Category Archives: Chimney sweeps

Giving a modern flair to a Victorian property is never an easy task, and when Veronica and Darren purchased their terraced house, it clearly needed a complete update. “It needed a complete repaint, but the upstairs bedrooms were in dire need of renovation,” says Veronica. “Six months later, after renovating three bedrooms and a bathroom, […]

Mateusz Supłat has been racing with Jukace for 12 years. “The first time I [ran] I was 13, “he said.” I still remember the feeling after 14 hours of racing; I could barely get home, but I was really happy. Gody Żywieckie is celebrated in the cities of the Beskids for centuries, honoring the region’s […]

It is at this time of year that I like to remind everyone not to despair or bemoan the passing of another holiday. The Christmas season is not over until Ephinany, so we are now in the midst of the Christmas season which spans 12 days from Christmas Day to January 6th. In many parts […]

The weather app tells me we’re going to have some time for the next few days. I still have this little sense of panic. I have no shortage of bread and milk, but I take a little mental note to check certain things around the house. I’ve searched online for some sort of winter safe […]

Before and after the brief Christmas hiatus, a bunch of Midcoast high school basketball teams looked for early season wins crammed into their socks. Oceanside, Medomak Valley and Belfast were on the hunt for wins ahead of the break, as the Mariners and Panthers daughters claimed wins on Thursday, December 23. The Mariner boys beat […]

Now that the gifts for your family and friends have been distributed, it’s time to treat yourself. The post-Christmas online sales are ripe for a well-deserved and shameless shopping spree. Now’s the time for you to grab, say, that pair of Tory Burch boots you covet or that structured By Far handbag that’s long been […]

I have some culinary traditions at the end of the year: I sharpen my favorite knives. I clean and organize the kitchen, and try to catalog the tiny lessons I’ve learned. Here are three that immediately spring to mind: Algae goes with everything! Eric Kim’s asparagus pasta cleverly draws umami from dried kelp, which flavors […]

Posted: 12:30 p.m. 23 December 2021 Each year, as Christmas approaches, those whose house includes a real fire and a fireplace start to be more and more delighted: their house has a traditional access point for Santa on Christmas Eve, and their downstairs will fill with gifts in the morning. Of course, letting a bearded […]

Most people have seen one or more versions of Charles Dickens A Christmas Carol. By far, this is one of my favorite Christmas tales: the story of Ebenezer Scrooge having his consciousness awakened by the appearance of his former partner, Jacob Marley, and the ghosts of Christmases past, present and future. I like the characters. […]

(AP) – A mulligan is a golf term, of course. Pro Picks would like to apply it to the NFL. We would love the opportunity to revisit one of the picks this week – made before all games are played – which are being messed up due to more issues related to the pandemic. Some […]