The real truth about those kitschy sayings
Maybe you had a granny whose raspy voice you still hear rattling around your head every time you feel a cold coming on. "Feed a cold, starve a fever." Or,...
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How to fix a leaky faucet
One drip per second from a leaky faucet equals 3,000 to 8,000 gallons of wasted water a year, according to Paul Patton, senior product manager for Delta Faucet, and Chuck...
How to fix a leaky faucet
One drip per second from a leaky faucet equals 3,000 to 8,000 gallons of wasted water a year, according to Paul Patton, senior product manager for Delta Faucet, and Chuck...
Historic triumphs from the vegetable garden
"How Carrots Won the Trojan War: Curious (but True) Stories of Common Vegetables" By Rebecca Rupp (Storey Publishing) What it is: You could hardly call "How Carrots Won the Trojan...
Design wreath for holidays and beyond
The idea here is pure and simple: Start with a plain pine wreath, the kind you would pick up at the supermarket or a big-box store (certainly not one you...
Practicing the art (and sport) of tree-watching
"Seeing Trees: Discover the Extraordinary Secrets of Everyday Trees" By Nancy Ross Hugo Photography by Robert Llewellyn (Timber Press, $29.95) What it is: You might be tempted to call "Seeing...
Remarkable Woman: Kate Johnston
When the bell rings in the red-brick schoolhouse that is UIC College Prep, a scrubbed-to-shining charter high school on Chicago's West Side, and the kids in khaki pants and maroon...
Remarkable Woman: Kate Johnston
When the bell rings in the red-brick schoolhouse that is UIC College Prep, a scrubbed-to-shining charter high school on Chicago's West Side, and the kids in khaki pants and maroon...
Feed the birds holiday treats
With darkness tiptoeing in earlier by the day, and that nip back in the air, we find our noses pressed against the panes, keeping watch on the gentle flocks that...
Kiddie tunes will keep you from singing the holiday blues
There are only so many rounds of "Row Your Boat" before everyone in the minivan is ready to jump from the speeding vehicle as it bumps over the river and...