Home and Garden
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Pesticides: a massive problem masquerading as a solutionMar 24, 2017 6:00 am - To the little people, it never felt right. The readers of the old Organic Gardening and Farming magazine saw no logic in spraying poisons on their vegetables. The magazi...
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Fremont library launches seed program for gardenersMar 23, 2017 1:00 am - Many of the seeds come from the Fremont Township community garden and a nonprofit group called Seed Savers Exchange. Area residents have donated some, too. The library's...
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How to appeal your property tax assessment, save money
Mar 19, 2017 7:12 am - Forget about keeping up with the Joneses. This time of year you want your house to be as crummy as possible. Why? Because it's property tax assessment time, which means ...
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Circa-1940 desk is Art DecoMar 19, 2017 7:01 am - Q. This is a picture of a desk and chair that we inherited. On the bottom of the desk is a tag with the words "Baumritter - New York." We also have the receipt that tell...
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Make order part of home aestheticMar 19, 2017 6:01 am - Junk is the enemy of beauty. If your spaces are crammed full of clutter, they will look awful. It won't make a shred of difference that you've found perfect furniture or...
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Design remains steadfast during a home's life cycleMar 19, 2017 6:01 am - The lasting beauty of a house resides, in large part, in the expressiveness of its materials. The honesty of its textures and its natural imperfections are an authentic ...
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Glassblowing's gotten easier for amateurs to learnMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - BOSTON - On a chilly winter morning here, two furnaces inside the Massachusetts College of Art and Design burn at upward of 2,000 degrees Fahrenheit. The heat is palpabl...
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Should home inspectors disclose asbestos?Mar 19, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We have an asbestos problem that involves our home inspector. Before we bought our home, we explained to our inspector that we planned to remodel the interior. Now th...
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Cyclamen plants flourish in the morning sunMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - Cyclamen plants will continue to bloom for a few weeks if they are kept in a north-facing window in a cool room (55 to 60 degrees Fahrenheit) and watered enough to keep ...
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Grow a rainbow of veggies for good healthMar 19, 2017 6:00 am - "Eat your vegetables!" How many of us heard our parents say this when we were children? How many of us said this to our own children? I doubt anyone said: "Eat your red,...