Home and Garden
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Trim shrubs now to keep them proper sizeMar 06, 2016 10:00 pm - Winter is a good time to prune trees and shrubs. Heavy pruning of overgrown, deciduous woody shrubs can be done this month and next to rejuvenate them. Start by removing...
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Klismos chairs are as chic today as in ancient GreeceMar 06, 2016 12:01 am - Chairs have been the most basic of interior furnishings. The earliest chairs were merely cubes carved from blocks of wood or marble. Certainly every chic interior design...
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Take notes to improve your harvest every yearMar 06, 2016 12:01 am - Q. For the first time last year, we planted a vegetable garden. Some things went well and others not so much. How can we improve the garden next year? A. This is a great...
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Birdhouse wallpaper makes a 'grown up' nurseryMar 06, 2016 12:01 am - In these cost-conscious days, first-time parents may not be able to buy a larger house upon the birth of a little one. And a nursery might have to accommodate a home off...
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Scandinavian design: Lean, clean beautyMar 05, 2016 6:21 am - Kivik. Hemnes. Ektorp. Even if you aren't sure what these funny-sounding words mean, they're probably familiar to you. That's because they're the names of sofas and book...
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For sale by owner adviceMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am in the process of buying a foreclosed property, but still have to sell my house. How can I sell my house without going through a broker? Can I use a multiple lis...
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Not all board members are officersMar 05, 2016 12:00 am - Q. The declaration for our association discusses removal of officers and removal of board members. There are different procedures for both. Isn't an officer a board memb...
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Extra payment routine pays off mortgage earlyMar 04, 2016 11:00 pm - For many borrowers, it is easier to accelerate the pay-down of a mortgage balance if the process of making extra payments is routinized. Then the extra payments become a...
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Pinhole leaks in copper pipesMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - Q. I am a Realtor and have noticed a chronic plumbing problem in one of the subdivisions in my area. Many of the homes in the neighborhood have developed pinhole leaks i...
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Lenders blocking realty agents from buyers' closing documentsMar 04, 2016 12:00 am - WASHINGTON - When you're buying a house, don't you want an experienced set of eyes checking out the closing papers for errors and potential overcharges? Of course. But u...