Halloween offers the opportunity to capture a variety of images that are sure to please you and your family for years.If you take the time to think through your photo opportunities, your chances of having terrific photos increase. Here are 12 tips for Halloween photography: 1. Start early. Snap photos... Read more →
About 610,000 flashlights sold at Target are being recalled because the flashlights can overheat and melt, posing a burn hazard to consumers, reports the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission. Manufactured by DGI LLC, of Warren, N.J., and Tien Hsing, of Wanchai, Hong Kong and imported by Target, of Minneapolis, Minn.,... Read more →
A reader enjoyed the photo slideshow I posted yesterday of my top 100 photos of fall foliage in and around the Olympia, Wash., area. She said she’d like to see the fall colors in other areas.See “Fall Leaves: 10 Places for Vibrant Foliage” on The Huffington Post Web site for... Read more →
The fall colors in and around Olympia, Wash., captured my attention in the last few weeks. I took 1,500 photos. Thank goodness for digital photography. It would have been too expensive to take that many photos on film and have them all developed. Despite variations in weather, I was able... Read more →
The fall colors in the Pacific Northwest are beautiful this year. I’ve spent hours in and around my community taking photos. Here are my top 10 tips for taking photos of fall colors: 1. Start early. Keep an eye on the trees and bushes so you’ll know when the peak... Read more →
Fall is a great time of year to enjoy the bounties of the harvest. Supermarkets and farmers’ markets abound with a wide variety of colorful winter squashes. How do you prepare a winter squash? Baked whole squash Wash squash and pierce several times with a knife. Place in a baking... Read more →
MoneyGram International Inc., the second-largest money transfer service in the United States, will pay $18 million to settle Federal Trade Commission charges that the company allowed its money transfer system to be used by fraudulent telemarketers to bilk U.S. consumers out of tens of millions of dollars. MoneyGram also will... Read more →
If you have an elderly mom, take the time to check her chenille bathrobes and jackets to make sure they aren’t the ones subject to recent recalls. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and the retailer Blair LLC, of Warren, Pa., are expanding Blair’s voluntary recall of women’s full-length chenille... Read more →
Which consumer experience cheered you this week and which one made you want to scream or weep? Here’s what happened to me this week: My best consumer experience: Shopping at the Olympia Food Co-op I’ve been vacationing in Florida, and now that I’m back, I’m enjoying shopping at the Olympia... Read more →
For years, when we had a Central Washington apple farm in the family, we’d give out apples for Halloween. After that, I passed out popcorn in wax paper bags. Lately, I’ve been dispensing small boxes of raisins. However, my daughter told me recently that she thinks raisins are a lame... Read more →