Improve Your Home and Garden
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Has it ever happened to you? When you really can’t find any walking space in your garage or in what used to be a guest room and is now a storage room? Let’s face it people, as human beings we like to stick to material things, we like keeping stuff, no matter its significance, they [...]
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Hobbies aren’t just for retirees. Ralph Waldo Emerson once observed, “All life is an experiment. The more experiments you make the better”. While I’m not quite ready to give up cable and move to Walden Pond, I find his ideas pretty attractive. I have been “experimenting” with a clean, orderly home and a fulfilling job [...]
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As we age, we take carry on greater responsibilities, especially if we decide to grow a family, or purchase our own personal property. One of those great responsibilities is protecting our home and loved ones. There is no such thing as being “too careful” with what we value the most, especially if we don’t know [...]
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Your home is your domain, and you want to be able to relax in and around your house. The weather is nice and you decide to barbecue or have coffee on the patio, only to find you are being eaten alive by mosquitos. Mosquitos are most active in the early evening and early morning. Mosquitos [...]
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Many people who have brought their first blooming orchid home from the garden shop secretly nurse a dream of having their very own greenhouse someday. They envision a greenhouse filled to the brim with beautiful, thriving orchids that provide countless hours of happiness on cold winter days. Greenhouses come in all sizes, shapes, elaborate and [...]
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I am so excited. My sister and I are talking about setting up a family blog where we can post articles about what we’re doing in our own homes, and can, hopefully, get our other siblings on board with posting what’s going on with them. Not only will this help us keep up with our [...]
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For the past year or two I have been really focused on getting in better shape. This has not always been easy for me since, like most Americans, I lead a pretty sedentary lifestyle. Even though I did have a time when I got a good bit of exercise chasing the kids around, that was [...]
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Fish Pond with water plants and decking Here are some tips for caring for your pond now that it’s summer… Be mindful of how and what you are feeding your fish. We’ve had a lot of customers with green water lately. Many of their problems can be traced to the type of food they’re using [...]
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Its late summer and your container garden is not looking very good. The summer heat has taken its toll and some of the plants have stopped flowering. You could pull all of the plants out and replant the entire flower pot or you can rejuvenate the container garden using only a few new plants and leaving [...]
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If you’re like me, you’re already thinking about what to get some of your more difficult relatives for Christmas this year. I am particularly concerned to find the right present for everyone this time around because it will be the first major holiday in a while that I have not been pregnant or nursing. So [...]
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I have to say that nothing cheers me up during the hottest days of August than to think cool, crisp Christmas thoughts. So today I’d like to talk a little about early Christmas shopping. Just think how wonderful it would be to greet the early days of December with all your gifts already purchased and [...]
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I have been thinking a lot about allergies lately. I have suffered with serious allergies for years but my husband has never been bothered by them. Therefore I was hopeful that our children would be spared. Unfortunately, it is now obvious that at least our oldest child has inherited my tendency to “over react” to [...]
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But before you go racing to the phone to call the lawyer on TV, know these facts! Like humans, animals can be victims of direct asbestos exposure or second-hand exposure when an individual who works around asbestos brings the toxic dust into their home on their clothes. In the 1970’s, a connection was found between [...]
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The cost of replacing, or simply refacing, kitchen cabinets can be cost prohibitive. But with the kitchen at the heart of most homes, how can a homeowner keep it looking its best? Doris Jean of The Victorian House of Skiatook, Oklahoma, says to consider a product like Victorian House Finish Rejuvenator to restore kitchen cabinets [...]
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In this bumpy economy, many people have turned to home remodeling and improvements rather than moving. Combining the practicality of a greenhouse and the charm of a sunroom, home conservatories are becoming a popular choice for homeowners seeking to update and improve their living space. History of Conservatories Conservatories were born when northern European explorers [...]
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You cannot watch television for more than a few minutes these days without seeing an advertisement for a new allergy treatment. I always perk up and pay attention when I see these because I have suffered from allergies all my life. I don’t remember a time when I wasn’t sneezing or weeping over some sort [...]
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As most of you know, my kids are still pretty young, so I am not too worried about teen issues yet. However, I was talking to my friend Kate the other day and she was telling me that her son, Kyle, has to take driving lessons but doesn’t want to. Fortunately for her and the [...]
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Have you ever had one of those terrible moments when you realized you had totally forgotten to get a gift for event and it was that night and you had a sick child and can’t get to the store? Me too. Recently. And I’m still embarrassed. But I have a great idea.
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