Home and Garden
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Watch fob's time has come and goneAug 03, 2013 5:00 am - Q. I have an item that was handed down to me after my parents' passing. I have seen nothing like it before. On the hideaway nail file is engraved “Robeson Shuredge” and ...
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Lenox workers still produce U.S.-made chinaAug 03, 2013 12:00 am - KINSTON, N.C. — Brenda Bizzelle likes to check out the dinnerware counters at nice stores when she goes out of town, just to admire the fruits of her labor. She can run ...
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GE designs appliances for millennialsAug 03, 2013 12:00 am - Millennials, the generation that grew up on ramen noodles and Vitaminwater, now have a major appliance line designed for them by a fellow millennial. On June 26, GE rele...
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Art in the garden: There are lots of easy-care perennials for your landscapeAug 02, 2013 11:00 pm - Homeowners with busy lifestyles and smaller yards search for neat and tidy plants that don't take a lot of time to maintain. They want pretty flowers on compact mounding...
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Slow gardening a lifestyle rather than a raceAug 01, 2013 6:15 am - Felder Rushing is not a man to be hurried. This former county extension agent turned folklorist, author and lecturer is an advocate of slow gardening — emphasizing the p...
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Metals glow in fall decorJul 30, 2013 11:00 pm - Never been a heavy metal fan? The new look of brass, copper, bronze and nickel in this fall's decor might change your mind. The finishes are warm, without the kitschy c...
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Beer by beer, Houston home morphs into landmarkJul 29, 2013 11:00 pm - HOUSTON — A child of the Great Depression, John Milkovisch didn't throw anything away — not even the empty cans of beer he enjoyed each afternoon with his wife. So, in t...
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Find out why oaks are endangered and how to help preserve themJul 29, 2013 6:00 am - The oak tree was once hailed as king of the forest. People called it magnificent, majestic and mighty. But that was then. Now, the oak no longer reigns supreme. As a gr...
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Mother Nature meets modern decorJul 28, 2013 5:00 am - oth-wing light fixtures? Thunderhead wallpaper? If you're an armchair naturalist, you'll love one of this year's big home decor trends. Artists and artisans have capture...
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Is this old eggbeater worth much?Jul 28, 2013 5:00 am - Q. Thanks in advance for any information you can give me on this “Silvers No. 3” eggbeater. It measures 12 inches high by 4 inches square. On one side it is graduated fo...