longer and longer. Mostly it's due to the inclusion of 4 pages of warnings thrown in to the front, instructing you not to be an idiot and use some...
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