Lifestyle Stories from October 22, 2017 (Change date)
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Time to get your yard, garden ready for the coldOct 24, 2017 6:12 am - Q. What are some tasks I should consider to get my yard and garden ready for winter? A. As fall lingers, my to do list includes a variety of yard work that needs to be c...
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Brighten up a dingy bathOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - I have been trying for 20 years to remodel my bathroom, which has the only tub in the house. Every time I had a plan, my husband lost a job or we had a major expense and...
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New doors would give bedrooms a liftOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - These uninspiring flat-panel doors are original to our 1989 home. They make the upstairs hallway so unbelievably dark and outdated. New doors would completely transform ...
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Old tile and grout need attentionOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - My bathroom tile could be as old as the house when it was built in 1969. It's ugly, the grout is pulling away and the soap dish collects water in the holes. The tub is c...
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A tall grass for shade gardensOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Chasmanthium latifolium, commonly called northern sea oats, comes to the rescue of ornamental grass-starved shade gardeners. Most ornamental grasses are sun worshippers,...
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Mood alterations: How to freshen up your rooms and furnishingsOct 25, 2017 6:21 am - Psychologists will tell you that we all respond much more powerfully to our environment than we realize. That is why changing the color of your walls, adding happy paint...
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Mother-in-law exacts emotional toll for childcareOct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My retired mother-in-law graciously provides day care for my two daughters while my wife and I work. With child care in our city being practically unaffordable, it's ...
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How electric cars can create the biggest disruption since iPhoneOct 24, 2017 10:25 am - It's 10 years since Apple unleashed a surge of innovation that upended the mobile phone industry. Electric cars, with a little help from ride-hailing and self-driving te...
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Are cement block cracks serious?Oct 22, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have a 1950s-built home on a sandy lot where most of the homes have cement block basement walls and many have had to be reinforced. Our walls have some cracks, mos...
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