Home

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:

_ A mantel should have its own focal point. Often, a single large painting or mirror can do the trick.

Tuesday, November 21, 2006
A continuing compendium of tips and tricks from Home & Garden Television:

_ To keep cut flowers fresh, change the water often and add about half of a bottle cap of hydrogen peroxide to prevent bacteria.

_ Once or twice a year, apply a little lemon oil or tung oil to the wood handles of tools to keep them in perfect condition.

_ Make a rich holiday treat by substituting eggnog for the milk in hot cocoa/

_ Furnace filters must be changed regularly to maintain the efficiency of your furnace and to prevent dust from spreading through your house.

By MARY CAROL GARRITY
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Q: Every year, my family insists I make the same dishes for our holiday dinners. I'm getting tired of doing the same thing year after year. Any suggestions? _ Sharleen Halls, Tennessee

A: During the holidays, most of us are almost fanatical about our food, aren't we? For my husband, Dan, Thanksgiving dinner simply isn't complete without a steaming mountain of mashed potatoes.

0
Monday, November 13, 2006

By HELAINE FENDELMAN and JOE ROSSON
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
DEAR HELAINE AND JOE: As a youngster during World War II I decided to write to my favorite general, Douglas MacArthur. I have enclosed a copy of the returned letter with General MacArthur's note and signature added at the bottom under my signature.

By MARY CAROL GARRITY
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Q: Every year, my family insists I make the same dishes for our holiday dinners. I'm getting tired of doing the same thing year after year. Any suggestions? _ Sharleen Halls, Tennessee

A: During the holidays, most of us are almost fanatical about our food, aren't we? For my husband, Dan, Thanksgiving dinner simply isn't complete without a steaming mountain of mashed potatoes.

By ROSEMARY SADEZ FRIEDMANN
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Architectural details make all the difference in the world when it comes to finishing touches inside and outside a home. These same details though, have a tendency to break the budget.

By DWIGHT BARNETT
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Q: My garbage disposal went out. I did not hear a hum or anything ... just turned it on and one turn and that was it. I went and bought a new disposal.

By ED DEL GRANDE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Q: Ed, you help a lot of people and now I need some help with the seals on my kitchen sink. I have an older kitchen faucet, but it still works fine.

By SANDI GENOVESE
Tuesday, November 21, 2006
Fall brings cooler weather and longer nights and makes me want to curl up with a good book. While I love the printed page, the addition of photos only makes a good thing better.

And if the old saying is true _ that a picture is worth a thousand words _ just imagine the value if the picture is a photo and the words tell the story behind the photo.

A scrapbook is the perfect combination of pictures and words, souvenirs and embellishments.