Articles filed under Get Your Summer On
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Meat, veggies, people benefit from flavorful marinadesMay 21, 2014 5:30 am - Before Julie Widmer tosses anything on the grill this summer, she'll toss it in a marinade. The Streamwood mom knows that marinades infuse flavor into shrimp, pork or wh...
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Eyesore, or oasis?May 20, 2014 1:01 am - This, folks, is a backyard fail! It's ugly, empty and poorly maintained. But even though its current state is more eyesore than oasis, I believe it has potential! In the...
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Patio to the rescueMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - We purchased a new construction home, and I was excited about starting with a blank slate because I enjoy gardening. We try to use our backyard, but our backyard faces s...
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Nothing but sunMay 20, 2014 1:01 am - We had our house built 10 years ago. We have three kids and only one income and we have put the yard last on the list of priorities. Our backyard faces south and gets no...
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Time for dreams to growMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - You can see from the picture I need to be the winner of the Get Your Summer On contest. Twenty-four years ago I moved in as a happy family with husband and kids with dre...
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Restore yard to former beautyMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - Twenty-five years ago when we bought this home, my husband promised me a new deck if I settled for a house that was in less than mint condition. Well still no deck, not ...
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Outdoor cooking taken to a new levelMay 18, 2014 1:01 am - Outdoor cooking has taken on a whole new meaning. Many remember their parents squirting lighter fluid on charcoal briquettes each summer weekend to grill up some hamburg...
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Gardening allows for more healthy food choicesMay 15, 2014 7:01 am - Growing your own food dates back thousands of years to when it was a necessary task for survival, not a hobby. In post-World War II America, however, interest in vegetab...
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Yard, deck not welcomingMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - When we moved to our house 15 years ago, we were excited about our large deck and backyard and looked forward to spending our summers entertaining. This was especially t...
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A work in progressMay 15, 2014 1:01 am - My backyard has been a slow work in progress (and a source of great enjoyment) for the past 19 years but the patio is just too small. A do-it-yourself pond which is now ...