Throw a party, Downton Abbey style
Lord and Lady Grantham regret to inform you they will not be inviting you to dine at Downton Abbey anytime soon. If you want to enjoy dinner Downton style, you’ll just have to do it yourself. Throwing...
View ArticleHunt birds with binoculars, not guns
Nothing says “Happy Holidays” like an organized bird kill just for the heck of it. Great fun, eh? But at the turn of the 20th century, people saw “side hunts” as a holiday tradition during which...
View ArticleThree experts offer advice on conquering fear and pushing resolutions into a...
CHICAGO: As we take part in the annual ritual of pledging to be trimmer, thriftier, tidier and overall more disciplined human beings, consider adding another goal to the list of resolutions:...
View ArticlePlant Lovers’ Almanac: Moths and moth-like insects in your home
Q: I found a few small moths in a spare bedroom where I store wool fabric for my rug hooking handiwork. I’m concerned that these might be clothes moths because they look much smaller than meal moths...
View ArticleAsk Mary Beth: Fixing heat damage on furniture
Q: We have a Willett table with a glossy finish. It has many areas of heat damage from hot food placed on it without using the table pads. We’ve tried products to try and hide the areas, but it really...
View ArticleSoftware organizes home tasks
HomeZada is a digital version of a household manager.The online and mobile software performs a variety of functions, including keeping track of your household paperwork, reminding you of home...
View ArticleSustainable gardening is focus of book
Vincent A. Simeone’s book Grow More With Less doesn’t just offer gardening techniques with less environmental impact. His techniques also involve less water, less work and less money, he says.Simeone,...
View ArticleHome and garden happenings — Week of Jan. 4
Food growers can learn how to extend their season and lower their environmental impact at Ohio State University’s 2014 Greenhouse Management Workshop, Jan. 16 and 17 at the university’s Ohio...
View ArticleClimate of change ahead for gardening
While many gardeners scan the newly arrived seed catalogs to plan their next growing season, the industry’s visionaries are pouring talent and resources into products and ideas they hope will be sown...
View ArticleReligion Notes: Ministry offers grief support
The Journey to Peace Bereavement Support ministry will offer a six-week series beginning Jan. 20 at Queen of Heaven Church, 1800 Steese Road, Green.The series, which is free, will be from 7 to 8:30...
View ArticleThings are not looking up for dark-sky watchers
Somewhere along the way, people stopped looking up. This is why Dave Ingram can’t tell the Albertsons story without breaking down.Ingram has a lot of Albertsons stories, because the parking lot at the...
View ArticleWe gather predictions for 2014 in sports, entertainment, news
It’s difficult to predict the future, even if you own the best crystal ball money can buy. Certainly, no one would have believed at the start of 2013 that three young Cleveland women who had been...
View ArticleThe To-Do List — Week of Jan. 5
Organize food storesNow is a good time to give your pantry a thorough going-over. Get rid of ingredients and spices that are outdated and make a list of what needs to be replaced or refreshed for the...
View ArticleWhat’s for dinner? Vegetable Stew with Cheddar Dumplings
There are plenty of slow cooker cookbooks out there, but the writing team of Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough hit upon a winning formula with their new book, The Great American Slow Cooker Book...
View ArticleDeep Cut blasted through sandstone is dominant feature in Ohio’s Blackhand Gorge
TOBOSO, OHIO: There is a little bit of everything at Blackhand Gorge State Nature Preserve.You’ll find nature, water, history and trails in a picturesque gorge with cliffs and rock outcroppings carved...
View ArticlePop reviews — week of Jan. 5
Jeeves and the Wedding Bells: An Homage to P.G. WodehouseSebastian FaulksWhat ho!A new novel starring the greatest comic characters of 20th-century English literature, bumbling Bertie Wooster and his...
View ArticleBook talk: ‘The Harlot’s Tale,’ ‘Ida McKinley’
‘Harlot’s Tale’ delivers murder,mystery and multiple suspectsShaker Heights author Sam Thomas’ debut mystery The Midwife’s Tale introduced Lady Bridget Hodgson, an aristocratic midwife, and her...
View ArticleLife in Brief — week of Jan. 5
Travelers in survey rank mini bars low Is it time to say goodbye to the hotel mini bar?A recent survey by the travel website TripAdvisor.com found that the hotel mini bar was the least important...
View ArticleJohn Rosemond: Home-schooled kids must learn to persevere
Q: I home-school my two children, ages 7 and 9. The school day lasts from 8:30 in the morning until 2 o’clock in the afternoon, after which they usually do homework for an hour or two.During homework...
View ArticleTrend-spotter predicts Joy of Missing Out in 2014
Forget the fear of missing out. In 2014, trend watcher JWT thinks JOMO — the joy of missing out — will take deeper root in the mainstream.Among the global advertising and marketing company’s...
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