Northern Poconos Real Estate News
Air-conditioning is one of the luxuries some homeowners can’t live without. While the temperatures rise outside, you stay cool, calm, and collected inside your home.
But sometimes air-conditioning isn’t always an option. Whether you are trying to save money, you don’t own an air conditioner, or it isn’t quite warm enough to turn on the AC, keeping cool during summer is crucial. Fortunately, there are several things you can do to lower the temperature of your home.
Use ceiling fans
Your ceil...
After months or even years of work on your garden and landscaping, there is nothing more frustrating than the local wildlife devouring your plants, vegetables, and fruit. Deer, rabbits, and groundhogs will all enjoy the buffet in your yard. However, the following tips will help prevent animals from making a meal of your greenery and produce.
Deer
If you notice deer are beginning to use your yard as a feeding area, one of the first steps to deter this behavior is to startle them away. Add...
The dog days of summer are often the perfect time to lounge lazily on the beach or in a hammock by the lake for hours on end. However, with a little effort and upkeep, you can create a personal oasis right in your backyard.
Go for green
Step one to achieving a healthy backyard is assessing your needs. Is your yard in need of a large landscaping project? Do you want to add a garden, potted plants on the patio, or both? Once you figure out the spots in your yard that require extra attention an...
It’s easy to get excited about the idea of working out but soon find yourself feeling discouraged and overwhelmed. Having the right mindset and realistic expectations can help you succeed at a new exercise program.
Why Do You Want to Work out?The reason why you exercise will determine whether you’ll stick with it. Internal motivation is more likely to lead to long-term success than motivation based on external factors. If you want to get in shape to look good at the beach or at your friend’s we...
Perched between Waymart and Honesdale is Prompton State Park, a 1500-acre satellite of Lackawanna State Park. In addition to the many other activities, such as boating, fishing, disc golf, and RC aircraft flying, hiking and mountain biking on the park’s 26 miles of trails are also very popular.
From a paved mile-and-a-half section of the East Shore Trail that is the remnants of where PA-170 once ran prior to the construction of the dam, to rocky ways that skirt cliffsides, the trail diversity at...
Protecting the planet and saving money are top priorities for people around the world. The average household throws away large amounts of organic waste that could be used to make compost. Composting can have a significant environmental and financial impact and is easy to do.
How Composting Can Help Protect the Environment and Save MoneyChemical fertilizers that are often used in agriculture provide crops with nutrients over a short period of time, which can be harmful to plants, while compost r...
Getting some much-needed rest and relaxation while on vacation is the perfect way to recharge and head back to work feeling refreshed. Unfortunately, it’s hard to fully disconnect from everyday life as technology updates us instantly on everything happening at our job and school, and in our personal lives.
However, you can make it a priority on your next vacation to unplug from your gadgets. The University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health found that benefits of taking a brea...
