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Love rolling out dough for tasty holiday cookies? How about decorating your tree and home with merry and bright dough-based ornaments, and other fun holiday decorations, too? Create and personalize these festive favorites using a base of salt dough (a modeling material made from flour, salt, and water), and adding a little food coloring, glitter, maybe some hard candies, beads, acrylic or spray paint, ribbon, leaves, pinecones, fabric, buttons or tinsel, and of course a little imagination!...

For many, the idea of stargazing is appealing but where or how to start is often overwhelming. Here’s a primer for those of you who would like to get the most out of stargazing, particularly if you are contemplating purchasing binoculars or a telescope. Grab A Quality Pair of Binoculars for Stargazing Before you go out and buy a telescope, try using a pair of good binoculars. Some might think that binoculars aren’t as clear or advanced as a telescope, but in reality, for certain aspects of sky watching, they are the best instrument of all to use....

Trinkets – Picture: Netflix Welcome to your first recap of what’s new on Netflix for this week and we’ve got four new titles to cover that have been released over the past two days. We’ll also dive into the top 10 trending movies and TV series which remarkably has very little movement. In case you missed our preview of what’s to come for the week, you missed the big title Cobra Kai which is lined up for Friday....

Begin Again – Picture: The Weinstein Company It’s time for our first roundup of the week looking into what’s new on Netflix in the US for October 27th, 2021. There have been 11 new releases since the beginning of the week and we’ll walk you through the biggest titles. We’ll also take a look at what’s trending in the top 10 movies and TV shows. Today is your last chance to watch Rango on Netflix as well as the excellent variety series Shine On With Reese....

Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 – Picture: Sony Animations Happy Sunday and welcome to your end of week roundup of everything new on Netflix for the middle of the month and we’ll also recap all 38 new movies and TV series added this week. Then, we’ll run through what’s trending on Netflix US today and the past week. Before we dig in, check out what’s coming up next on Netflix which includes even more holiday titles and a few great movies too....

People seem to enjoy naming foods after the devil. There’s devil’s food cake, deviled eggs, devilled ham, pasta fra diavolo (Italian for “brother devil”) … But would you eat something called devil’s tongue? What Is Devil’s Tongue? This demonic moniker (“demoniker?”) can actually refer to either of two rarely eaten vegetables: Dominican red savina peppers, which, as their nickname implies, are hot as, erm, heck, and konjac, an Asian herb most popular in Japan....

Leftover dog food is a certainty that no one wants to deal with, especially if your dog has passed away. Or maybe your dog just doesn’t like the type of food you bought. Most people don’t buy more dog food than their dogs can typically eat, so having leftovers tends to add to the clutter in your home. However, there’s no reason just to chuck that bag into the trash. Here are some excellent ideas for repurposing your late dog’s food....

Picture: YES Studio Netflix in select regions are now carrying two parts of the Israeli drama series The Beauty Queen of Jerusalem and the good news is that more is on the way but unlike the time between parts 1 and 2, we’re likely going to have a longer wait for season 2 (or part 3 as it’ll be labeled on Netflix). Here’s what we know. If you’re not familiar, the Israeli show is set in the early 1900s and revolves around a housecleaner called Rosa who weds a shopkeeper who loves another woman, a choice that impacts her dynamic with the eldest daughter Luna for decades....

If you own a cat, you are intimately familiar with how much they love to scratch. Your furniture and carpets are also probably familiar with how much they love to scratch. Reviewed & Fact-Checked By Dr. Paola Cuevas Veterinarian, MVZ Reviewed & Fact-Checked By Dr. Paola Cuevas Veterinarian, MVZ The information is current and up-to-date in accordance with the latest veterinarian research. Owning a cat means stocking up on all kinds of scratching posts in the hopes of directing them away from our belongings and onto something designed for their claws....

It can be concerning when you notice your dog licking the blood from your wound. Not only is a dog licking blood dangerous for the dog, but it can also be dangerous to you. However, there are a few reasons that dogs lick up blood when they see or smell it. We’ll give you six possible reasons your dog licks blood and answer a few common questions in the guide below....

Nearly everyone knows a little something about astrology — even if it’s only where to find the daily horoscope section in the local newspaper. Whether you truly believe the stars control your destiny, think it’s all bunk, or just like to have fun with it, the 12 signs of the zodiac are part of our cultural heritage. We introduce you to the facts and mythology behind each constellation in the traditional Western zodiac....

Coronavirus, Explained – Picture: Vox/Netflix Netflix content doesn’t get much more topical than this. Coming to Netflix on April 26th is a new Netflix Explained mini-series that attempts to make sense of the coronavirus pandemic. Here’s what we know about the new documentary series. Coronavirus, Explained is a new mini-series from Netflix and Vox Media. Vox is an online news platform that provides free, simple-to-understand coverage on the news and current affairs....

Selling Sunset – Picture: Lionsgate We hope you’re enjoying Selling Sunset as Netflix announced on the day of release for season 2 that more is on the way. In fact, season 3 will be arriving in just a few month’s time in August 2020. Selling Sunset has been part of a huge recent effort by Netflix to break into the reality series game with generally positive results. Dating series, in particular, have performed exceptionally well on Netflix thus far....

Squid Game – Picture. Netflix Having taken the world by storm in 2021, Squid Game became the biggest release in Netflix’s history. With the second season of Squid Game officially confirmed, Netflix is expanding the franchise into the world of reality TV. Minus the killing of any of its competitors, 456 players will battle it out for the biggest cash prize in reality TV history for a whopping $4.56 million. First announced by Bela Bajaria, Netlfix’s head of global TV, at the Banf World Media Festival, that Netflix would be producing the “biggest reality competition ever,” by bringing Squid Game into the real world....

Stranger Things Season 4 (Finn Wolfhard as Mike Wheeler, Noah Schnapp as Will Byers and Millie Bobby Brown as Eleven) – Picture: Netflix It’s finally here! Stranger Things season 4 volume 1 is now out in the wild and features hours of new content and as per previous seasons, lots of great new original and licensed music. Let’s break down the soundtrack for Stranger Things season 4 here! As a reminder, Stranger Things is quite iconic for its music....

The Last Dance – Picture: ESPN The Last Dance is ESPN’s biggest documentary hit in its history and will soon be making its way over to Netflix in the United States. According to one source, The Last Dance is set to hit Netflix in the United States on July 19th, 2020. In case you’ve had your end under a rock for the past few days, The Last Dance is the huge new limited documentary series about Michael Jordan and the rise of the Chicago Bulls during the 1990s....

Young Wallander – Picture: Netflix Young Wallander will be back for season 2 in February 2022 and although reviews were mixed, the show struck a chord to get a second season. Here’s the latest on everything we know so far about season 2 of Young Wallander. For those unfamiliar, the series is based on the popular Hennig Mankell franchise which has previously been adapted in the form of the BBC series, Wallander....

Martin Luther King, Jr. Day is a U.S. federal holiday that honors the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., the chief spokesman for nonviolent activism in the civil rights movement to end racial segregation. It is observed on the third Monday of January each year. In 2024 it falls on January 15th. About Martin Luther King, Jr. King was born on January 15, 1929, and was instrumental in the passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, which outlawed discrimination in public accommodations, and the Voting Rights Act of 1965....

Hey FA Readers! We love discovering and featuring young, talented folks who are keeping their family’s heritage alive and well! Appalachia and Appalachian traditions have always intrigued our readers, so we asked Whitney Johnson AKA “Appalachian Forager” to share some of her favorite winter activities. Whitney is a smart business woman who mixes humor and tradition to be a social media powerhouse. Learn more about Whitney and get inspired for winter fun with her article below!...

If you’re seeing a handful of grasshoppers in your garden, don’t fret. They are a sign of natural biodiversity. If you’re finding a lot, however, you may want to take some necessary steps to preserve your precious greens. Also, according to some scientists, seeing grasshoppers in large numbers may predict a summer drought. Read more. Unfortunately, Grasshoppers Are Pests While some insects help to pollinate plant life, grasshoppers mostly just feed on it....