Home and Garden
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Cover crops protect garden over winterNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Q. Why is the nursery recommending a winter rye or barley for a winter cover crop in my vegetable garden? A. Many of us have limited space for vegetable gardens, which m...
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Winter-blooming plants help bees overwinter in your yardNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Winter and early spring are lean times for honeybees as they emerge from their hives, where food supplies are dwindling, to forage. Adding clusters of winter-blooming pl...
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Authentic gardens require long-term devotionNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Many fine gardens are candidates for visiting and enjoying, but only one garden matters and that's your own. Yours may amount to a narrow urban yard or just a few contai...
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Family frustrated with dark, damaged doorsNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - My husband and I finally bought our first house in April. We love the house we purchased, but it needed work. We spent four weeks painting every inch of it and installed...
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Define smaller spaces to better utilize themNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - There are some creative and exciting ways to close off unique or awkward spaces in your home. I'm thinking of areas like transformed front porches, dressing rooms or con...
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Holiday decorations are a scrapbook of our livesNov 05, 2017 5:00 am - Christmas is all about tradition. We unpack and reveal each year the items that remind us of wonderful Christmases past. But most of us also try to add one or two new th...
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Family may need two lawyers to sell grandfather's houseNov 04, 2017 6:00 am - Q. My father-in-law is moving from his home of 60 years to assisted living. One of his grandchildren wants to buy the house, possibly in a cash deal. What is the best wa...
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Repeat winner in Chicago's Finest Painted Ladies CompetitionNov 04, 2017 6:00 am - For the first time, a former “Painted Ladies” winning home has taken a second title in the Chicago competition. Lynda Quindel's home at 214 S. State St. in Elgin was nam...
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Recipe for unsavory, but necessary, restaurant repairNov 03, 2017 7:00 am - Q. I am presently selling my restaurant and am puzzled by a demand that was made by the buyer. In the kitchen, there are three sinks used for food preparation. Under two...
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FBI: Home buyers' billion-dollar scam problem getting worseNov 03, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON — In this year of horrendous cyberheists — Equifax the most prominent — you've probably taken at least a few precautions: changed passwords, stopped opening f...