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The best mattress for relieving back pain in 2025, tried and tested

4 days ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Joy Archer

Use our guide to choose the best mattress for back pain in 2025Jake CurtisWaking up feeling stiff, sore, or like you've aged a decade overnight? You’re not alone. Back pain is one of the most common sleep-related complaints and your mattress could be the culprit. While we're yet to find a single cure-all, the wisdom from industry insiders and sleep experts is that a mattress on the firmer side can soothe a temperamental back.
The best cooling mattresses for hot sleepers, tried and tested

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Joy Archer

If you're a hot sleeper, you'll know that there’s nothing worse than being jarred awake by clammy bedding and the disorientating feeling that your bedroom has been transported to the Serengeti. If your current mattress feels more sauna than sanctuary, it might be time to reimagine your bed as a space where comfort meets climate control. When nocturnal temperatures peak, a cooling mattress paired with the right cooling pillow comes into its own, drawing heat away and ramping up airflow.
Are the tech-y Simba mattresses worth the investment?

2 weeks ago | houseandgarden.co.uk | Joy Archer

If you’ve been hovering over the ‘add to basket’ button, wondering whether it’s finally time to upgrade to one of the best Simba mattresses on the market, consider this your sign. Whether you're replacing a mattress that has served you well for a good decade, or finding yourself feeling guilty about a short-lived £150 ‘it’ll do for now’ mattress destined for the skip, you've landed in the right place.
Cascade Arts & Entertainment

Jan 1, 2025 | cascadeae.com | Joy Archer

(The Hillsides are Singing by Dina Rhoden)In the heart of Bend, artist Dina Rhoden is crafting vibrant worlds of joy and surprise through her unique collage art. Her journey to becoming an artist is as layered and intricate as her creations, reflecting a life rich with diverse experiences and profound transformations. Dina’s artistic journey began in an unexpected place: the world of social work.
Cascade Arts & Entertainment

Dec 11, 2024 | cascadeae.com | Joy Archer

(Kris Horn)“Exploring different mediums is part of the search, gaining knowledge. It’s the science end of it,” says Kris Horn, Dry Canyon Art Association’s Artist of the Month for December. “You wanna see what’s gonna happen. You wanna see how it responds when you do this or you do that.
Cascade Arts & Entertainment

Nov 6, 2024 | cascadeae.com | Joy Archer

(John Goodman)“Even recently when I wanted to print business cards, I had to stop. How do I describe myself? Do I put ‘artist’ on there? Can I really credit myself as being that?” John Goodman chuckles. “I still have a hard time with that.”After 30 years teaching art in Redmond middle schools, John retired in 2007. Finally, with time and space of his own, he picked up a paintbrush. He paints oil and acrylic landscapes, and also creates sculptures.
Couples Cruising: Making His Dream Ours

Oct 15, 2024 | cruisingworld.com | Joy Archer

I’m seconds from slipping over the side of the dinghy into the turquoise waters of Tahanea Atoll in the Tuamotu Archipelago of French Polynesia. Manta rays, easily 8 feet across, swoop below. My pale white feet frame their dark velvety backs. This is always a moment of high anxiety, plunging my whole body into an ecosystem full of creatures I can’t see from above. I slide in and slam my face underwater so that I can see what is coming at me. My heart thuds in my ears.
Why every kitchen garden needs a cloche

Jun 24, 2024 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Joy Archer

The fruits and vegetables harvested from your own patch of earth are always the sweetest–doubly so if your garden is more shoebox than sprawling country pile. In pursuit of the perfect strawberry, modern gardeners are turning to the old Victorian favourite: cloches. But what is it about these glass structures that make them so handy in tight green spaces?
13 best barbecue tool sets to buy now

Jun 20, 2024 | houseandgarden.co.uk | Joy Archer

Certain sounds fill the heart with the joys of summer, but the season's undisputed high note has to be the sizzle of a garden barbecue. Beyond clear blue skies, and an excellent potato salad recipe, what more could a griller want besides first-rate barbecue tool sets? Once you've chosen the barbecue itself - no mean feat with so many lovely charcoal, gas and briquette BBQs to choose from – thoughts inevitably turn to other useful bits like knives, skewers and basting brushes.
What do interior designers do? Here's what to expect

Oct 18, 2023 | exceptional.com | Joy Archer

Scroll to section In this article News What do interior designers do? Here’s what to expect A good interior designer is worth their weight in gold – here’s why… The answer to the question ‘what do interior designers do?’ can be shrouded in mystery.