Home and Garden
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First lady welcomes White House Christmas treeNov 29, 2013 12:35 pm - WASHINGTON — Christmas has come to the White House. Michelle Obama, daughters Malia and Sasha and the family’s two dogs have accepted an 18-and-a-half-foot Douglas fir ...
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Attracting feathered friends to your backyard bird feedersNov 29, 2013 9:58 am - As a youth growing up in Sleepy Hollow, Jim McGrath would watch the birds visiting the feeders in his family’s yard. He went on to become a wildlife biologist and inter...
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As a general rule, leave the leavesNov 29, 2013 5:00 am - If you had driven past my house in recent days, you might have thought you were watching a movie in reverse. There I was, opening trash bags, dumping out leaves and spre...
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Look for sap when choosing a fresh treeNov 29, 2013 12:00 am - When choosing a Christmas tree, select a fresh one so it will retain its needles as long as possible. Trees that were cut many weeks or even months ago will drop their n...
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Centuries-old Italian olive trees dyingNov 28, 2013 3:35 pm - A plant germ found in Europe for the first time is killing off centuries-old olive trees in southern Italy’s Apulia region, and researchers haven’t yet figured out how f...
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The versatility of grayNov 24, 2013 12:00 am - Gray is the new beige. Though don’t call it “greige,” like it’s some cutesy neutral du jour. As color expert Kate Smith explains, over the past decade or so, the design ...
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The Moroccan rug goes mainstreamNov 23, 2013 12:00 am - Shaggy, chic rugs are a designer favorite
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Simple steps to a home both cozy, cost-efficientNov 22, 2013 4:30 am - As temperatures drop and daylight is in shorter supply, we fight back: We crank up the heat in our homes and turn on lights earlier and earlier. And yet we also want to ...
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Poll Vault: How elaborate are your holiday decorations?Nov 21, 2013 11:01 pm - Do your neighbors call you “Griswold” this time of year? Do they mean it as a compliment? If they haven’t started already, homeowners all across the suburbs soon will be...
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Tri-Cities Editor’s Choice: 943 Bluestem Lane in BataviaNov 21, 2013 12:35 pm - An interview with Garran Sparks Q: How long have you been decorating your house like this? A: Thirteen years. I started small, and every year it gets bigger. The backya...