Home and Garden
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Victorian chair has rocked four generationsMar 03, 2019 6:01 am - Q. I have enclosed a photo of an antique rocking chair that has been passed down in my family for at least four generations. It was originally purchased in Philadelphia ...
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Is your home a reflection of your true self?Mar 03, 2019 6:01 am - Before you select the kind of sofa you want, what color you will paint your walls or where you will hang that precious work of art, you have to make home-related decisio...
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Some favorite garden vegetables attract pollinators, tooMar 03, 2019 6:00 am - Planting clumps of bright, successively blooming flowers is a popular method for attracting foraging pollinators like bees and butterflies. But savvy vegetable and fruit...
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Emergence of white snowdrops are first sign of springMar 03, 2019 6:00 am - After a winter like the one Chicagoans have just endured, the first signs of spring are especially welcome. In my garden, it is the first snowdrops that lift my spirits ...
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Four first-time homebuying mistakes to avoid
Mar 03, 2019 5:16 am - Now is a good time for first-time house hunters to prepare for the spring homebuying season. If you're a novice to the market, you might want to hear from experts on the...
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Fruit trees benefit from late winter pruningMar 03, 2019 5:00 am - A good time to prune fruit trees is late February or early March, before the buds begin to swell. A tree's branching habits are easy to see, and the weather is generally...
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Buyers lament having no home inspectionMar 03, 2019 5:00 am - Q. When we bought our home, we were on a tight budget, so we did not hire a home inspector. After moving in, we began having electrical problems, so we hired an electric...
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Forget formal spaces in your current or future home — focus on functional and funMar 02, 2019 10:00 pm - Living and dining are essential actions that occur in every residence. But having rooms named after and devoted, respectively, to each has become passe nowadays for many...
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Sister isn't payingMar 02, 2019 5:00 am - Q. My brother, sister and I inherited our paid-up family home. The deed lists us as "tenants in common." Now our sister lives in the property while our brother receives ...
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More Americans are paying mortgages on timeMar 01, 2019 5:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's a real estate and social barometer that doesn't get a lot of publicity, but it's important: More Americans are paying their mortgages on time today tha...