Choosing a Dog Bed That Stays Cool in Summer
A summer bed needs more than a cooling label. Compare the usable…
Free indoor activities when it is too hot
Free indoor activities for kids on a hot day, split into the…
A fan does not cool a room: what to buy and where to point it
Running a fan in an empty room does nothing at all. Once…
Why the house is still hot at 10pm when it cooled down outside
It is 24 degrees outside and 29 in the lounge room. The…
Mosquitoes: the teaspoon of water in your yard breeding them
A pot plant saucer holds enough water to raise a generation. The…
Ants in the kitchen: why they arrive and what actually works
Spraying a trail of ants kills the ants you can see and…
Storing pet food so it does not go off
The single most common mistake is tipping the bag into a plastic…
Where to put a dog bed, and why it matters
A dog that ignores an expensive bed and sleeps on the tiles…
Getting a kids room dark and cool enough to sleep in
An Australian summer throws two things at a child's bedroom: a sunrise…
Watering a garden under water restrictions
Most Australian cities have permanent rules that apply every year, not just…
Beach days with young kids in Australia
Water safety comes before everything else and belongs with the authorities who…
What to pack for a park or beach day
Nine things decide whether a park or beach day works, and four…
Cooling costs and running air conditioning sensibly
The same reverse cycle unit that heats a house cheaply also cools…
Getting the backyard ready for summer
Do the safety jobs in spring before the heat arrives. Pool fencing,…
Keeping lunchboxes cold through an Australian summer
NSW Food Authority testing found lunchboxes containing a frozen item had three…