Food

Food dictionary: falafel

Falafel: [feh-LAH-fehl] A Middle Eastern specialty consisting of small, deep-fried croquettes or balls made of highly spiced, g...

Colombo Courtyard

  Tucked away in a not-so-quiet corner of Alfred House Avenue, this new boutique hotel has the city talking. With its ...

How to collect fountain pens

Firstly, decide what type of pens you want to collect or if you prefer to collect a variety of pens.Next, read up and do your r...

Steal this look

Have you ever thought of replacing your traditional railing with a rope railing instead? Take a look at how this heavy rope, us...

Origami Paper Lanterns

With the Vesak season upon us, our streets and houses are soon to be festooned with lovely lanterns in colours of every hue....

How to make a quill pen

  Get a couple of quill feathers, preferably duck. You might be lucky if you have a couple of them running around.

Nursery Fish Pie

Well with the rain pelting down on us in the evenings, who isn’t in the mood for a comforting, creamy and cheesy fish pie...

Steal this look

Want to create some pizzazz in your patio, why not use cushions that come various shapes and sizes. Pick warm, bright colours f...

Dog training 101

  Dr. Nalinika Obeyseraka, a Veterinary Surgeon at PetVet was approached by Life Online to discuss a pet owner&rs...

Choose your breakfast personality

Different morning routines and different activity levels affect individual breakfast needs. According to top dieticians these ...

Serenade Your Mind, Body and Soul

30km away from the hustle and bustle of Colombo, there exists a carefully located resort in the Moronthuduwa area, within th...

Common toxic house plants

Puppies chew on anything and everything. This includes plants and flowers as well. The idea of digging up a plant I believe gives ...

Parvo – What to look out for

Canine Parvovirus – known to us as Parvo – is a virus that comes in two forms, Cardiac and Intestinal. First discov...

Ask the Vet : Neutering

  We’re hoping to neuter our 3 year old male Daschund. We’re a bit concerned since our previous dog, a fem...

Toxic foods for pets

Many of us – as pet owners – do not realize that certain foods, though perfectly harmless to us, can be toxic to our 4-l...

Ask the Vet: Bathing my dog

  How often does a dog actually require to be bathed? I have recently adopted a 3 month old street pup who has been ne...

Ask the Vet: Tick Fever SOS

My one year old Cocker-spaniel is frequently suffering from mild forms of tick fever and suffers from loss of appetite, discolo...

Your Pet & ‘Toileting’

Recently one of my dogs developed a bad stomach and it made me realize how often times, it has been the animal’s toilet h...