Home and Garden
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For-sale-by-owner deals appear to be fizzlingNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - What's been happening to that good old-fashioned American way to sell your home - doing it yourself, with minimal or no commission costs? If you believe new...
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Laundry water drains into backyardNov 09, 2018 5:00 am - Q. The home I'm buying has a bootlegged drain pipe for the washing machine, as reported by my home inspector. Instead of draining the laundry into the septic system, the...
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Wasco Nursery offers holiday workshopNov 07, 2018 10:00 pm - Wasco Nursery & Garden Center, now in its 93rd year, is offering holiday workshops in November and December. • A free Holiday Indoor Decorating Seminar will be offered ...
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Gardeners question compromise about Naperville post office prairieNov 07, 2018 12:00 am - A longtime gardener and a conservation advocate thought they had their problem solved when they reached a compromise with U.S. Postal Service officials about the future ...
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Make your guests feel at home with easy updates to your living spaceNov 04, 2018 2:00 pm - The holidays are right around the corner and chances are, you will be having family and/or friends over for a Thanksgiving, Christmas, Hanukkah or New Year's gathering. ...
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Tiny houses catch on in war on homelessness
Nov 04, 2018 1:00 am - KANSAS CITY, Mo. - The 13 tiny houses sit in neat rows on the small plot of land in south Kansas City. There's a comforting uniformity to the group, each structure a sim...
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Recycle that: Many household items find surprising new livesNov 02, 2018 6:00 am - From packaging to clothing to cigarette butts, more and more everyday items that once were destined for landfills are being recycled, composted or upcycled in creative w...
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Doors would open the way to updated houseNov 01, 2018 12:00 am - This photo shows only one side of our doors. All of these doors have only been painted on one side. The other side is still unfinished. We painted them as a temporary fi...
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Antique schoolhouse clock swingsOct 28, 2018 7:01 am - Q. This is a photo of an antique wall clock that belonged to my great-grandmother. She was born in 1872, and we think it was given to her for her wedding. The clock was ...
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Put your garden to bed before heading insideOct 28, 2018 7:00 am - There are a few things to do in the garden now, before its winter nap, to help it wake up healthy and ready to get growing in spring. Vegetable garden Insects and d...