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Suds up your cocktails

As we warm up for this summer, I can't help but think about last year's party scene. The end of the summer brought scorching heat and the last party of the season. Boy, was it hot! The sangria helped, but it was still at least 90 degrees as the party wore on. Enter Courtney with the perfect cool-down cocktail: the Pink Panty Pulldown!

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Read labels when plant shopping
May. 13th — It’s that time of year again — plant shopping season! Local nurseries and garden centers are full of vibrant colors and attention-grabbing plants that seem to beg to be taken home.
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Makeover can add value to home
May. 11th — Admit it: You’re thinking about a face-lift. You’ve noticed the little lines forming here, darkened areas emerging there. Features once fresh and sparkling are looking worn and dull.
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The art of cheap, chic decorating
May. 10th — Anyone with a little talent can create beautiful rooms with a large budget. But it takes someone with unlimited creativity and an artsy eye to design budget-conscious rooms that look fabulous.
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Repairs send household into pioneer era
By Gwyn Mellinger
May. 9th — I’ve developed a new appreciation for the trials of my pioneer foremothers, even if my own compromised situation is a long way from replicating theirs. Contractors working in our basement removed our hot water heater and furnace last week. Then, intermittent wet weather extended a three-day project into an ordeal of indefinite duration.
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Heating vent above couch causes unsightly problem
By Mi-Ling Stone Poole
May. 7th — Having a vent directly behind your couch at the level where you would hang a picture is definitely a design problem.
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Xeriscaping: Think plants, not rocks
By Eliza Shackelton
May. 4th — The need for landscaping to conserve water has received new impetus following the recent years of drought and the realization that nearly 50 percent of the water used by the average household is for turfgrass and landscape plantings.
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Petite? Not at all
The ‘John Wayne of grapes' attracts cult following with its rough and ready flavor
May. 3rd — There's nothing wee or precious about petite sirah, a red wine that has been compared, seriously, to John Wayne and whose big, bold profile is at odds with its diminutive name. Like the Duke, petite sirah (variously spelled "syrah") generates passionate feelings from those who delight in its rough and ready style.

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Are we safe from germs?
May. 13th — We have the weapons for germ warfare at our disposal. Anti-bacterial products are everywhere. Hand soaps, household cleaners, even socks and countertops promise to kill the stuff we can't see and make our surroundings more sanitary.
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Dinner parties: Then … and now
May. 10th — When it comes to serving a meal to guests in your home, it's not your mother's dinner party anymore. In fact, if you're of a certain age, it's not your dinner party anymore, either.
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Gardening doesn't have to cost a mint
May. 9th — Times are tough. Many of us will take our Mother's Day trips to the nursery with less to spend. But that need not mean less gardening - in fact, home gardening can be the essence of thrift. Here are some ways to get as much enjoyment out of gardening as ever on a lower budget.
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Help! What went wrong?
May. 8th — Everyone does it sometime. You're following a recipe to the letter. And yet .... SOMETHING GOES WRONG. The fudge fails. The roast is tough. The sauce breaks. "What did I do?" you moan — and thus begins the search for the cause of the mess.
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The test of time and time again
May. 5th — Seems to me almost all recipes are ripped off. A gentler way to look at it is that all recipes are borrowed, or taken in, like stray kittens. You may not conceive a recipe, but a favorite stands so tall in your heart that you feel for it a tremendous sense of ownership, not to mention gratitude to those who owned it before you.
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Ditch the lime and salt
Real tequila is for sipping and savoring
May. 4th — If you think "fine tequila" is an oxymoron, you're thinking is stuck in the last millennium. We encourage you to taste some before you start stocking your liquor cabinet for the summer. A good silver tequila in the right drink can kick-start a cocktail party.
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For some gardeners, naked is the way to go
May. 3rd — Whoa! I had no idea nude gardening was such a popular pastime. I must have been living under a rock all this time, fully clothed, of course.
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