Autumn is my time of the year. I love and adore the weather, the colors, the quiet. And I also know that there are vegetables that do really well during the colder months, although I don’t grow them – I just eat them.  :-) Planting Guide For Fall Vegetables Plants which grow roots and tubers […]

In the past, I started a garden every spring – and when it got really hot and miserable in the summer, I neglected it and ended up with an ugly mess. So I have forgotten a serious garden – except for herb gardening. I love fresh herbs and they can be grown with very little […]

It has been so horribly hot here in Atlanta that our fans and air conditioning units have been running full speed around the clock. One of my favorite ‘cool sources’ is the ceiling fan over my bed. We recently replaced the ceiling fans in all four of our bedrooms and we chose Craftmade ceiling fans.  Colorful […]

Let’s face it: how to clean mini blinds isn’t anyone’s all-time favorite subject. We’ve all seen those attractively streamlined mini blinds at our local home improvement centers.  They look terrific in their displays, but after staring at them for a minute, many of us ask, “Yes, but what about the dust?”, and walk away. But […]

Quite simply: Scott’s Turf Builder Grass Seed is a total winner! For years we have had a substantial part of our lawn covered with bark chips. Of course they decay and we tired of constantly replacing them so decided to change those large areas to grassy lawn. The problem, of course, was that we now […]

Wood blinds are so “in” that they simply fly off the shelves. Personally, we use them all over our house because they’re great for folks like us who don’t like big swathes of fabric hanging in a room. What’s not to like? Wood blinds allow the sunlight but protect our privacy. Wood Blinds, Faux Wood […]

Installing a brass kitchen faucet isn’t difficult, but there are a few things that can cause problems to the inexperienced. To avoid annoying problems, there are a few things you have to prepare before the installation. Choose A Non-Tarnish Brass Kitchen Faucet A brass kitchen faucet may look extremely stylish, but it will soon become […]

All house fires are horrible but this one was really bad. Last weekend a neighbor’s house was burned so badly that it will have to be leveled and rebuilt. I started to post a picture but just didn’t have the heart to do it. What caused the catastrophic fire? DRYER LINT! But not line inside […]

When you sink down into your mattress at night, grateful that at long last you can relax and let go, you might not think about the ‘germ-anic’ horrors of that comfy bed. We humans sweat, we leave bits of skin, sometimes we’re sick and are loaded with germs. And the list goes on … Not to dwell, […]

If you’re yearning for a luxury spa bathroom in your home, you will often find it more than difficult. Even if you have a lot of time and money, having luxury bathrooms can be only a dream. Why? Because of all the small problems during renovation: wrong kind of faucets, improper shower rods, too-dark shade of […]