Author Archives: Maxwell Perkins

Ten Wooden Toys That Children Will Love to Get

Wooden toys are usually a timeless design, are fairly high-quality and tend to hold up well to the wear and tear of the actual play that kids will inflict upon a popular toy. Wooden baby toys are particularly safe and … Continue reading

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Droll Yankee Flipper: Discover the Best Squirrel Proof Bird Feeder for Your Backyard

Introduction It may have been unseasonably balmy in much of North America, without too much snow on the ground yet, but it’s nearly winter as far as wild birds are concerned. It’s nowhere near too soon to start feeding them. … Continue reading

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Halloween Luxury

Here’s a repost from a few years ago: Ten Most “Luxurious” Things About Halloween I’ve thought for a long time that the “holiday season” and “festive season” are what help us North Americans (and others in the Northern Hemisphere) fight … Continue reading

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Quitting Facebook the Right Way

Are you thinking about quitting Facebook? Of course, it’s very easy: just don’t ever look at it again. I’ll get back to that later. The very first thing to do is make sure that quitting Facebook is what you want to … Continue reading

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The Steampunk Rain Barrel

Not so much the steampunk rain barrel, it’s the rain barrel itself that is the affordable luxury. Free water for your yard, your houseplants, cleaning and/or your iron with no chlorine. In fact, in some places, like the City of … Continue reading

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Hose Quick Connectors Are So Much Easier (and More Fun)

Hose quick connectors just might be something you’ve never seen. I did not know about them, and when I found out about them, got some, and tried them out, it was almost life-changing … It’s finally summer, and we’ve gone … Continue reading

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Spray Detailer – Have Your Car Look Just Washed Every Day

You get your car washed and waxed, or you spend time doing it yourself. It looks shiny and like new – until it starts to get smudged, or the worst thing: ugly, caustic bird droppings. Could be that an otherwise … Continue reading

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WAZE Is the Best GPS App (and It’s Free)

Full disclosure – I want you to start using the Waze app on your phone while you’re driving to get directions, because maybe someday I’ll be on the highway a little distance behind you and you’ll be adding to the … Continue reading

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A Mallory Snow Brush, and You’ll Be Ready

If you don’t have a Mallory snow brush (or any snow brush) after it snows, that’s just too bad. You can’t drive to the local auto parts store right then and pick one up without brushing the snow off your … Continue reading

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Thanksgiving Luxury

Here’s a repost from two years ago: Ten Best Examples of Thanksgiving Luxury I live in the Northeastern United States for a reason:  I love the seasons (and I’m holding onto them as long as climate change will let me).  I especially … Continue reading

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