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(2009/07/02)
My new favorite hobby is puttering. It used to be gardening, or reading, or crafting, or even watching TV.
(2009/06/19)
Get ready to be amazed. It is the season for garden tours, and some of the best and most inventive gardens in the area will be on display for avid gardeners or those who just like to look.
(2009/06/12)
There is all sorts of gardening news to share this week, with most of it about farmers markets.
(2009/06/05)
Here’s some good news from the La Crosse County office of UW-Extension.
(2009/05/29)
There is so much going on in the garden lately it’s hard to keep up, and isn’t that a good thing?
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(2009/07/02)
Folks, it’s that time of year again, when everyone needs to be thinking about their air conditioners. So far this year, there hasn’t been very much hot weather, so most of us probably have not been running our air conditioners.
(2009/06/19)
Just about every house out there likely has some type of chipped, cracked or peeling dings on their bathtubs, sinks or toilets. It’s common, really, and through the years I have talked to a lot of people about this. Virtually everyone thinks they will need to replace their fixture.
(2009/06/05)
We are all beginning to open our windows a little bit more every day. The lovely weather has arrived, and although the nights are still a wee bit chilly, the days have become gorgeous.
(2009/05/21)
A lot of people have garages or basement windows that always seem to get broken. This happens especially with kids and pets around. Add a few balls or other thrown objects into that mix, and the result is broken glass. I know this as pretty much a fact, because I have a son who likes to play with balls, and no matter how much you tell your child or explain to them the damage a ball can do, the ball inevitably makes its way through a garage or basement window.
(2009/05/09)
Spruce up metal doors with paint By Dale Yelich / Special to the Tribune OK, the old metal door has chipped or faded paint, the garage door is beginning to look unsightly, and the front screen door is so shabby that looking at it even scares away the door-to-door sales people. (That might not be a bad thing, actually).
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| Sunday's Home Section |
(2009/07/02)
Got the do-it-yourself itch but little time or cash to spare? Look around at the furniture you already have. Some of it probably could use a refreshing coat of paint. In fact, a new color may put the “wow” back into a room.
(2009/06/28)
HOLMEN, Wis. — A mountain goat would feel right at home in Cindy Gartner’s backyard garden.
(2009/06/19)
SPARTA — With a week’s retirement under his belt, David Ripp is finding life in the slow lane offers plenty to do.
(2009/06/12)
It’s nearing time to consider the matter of air conditioning, lest you wish to find your sweaty old self hot and sticky come the first blast from the tropics.
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