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Saturday, November 21, 2009

Get ready for a white winter with snow-thrower tips CHEAT SHEET ALAN J. HEAVENS

CONTINUING OUR EFFORTS to get homes ready for winter, this week’s tips will focus on rearranging the tons of snow that some weather forecasters predict this year.

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Whirlpool Corp., which makes Affresh cleaning tablets for clothes washers, has a new product for dishwashers and garbage disposals.

Attraction of concrete floors getting hard to resist

TACOMA, Wash. — The visual warmth of a spectacular sunburst and slender crescent moon emanates from the entryway floor in Bonnie Wyatt’s home in Seattle.

Questioning the carpenter Carter Oosterhouse

Carter Oosterhouse is known as the carpenter/green expert on HGTV.

Saturday, November 14, 2009

Harvest brings showy decor

Fall is a busy time for decorating, second only to Christmas, and the period when vegetables are valued more for their beauty than their flavor.

Eco poster boy Danny Seo mantra: Think Zen when remodeling

The guru of the green lifestyle is on the phone, and we’re going to talk.

Cool DIGS

A front porch accented by an oval window gives this cozy brick home, Plan SDG-50103 by Home Plans LLC, a special look. The floor plan covers 1,372 square feet of living space.

Tips on buying the right towel at right price

“How’d you like the towel?” I asked a guy in my household.

More winter tips before the cold weather hits YOUR PLACE ALAN J. HEAVENS

WE’RE TAKING QUESTIONS today that continue the topic “Getting your house ready for winter.”

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Black & Decker has streamlined the socket wrench set with its new ReadyWrench.

Wednesday, November 11, 2009

• French and Mediterranean flavors fuse in Scranton