Home and Garden
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Contemporary chandeliers hang from a lengthy traditionApr 17, 2016 6:00 am - Think “chandelier,” and you might imagine a delicate, expensive, crystal thing that's too fussy for your modern needs. The truth is, though, that what we call a chandeli...
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Compacted soil impedes plant growthApr 17, 2016 2:01 am - Q. I want to get outside and start gardening. However, my neighbor says the soil is too wet and I should wait. Why should I wait, and how can I tell when the soil is rea...
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Association asked to add more insulationApr 16, 2016 1:00 am - Q. My unit always seems cold to me in the winter. I requested the association to install additional insulation in the exterior walls behind the drywall of my unit. The a...
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Takeda achieves conservation certificationApr 12, 2016 1:00 am - Takeda Pharmaceuticals U.S.A. Inc. has achieved conservation certification of its 70-acre U.S. campus in Deerfield by Conserve Lake County, a 21-year-old nonprofit organ...
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Kale has become a popular greenApr 10, 2016 7:37 am - Kale is a nutritional dynamo. It is packed with vitamins, minerals, antioxidants and glucosinolates, believed to help combat many types of cancer, alleviate allergies an...
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It doesn't take a Sherlock to deduce the merits of burdockApr 10, 2016 6:27 am - The other day I saw burdock roots in the produce section of our local food co-op, and a less seductive food you will not find. A tangle of long, skinny, hairy things, du...
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Dare to be creative with your powder bathApr 10, 2016 6:01 am - One of the easiest rooms to redo in your home is the powder room. It is a public room much like your entryway, living room or dining room, so it is worthwhile to spend m...
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Finding the perfect reading chairApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - A living room without a reading chair is like a spa bathroom without a big tub. Something is missing. Add a cozy reading corner, though, and the room starts to get frien...
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Singer sewing machine was first to zigzagApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - Q. Enclosed is a photo of a Singer treadle sewing machine with cabinet that belonged to my grandmother. It is their model 66 and was manufactured Aug. 25, 1920. She spen...
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What hotels can teach us about home designApr 10, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK - You know that feeling you get when you walk into a hotel room and you just want to fall on that big white bedspread with the fluffy pillows? Here are some tip...