Home and Garden
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Nodder engravings date to late 1700s, but there were two of themMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. We recently found a treasure in our basement. My husband's aunt left him two hand-colored engravings of birds by the artist Nodder. They are 4 by 6 inches and hav...
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Growing roses is easy with these simple tipsMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - No other flower can evoke romance in the garden like a rose. As America's favorite flower, roses can be found adorning homes in quaint coastal villages to rural farmland...
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Get organized, save money, be happyMar 12, 2010 10:00 pm - A disorganized home wastes time, and time is money. It can be frustrating if you're constantly misplacing items, throwing out spoiled food that went missing in the kitch...
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Old books fascinating but few have any great monetary valueMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Q. I've enclosed a series of photographs of a book I found at Goodwill for $5. It is titled "The Fireside Encyclopedia of Poetry" and subtitled "Comprising the Best ...
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Miniblinds, 'found' stuff become jewelry, artMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - BATON ROUGE, La. -- Ann Knox was green before being green was the thing to be. For the past three decades or so, Knox has mined garage sales (and made the occasional cur...
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Repurposing vintage items in home might surprise youMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Even people who can resist the charms of antiques would welcome them if their homes could look like Barb Lemme's. Lemme is an antiques dealer who has been collecting for...
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Landscaping clinics set at Spring Bluff Nursery in Sugar GroveMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Seminars, workshops • Landscape clinics, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., March 20, Spring Bluff Nursery, 41W130 Norris Road, Sugar Grove. Free, but register for a slot in advance by cal...
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It's all in the details for antique collectorsMar 05, 2010 10:00 pm - Touring the Glen Ellyn home of antiques dealer Barb Lemme gives lessons for collectors. Yellow ware Her yellow ware pottery - which really is made from yellow cla...
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Opulent antiques: Aphrodite, Tiffany lamp and more at showFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - NEW YORK - It's the Holy Grail of Tiffany lamps, a sublime stained-glass shade of lilies in soft hues of pink and green, cascading down in an oblong bell to a bronze bas...
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Germplasm collection that's good for youFeb 26, 2010 10:00 pm - Despite its sinister sound, a "germplasm collection" spells good things for farmers and gardeners alike. Think beyond the flu season and the word "germ" takes on a broad...