Sunday Life

Recent Sunday Life Stories

• 'Empty' quarter is alive with birds - 5/19/2013

  It could be a scene out of "The Big Year," the bird-watching comedy with Steve Martin, Jack Black and Owen Wilson.

  
• Tips for turning barnyard leavings into organic garden fertilizer - 5/19/2013

  CORVALLIS — The manure that chickens, horses, llamas and many other barnyard animals leave behind is rich in nutrients that make a great...

  
• Wild Read - 5/12/2013

  Chris Uhtoff had a problem.

  
• New book explains furniture makeovers - 5/12/2013

  Repainted and repurposed furniture is all the rage, but just slapping on a coat of paint doesn't always yield high-quality results.

• Survey says real men wear dirty underwear - 5/12/2013

  When it comes to airing their dirty laundry in public, men win hands down. Or noses up, as the case may be.

• Throw creative birthday parties without breaking the bank - 5/12/2013

  AKRON, Ohio — If Junior wants a birthday party with a dozen of his closest friends, it might mean breaking into his piggy bank.

  
• For him, it's all things presidential - 5/12/2013

  LOS ANGELES — Arden Hayes is 5.

  
• Peak experience - 5/5/2013

  MOUNT PISGAH — As the entourage made its way up toward the 1,520-foot summit on a recent Saturday afternoon, hikers coming down asked questions.

  
• May is prime time to dethatch and aerate lawns - 5/5/2013

  CORVALLIS — May is an optimum time to aerate and dethatch your lawn.

  
• Hollywood bets on summer blockbusters - 5/5/2013

  LOS ANGELES — Summer is the season for blockbusters at the box office, and this year Hollywood is going all in.

  
• Cinema buffs on a treasure hunt for frames of reference - 5/5/2013

  LONE PINE, Calif.

  
• 2-in-1 - 4/28/2013

  AKRON, Ohio — When Joel Karsten was growing up on a farm in Minnesota, he noticed how lushly weeds grew from rotting bales of straw.

  
• 'A dream come true' - 4/28/2013

  The bald head and red "sunburn" on his neck were the only indications that Chase Heaton had been facing a more formidable foe than the lurking...

  
• Power wash siding before painting - 4/28/2013

  Q: Our house was fitted with white aluminum siding by the prior owners decades ago. We've been in it about 16 years now.

• Landscape designers can turn your yard into art - 4/28/2013

  Never underestimate the value of professional landscape designers.

• Upper Rows - 4/21/2013

  CORVALLIS — Afraid gardening and your soil are not compatible? Raised beds can come to the rescue.

  
• Meditation Time - 4/21/2013

  As the nation embarks on a top-down overhaul of health care, a simple movement with the potential to improve wellness is quietly growing from the...

  
• Take your entertaining outdoors - 4/21/2013

  Summer entertaining is right around the corner, so now is the time to get your outdoor spaces in shape.

• Coffee Talk - 4/14/2013

  We are often asked whether coffee is good or bad for health. The answer is both good and bad.