Author: Phillip

From a very young age I had a way with plants. It’s called having a Green Thumb in some circles. My parents saw my natural aptitude and encouraged me every step of the way. I had a small garden patch in the backyard, but by the time I was 10 I had taken over the […]

Last year, I was so busy that I forgot to schedule my yearly HVAC service. Typically, I schedule my service during the end of September or the beginning of October when the weather starts getting a bit cooler outside. This is also the time of year when most HVAC technicians in Buffalo are quite slow. […]

I had only lived in Hillsboro, OR for about six months, and I was already tired of the rain. It didn’t matter what the weather was, almost every other day it rained. It was getting to the point where I was afraid I would become allergic to the rain. My husband got home from work […]

He said he had a blast, but he wanted to know if I could turn on the heat so he could get warm My son had been begging me to take him to a petting zoo. I looked online to find a petting zoo that was near where we were visiting family. Putting Waldorf, MD […]

The kids wanted to take a nap and I thought it was a good idea too The Tampa Bay Zoo is one of the most fun things to do in all of Tampa. Tampa is a really laid back city on the western side of Florida. There is easily something for everyone in the city. […]

I’m happy that my mom likes living on her own, because I don’t think that she would really like living with me. We never got along very well when I was a kid. We fought all of the time because my dad was a jerk and I thought my mom should be nicer. Of course, […]

Not only will it be comfortable inside the theater, but we will also be breathing in clean air After years of wanting to go, I finally got tickets to see a show at the Lyric Theater. This iconic theater in downtown Birmingham was once abandoned but has been fully restored to the way it was. […]

I went to a minor league baseball game last week. It was fun as it was the first game of a new season. I love baseball and we’re quite lucky to have a minor league team in town. And I love the feeling that comes with being outside without air conditioning and ready for another […]

I get a cup of tea and read a book on the couch When I moved into my forever home in Glenview IL I had a bunch of changes I wanted to do. The home came with a decorated wood stove. It was vented through the wood ceiling and there was a stack on the […]

Have you ever thought of moving to Minneapolis, MN, and starting a whole new life? Well, you’ll be pleasantly surprised by this amazing city where history and modernity meet. Minneapolis lies in the Midwest and is well known for its abundance in lakes. In fact, this city is nicknamed as the ‘city of lakes’ since […]