Notepad Corner

Great British Bake-Off photo courtesy:  bbc.co.uk With shows like The Great British Bake-Off inspiring teenagers and adults all over the country to break out their baking trays, home-cooking has seen an explosion of interest and popularity. Many people are intimidated by cooking shows however, believing that they will be unable to create the television’s marvelous cakes and pastries in their own kitchen. From cookbooks to podcasts, there are a number of ways people can kick-start their amateur baking – some chefs even make house calls for one-to-one tuition. Although stocking your kitchen with the latest cooking appliances and ingredients can be detrimental to your wallet, it doesn’t cost anything at all to learn the basics. Unless you’re a Michelin professional, part-time bakers bake for enjoyment, so you have to be willing to get a bit messy with your mixing if you’re going to succeed. Here are a few simple steps to get you ready and raring to go.  

Have you heard about the ever gracious and cool fairy of the blogosphere? Yes, I’m talking about the Fairy Hobmother! He has been hopping from one blog to another to spread joy and happiness and has been giving out awesome presents! None ever revealed yet what could these presents be but all of them were all grateful. It must be something very great! After several weeks of waiting, finally I can prove to everyone that this Fairy Hobmother really exists and now he came along with his awesome appliances and of course some exciting presents that I can’t wait to have. Since Christmas is coming up, a nice and huge free standing fridge would be more than enough to store all the chilled desserts that you will be making. The entire family would be very happy going back and forth and getting their sweet tooth satisfied while waiting for the clock to strike twelve.

For some kids, especially those that are incredibly computer savvy, reading is just not their cup of tea. Though many children enjoy reading on a daily basis, if you have a child who is interested in computers, it may be a bit difficult to find books that are powerful enough to pull them away from the computer screen. That being said there are some ways that you can get your computer savvy child to read, and enjoy doing it. This technique will help open up your child's mind to the wonders of reading.  It takes a specially constructed mind to be able to use and enjoy using technology, technology, though incredibly impressive, is just not for everyone. In a similar vein, non-technological elements are not for everyone either. In order to get your computer oriented kid to read books you may have to employ the use of e-books or electronic books to spark their interest. Part of the draw of paper books for many is the feel of the pages between their fingers and the look of the book

Parents have a huge influence on how fast and quickly their children learn to read. Developing a child’s love and skill for reading is not an easy peasy job. We need to encourage and help our children to draw their attention, to fascinate them, and to make them realize the gain and benefits of reading. Here are some tips to improve and build up your child's progress in reading. Be a role model, seeing you read will inspire and motivate your children to read Start introducing books during the toddler stage; pop-up books for a start will instigate their interest to keep on looking at the book every now and then. Set time to read to your children.   Children will get enthusiastic in this activity, hearing the way how you properly pronounce words will actually help them read better themselves. As you read to each other explore for new vocabularies.

When it comes to perfumes, there is no doubt that there are many brands, but there are those that are astounding and made of quality work than others.  Carolina Herrera perfume is not just elegant and luxurious, but flourishing as well. The seventy three year old brand owner started her journey in New York, where she was a top-notch designer of both men and women’s clothes. Carolina Herrera has secured her rank in the market over the years, by establishing both men and women accessories. Many customers define her brand as classy and stylish, the perfumes produce a breathtaking fragrant that is soothing and long lasting. You would not want to smell the same every day, which is why Carolina Herrera perfume is available in different flavors. The products have become versatile over the years as the label gains more popularity and demand from worldwide customers. Due to this fact, you can seek for your favorite perfume online shopping, where most people find it more convenient to

Whenever natural disasters like earthquakes, floods, hurricanes or storms strike the business sector, recovering from the tremendous losses would be the greatest challenge as most businesses face different set of shocks following a natural disaster. Some are even forced to close while others would try to get up using whatever resources that were left behind. Going back to the normal operation the soonest time possible to recover from losses is always the first wise move. Say for example you have a trucking business and there is a need to move out the vehicles to continue the operation. Instead of waiting for the muddy road to be cleared, crane mats can be utilized as temporary dry roads so that they could pass through with ease. These mats can also be used to allow the heavy vehicles to pass the thick snow during winter.  The existence of these timber mats now ensures a continued operation and can somehow help in keeping the business continue its undertakings instead of implemen

Among my two sons, my eldest son JM has the green thumb.   He is the one helping me work with my mini-garden planting different sorts of foliage, such as herbs, ornamental plants and trees. JM and I are more interested with plants that could repel mosquitos as Dengue disease has become more rampant these days. We can save a lot if we will just surround our home with these natural anti-mosquito plants instead of using chemicals which may also harm the family’s health. We also have herbs planted in pots that I use in cooking, ornamental plants and trees that could bring luck and fruit bearing trees. Aside from giving a greener environment that soothes tired eyes, these plants gives breathable fresh air especially when the whole family sits and chat in our garden set at our backyard during weekends.  Recently, my sister gave us a cypress tree. JM transplanted it on a pot trying to make a bonsai, lol. My youngest son Yahmir is the one responsible in watering the plants t