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Thursday, February 9, 2012

Wilkes-Barre, Scranton and NEPA Garage Sales

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Saturday, February 4, 2012

Say, brother, can you dice a dog for me? SANDRA SNYDER WALL TO WALL

That. Is. The. Height! She enunciated the four words, wielding a hairbrush as she made her point about laziness. She’s a tad gun-shy when it comes to forums like this, so I can’t really say who she is, but “hairbrush” is a clue, and she might have been holding scissors, too. Your other clue is this is a woman who, in her profession, really does hear it all, so she’s bound to have opinions.

Is your post-holiday kitchen decorated w

Is your post-holiday kitchen decorated with a trail of cookie crumbs and broken candy canes? • Is your refrigerator filled with the aging remains of New Year’s Eve party food, molding cheese and ham well into its second curing? • You aren’t alone in your mess. With cooking, baking and entertaining, our kitchens tend to take a beating over the holidays. • But just like taking down the Christmas tree, making an annual ritual of organizing the kitchen is a good winter resolution.

IN BRIEF

Q: A few years ago, I bought sheer off-white drapes for my family room. I had a stripe of dark red grosgrain ribbon sewn on the inner edge of each panel to tie in with the colors in the room. When the drapes were delivered, the woman said, “By the way, you can never wash these, or the red dye from the ribbon will run.”

COOL DIGS

Charming and economical to build, this 1,319-square-foot brick design, Plan HMAFAPW01295 from Homeplans.com, is ideal for first-time homeowners, retired couples, or anyone who would enjoy an affordable, easier-to-maintain home.

Preventing TV tipovers

CHICAGO — When parents buy a new TV they’re unlikely to find in the box a simple tool that could save their child’s life — safety straps or anchors to keep the television from tipping over — because manufacturers aren’t required to include them.