Friday, April 24th, 2009
For my readers in the Twin Cities area, there are a number of excellent events coming up over the next few weekends that deserve your consideration.
Minneapolis & St. Paul Home Tour
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2009, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Free
This event showcasing urban living ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
With a new wave of snow falling outside, it was delightful to open the big manilla envelope from Metro Blooms in today's mail and see that we had received a Garden of Merit certificate for the second year in a row.
Metro Blooms recognizes and encourages citizen gardening in boulevards, front ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
A few weekends ago, I stole away from my own house projects long enough to catch the last hour of the Twin Cities Bungalow Club's 2008 Home Tour.
I only had time to make it to the first house on the tour, but it was a good one-- a nearby ...
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Monday, May 5th, 2008
Some fellow Minneapolitans may have found the answer to my pigeon problems. Best of all, this pigeon control solution is completely green, VOC-free, locally-sourced and all-natural.
It's a predator!
This video was shot by netclift about a mile from my place:
And Lost Forest After Dark shows what happens when a pigeon ...
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Tuesday, April 22nd, 2008
I'm an admirer of the "one in, one out" policy of clutter control. This is the idea that for every new thing you bring into your house you must get rid of one old thing-- preferably through donation, sale, or recycling, not trash.
This can work wonderfully for things like ...
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