Home and Garden
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Collectors enjoy the thrill of the huntNov 22, 2020 6:01 am - Collections are an important component of decorating. They can give even the most bland decor a point of view. Actually, here is something most designers know: Collectio...
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Five timeless shades that will never go out of style
Nov 22, 2020 6:00 am - Fall is in full swing, and paint companies are dropping their color forecasts for the coming year. Recently, Pittsburgh-based paint company PPG Industries released a thr...
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As fall winds down, get your yard ready for winterNov 22, 2020 6:00 am - It is a good idea to sharpen and clean garden tools when putting them away for the season. Sharpen spades with an electric hand grinder and put the bevel on the inside e...
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Deposits or etching could be causing cloudy drinking glasses
Nov 22, 2020 6:00 am - Q: I am having a problem with my drinking glasses. When I remove them from the dishwasher, they are very cloudy. These glasses are about 50 years old and have never had ...
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These online plant sellers have a moment in the sunNov 22, 2020 5:00 am - When Danae Horst and her husband, Bill, owners of plant nursery Folia Collective in Los Angeles, looked around in March, "we thought we were done," she says. They feared...
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Agent questions disclosure requirementsNov 22, 2020 5:00 am - Q: After we bought our home, we learned the next door neighbors are dealing drugs. The police have raided the place twice in three months, but the illegal activity conti...
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How to share an office with your partner — and 'work spouse'
Nov 20, 2020 10:00 pm - LaVonia and Arthur Linder have navigated life together in Washington, D.C., for 51 years — raising three children, juggling two careers (he as a high school principal fo...
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Yarn sales rise, while stress decreasesNov 20, 2020 10:00 pm - There are 53 million Americans who know how to crochet or knit. Staying home during the pandemic has provided a new opportunity to revitalize their interest in crafting ...
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Record turnout at Naperville Park District's 2020 Pumpkin SmashNov 20, 2020 10:00 pm - Unseasonably warm weather and the opportunity to take part in a socially distanced outdoor event helped bring hundreds of people to the Ron Ory Community Garden Plots on...
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How to know when it's time to step down to a smaller homeNov 20, 2020 6:00 am - Shhh, hear that? It's the quiet countdown to a blaring alarm set to go off at some point in the future. But if you don't wake up now to the reality of the situation, you...