Once the snowflakes first appear I can not wait for spring and also for my backyard to start. Unfortunately, in New England that’s still a couple of months off, but at least I can start…
Fourteen years ago husband-and-wife mosaic artists Mike Minnis and Emily Stoger confronted perhaps one of the largest blank canvases in history: an empty 1,500-square-foot industrial workshop in a former textile mill lit by buzzing 8-foot-long…
Though it’s a relative newcomer on supermarket create shelves, grape tomatoes (Solanum lycopersicum) have been in existence for quite a while, with several heirloom varieties available. The oval fruits can be red, yellow or green….
Closely related to lemons, evergreen huckleberries (Vaccinium ovatum) are western North American indigenous plants which grow wild from Alaska to California. The shrubs produce sweet, edible berries which are high in nutritional value for wildlife…
High-gloss appliances have a tendency to show grease and smudges. These can be particularly noticeable on a dark high-gloss refrigerator, where fingerprints depart the area around door handles looking dirty. Scrubbing high-gloss appliances with abrasive…
The Energy Policy Act of 1992, which became law in 1994, mandates a maximum flush volume of 1.6 gallons for baths manufactured and installed following this date. Modern bathrooms using much less water than this…
Blackberries (Rubus) are a part of a large plant family also called brambles. As with raspberries, black raspberries and dewberries, the name derives from the growing custom of the wild plant, which produces long, trailing,…
Classic pinch-pleated drapes, sometimes called French-pleat drapes, can establish the mood of a space. The pleats, evenly spaced across the surface, add volume, fullness and an elegant look. Leaving your drapes can help save you…
Before buying a home, you’ll want to inspect it for signs of moisture, which may damage the structure itself and support the growth of mold, a potential health risk. If the relative humidity, or volume…
Maintaining your furniture and household goods is a good choice when you are living situation is up in the air or you want furniture out of the way through remodeling or otherwise want to remove…