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The Difference Between Wintergreen & Japanese Boxwood

Written by Susan Lundman; Updated December 15, 2018

Although they are both broadleaf evergreen plants with small glossy leaves, wintergreen (Gaultheria procumbens) and Japanese boxwood (Buxus microphylla) are more different than they are alike. Growing in U.S. Department of Agriculture plant hardiness zones 3 through 8, wintergreen is a low-maintenance plant, while Japanese boxwood, which grows in USDA zones 3 through 9 depending on the cultivar, can be a bit finicky plant to grow.

Plant Appearance

Spreading by underground rhizomes, wintergreen grows as a creeping groundcover that grows about 6 inches tall and 12 inches wide. Bell-shaped white flowers appearing in June and July, edible red berries that last all winter and purplish-red leaf color in the fall give the plant lots of visual interest. Japanese boxwood, on the other hand, grows as a shrub, from 1- to 12-feet tall depending on the species, with insignificant flowers in April and May.

Cultural Needs

Wintergreen grows best in partial to full shade in soil that is acidic and kept slightly moist, although it does tolerate some soil dryness. It thrives in areas with cool summers. Boxwood prefers full sun to partial shade, but like wintergreen, it likes soil that stays evenly moist and slightly acidic, though it also tolerates soil that is slightly alkaline. In full shade, boxwood becomes straggly and less dense with leaves. Boxwood leaves stay green all year but sometimes are scorched and turn brown if the plant gets too much sun in either summer or winter.

Pests and Disease

With no significant problems from insects or plant disease, wintergreen is an easy plant to grow. It can get infestations from aphids or thrips that you can wash away with a spray from the hose, and it will suffer from mildew and leaf spot if humidity levels rise from evening watering or soil that is too damp. Like wintergreen, boxwood doesn’t have significant pest or disease problems. It can become infested with blights, leaf spot and root rot if the humidity is high or if the soil is not well-draining. The plant is prone to damage from leafminers and mites but has resistance to nematodes.

Other Differences

Wintergreen’s berries provide food for birds, squirrels, deer and humans; you can eat the fruit raw or use it in cooking. Manufacturers use the leaves in flavorings for chewing gum, candy and toothpaste. The taller forms of Japanese boxwood make excellent hedges because they are tolerant of pruning as long as you prune before the first frost in the fall and after the last frost in early spring. Unlike wintergreen, boxwood is a good plant if you want to discourage rabbits or deer from visiting your garden.

About the Author

Susan Lundman

Susan Lundman began writing about her love of gardening and landscape design after working for 20 years at a nonprofit agency. She has written about plants, garden design and gardening tips online professionally for ten years on numerous websites. Lundman belongs to numerous gardening groups, tends her home garden on 2/3 acre and volunteers with professional horticulturists at a 180 acre public garden where she lives on Bainbridge Island in Washington State.

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This will be our MODEL HOME for Live Oak Place where award-winning Houston Home Builder, ROC Homes, will be constructing eleven patio homes in 6 different designs ranging from 2275-3085 sqft, 3 or 4 bedrooms; some will have a loft, study and/or game room. A number of these homes will have very large backyards because we believe in "Urban Elbow Room" and private driveways for guest parking. We are veterans of "1st Floor Lifestyle" and have been building our patio homes in the best urban neighborhoods since 2002. NO MAINTENANCE OR HOA DUES! Each home will be privately fenced.

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How to Get Odors Out of Laundry

It's a little easier than you might think for odors to start developing in your laundry. Maybe you haven't used the right detergent, or the laundry was sitting around in a moist place and developed a musty smell, possibly from mildew. Perhaps your washing machine itself needs a little cleaning. Take a few extra minutes and a use a couple of common household items to get back on track to a clean load of laundry.

Make sure your washing machine is clean to ensure clean-smelling laundry.

Step 01

Run a full wash cycle with 1 cup of chlorine bleach on hot water.  Do not put any laundry into the washing machine.

This will clean the inside of the machine.

Step 11

Place 2 cups of white vinegar in with a load of laundry that has strong odors, such as smoke or mildew.  Wash it on as hot of a water setting as the garments will allow.

Step 21

Run the laundry through another cycle with your normal laundry detergent.  Add some liquid fabric softener according to label instructions.

Step 31

Line dry or machine dry the laundry.

Things You Will Need

  • Bleach
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  • Fabric softener

  • If you line dry your laundry outside, you will get that natural fresh outdoors scent.

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Guest Blogger Spotlight #WellnessWednesday “Why Self-Care Is Critical To Your Health” by Brad Krause

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March 6, 2019

Some people consider self-care indulgent and selfish, but self-care is critical to your health. In fact, neglecting self-care can actually cost you, leading you to burnout. As Susan Noonan, M.D. writes at Psychology Today, self-care “is often one of the first things to go when you are overcome with emotional problems and mental illness…. But self-care behaviors are one of life’s basic necessities and not just superfluous luxury items, or the cherry on top.”

The myth of self-care being indulgent probably comes from our idea of pampering, which often means a costly trip to the spa or a shopping spree. In reality, effective self-care is far more basic than that. Psych Central defines self-care as activities that we intentionally do to care for our mental, emotional, and physical health. We should not feel forced or unhappy when pursuing self-care activities.

Basically, self-care is our way of taking care of our own needs so we can live out our lives in the happiest way possible.

The Benefits of Self-Care

What other benefits does self-care provide?

  • This article from First Round states that healthy self-care habits give successful people the tools they need to be more productive, such as endurance.
  • Proper self-care can improve your resistance to disease, according to this post from The Law of Attraction.
  • It can also improve self-esteem and self-knowledge.
  • By preventing burnout and overexertion, self-care allows you to give your best for the things that matter to you like your career, your loved ones, and your dreams.

Simple and Overlooked Habits for Self-Care

All of us can probably improve our self-care habits right now with a few simple changes. Here are some ideas that we often overlook:

Relaxation Time

While we frequently make time for work, exercise, chores, and socialization, we often neglect scheduling time for relaxation outside of sleep. An excellent way to relax is with meditation, which can help bring clarity and focus. Another great method of relaxation is by spending time in nature, especially if you are often cooped up in an office. Several studies show that just being exposed to the sights and sounds of nature can reduce anxiety and depression while improving self-esteem and mood.

Picking Up a Hobby

Hobbies provide quite a few positive benefits for people from all walks of life. If you’ve always wanted to explore a new hobby, now’s the time to do so. There’s an endless array of possibilities to check out, from learning how to paint to starting a collection of coins, old toys, or comic books. One of the most beneficial hobbies you can pick up is learning a new instrument. Not only will an instrument help boost your ability to create new memories, but it can also build your coordination and increase your comprehension skills. If you want to start out with something simple, try your hand at a clarinet or a saxophone, both of which are great for beginners.

Stress Reduction

When faced with high-pressure or unpleasant situations, our bodies naturally react in ways that can be unhealthy. While fight-or-flight reactions are important when we face real danger, they are not helpful while at work or in dealing with loved ones.

How can you reduce anxiety in stressful situations? Taking three deep breaths is a simple and effective strategy that can help to preempt stress symptoms. Learn more “in the moment” techniques from Harvard Business Review.

The Importance of Smiling

Did you know that smiling and laughter can benefit you? According to Lifehack, these activities release endorphins, which make us feel happier and less stressed. Laughing also expands the lungs and stimulating homeostasis, which stabilizes your body.  Spending time with loved ones who make you smile and reflecting on the joyful activities, events, and memories in your life can help you smile more.

Learning To Say ‘No’

If you feel obliged to say “yes” to everyone, you are likely overwhelmed and overworked. This can easily lead to burnout, fatigue, and a severe drop in productivity and put you at risk for illness. In fact, learning to say “no” will help you prioritize your time for the things that matter most to you. If you’re a people pleaser, learn how to say no more often.

Good Sleep Hygiene

It’s important to maintain good sleep hygiene, that is, healthy habits that allow you to get the best rest possible. suggests tips including getting seven hours of sleep per night, keeping consistent wake and sleep times, and establishing a relaxing bedtime routine.

Proper self-care helps us maintain a healthy body and mind, allowing us to be more productive, helpful, and balanced in life.

Email me at if you have a ‘Wellness Wednesday’ article you would like me to feature. I’m always looking to collab with and support my fellow bloggers!

This is my first time featuring author, Brad Klause. He reached out to me via email. After being hacked, he is taking opportunity to rebrand and restructure his online presence. Let him know what you thought of his article in the comments or directly via

19 thoughts on “Guest Blogger Spotlight #WellnessWednesday “Why Self-Care Is Critical To Your Health” by Brad Krause

  1. I totally agree with all of this. We tend to feel guilty when we take time to take care of ourselves, and yet, if we neglect it, in the long run we won’t be able to properly take care of our loved ones.. And all the suggestions you gave are not necessarily expensive nor time consuming! Sometimes you just need to smile more often and go to bed.

    • Agreed, sleeping is important because it kind of gives your body a chance to reset itself. Self-care doesn’t need to cost an arm and a leg, but it’s valuable and important to take good care of oneself every once in a while

  2. I love this. I so often feel super guilty when I need to take some time for self care. For me self care is taking my vitamins and brushing my hair. So simple and yet as a busy mom, I often forget to do both of those things. However you won’t find my kids without brushed hair on any given day!

  3. I loved reading your article. Each and every point that you have mentioned starting from why self care is important to how we can actually achieve this is so very relevant for each of us. Great post.

  4. It is so importnat to take care of yourself! So many people spend their lives takign care of others and don’t invest the time in themselves. Finding some relaxing time, choosing a hobby, anything to reduce stress and take time for you. And saying no! It’s OK to want to help people but sometimes you have to learn to say no and not feel guilty about it. Great self care tips. Thank you for sharing.

  5. I know for me, hobbies are important. Sometimes you need that alone time to recharge and just get into your personal element. That in and of itself can be extremely relaxing. I use drawing for that. Put the headphones on, sit at my drawing tablet and just zone out. So therapeutic!

  6. Self care is so important because you can’t pour from an empty cup. It’s taken me a long time to realize that I’m better off saying no to things I don’t want to do instead of saying yes to everything. My new motto is “if it’s not hell yes, then it’s hell no”

  7. Wonderful article on self care. I know I am guilty of not participating in as many self care activities as I probably should. I do however love my hobby, writing. And by giving myself a bit of time each day in participate in some kind of writing activity i can almost instantly feel my mood elevate and the stress melt away.

  8. You are so right! Most women totally neglect themselves out of fear that people will view them as selfish and egocentric…I know I did. It took me until 45 years old to finally start living for myself and not my kids, friends, coworkers, parents.

  9. Even though my blog is business related, I speak of the importance of saying “no” a lot! It’s so true that it can truly improve your overall psyche when you know your limits and prioritize.

  10. Often when you’re in the midst of chaos and overcommitted obligations, you don’t feel you have the time for self care. This is when it’s most important. Great tips & remider!

  11. Yesterday a wise person said to me, “keep smiling. It looks good on you.” I feel like this is just great life advice, in the simplist form. I’m currently working on creating my very own space in my spare bedroom. It’s an office and workout space, just for me. I’m decorating it exactly how I want it. It’s all mine, and that is a perfect place to work, relax, meditate, do yoga, and just be in my own little bubble.

  12. One of my favorite ways to relax is by watching stand up comedy specials! I always feel loads better after a stressful days when I’ve been laughing for an hour straight!

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RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY | Staff Reporter, Hong Kong

Reclamation and real estate revamp eyed to boost flat supply

The airport relocation enabled the redevelopment possibility of old Kowloon homes, said CE Lam.

The government is eyeing a series of options including the redevelopment of old housing estates and reclamation in an effort to respond to Hong Kong’s perennial housing woes.

Also read: Government unveils new initiatives to ease housing crunch

The relocation of the airport to Chek Lap Kok gave the Hong Kong Housing Society potential to redevelop old housing estates in Kowloon, Chief Executive Lam said in a statement in defense of the redevelopment plan which she argues will improve living conditions and boost flat supply.

She cited Kai Tak where the nearby buildings were low-rise due to height restrictions.

Also read: 74,7000 new public rental housing units to be luanched in the next five years

The government is also refusing to do away with the possibility of large-scale reclamation to unlock more land for flats as the land shortage has exceeded the intitial government estimate of 1,200 hectares.

“Let me clarify. I am not saying reclamation is the only way, but for Hong Kong’s long-term land supply to be adequate, reclamation seems to be unavoidable,” she told reporters in a Legislative Council Q&A session.

South China Morning Post reports that the reclamation sites might involve Lung Kwu Tan, Sunny Bay, Siu Ho Wan, Tsing Yi Southwest and Ma Liu Shui.

In fact, housing minister Frank Chan was quoted by SCMP saying that reclamation efforts could produce an area larger than Sha Tin New Town, which is estimated at around 3,590 hectares.

The administration earlier unveiled a series of housing initiatives to boost home supply in space-starved Hong Kong including taxing vacant first-hand private residential units. Additionally, the Starter Homes pilot project will also be launched on a URA site at Ma Tau Wai Road to provide more home options for middle-income families.

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True to the Game

By Darryl Howerton #21

Mike Conley Jr. has loyal and royalty inside his DNA.

The son of an Olympic gold-medalist triple-jumper, the Memphis Grizzlies point guard has turned his own reliable jumper into a triple-efficient machine, turning up the volume over the years on scoring, three-pointers and overall usage rate as one of the Grizzlies leaders.

Alongside 33-year-old center Marc Gasol, Conley embarks on his latest challenge this 2018-19 season, as he returns from a season-ending injury to try to rebuild the 22-win Grizzlies into a playoff contender once again.

Conley and Gasol did this before, as youngsters a decade ago when together they transformed a 24-win squad, slowly but surely, into one of the NBA’s 10 best teams in this 2010s decade.

They are the faces of this franchise, just as Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant and Russell Westbrook are for theirs, as the only one-franchise players to log more 21stCentury minutes for their teams than Conley and Gasol.

We caught up with Conley, who was doing promo work for the Call of Duty: Black Ops 4, days before his 31stbirthday and the video game’s release October 12 (Friday).

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This is the third time that I have talked to you over the phone for Call of Duty, dating back to 2012 and 2014 for past COD games. Can you talk about your loyalty to the franchise?

Call of Duty has been a big part of my life. It’s been seven or eight years of being a gamer and being involved with the game. All of my friends and family play it and it has been something that brings us all together whenever a new game comes out, or when there are nights when we want to play together. It’s something I’ve had a great time with over the years and I continue to have a love for it.

Back when I interviewed you in 2012, you told me how Marc Gasol was playing Call of Duty and that your chief competition came from former teammate Darrell Arthur, but that you still viewed yourself as the best on the team. In 2014, you said none of your teammates could touch you in Call of Duty. Now in 2018, have you widened the gap even more as the resident team champion?

There is a certain level of sweat equity I call it, when you put a lot of time into the game, regardless if it’s Black Ops 1, 2, 3 or 4. If you have been around for a long time and have played all the games, you kind of have a little bit of a head start on a lot of these guys, and your knowledge is a little bit different. I feel like I’m there, where I’ve put in a lot of work over the years to where it comes a little bit easier for me than some of my teammates.

Are there other gamers out there that you would love to play Call of Duty with?

Drake would be fun. I know he plays videogames. I remember Eminem was on one of the commercials for one of the past games. He is one of my favorite rappers.

What do you like best about Call of Duty: Black Ops 4?

There are a lot of new things going on. I’m especially excited for that Battle Royale mode that a lot of games are going to nowadays. It makes the game a lot more exciting and more involved. You kind of get a glimpse of it with Fortnite where you’re on your own. There’s something about that, being the last one standing, how you come about it, all the ways you can be creative. It really gets your mind going, your competitive juices going. It gives you something to look forward to every time you turn on that system.

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The other brand you’ve been loyal to is the Memphis Grizzlies. I looked at the 21st century list of players who stayed with one franchise their whole career and the top five is basketball elite: Tim Duncan, Manu Ginobili, Dirk Nowitzki, Kobe Bryant. The next up would be Russell Westbrook, Marc Gasol and yourself—some great company there.

It’s definitely something that you’re very proud of because you understand how hard it is to stay in the same place, how hard it is to be last in the League for as long as we had and still be competitive each season. You just feel an investment into the community, an investment into Memphis being your home, not just a place that you play for a job. It’s a different kind of level that you are invested in, as opposed to having gone to different teams and different cities over the years. So being mentioned amongst those names is huge and that’s definitely something that I am very proud of.

Most of those stars come from small-market teams, which dispels the myth that small-market teams cannot hold onto their stars. When San Antonio holds onto Duncan and Ginobili, when Oklahoma City holds onto Westbrook and when Memphis holds on to you and Gasol, the list actually shows that big-market teams have a tougher time keeping their stars. Why do you think that is?

Right. That’s just it. When you are part of a small market and you’re drafted into the situation, you get a glimpse of what it’s like to build something from the ground up. When we got here in Memphis, we were winning 20 games a year and we had to see this thing through. We built it every year and got better and better. It’s like raising a kid. You want to see them grow up. You want to see them succeed. That’s the kind of feeling you get over the years the longer you’re in one place. That’s an advantage for smaller markets. You can hold onto your draft picks, the people who you brought up into the system at a young age. It’s still a little tough for us to bring in big free agents, as far as the free-agency market. But as far as drafting, it’s an advantage.

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As you pointed out, 10 years ago when you and Marc Gasol united on a 24-win team, you guys rebuilt that to become one of the six best winning teams in the decade until last season’s falloff when you were hurt. Now you find yourself in a similar position, having to rebuild a 22-win squad. What will it take to rebuild this team?

It will take a lot of hard work. It’s not easy to make the playoffs. There’s nothing easy about being successful in the NBA. It’s hard to win. We understand that. That’s the advantage we have as veterans, knowing that we have to put the work in day in and day out to become that level and caliber of team to competition for playoff position. We are just going to continue to grind, continue to keep our heads down, stay in our lane, work every day, get better as a team offensively and defensively, build trust in that aspect. With a healthy team, we do feel we have the pieces to make a run at the playoffs.

You mentioned the word Grind, and of course, Grit ’n Grind is the team’s mantra. I look at the young players like Dillon Brooks or newcomers like Kyle Anderson and Jaren Jackson. They’re all elite, long defenders who just need time to learn your schemes. What’s it like to develop this level of young talent?

It’s fun. When you look at who we brought in and the IQ level of the defensive players we have, they fit right into that Grit ’n Grind mentality. They’re quick learners. They’re people who are eager to learn, which makes it easy. It’s going to be fun to get them acclimated as quickly as possible so they can get this thing rolling.

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I know you are feeling pain free in your heel, but are you back at 100 percent now?

My foot feels 100 percent. I think my body is still adjusting. I played my first game in almost a year [in the preseason] and it felt great. Just trying to get used to the ground and pound of a season. I wouldn’t necessarily say I’m 100 percent as far as back in the fold, as far as timing and my on-court basketball stuff. I think that takes time to knock the rust off, but I’m definitely injury-free and feeling great.

You have the experience of going to seven straight playoffs, building three straight 50-plus winning teams, highlighted by a squad that went to the 2013 West Finals. Do you think this team with all this young talent—with you and Gasol leading the way—can return to 50-win status in the 2020s decade? Can return to the West Finals next decade?

I do. I do think so. After seeing what we’ve been able to accomplish in the last eight or so years and the culture that was built here. I think that culture hasn’t gone anywhere. I think it’s only going to get better with J.B. Bickerstaff and the coaches who are leading us from our staff and the players that we brought in: Jaren Jackson, Jevon Carter, Kyle Anderson. Guys that embody everything we look for in that Grit ’n Grind mentality. I think it bodes well for a bright future for them and hopefully it’s better than what we were able to accomplish at our younger age.

This interview was arranged through Activision to promote Call of Duty Black Ops 4.


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  • Knoxville Weekend
    Jac is a host and entertainment reporter for Knoxville Weekend, serving as the city’s go-to girl for the best places to eat and explore in East Tennessee! You can catch her reports on Fox43 every Wednesday and Friday morning. Check out KnoxvilleWeekend.com for in depth coverage on all the community has to offer!

  • Dance2Fit

    Jessica Bass started Dance2Fit in Knoxville, Tennessee at just 24 years old. As a mother of three beautiful children, she was tired of boring workout routines and as a busy mom, she needed a fitness program that fit into her hectic schedule. Jessica’s passion for music and dance inspired her to become a certified fitness instructor.

  • Multimedia Journalist and Weekend Anchor at Local 8 News.
    The Blount County native is the youngest of five kids. Her mom was rodeo queen out in West Tennessee! Sarah Jane attended Pellissippi State Community College for one year before enrolling at the University of Tennessee (Go Vols!).
    One year into the University of Tennessee, Sarah Jane entered the College of Communication to earn a degree in Broadcast Journalism. Soon after graduation, she ventured to Hazard, Kentucky for her first reporting job before returning to rocky top and joining WVLT Local 8 News.
    Late last year, Sarah Jane “bridled” up to fellow journalist and University of Tennessee grad, David Cobb, who covers Vol sports for the newspaper in Chattanooga.
    Dancing for the Horses is her first fundraising endeavor, but she uses her passion for broadcast to tell the stories of people living with ALS, Cystic Fibrosis and Autism.

  • Knoxville Wholesale Furniture
    Sarah Harris’ family’s business, Knoxville Wholesale Furniture, will outfit your home with a comfortable couch or bedroom set, but she’s not one to spend her time lounging around. Sarah is an extremely busy community ambassador who has worked with countless organizations including Friends of Literacy, No Kid Hungry, and Childhood Hunger.  The Knoxville Catholic High School graduate continued her education at University of Oklahoma where she earned a degree in Advertising. She then served as CEO of Knoxville Wholesale Furniture Media.
    Sarah is a former Pride of Oklahoma Marching Band Feature Twirler who also spent time helping her grandfather raise Tennessee walking horses.

  • Naked Foods
    Alison Oakes is a Knoxville native who turned her healthy recipes and passion for fitness into a business called Naked Foods which creates and delivers clean meals every week to hundreds of meals every week.
    Alison graduated Bearden High School in 2000 and attended the Columbus College of Art and Design.
     She then returned to teach art at the Knoxville Museum of Art, and then back to School at UTK to receive her Master of Fine Arts. Alison taught Art at Pellissippi State Community College for several years before becoming a personal trainer and nutrition coach, which lead to the birth of Naked Foods in 2014.
    Alison enjoys giving nutrition talks and helping people create healthy lifestyles.

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    Brad’s experience and expertise are in branding, marketing, consultation and generating accelerated campaigns within emerging markets. Brad is adept at leveraging his analytical talents to develop and execute tactical marketing plans that drive competitive performance, increase customers, and build unparalleled asset awareness. Brad is well versed in opportunity identification, market penetration logistics, and competitive market analysis. He currently is the Director of Acquisitions and Investor Relations at Global Health Partners and sits on the boards of several local companies including Capital Investment Advisors, Signature Auctions, Alliance Sotheby’s International Realty and Alliance Equity Corp. Brad holds a Bachelor of Arts in International Studies from the Virginia Military Institute.

  • WBIR

    Shannon Smith is a reporter for WBIR 10 News. The Auburn graduate first worked in Texas before moving to East Tennessee.  Shannon grew up dancing competitively and is excited to get back on stage for a great cause.

  • JTV
    Allyson Spellman is a show host at Jewelry Television, an empowerment speaker, and animal advocate.  She has appeared on soap operas, network TV shows, commercials and feature films.
    Her joy of performing led her to graduate with a BFA in theater arts, and pursue her MFA in acting in Washington, DC.
    Allyson is dedicated to the welfare of all animals, serving as a US board member and ambassador for Animal Avengers, helping rescue dogs from the dog meat trade in China and working with the Animal Sanctuary, The Resiliency Center of Newtown and HORSE of CT.

  • WATE
    Jennifer Webb is a reporter for WATE 6 On Your Side. She is a Knoxville Native and University of Tennessee graduate. She has a passion for all animals big and small, which makes it easy for her to support Horse Haven of Tennessee! Jennifer enjoys telling the stories of her fellow East Tennesseans.


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Karmarthen Tribute- Tribute is rising 3yo gelding, by Whitewood Country Hills RP x TB Show jumping/Hack mare. Should mature at 14.3hh. Nice solid type with perfect conformation. Very relaxed mature attitude and has never got in a tiss about anything. He has been the easiest horse we have ever broken in. Drama free, ridden out in the open after 3 rides in the round yard. No issues with saddling, bridling, lunging, floating, trimming etc and not one vice. He is a friendly little boy, handled by children since he was a foal. Happy to be where ever you put him, never matey and is happy in the paddock on his own or with others. Always a willing attitude and he has all the right attributes to be a lovely show Galloway or PC all-rounder. Suit a teenager looking for a project or adult mount. With a bit more work(due to his age), he will be a fantastic kids horse. Loves attention, ground ties, crack a stock whip off him and loves trail rides (happy to poke around either in front or behind it does not matter). Has been to Pony Club a few times has been faultless. Recently competed at some PC events, showjumping and x country and has been just amazing, attraction much attention for his attitude and great front. This youngster, which we have bred, has endless potential and we are very disappointed about selling him, but we just have too many young ones. Asking $3300 NEG PH 02 69726208
Price: $ 3,300.00 AUD
Listing ID: 46788
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DataWorks Summit Launches Demopalooza with a Bang

This blog post was originally published on the DataWorks Summit Blog

One of the most exciting additions to DataWorks Summit was a new event called Demopalooza. Now, I might be slightly biased as one of the hosts, but it sure seemed like attendees really enjoyed themselves. There could be few reasons for this, not least of which was my awesome t-shirt launcher with Demopalooza branded shirts, popcorn, pretzels and, of course, beer to kickstart evening social. More importantly, the event brought us back to the roots of our first conferences of pure, bleeding edge tech demos covering blockchain, IoT, cybersecurity, multi-cloud and hybrid data center architectures, new devops and query optimization tools.

To sow a bit of confusion my co-host, Rafael Coss, started off with a formal welcome, sharply dressed, that seemed like nothing out of ordinary and could have passed for yet another keynote. But not for long. Three minutes in and the whole scene shifted, with a cool dark theme, and pumped music, more resembling a rockstar concert than anything else. After Rafael ditched his suit and I fired a few t-shirts into the crowd, we introduced first demo team and continued getting the crowd pumped up throughout the evening until we were done with all the demos and I was empty on t-shirts. If you are curious what the five demos were, read on.

The 5 Demos at Demopalooza

The first demo started off with a multi-cloud, hybrid environment – a multiple data center journey — presented by Srikanth Venkat and Ram Venkatesh. They covered how companies can go from storing and analyzing their data within data centers to implementing an open source hybrid architecture that takes advantage of cloud’s elasticity and new use cases. They gave a personal view of the challenges faced in safely moving data from on-premises data centers into multiple public clouds, safeguarding it through replication and then applying consistent security and governance policies across diverse environments to deliver trusted data and insights to the business. (Learn more here.)

In the second demo, Will Xu focused on answering the age-old question: Why is my query running so slow? He began with how the promise of Apache Hadoop to businesses has been its ability to store and analyze big data at scale and that Apache Hive has been an important part of that promise. (With its SQL-like interface, Hive is extensively used by analysts to extract insights from big data.) In the demo, Will showed how to optimize query performance by quickly identifying resource-intensive queries and determining what part of a cluster is being utilized beyond its capacity. The focus of this demo was how Hortonworks Data Analytics Studio can provide automatic recommendations and reports to business analysts and infrastructure administrators so that they can get the most out of Hive. (Learn more here.)

The third demo was one my favorites. Timothy Leonard covered how Trimble Transportation Enterprise Solutions developed several blockchain-based applications to give its customers a better platform experience. He unveiled a really cool demo of Harmony, a Transportation Management System as a Service, built on a blockchain architecture powered by Apache Kafka and Apache NiFi. The platform provides visibility for all participants across the entire Pick-Pack-Ship and Order-to-Cash processes. And NiFi acts as the key data ingestion/management layer that determines which data stays off-chain for advanced analytics and which data goes on-chain for complete immutability and auditability. The crowd was definitely wowed by this demo! (More info here.)

The fourth demo, by George Vetticaden, was all about curing the Kafka blindness. Specifically, how companies who use Kafka today struggle with monitoring and managing Kafka clusters. (Kafka is a key backbone of IoT streaming analytics applications and the challenge is understanding what is going on overall in the Kafka cluster including performance, issues and message flows.) George continued on how no open source tool caters to needs of different users that work with Kafka, from devops/developers to platform and security/governance teams. The core of George’s demo was how the new Hortonworks Streams Messaging Manager enables users to visualize their entire Kafka environment end-to-end and simplifies Kafka operations. (More info here.)

Last but not least, Simon Elliston Ball together with Justin Langseth, did a neat cybersecurity demo titled Big Traffic, Big Trouble: Big Data. The focus of this demo was how given the rise of IoT, protection against botnets was ever more important with recent attacks having bad actors rent out networks of hundreds of thousands of compromised devices and send over a terabyte of traffic a second. The big question was: With botnets as a service, and cloud-like technology being used against us, how can we keep up, find the compromised devices, and stop them, before they stop our networks? And the answer: highly scalable, high speed streaming platforms, and human-in-the-loop analytics supported by state of the art real-time visualization. (More info here.)

More to Come

With a total of five demos in just over an hour mixed with entertainment pieces, popcorn, beer, and of course lots of t-shirts, we figured that was a perfect formula to kickstart the unforgettable DataWorks sponsor reception. Hopefully, Demopalooza brought pure joy to all the techies attending our conference! Expect more cutting edge demos in the future with unique entertainment brought to you by the one and only Hortonworks Community Team!

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The history of Yöpuu and Pöllöwaari

1928 >

In 1928 goldsmith Jaakko Emil Vehmas had a stately stone building constructed. Mauno Forselius designed and built it. Today the same building stands on the corner of Yliopistonkatu and Kansakoulukatu and is better known as Hotel Yöpuu and Restaurant Pöllöwaari.
Originally Mauno Forselius had drawn three windows on the right side of the building, instead of the current four: there was room in the lot, so the drawings were altered in the last minute. Forselius had reserved the ground floor for business premises and to distinguish it from the rest of the building, he used a profiled batten and rougher plastering. For the facade, Forselius chose simple, classic ornaments.

1987 >

The building has hosted hotel guests from very early on, as one of the former residents ran a bed and breakfast. There have also been numerous business premises in the building. In 1987 the heirs of Jaakko Emil Vehmas sold the building to Sinivuori Group's Kerrostyö Company, who added another building on the lot. Hotel Yöpuu took its first steps when a married couple, Esa and Sirkku Arola, leased the premises from Kerrostyö to set up their own business. They remodeled the building to be used as a hotel and a restaurant, and after overcoming a series of obstacles, they finally opened the hotel in August 1988. The hotel Yöpuu and restaurant Pöllöwaari was greeted with open arms. The clientele included the management of both the university and the city from the very beginning, as the Arolas invested in high quality.

1992 >

In 1992 the recession made the Arolas give up their business, and a second entrepreneur, Heli Rajamäki, took charge of the hotel. Rajamäki also ran a travelling agency and had travelled the world, staying in a great variety of hotels. In taking over Yöpuu, she could draw on her personal experiences. In the end, ageing made her want to focus on running her travelling agency, so she decided to sell the hotel and restaurant.

2006 >

In 2006 the business was sold to Katriina Pilppula and her husband, Ari Pärnänen. With the new couple in charge, the business idea of the hotel restaurant was further refined. Yöpuu became, first and foremost, a Finnish business for international customers. The new direction inspired the creation of the Alvar Aalto and Marimekko rooms.

2016 >

Today, Yöpuu and Pöllöwaari keep alive the same values and traditions the hotel restaurant has always cherished. The business remains independently owned. In 2016 Yöpuu Yhtiö Oy was created: it includes Hotel and Bar Verso in the city centre of Jyväskylä.


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Housesitters Frenez, love the challenge of different housesit - Kangaroo Island SA

"We have almost completed our 3 months on Kangaroo Island thanks to House Carers and we have loved it. My wife and I love the challenge of something different and this has been great. "

Kindest Regards Len - Profile for sitters Frenez

Barbara & Rob intend to keep on housesitting even when they have their own place on Bribie as it's a wonderful way to see the country

"Thanks for the welcome back, I suspended it for a while because we were so busy with the housesits we had that we didn't want to be tempted to stretch ourselves too far.

We recently sat for Trish J at Lake Macquarie for six weeks and thoroughly enjoyed not only the area but two adorable dogs that we simply hated to leave. Now we're at Albury NSW housesitting for 7 weeks for Gill D, their two dogs and a cat and enjoying that also.

We will be going back to Bribie Island to sit for 3 months and at the end of that we hope there will be a unit in a retirement village for us (on Bribie Island).

We intend to keep on housesitting even when we have our own place on Bribie as it's a wonderful way to see the country.

Hope you had a great Christmas and we hope 2009 brings you health and happiness.

Barbara & Rob - Housesitters Broady profile

Dan & Rosie- so much personal satisfaction that we want to just keep on with house and pet sitting

Our membership runs out early next month and we want to continue to receive notifications from home and pet owners wanting our services.

Our sitting engagements this year have been in Northern NSW (Goolmangar, Lismore 11 weeks; Crystal Creek, Tweed Valley 5 weeks; North Arm, Murwillumbah 5 weeks; Wardrop Valley, also on Tweed for 7 weeks and currently at Mt Buffalo in the Victorian Alps until Jan 1.

We have made friends with a Blue Heeler, Fox Terrier, 2 Golden Retrievers, Border Collie, Maltese / Shi Tzu and one aloof Chinchilla cat over the last few months. Having fed over 100 native birds for 5 weeks, supervised the births of 3 calves and fed 5 more along with attending the rest of two herds of cattle for 5 and 7 weeks respectively, we have gained so much personal satisfaction that we want to just keep on with house and pet sitting.

Please send a renewal application and I can PayPal by return - we are IN with permanently!

Dan & Rosie roda68ssanz

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Insights from Flexible HouseSitter Rosabel: sees places:- "I really wanted to go to"

Hi, just letting you know that I have had two housesits so far which turned out to be a happy result for me, and I think for the pet owners.

Both times I went at short notice, but they were places I really wanted to go to; I think if you put in the effort, everything works out for both parties, and I never change the routine for the pets.

They settle down and after a few days I can come and go, sightseeing or whatever, but always return in time to feed/walk the pets. I leave everything as close as possible to the way I found it and this way both parties are happy.

Thanks, Rosabel

Hi Rosabel

"thanks very much for the feedback and insights. Where were the housesits?"
... Ian

Hi Ian ,

"The first one was in Auckland NZ for six weeks in Dec/Jan while the owners went to Europe, and the second one, just recently in Hobart, Tasmania.

Both times the sitter they had lined up was unavailable, and as I live on my own, I can go on short notice most of the time. When the owners come back and I leave the housesit, I have had extra time in NZ and Tas before I come back home, so it really works out well for me.

Housecarers Profile for Rosabel

Drasmu finds a nice family to enjoy their Gold Coast Hinterland home.

"I just wanted to let you know that we have had a fantastic response toour ad for housesitters for the New Year period and have communicated with a nice family who look set to take up the housesit and look after our pets whilst we are away.

I wanted to let you know that I am very thankful to your service and again this year am very impressed with how you provide confidential replies and the opportunity to advertise in this way.

It has been very successful for my family on 3 occasions now and I can't thank you enough for this wonderful sight.

I wish you all at housecarers a very happy and safe Christmas and once again, thank you very much. Homeowner drasmu

Housesit posting for Bonogin, Mudgeeraba, Gold Coast QLD Australia

Large & spacious Queenslander/Colonial style home on acreage ten minutes from Robina Town Centre in the Gold Coast Hinterland, amidst lovely semi- rural satellite acreage community.

Four bedroom, pool, extensive decks, private and peaceful retreat. Nice bird and wildlife. Caring for three small Jack Russell Terriers and keep a lived-in feel about the place. 5 minutes local village shops (supermarkets, banks, post office), 10 minutes major shopping hub, rail & bus, 20 minutes Gold Coast beaches

Taree homeowners Outbush - very happy with their sitters

"We are VERY HAPPY with Adelle & John (rtd-public-servant) and would recommend them for any home Thanks

Adelle & John you looked after our home & family of pets like they were you own
Thanks again Debbie & Ray"

Homeowners outbush

Housesit details for outbush:

Hi I am needing someone for my house in Caparra 1/2 hour drive from Wingham . We dont mind if you have a child with you.The house is 5 bedroom 2 bath room and a very much loved pets dog,cats ,birds,rabbit,mice chooks ect & a fantastic creek at the front door. Non smokers prefered but will cope with smoking outside. We are on a dirt road at a great spot

Thanks outbush

Barb and John testing the waters in San Antonio Texas

"Hello Ian - We are finding your organization very exciting.

This is the first enticement my husband has found to consider full retirement. We do have an assignment confirmed in San Antonio, Texas from Dec. 18 - Jan. 4 which we are looking forward to and 3 or 4 ongoing communication with others for later dates.

I could see us doing this full time........lots of fun. Barb and John (GoAndRelax)

View profile for housesitters Barb and John - GoAndRelax

Travel With Only A Carry-On Bag

Forget the hefty airline fees for checked luggage, and lost luggage and. Anyone can pack for a 2 week trip with just a carry-on bag.

Read and share this and other tips in the travel section of the House Sitting Community Forum.

Travel tips and ideas: forum

How can you tell if your Dog is Stresssssed?

I recently spoke with Dr Peter Higgins BVSC,MBA who is Media spokesman for Dogs NSW at the 2008 Sydney Retirement and Lifestyle Expo. He full endorsed live-in house sitting pet sitting or as a preferred kennels alternative. He said putting dogs in kennels can lead to behavioural problems.

Here is a link to an article on Dog Stress reprinted by permission from author Dr Kristie:

Is your Dog Stressed

Castlecrag Sydney homeonwer receives fabuloous applications

"Thanks so much House Carers.

This is the fourth time we have used your service to find a house sitter and as always we received fabulous applications. It makes it so hard to choose. Keep up the great work!"
..... kirstenw

Housesit Caslegrag Sydney NSW Australia

We are going away for a month over Christmas and need a house sitter to look after our dog (King Charles Cavalier), 2 cats and some goldfish. The dog will love you if you can walk him once a day (half an hour will do), the cats and goldfish pretty much look after themselves but need feeding twice a day. Our house has 4 bedrooms and lots of stairs. So if you feel like spending Christmas in Sydney, please let us

arcticdreamers still sitting after 4 years - and loving it

This is presently our 12th sit and our 4th year of sitting - then we are off to Seymour and Yarra Junction in Vic, then Tas then to is a joy and we just love house sitting, its a great lifestyle and we do it for the travel, new sights and for the fact that we meet some terrific people and great animals along the way and we just love to help people, to make their own travels happy and stress free, knowing their homes and pets and gardens are well looked after in their absence.

Thanks for a terrific site we couldn't do it without you, each sit just gets better and better. We are booked until end 2010....Keep up the good work. House-carers is the best!! cheers Jen & Maurice...... (arcticdreamers)

Healthy, retired couple - We love to travel, but do not enjoy staying in expensive hotels etc

"Hi Once again we located a house sit in the area we wish to visit. This is a wonderful site. We are having so much luck with this house sit situation. Since we are from Vancouver Island and the house sit is on Vancouver Island we will be visiting them next month to receive a run through and a chance to meet the people with their furry family. Just love this site. Keep up the good work. As ever "

housesitter Snookie (Jeanette)

Snookie are booked out and their profile is on hold:

Profile for Snookie
We are a healthy, retired couple who are willing to take care of your home while you are away. We enjoy gardening and adore cats and dogs. (no birds or reptiles). Until three years ago we owned and operated a bed and breakfast which was very successful. We now live in a town house and are enjoying our second retirement. We love to travel and meet people. We are also non smokers. We do not charge monitary fees for our services. The chance to take care of your home, and furry family while you are away are enough for us. We love to travel, but do not enjoy staying in expensive hotels etc

Jimboomba thanks all caring wanderers who offered to help

I would like to thank all the lovely people who contacted us regarding our sit even though most were unable to help at such short notice.

We are in awe of the multitude of caring wanderers who have made Housesitting a way of life and who add so much value to those who use their services.

As my father became ill recently we were left without a sitter so we thank all the wonderful sitters who took the time to respond and I apologise I have not got back to all of you.

Please accept this as a personal thankyou and I sincerely hope we get to meet at some stage in the future.
Kindest regards,
Deb & Keith (Jimboomba)

House sit details:
Jimboomba Brisbane Logan City QLD

We would love a mature experienced couple to mind our resort style acreage property, 2 cats and 11mth old toy poodle while we are away for 4 weeks from 14th October.

We are on 5 acres in Jimboomba and just 2 minutes to the township with supermarkets, cafes, takeaways, library, chemists, etc. 3 acres of our property is just an empty back paddock which requires vitually no maintenance and the remaining 2 acres consists of a 4 bedroom scandanavian designed home (lot's of glass) and home office, 4 bathrooms, inground pool, sauna, gym, dam and pretty gardens which are fairly low maintenance except for the rose garden which actually requires a little work at the moment so garden lovers would be most welcome here.

If you are a handyman that would be great too as there are a few little jobs that we haven't had time to get to yet. Our baby (poodle) doesn't really require walking as he gets a lot of excercise running around the yard but he loves to play fetch and really enjoys outings in the car but this is not necessary if you don't like the idea. He is used to staying home by himself when we're at work. If you think this position might suit please contact us with your details and experience. We'd love to meet you

Sitter chosen for 6 month housesit near Ocean- Fort Bragg, Mendocino Coast, California USA

"Just wanted to thank you for this website, and the opportunity to choose from qualified respondents to find someone who will be the right match for us and our pets.

Thanks also for your comprehensive list of steps to follow to choose the right candidate, housesitting guidelines, and the contract sample"

... greenman1168

Housesit housesit Fort Bragg, Mendocino Coast, California USA:

Housesitter needed: Reliable, clean, honest, nonsmoking, no drugs/alcohol. Prefer single person or married couple comfortable with a semi-rural situation.

Not suitable for children. Near ocean south of Fort Bragg, California.

You will need a car to get around our area. Unfortunately, we are in a wi-fi shadow and are unable to provide high-speed internet, if that's important to you.

Responsibilities include caring for older dog and cat, watering house and garden plants. References and bond required

Comprehensive new ebook on house sitting - well worth a read.

Long standing housecarers housesitting couple, Tom Hill and Lin Worthington of share a wealth of information on the ins and outs of housesitting. A very comprehensive coverage of the area based on their experiences over the years. Well worth taking a look at for tips and how to avoid pitfalls.

Download house sitting e-book free sample here

House sitter Sean saves thousands with 9 month CT housesit

Best investment I ever made. I have a house sitting job for 9 months in New Milford, CT great people great house you have saved me thousands... Sean (sitter SMCVOLS)

Sitter pkcarron experiences the culture of the small village of Sayulita Mexico

"I would like to comment on a house/pet sit I just returned from in Sayulita Mx.

Seven weeks in a beautiful part of Mexico even in the low season was wonderful! I commend the house owners, Roger and Summer for their hospitality.

I was able to finish a book while there as well as see many of the nearby sights.

I also salute this site for providing this venue for people such as I who want to experience a culture not just observe.

I indeed experienced the small village of Sayulita, inter reacting with local people and seeing all through their eyes.
Thanks House Carers! Pamela

View profile for sitter pkcarron

Red Deer, Alberta Home Owner flicks worry of beloved pets to concentrate on having a relaxing holiday

"Hello, I would just like to say that I am extremely happy with the results So far. I place an add last Tuesday and today, Sunday, everything is in place.

I found this site to be very helpful. The applicants were all very rofessional. We met with out potential housitters on Saturday and found them to warm, friendly and competent. We have secured them to watch over our home and pets while we are on vacation. I feel releived and can now concentrate on having a relaxing holiday, without worry of our beloved pets.
Shari B (Maddysitter)

Housesit Red Deer, Alberta Canada

I am looking for a house/pet sitter for 2 weeks over Christmas. I have an 8 year old chocolate Lab/Pointer cross and 2 Cats. I am located close to downtown Red Deer in a little house. My pets are NOT high maintenance,just very friendly and lovable

No stopping homeowner from Coastal Ireland

I would just like to say that this service is terrific. We had our first house/petsitter this summer and it worked out very well. We are now planning our next trip!

It has given us the opportunity to get away without wondering what to do about the animals, now there is no stopping us.... UserName: gibuu1

Houasesit Kinvara Co. Galway Ireland

We live in a very scenic rural location on the edge of the Burren on the west coast of Ireland. There are uninterupted views of the mountains and we are just 6km from the sea. Perfect for anyone interested in hillwalking.

There are also no end of great historic sites to visit. We have some hens, three rabbits and a guinea pig that need feeding while we spend Christmas away. The two dogs will be in kennals for an easier life! If you fancy Christmas in the west please contact me.

Uk couple found for rural setting Waikato New Zealand

"We have received 4 replies to our add and have chosen a couple from the UK to sit for us.We found your service very good and easy to use and also the confidentiality aspect is great.Thank You.We will use your services again when needed."

Homeowner Dairyman

Housesit details: 10 Days Morrinsville Waikato New Zealand

Our property is in a rural setting just off main highway.Central to 2 towns 10 minutes away and Hamilton is just over 30 minutes away.

Tauranga is also just over 60 minutes travelling time from home.

We have 3 cats which will require feeding and care and this is all that would be required apart from caring for our house.We have a pool and also a spa which would be available for use

House Sitter Karen get streets ahead

"Having initially enrol with multiple services 6 months ago, I just want to say how professional and user friendly your service is.

It's streets ahead of the competition in the number of contacts received, the quality of the notifications, frequency of updates and it's a pleasure to use.

Very happy house sitter - Karen (kp3055717) 5/07/08

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Boat Sitter found for Singapore cat and boat in beautiful Jungle sitting

"We will be away in August and have notified a few of the candidate housesitters for that time. Many qualified people came back to us and were so interested to come. We have selected one.

We will also be away again in October and will notify some of the interested persons at housecarers to let them know of this opportunity as well.

We are frequent travelers and are happy to offer an opportunity to those wishing to boat/house/cat sit aboard our small ship now berthed in a marina resort complex. We are a short ferry ride from Singapore in a beautiful jungle setting..

This is our progress report.

Thanks alot. " ... Seamaiden

Christchurch NZ couple recommend 2 young women for New Zealand House sitting

My husband and i are thrilled with your site, we ended up with two young woman house sitting for us,we were able to go away for two weeks, and not have to worry, not only did they look after our home but they ended up staying with us for 4weeks,

They are in NZ for 12months on a working holiday,so if there is any one looking for reliable sitters thee we can highly recommend these people. P & B. (username patrusty)

Recommended sitters for NZ hockey14..

House sit details: Hornby Christchurch South Island New Zealand

Our house is a situated close to a busstop which will take you to our local shopping mall,which is "The Hub Hornby", there is also a small shopping area close by consisting of a Dairy - Butchery- Chemist-Ect, both of these places are within walking distance, there is also a reserve closeby,our house is a comfortable 3 bedroom, concrete block,structure, with a pellet fire for heating,we also have a Power Manager for our power use,this will be explained to the House sitter

Sitters davesbabies gets a Hawaiian Vacation through house sitting.

"We took a house sit in Hawaii until July 17th....we are loving it and wanted to thank you for a wonderful service that allows us to vacation this way.,,, davesbabies"

House Sitters Davesbabies

Dog loving couple found for 5BDRM water views near Vancouver BC Home

We received a number of qualified applicants and were successful in obtaining their services for our upcoming 2 months away. I would certainly recommend

Homeowner PearlOnTheCoast

Housesit Powell River British Columbia Canada
Pearl River is located at the top of the Sunshine Coast on the Mainland of B.C. and is connected to Vancouver Island (to be seen in the distance 18 kms away - a 1.25 hour ferry ride) and to Vancouver by two ferries. Our 5 bedroom view home is located a few blocks from the ocean and overlooks the Westview ferry terminal. We had posted previously and arrangements were being made with a prospective couple when their plans changed and that left us looking once again for another dog loving couple. WiFi available

Kiwicarers land three wonderful UK housesits

"Thanks so much for running such a great site. We subscribed and placed an advertisement in late December, looking for housesitting positions during our coming trip to the United Kingdom. Well, we had a great response and accepted three wonderful housesits -in Wimbledon, Reading and Brighton.

We have almost completed the second housesit and will shortly be heading to Brighton for the third. We have thoroughly enjoyed the housesits and caring for two great pets.

Thanks very much for the opportunity - we think your site is great and will use it every year. With very best wishes, Jan & Brian (New Zealand)"

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Sitter gets to see the beautiful Bay of Islands New Zealand

"The service is great! We found an excellent housesitter right away!"

Homeowner LeighM

Housesit details 2 months Opua State Northland New Zealand

We live in New Zealand! We need someone to walk our two Labradors and look after our two pussy cats. Our house is small requiring very little maintenance. The sit comes with a car so it is an excellent chance to see the beautiful Bay of Islands.

Canberra ACT homeowner finds the perfect Match

I wish to thank you for your excellent service. Within a week I received eight applications to house-sit my home.

All of the applicants were most suitable and we think the applicant we finally selected is just perfect for our needs. We will recommend your service to our friends..

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3 month Housesit Canberra ACT Australia

We are seeking a house sitter/s who will be prepared to occupy our home during our three month absence.

The home comes with a cat which likes company and regular feeding (breakfast and dinner).

The bedrooms comprise two queen size and one with twin singles. The fourth bedroom is set up as a study with ADSL available for use if you have a computer. The main bedroon has an ensuite and the bathroom has a spa bath.The house has ducted gas heating and ducted evaporative cooling. Window locks, deadlocks and security doors are installed.

We are trying to complete easy care landscaping so that lawncare and gardencare will be minimal. Our driveway is very narrow and requires good reversing skills. At the front of the house there is a boat bay in which a car can be parked (off the street).

There are bus stops at the end of the street with regular services to Woden and Tuggeranong. We are seeking a housesitter/s who will care for and enjoy the comfort of our home for three months and who will also give a lot of time, care and affection to the cat who owns the house and us.

Sitters Whatamango meet some great people while sitting Across New Zealand

Hi Ian. I am writing to tell you that we are delighted with Housecarers as housesitters.

We have had so many housesits and been contacted by so many people direct to ask us to housesit that we have hardly been home since before Xmas 2007.

At present we are housesitting in Nelson and then have another one in Christchurch in May. We are then housesitting in Marlborough for 6 weeks.It has given us the opportunity to meet some great people who we conti nue to keep in touch with and to see areas of our country we haven't seen before.

We now hope to be able to obtain housesits in Europe again later this year and into the next. We will definitely rejoin when our subscription expires.Thank you for a great service,we have recommended it to many of our friends who are envious of us doing these housesits. Regards Ed and Julie

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Why Does My Cat Pee Everywhere?

Whether your cat is old or young, male or female, anxious or mellow, he or she can get the idea that peeing anywhere but the litterbox is a good thing. Many frustrated humans in the past and present have tried nearly everything to figure out why the cat does this – and, of course, to solve the problem.

Read entire article - Why Does My Cat Pee Everywhere?

Perfect Housesitter found for Manhattan condo

"I have found the perfect housesitter for my Manhattan condo,
thank you very much." .... Joan (username Grapphics)

I have a beautiful apartment, new appliances, new TVs/DVD, BOSE,air, 20th floor with a terrace overlooking the city that is 50 feet long and 15 feet deep. Only l or 2 people, neat, no drugs, parties. Stay for free but Canda has to be walked and fed, she will go everywhere you go. We have cleaning person, laundry, security. A house/doggie sitter for one month.

Brisbane Homeowner boskishadow safely finds four housesitters

"I want to compliment you on your service. The site works well and I have now 4 times been successful in finding a good, reliable housesitter at pretty short notice. I have always felt safe in using the site."

So, many thanks

Karla (boskishadow)

Housesit Details:
Northern suburbs, Brisbane QLD
I'm looking for reliable and caring person(s) to look after our attractive Queenslander home near Central Brisbane, with garden and two cats. Non- smokers please. Pleasant, quiet area with shops nearby and lots of 'green' spaces

Sitters TennisNut cracks a housesit while deciding where to settle

Dear Ian,
Thank you for the quick tips. I also want to say that we are extremely pleased with your service and we have recommended Housecarers to others.We have already made several good contacts and concluded housesitting arrangements.

We are looking for others because our plans are to shift to Melbourne and possibly other states and sitting in various locations will help us find where to settle. Your constant contact with tips and destinations is a remarkable feature of your service.

Thank you,

Elliot and Claire (Sitter Username Tennisnut)

Daveanddeb reporting from 4 month Irish housesits

We are in the 4th month of a house-sit in Ireland which we got through your site. We appreciate your dedication, efforts and professionalism. We recommend to many people... sitters daveanddeb

Scorpiolady keeps in text contact with phillyqualified

We recently had phillyqualified sit for us for two weeks, looking after our rural home, 1 cat and 12 chooks. He kept in touch before we actually met (some 6 months approx with phone calls) and then came and visited us twice before coming to do the "sit". We were impressed with his friendliness and honesty and our home was very well looked after, our animals well cared for and he even weeded our vegetable patch! He kept in text contact whilst we were away which was reassuring.

We can definitely recommend him to others and hope he will be able to come and sit for us next time we go away.

Our experience is almost identical to the experience that muscrat had - see Housesitting Blog for Recent Updates > Archives>April 2007.

House sit details:

New Zealand Waikato rural area

Comfortable home in rural area on a main road (Hauraki Plains - Waikato area) but no farming work required.

We have two cats and a dozen free range chooks who need looking after so sitters must be animal lovers.

10 minutes drive from Paeroa (antique shops galore)and Ngatea (water gardens and a gem factory open to public) and Turua (tiny town but an interesting ostrich farm and a fabulous restaurant) - 20 minutes from Thames (historic gold town) and Waihi (open cast gold mine and historic town)- 45 minutes to Katikati (the mural town and a public bird zoo) and just over an hour to Auckland, Tauranga and Hamilton Cities. Under two hour drive to thermal Rotorua.

Close to the beautiful Karangahake Gorge (great bush walks). About an hour from Coromandel Township on the Peninsula (Hot Water Beach - yes! hot water bubbles from the sand - Waiau Water Gardens with activities from ages 2 - 102). References required and also a bond payable. Non-smokers please. Retirees preferred

Santa Fe pair turns house sitting into business

"The pair say they created the company after hearing horror stories from homeowners, brokers and builders about break-ins and plumbing, electrical and heating disasters."

"We have heard so many stories that are particularly unfortunate because most of them could have been averted by a regular systematic inspection of the home," said Larson. "Lauren and I knew we could bring a professional level of home management to homeowners, Realtors and builders. Our goal is to provide absolute peace of mind."

As reported in the New Mexico Business Weekly

These are also valid reasons for having a live-in housesitter to protect your valuable asset.

... Read entire story from New Mexico Business Weekly - Santa Fe pair turns house sitting into business

What Better Arrangement for All Involved but Humble House Sitting?

Graphic Designer and full time housesitter - Lesley Huntley has written some excellent first hand articles on housesitting.

Here is an excerpt:

If you are one of the many home owners that has been the victim of burglary, or you are the owner of a pet with special needs (aren’t they all), or you simply worry what will happen to your home and/or pet in your absence, you know what it is like to be unable to completely relax and enjoy your hard earned holiday.

You may have arrived home to the aftermath of irresponsible relatives who were supposed to be taking care of your home in your absence and haven’t quite lived up to their end of the bargain. You could have forked out hundreds, if not thousands for pet boarding only to be unable to stop worrying about how they are the whole time, or for them to come back different pets, perhaps even with ticks or fleas (or worse).

But it doesn’t have to be this way.

Read entire article ....What Better Arrangement for All Involved but Humble House Sitting?

And more great information:

How to Become a House Sitter – in Two Easy Steps.

Retirement does not have to mean living on a limited budget

I write this for all of you retired folk out there... who love animals & have a curiosity to experience other culture's; Or perhaps to start with... to test the waters (so to speak) travel across this great country of ours, visit your favorite province or one you promised to will someday visit.

Now is your chance to enable you all to fullfill those dreams and goals... Just do it!!

Since I discovered housecarers8 years ago, it opened up a whole new way to travel saving me thousands of dollars...

Over these years I've enjoyed Home Security and Pet Companion Sitting in Greece, Costa Rica, France, England, Italy, USA, Turk & Cacois Is.
My more recent 'Sits' have been to (escape the chills of our British
Columbia climate) Hawaii, Florida and Southern California.... continued

Read Brenda Maries story in the forum

Brenda Marie (ImpeccableReferences)

Burgled twice so didn't want to leave the house unattended

"We have been burgled twice so didn't want to leave the house unattended, but previous experience with family members left us hesitant to employ their services either...."

Read entire story and more great housesitting content at the website below.

Homesafesitters available for housesitting in Christchurch New Zealand"

8 month housesit filled near Rutherglen wineriesYarrawonga NSW

"We have a house sitter thankyou for your good site it has worked well." ... beaulinga

Housesit: 8 monthes Yarrawonga = NSW Near Border town

We are requiring someone to look after our home while we travel for 8 months. Would like the garden and lawns looked after. Very close to Rutherglen wineries and also Yarrawonga and Border excellent golfing course. Beautiful Lake Mulwala is also a excellent attraction. 1 hr drive from City of Albury. Out home is in a beautiful and quite location.

Sitter found for wonderful views of Mount Maunganui - Tauranga, Bay of Plenty New Zealand

Most impressed with quality of applicants. Everybody was extremely professional. Delighted to have found this website and will certainly utilise this service again in the future. Sincere thanks... Freckles133

Housesit: Tauranga, Bay of Plenty New Zealand

We are looking for a house sitter from 6th to 28th March 2008. Free accommodation in beautiful home enjoying stunning gardens, in return for looking after our home and small dog (4 years old). Our home is 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, kitchen (all modern kitchen aids), office and large lounge. There are heat pumps either end of the house.

We have Sky TV, one in the lounge and the other in the master bedroom/ensuite. No work required in the gardens or lawns as we have a gardener who comes in to take care of both. So just sit back and enjoy the wonderful views of Mount Maunganui and the harbour entrance.

We live 8 kilometres from downtown Tauranga, and are 15 minutes from New Zealand’s best surf beach, Mount Maunganui. Tauranga offers lots to see and do including, arts, golf, gardens, fishing, walks and great dining.

Rotorua is an hour away and is famous for it’s geothermal environment, hot pools and geysers. Lots to see and do in Rotorua. There is also an excellent bus service into Tauranga that goes right past our home

Auckland NZ Homeowner keeps coming back

"A great website which has done us proud for finding someone to look after our home and pets last year and this.

Thank you very much for a great idea, a well done website and for the usefulness of your service. Keep up the good work."

Paul (paulbnz)

Housesit Auckland New Zeland:

Please note this is primarily for the dog sitting and not so much for the house sitting aspect. So this arrangement will only appeal to you if you are a true dog lover and are active and able to walk and play with our two dogs.

It would also be preferable if you were home most of the day. Our two dogs are whippets. They are medium sized who are very friendly, gentle, non aggressive and easy going. They are great company. But they are rather spoilt and very much indoor dogs who like their creature comforts, though they do also like their walks. They require daily exercise - usually a short walk in the morning and a long walk in the evening.

You must be clean living, non smoking and 100% reliable and MUST want to do this for our animals as the number one priority. You will need to take special care of our two dogs, take them for daily walks and give them plenty of attention.

Our house is a nice, comfortable bungalow in the Epsom/Royal Oak area with all mod cons. We have a pleasant, large, fenced and secure garden. We are close to an easy bus route into the city centre and about 20 minutes walk to Greenlane Clinical Centre. If you are interested or want to know more information please get in touch. We look forward to hearing from you. Thank you.

Accolades for sitter ResponsiblePlus

I recently advertised on your web stie for a housesitter for the dec/jan, I got an immediate response .

I met Jan (ResponsiblePlus) for coffee and got to know a little more about each other , decided it would be a good deal for both of us .

Jan took me to the airport the day I left, she kept in touch with me while I was overseas, looked after my two cats and home. It was a great comfort to know my pets where being looked after at home and were in such good hands.

My apartment looked lovely , fresh fruit, flowers and was very clean, Thank you Jan for a marvellous job , I am very grateful to you. I would recommend you to anyone who req'd a very reliable housesitter.

Good luck with any further jobs I would be delighted to have you housesit for me again .Thank you to housesitters, I look forward to using your services again
... Chatham

Housesit: maribyrnong Western Melbourne VIC Australia

I would like a house sitter from 16.12.2007 till 13 january 2008 have 2 cats, apartment

Sitter Grace100 lines up Canadian housesits

So far I have been successful in arranging three housesits through the website. One in Ottawa south, one in Milton, and one in St. Adele, Quebec. I am presently negotiating for one in Toronto. It has worked very well for me, and thanks for providing this excellent service.

For the Ontario housesits I replied to an ad, for the Quebec housesit the homeowner contacting me directly. Eliabeth (Grace100)

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Hilton Head Island, SC USA is my winter home for over three months - maryfromtheprairie

"Hilton Head Island, SC is my winter home for over three months solely because of joining Housecarers as a Gold Member.

My husband spotted the ad put in by these wonderful folks and next thing he knew I was asking for his password to his pay pal account so we could become members. That was August 12, 2007 and by mid September, we were 'chosen' in just one week by this charming couple who are travelling on the QE II for 90 days on her last 'Round the World Cruise'. We definitely made a connection!!!

We are from western Canada and they are from southeastern United States and this was the first housesit we officially applied for through Housecarers. References from both the northern and southern hemisphere solidified the agreement.

Thanks Ian for your wonderful service ... maryfromtheprairie

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Feline Obesity, a Danger to Your Cat

The growing epidemic of obesity in the United States isn't restricted to the human population alone, an increasing number of house cats are now mirroring their owners indulgent behaviours.

Read Full article - Feline Obesity, a Danger to Your Cat

twodogsandme Says - Too Easy!

Too easy! In very short time found a lovely lady who is looking forward to staying with my dogs and enjoying my property while I am away.

The only difficulty was making a choice from so many obviously suitable people.

Thanks for the great service! (twodogsandme)

2 months housesit Woodbridge Tasmania (south of Hobart )

I am planning to visit my daughter who is currently living in England – exciting, except that my two mates, Lora ( a Rhodesian Ridgeback X) and Hannah (a Staffy X) can’t come along… so am hoping to find someone to keep them company for May and June, 2008.

Our home is on 15 acres in a beautiful coastal rural region of southern Tasmania with Hobart about a 45 k drive away. There is a general store, Post Office and Petrol Station in Woodbridge which is 4k from house. The house is somewhat unconventional ( straw bale and post & beam construction), has solar power (with good efficient battery charger and generator as back up).

All mod cons and slow combustion wood heating so clean, warm and comfortable living. The main house has only one bedroom and some internal steps. Adjacent is a small cabin which is used as guest room (has own shower & toilet). There is plenty of parking if you travel with a motorhome, caravan, etc.

Sited for the magnificent views and sunshine in a quiet private area, it is a place to relax, walk, enjoy the wildlife and scenery…………...and play with the dogs! I do have a garden (newly established) and you would be welcome to potter about in it but no hard work is necessary or expected. There are some chickens, but they are very low maintenance… just need to top up the feed bin and water as required and collect eggs.

My main concerns are the dogs … they are both very friendly, reasonably well trained (eg: no begging for for food is allowed!) and easy to get along with. They are used to going most places with me ( even prefer to sit in the car for hours rather than stay home). Lora is 11.5 years old and Hannah 10, so relatively mature and don’t need lots of exercise … just pats and company.

They have several ‘aunties and uncles’ in the community who are happy to take them in if you wish to take some short overnight trips. I would also be happy for you to use my car to take dogs for outings to beach, etc. There is a strong sense of community in the district so you would quickly be welcomed by my friends if you wish to socialise with the locals.

I would appreciate hearing only from folk who are prepared to stay the whole period I am away, preferably arriving a little earlier so that I can familiarise you with “the workings”. So, if you feel you would enjoy a holiday here, I look forward to hearing from you. Please don’t hesitate to ask any questions.

Brisbank homeonwer: "It takes the headache out of going away! "

Hi there,

I wanted to let you know we found a suitable couple to look after our house within a day through your site. Actually, there were several who sounded suitable.

Thanks for providing such a good service. Within a day we had had more than ten responses. It takes the headache out of going away!

Suzanna (Skywards)

Housesit 4 weeks March 2008 Brisbane Qld

Our comfortable house has a veranda, swimming pool and wireless internet, plus a huge library of books. There is an indoor Burmese cat, who is very affectionate, and a low maintenance Siamese fighting fish. We are looking for a responsible single person or a couple to house-sit.

The 1 Hot Travel Destination of 2008? Says Who?

United States citizens hankering to travel abroad will be disappointed in the Lonely Planet's top pick for hot travel destinations for 2008.

Read entire story - No 1 Top Travel Desitnations 2008

Sitters ibujenny leave French Mid Pyrenees Home in perfect order

Thank you for your very professional website. Our housesitters
'ibujenny' were everything we could have wished for - friendly,
experienced and charming - our home was left in perfect order.
.... Homeowers (ecurie)

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Housesit details for ecurie:

5 week Housesit Lauraet Midi Pyrenees Gers France

Require reliable house sitter to feed and care for our two cats and look after our lovely home for five weeks early October/November 2008. Large comfortable stone house (fully equipped), wood, lake, stunning views, peaceful countryside, and warm climate. We have lived here for eleven years. Interesting historical sites and bastide villages nearby. Pyrenees and Atlantic coast 2 hours drive. Nearest town with shops, markets and supermarkets 12 minutes drive. Age

Travelling Overseas - what about Vaccinations?

Your passport and visa may be sorted? But what about Vaccinations for your overseas trip? It is advisable to start planning this 6 months before your intended trip.

Read more below:
Vaccinations required for International Travel

Travelling Overseas - what about Vaccinations?

Your passport and visa may be sorted? But what about Vaccinations for your oversease trip? It is advisable to start planning this 6 months before your intended trip.

Read more below:
Vaccinations required for International Travel

Housesitting in UK France and Italy

Just a note to let you know that we think your Forum is wonderful! We have been sitting full time for a year now in UK France and Italy and are on our second year. We have written a book titled "Endless Holidays - A Guide to House and Pet Sitting" which we will self publish in February. We would love to advertise it with you then.

So the Forum is another big plus for Housecarers which has been a very valuable site for us. We are booked out for the next year until we go home to Australia for a break and our daughtert's wedding in November 08.

Many thanks for a wonderful initiative.
Cheers Lynne and Mike ... House sitters edm0nds

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