Home and Garden
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The firefly's fortunes rest with usJul 17, 2016 7:22 am - When the sun falls below the horizon, a skinny beetle named Photinus pyralis wakes up and takes to the air. We know it as the firefly, or lightning bug, an insect that t...
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Monarch waystations ensure survival of this beautiful butterflyJul 17, 2016 7:01 am - Q. What is a monarch way station? A. A monarch waystation is a habitat designed to attract monarch butterflies. Your waystation for monarchs can be most anywhere as long...
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Art deco drinkware set a toast to technology of the timeJul 17, 2016 7:01 am - Q. This set was my grandmother's. She passed it down to my mother. I inherited it when my mother died in 1996 at the age of 92. I am 83, but I can remember seeing the se...
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Palm Beach offers its own, distinct styleJul 17, 2016 6:01 am - There are cities that exude style. I am lucky. I happen to live in one. Palm Beach is a town where all the famous and infamous who's-its of the world, that know the best...
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Reducing mosquitoes in the garden helps control diseaseJul 17, 2016 6:00 am - Midsummer is shirt-sleeve weather, an enjoyable time of year to be out and about with family and friends. But it also is the heart of mosquito season, so beware the esca...
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Edible squash blossoms add a burst of beauty to dinnerJul 17, 2016 6:00 am - These days the sun rises on roses, but the best flower show is in the vegetable garden. Squash blossoms open for business at dawn, their huge, golden trumpets proclaimin...
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Less lavish and more modern, art deco is returningJul 17, 2016 6:00 am - If you're tired of tapestries, taxidermy and other crafty kitsch that have taken over mass retail, you're not alone. The defining design trend of the past five years - a...
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Grub control is generally applied by mid-JulyJul 17, 2016 6:00 am - Grubs can be a problem in lawns some years. Adult beetles will be attracted to irrigated lawns that are surrounded by dry lawns to lay their eggs in early summer. If the...
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How to decorate small spaces with high ceilingsJul 17, 2016 5:01 am - If you have a small space with a high ceiling, do the decorating rules change? Can you decorate differently than you could if you were limited to an 8-foot-high ceiling?...
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Learn how to restore and maintain your antiquesJul 16, 2016 7:12 am - Do you have an heirloom table you've always wanted to restore? Or a flea- market-find that needs some TLC? Before you reach for that can of shellac, you might want take ...