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Wednesday, June 25th, 2008
Here's another project that got a bit bigger than I was expecting. I have a lovely "Josephine" clematis that I want to plant between the backyard gate and the house as a replacement for grapevine that has been growing there.
This is an unusual spot where a small deck is ...
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Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
When you think of the personal health impacts of home improvement, what comes to mind? Lead paint? Asbestos? Tool injury? Mold?
Well, consider this from You: The Owners Manual (HarperResource, 2005) by Michael F. Roizen, M.D. and Oprah's pet doctor, Mehmet C. Oz, M.D.:
Illness comes mainly from events ...
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Thursday, September 20th, 2007
I understand the motivation behind rottenneighbor.com, the new site that mashes up google maps with user-provided complaints about their bad neighbors. What I don't understand is why people actually think this is a good idea.
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Sunday, September 16th, 2007
If you are a regular reader of mine, you probably fall into one of two categories:
You are a current reader of Houseblogs.net, or
You are a future reader of Houseblogs.net.
For those in category #2, here's what you should know: Houseblogs is the premier house-oriented blog aggregator and community site in ...
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Friday, August 24th, 2007
The local PBS station showed a program last night as part of their current pledge drive featuring author and architect Sarah Susanka and her ideas about "The Not So Big House." From reading other houseblogs and skimming the liner notes of her books on store shelves, I knew that ...
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