Life's sweets and spices

Protect Plants from a Frisky Cat

Whenever your cat gets bored, she digs in your houseplants or worse, uses the planters as a litter box. Discourage her habit by placing a few whole cloves just under the soil. The spice is not harmful to pets, but kitties dislike its strong fragrance and will stay away from your plant for sure.

The New York Street Pianos

There are a lot of reasons why the program featuring street pianos New York at SingforHope.org is successful. For one, each of the 88 pianos placed around the city displays its own unique artwork. These pianos are colorful and, in some cases, even seem to possess a personality!

Find out some of the other appealing qualities of the New York street pianos program. Promoting the Arts The street pianos that have been decorated by artists attract the attention of every passerby. This is one simple way that the program draws attention to the importance of the arts to everyone living in the city and beyond. A passerby may stop to admire the artwork on the piano or perhaps sit down and try the keys. Either way, this program is making people stop and remember how much beauty can be found in the arts.

Play Your Song for Everyone For just a few weeks, these street pianos can be played right on the sidewalks of the city. Some players are dabblers while others are dedicated artists. Everyone within earshot gets to hear the unique playing styles and talents of their neighbors via a street piano. This is another way that street pianos showcase the arts in NYC. Inspiration Finally, by putting the street pianos around the city, SingforHope.org is giving everyone a chance to find inspiration. Undoubtedly, these pianos have inspired people to take up piano lessons or participate in the arts in some other way!

Orange You Glad It’s Friday #39

Welcome to week 39 of Orange You Glad It’s Friday!

The link opens Friday morning – 12:01 a.m. Manila/Singapore time or Thursday 12.01 p.m. EST and the old link will close Thursday (12 noon) of the following week.

Green mangoes atop the orange umbrella.

This meme does not have too many rules and it’s open to everyone. Post a picture that you have taken or piece of art you have created (or have permission to use) with a little or a lot of orange, share your link below, visit others and comment on their orange takes, leave a comment here if you wish. Please note these links are STRICTLY for Orange You Glad It’s Friday participants only. All others will be deleted.

To add the badge, just copy and paste the HTML code from the left sidebar! Thank you and I hope you would still continue to support this fun meme in its new home.

Do you see a great photo on another site that has a little or a lot of orange? Suggest they stop by and submit it here!

Each week, I will also feature a favorite submission from the previous week with a link to the participants blog. For last week’s favorite photo, I have chosen Maboe‘s entry. Hope you’d drop by and visit the blog.

Bokeh-himmel

DON’T FORGET — Be sure to include an Orange You Glad It’s Friday Badge or link back to this blog in your post. To add a badge, just copy and paste the HTML code from the left side bar!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Also linked up with Bi Ti’s Ready to Waltz.

Red Flower

My entry for:

Orange You Glad It’s Friday #38

Welcome to week 38 of Orange You Glad It’s Friday!

The link opens Friday morning – 12:01 a.m. Manila/Singapore time or Thursday 12.01 p.m. EST and the old link will close Thursday (12 noon) of the following week.

This meme does not have too many rules and it’s open to everyone. Post a picture that you have taken or piece of art you have created (or have permission to use) with a little or a lot of orange, share your link below, visit others and comment on their orange takes, leave a comment here if you wish. Please note these links are STRICTLY for Orange You Glad It’s Friday participants only. All others will be deleted.

To add the badge, just copy and paste the HTML code from the left sidebar! Thank you and I hope you would still continue to support this fun meme in its new home.

Do you see a great photo on another site that has a little or a lot of orange? Suggest they stop by and submit it here!

Each week, I will also feature a favorite submission from the previous week with a link to the participants blog. For last week’s favorite photo, I have chosen Jackie/Jake‘s Lock. Hope you’d drop by and visit the blog.

I found this lock on the bridge near our condo. It reminded me of Strasburg Austria and Verona Italy where there are bridges full of “lovelocks”.

DON’T FORGET — Be sure to include an Orange You Glad It’s Friday Badge or link back to this blog in your post. To add a badge, just copy and paste the HTML code from the left side bar!

Have a wonderful weekend!

Also linked up with Bi Ti’s Ready to Waltz and Monday Mellow Yellows. Click on the links to join the party.

Professional Translators

The internet is very powerful and it made communication a lot faster. Every one and every thing can be reached in all parts of the world with just a few clicks of your finger. To some, learning and speaking another language may seem unimportant because they have no use for it, but for those who are in the corporate world, or those who are engaged in other businesses, being able to communicate with their foreign clients is a great advantage. I know of some people who went out of their way to learn different languages just so they could easily communicate with their clients. It is also a good thing that nowadays, you can hire translators online to translate to French Canadian, Japanese, Chinese, German or Spanish. These online translators can help represent your company in other parts of the world. This is great for those who do not have the time to learn other languages and for those who don’t have someone in their company who can speak different languages.

Being able to communicate well with partners and clients is what makes a business in nearly every industry successful. If you’re working on expanding your business and you haven’t tried hiring professional translators yet, it’s about time you do.

Moving Again

Transferring to a new home can be a very exciting experience but not if you have to move several times. Ron, my brother will be moving (again!) to Canada this time. He works in one of the most famous hotels in the US and he travels a lot. A couple of years ago, he brought his family to New York. They liked it there and he and his wife were already scouting for a home. Then he was asked to travel to Canada. One of the hotel managers there went on AWOL for some unknown reasons and he was requested to take over for a while. The heads there like how he worked so they offered him the job. The pay is higher too and he was also offered a housing loan. The offer was too good to resist so he talked to his wife and they both agreed to relocate to Canada.

Assistance was offered to him too when he signed up the contract so he immediately searched for international moving companies. A colleague also gave him a list of long distance moving companies Canada.  He called each one of them before deciding on Montreal Movers. These expert movers did the packing, storing, and moving and unpacking for them.  All their belongings arrived in great condition and on time. My brother is so glad that his family was offered assistance, it would have been too difficult for them to move his entire household to Canada.

Customizing Your Yamaha Rhino

Riding on trails and hauling stuff through the wilderness is difficult without a side-by-side vehicle. The Yamaha Rhino is one of the go-to vehicles for this purpose. It was created to handle rough terrain and trails, but there are some issues that need fixing from time to time. It’s been difficult to find the exact parts that you need for this vehicle online, particularly because they aren’t always so specific to this brand. Enter Sidebysidestuff.com. This site has hundreds of different parts to help with replacement parts, mods, fixes for windshields and cold weather mods, as well as wheels and tires to go on any terrain that you need to. There are also a few different upgrades that you can make to your vehicle with Sidebysidestuff.com’s help. The mods for wheels, guards, hitches and stereo are amazing on Sidebysidestuff.com. While the Rhino comes with standard gear and options, you can mod it and create it to be a vehicle all of your own.

Customizing the Rhino has never been easier with Sidebysidestuff.com. They have a really great customer support system in place as well, so you can find exactly what you’re looking for and customize your vehicle appropriately. If you have any questions, you can talk to a friendly customer service rep about what you need to find and receive help on how to fix your vehicle up and get it out on the trails quickly. If you need help getting the right replacement part, just give them a call and see what they can order or create for your vehicle.

Little Red Flowers

My entry for:

Not sure what these little flowers are called. Do you?

Reduce Back Pain with High Quality Chairs

One of the risks of sitting in a chair for prolonged periods of time is back pain. That’s because when you are sitting for a long time, you don’t get to move a lot and that puts a lot of stress in the back, shoulders, neck, arms and legs. People tend to slouch on the chair when perched for a long period; this is not a very good sitting position because it puts a lot of strain on the discs of the spine, leading to back and neck pain. I am sure you have noticed how sometimes it is difficult to stand up right away when you sit for a long time.

Investing in a good quality chair can avoid all these. There is a Variety of high quality chairs available and choosing one that can make you feel comfortable can be daunting. Read on for some tips to help you find the perfect chair.

When buying a chair you are most likely looking for a piece of furniture that is comfortable. But don’t just look for a chair that you think is stylish and soft enough for your to relax. The are some things to consider to find the best chair — your height and weight and how you sit matters a lot. Look for a chair that’s perfect for your size. It shouldn’t be too big or too small for your body size. Otherwise, you won’t find it comfortable to sit in. Soft chairs are alright as long as it offers firm support. The chair shouldn’t sink too much or you will have to struggle to stand up. It shouldn’t be too hard as well especially if you have to sit on it for a long time.

Another thing to watch out for when buying a chair is the angle. Make sure that your thighs are perpendicular to the floor; you will not feel comfortable if your knees are are pointing up or down.

Once you find the perfect chair, you can sit and work in your office without having to worry about back pains. One piece of advice though, no matter how comfortable you sit on your chair, it’s always good to stand up once in a while to stretch.  Prolonged static posture is not good for your back and may lead to some problems later on.

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