Karen Geary

How to Care For Life Jackets and Boat Flotation Gear

Life jackets are a prime example of important water safety equipment that tends to be neglected. Always check and maintain your life vests, flotation cushions and other emergency equipment when you return to the dock and you will always be properly equipp... Read >

Get Poison Ivy Out of Your Garden

While it can actually be quite attractive, no one wants poison ivy in their yard or garden. Poison ivy is tenacious, and completely removing a large infestation can take more than one season. In order to be successful in removing it, you must strategicall... Read >

The Difference Between Figure Skates and Ice Skates

Just as the word "ball" can mean any one of a hundred different kinds of balls, the term "ice skates" encompasses shoes with ice blades for playing hockey, racing, figure skating and ice dancing, or simple recreational skating. Different skates are design... Read >

Care For Ice Skates

Caring for ice skates is not time consuming, but it requires consistency and attention to detail. Give proper care to a pair of ice skates and if they aren't outgrown they should last a good while. Let your maintenance program slip and your expensive ice ... Read >

Dress Your Child Properly For Ice Skating

When you are dressing your child for ice skating lessons or free skating at the ice rink, your first challenge will be keeping your child warm, but not too warm. Most indoor ice skating rinks maintain a temperature between 45 and 60 degrees, depending on ... Read >

Choosing an Inflatable Baby Pool

Unless you live in the Arctic you will eventually think about buying your baby a small plastic pool for the yard. When the weather is hot and sticky most toddlers love to play in a baby pool. Parents usually think it's a great idea, too. You can buy an... Read >