Shopping

There are so many new gadgets out this year that Dads and Grandpas would love.  They cover the gamut from low tech to high tech, while all being user-intuitive.  (Personally, I know many dads and grandpas who don't want a new hobby for Father's Day!)  Father's Day is June 20 this year, and these gadget gifts will be just in time to use this summer!

In the wild, most animals have their special hide-aways; a place where they can hide from predators and feel relatively safe to catch a few winks.  Indoors, our pets need special places too, havens away from humans, to rest, play, talk to themselves, or just hang....  Pet Tree Houses, LLC makes those havens with 'special' in all caps... for your dog, cat, bird, or snake. 

Ever want to cozy up to your lamp? I'm not really that strange, because I think you will want to cozy up to the  d°light lamps by Diana Lin Design.  They're huggable.  They're squeezable. And you can place (or throw) them anywhere like pillows throughout your decor. Who said you can't have some fun with lighting design?

If you've ever stepped barefoot on your brick or cement patio in the summer, you can just imagine how your dog feels lying on it in his heavy fur coat.  Coolaroo, an Austrailian company that specializes in comfortable and cooling fabric, designed a special bed for pooches to get them off the ground in the summertime and any other time of year.

Do diet foods ever taste like the real thing?  I've always thought that if something tastes like it's fattening, it usually is... or the brand is really messing with you by cutting your portion size - like the bag of 100 calorie snacks that eaten all together may not make a mouthful!   But when I heard about a 'diet' chocolate pasta, I had to look into the company that makes it; then I learned that FiberGourmet makes almost all of my favorite comfort foods in a way that's filling, low-calorie, and full of fiber. Who can pass this up?