Home and Garden
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Pay mortgage interest here, deducting mortgage interest thereJun 10, 2017 6:00 am - Q. A reader recently asked you about the value of having a mortgage so she could deduct the interest. I was disappointed that you didn't point out the folly of paying a ...
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How to decorate indoors with plantsJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - From kitchen herb gardens to miniature indoor trees, interior designers are increasingly bringing plants into their home design projects. Plants are "the one little piec...
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Fannie takes friendlier approach to debtsJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - WASHINGTON - It's the No. 1 reason why mortgage applicants nationwide get rejected: Potential buyers are carrying too much debt relative to their monthly incomes. It's e...
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Handyman not wired for safetyJun 09, 2017 6:00 am - Q. We just went through the headache of selling our home. The worst part was haggling over who should repair the electrical problems found by the buyers' home inspector....
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Algonquin library to offer Junior Master Gardener ProgramJun 06, 2017 11:00 pm - This summer the Algonquin Area Public Library is encouraging kids, age 7 to 13, to dig in the dirt at the Harnish Main Library, 2600 Harnish Drive. The district is partn...
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New York City is a divine design destinationJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Every year, more than a dozen interior designers pour out their hearts and wallets to produce breathtaking rooms for the Kips Bay Decorator Show House for the benefit of...
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Ways to make a kid's bedroom whimsicalJun 04, 2017 6:01 am - Reading magically cracks open the secret door to faraway places and mysterious concepts. After reading books together with your children, how about continuing the experi...
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Climbing hydrangeas are vines for the shade gardenJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - The first time I saw a climbing hydrangea, it was growing its way up the trunk of a majestic oak. I was smitten, and Hydrangea anomala subsp. petiolaris also climbed its...
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If a plant looks out of place, it's likely a weedJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - My definition of a weed is a plant that is out of place. A good time to weed is when the soil is moist - the roots come out more easily. It's very important to get weeds...
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Take stalk of your tomato strategy before the summer swelterJun 04, 2017 6:00 am - Tomatoes are the divas of the vegetable patch - luscious, celebrated and notoriously hard to please. If it's too chilly, they'll sulk. If it's too hot, they'll throw a t...