Lifestyle Stories from December 17, 2017 (Change date)
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Hot chocolate pot spouts are short and stoutDec 18, 2017 5:37 am - Q. This set belonged to my mother. She acquired it at an estate sale during the Great Depression. It includes a porcelain pot, and six cups and saucers. The pieces are d...
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Larger houses on smaller lots lead to scaled-down plantsDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Urbanization is transforming landscape design in many places: Larger houses and smaller lots are driving the development of scaled-down plants. Plant breeders are introd...
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Beans, often overlooked, are ripe with historyDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - I planted an unnamed variety of yellow wax bean in late July - about two dozen seeds - and by late summer the vines were so vigorous and fruitful I couldn't keep up with...
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Great books for a gardener to read in winterDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Gardeners forced indoors by cold and snow rely on armchair gardening to get through winter. We study seed catalogs, draw garden plans and read books on our favorite subj...
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Two parents, two sets of rulesDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. My husband and I don't see eye-to-eye on discipline. Our kids are generally good kids, but they don't treat us with the respect I think we ought to have. When I annou...
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Metallics for the holidays and all winterDec 19, 2017 5:24 am - Holiday decorating is all about adding a bit of cheer and sparkle, a task made easier by the recent popularity of all things metallic. With winter's shortage of daylight...
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Dry wells can fail as they ageDec 17, 2017 5:00 am - Q. When I do laundry the water goes into the laundry sink and then backs right up out of the floor drain. It goes down eventually, but the entire floor is covered in wat...
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'The Last Jedi' opens with $220MDec 18, 2017 5:24 am - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" will happily settle for second. Rian Johnson's second installment in the third "Star Wars" trilogy rocketed to a debut of $220 million at the ...
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