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12 tips for washing kids’ sports uniforms
Read More . . .Does anyone else think it strange (and a little unfair) that kids’ sports uniforms are kinda finicky when it comes to washing? I mean what clothing gets a harder workout — with skids through the grass and mud and long periods of full-on sweating? The fabrics can stretch out of shape, shrink, retain odors, wrinkle, […]
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Outdoor watering dos and don’ts
Read More . . .Topping my to-do list every day these mid-summer months: Water outdoor plants! (In fact, I’ll likely water a second time, this super-sunny July day.) Here are a…
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How to store leftover paint
Read More . . .Paint has a way of multiplying in our basement. And not in a tidy way. In fact, finding the matching paint to touch up some woodwork or…
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Sunscreen Dos and Don’ts
Read More . . .Beach towel, check. Bathing suit, check. Sunscreen, check. Having learned about the potential dangers of too much sun exposure, most of us are now pretty accustomed to…
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Book Review: Fewer, Better Things by Glenn Adamson
Read More . . .I bought Fewer, Better Things at my local art center based solely on the title. (I’ve purchased more than one book based solely on its cover photo,…
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How to clean and store strawberries
Read More . . .It’s strawberry season! Whether you’re harvesting a bounty in your own backyard or toting a week’s worth from the market or grocers, you’ll want to know how…
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Deadheading flowers — Why, when, and how to deadhead
Read More . . .Deadheading flowers is one of my favorite gardening tasks. It keeps me in touch with all the plants, it instantly tidies them up, and it indulges my…
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How to clean your computer screen — safely and successfully
Read More . . .For the longest time, I was afraid to thoroughly clean my computer screen. But I look at the screen for hours a day, so a smudgy, dirty…
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Keeper: My favorite cloth napkins
Read More . . .My favorite cloth napkins are over 20 years old. They don’t look it, do they? They weren’t always napkins — they played another role in our household…
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How to store garlic — and how to roast, pickle, and dehydrate garlic, too!
Read More . . .Do you cook with a lot of garlic? Have a beautiful garlic bounty from the garden? Or do you just want to make sure the one garlic…
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