Jean Murphy
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Senior programs, communities offer activities that can lengthen your lifeJun 06, 2016 3:00 pm - Joining a senior center or moving to an adult living community can add years to your life
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Your party can be stress-free when you go with a proJun 05, 2016 7:16 am - Let's not kid ourselves. Throwing a party for family and friends at your home is a lot of work. But you can relieve yourself of a huge amount of that task if you hire a...
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Factors to consider when selecting a mowerJun 04, 2016 4:00 am - It takes a lot of equipment to maintain a yard. Some is buried or permanently installed, like irrigation and lighting systems. Other equipment is put away in the garage ...
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Problem-solving plants for your trouble spotsMay 29, 2016 7:00 am - Virtually everyone who has a yard has some — those embarrassing spots we want to hide or improve because they are too wet or too dry, too rocky or root-infested and so f...
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Outdoor 'rooms' make great use of yardsMay 28, 2016 5:00 am - Americans are choosing to make full use of their outdoor patios, decks and screened porches so they can spend as much of their precious free time as possible outdoors. "...
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More choices abound for outdoor cooks than ever beforeMay 26, 2016 11:00 pm - My "Greatest Generation" father would have snorted at the idea that outdoor cooking would one day become a hobby - an avocation even - for scores of men and women of all...
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Reflecting back on 80 years, Walter E. Smithe Jr. looks toward the futureMay 22, 2016 3:00 am - Just about anyone in Chicago can hum his store's jingle and his name is well known, largely thanks to the quirky television advertisements his three sons have done since...
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Fashionable fixtures are in styleMay 21, 2016 7:13 am - Lighting does much more than provide illumination. It literally defines a space. The type of lighting chosen and the way it is placed within a room work with the wall co...
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Prevent air conditioning problems this summerMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Air conditioners are about to be switched on for the warm summer months so it is time to get them serviced and prepared for the hard work they will do. The last thing an...
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Savvy shoppers overcome delayed entryMay 14, 2016 4:00 am - Buying your first home is a traditional rite of passage. Years ago, couples (yes, COUPLES) bought homes soon after they married and they raised their families in those h...