By Mike Klingaman The Baltimore Sun BALTIMORE — When Stacey Martin, an Army sergeant, gets home at night, she finds Autumn, er dog, by the door, sitting at attention — except for her tail, which quivers in anticipation. Martin can hardly wait, either. It’s a treasured time for both. “I can have the crappiest day…
Ask the Builder: Drain Swampy Yards and Stop Wet Basements
Ande lives in Puyallup, Washington, and reads my weekly column in her paper. She’s got a very common problem. In fact, tens of thousands of people suffer from it in places where there’s abundant rainfall for many months during the year. Ande’s backyard turns into a miniature Okefenokee Swamp when it rains. Her crawlspace also…
Jerry Zezima: Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
By Jerry Zezima From Tribune News Service When it comes to gardening, I’m a blooming idiot. But that hasn’t stopped my wife, Sue, from enlisting my sorry services in planting vegetables, transplanting plants and making the flower beds comfy because, as I told her when we went to the landfill for some free topsoil, I…
Domaine la Sylviane: Beyond Unique
There are places in the world that are like time portals. Definitively, they’re sometimes called “transportive,” which by definition conveys an ability “to carry away with strong and often intensely pleasant emotion.” Domaine la Sylviane, located outside the quaint medieval village of Valbonne in France, is just such a place. Located just outside the medieval…
Style at Home: 3 Steps to a Beautiful Bedroom
By Katie Laughridge From Tribune News Service While many things in life change and evolve, the steps to creating a beautiful bedroom do not. Once upon a time Mary Carol Garrity laid out a road map to creating a stunning space in which to relax and regenerate, and this advice still gets me through my…
Ask Angi: Do I Need to Upgrade My Electrical Panel?
By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Think of your electrical panel as the heart of your home’s power system. Usually, it’s pumping away in a garage, basement or utility room, where you don’t think about it unless you need to flip a circuit breaker. But depending on its age, your panel might need…
How to Attract Pollinators: 6 Must-Have Plants
May 27, 2022
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Bees, hummingbirds, bats, and beetles are all pollinators—animals that assist in plant reproduction. With recent declines in bee populations, there is a growing awareness of the contribution pollinators make to the ecosystem, and to the human food supply. According to a report from the North American Pollinator Protection Campaign (NAPPC), these helpful creatures fertilize 90…
Plumber: Stressed out Over Kitchen Sink Choices
By Ed Del Grande From Tribune News Service Q: Ed: We’re first-time new home builders in the planning stages. I made it through my bathroom fixture choices, but now I’m getting stressed out over my kitchen sink choices. Can you please simplify basic kitchen sink choices for me? — Tina, Michigan A: If you made…
Best of Treasures: Alabaster Lamps Make Strong Design Statement
By Helaine Fendelman and Joe Rosson From Tribune News Service Dear Helaine and Joe: We have two alabaster lamps on alabaster columns. They were purchased by our grandmother in Chicago in the 1940s. The question is: What might they be worth? Thank you, D. D., Austin, Texas Dear D. D.: Wow! Your grandmother bought one…
Scrub Pet’s Food and Water Bowls Daily
Q: A houseguest watched me refill my dog’s food and water bowls without washing them, my usual procedure unless there’s obvious grime on them. She pointed out the slime covering the inside of the water bowl and told me it’s dangerous because the slime harbors bacteria that can cause illness. Is she right? Should I…
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