Bogle's red wines get my vote for bargain priced high value options. I don't generally drink whites so I can't offer an option on that, but I've found Pinot Grigio is the white wine that everyone w...

As a life-long horse person, I will tell you that horse people fall in to one of two categories. Those who decorate their ENTIRE house with horses and those who have next to no horse related decor,...

Thanks for the insights. I've figured out why dining room seems smaller than it measures, it is also functions as the primary path between the kitchen and the living room. Putting a table in the mi...

A lot of credit cards offer discounts, or actually rebates, if you shop through their website. Airlines (or at least Delta) will give you miles if you shop through theirs.

When I first started work on my place, the mantra was "Bedroom, bathroom, kitchen" Anything that wasn't one of those 3 rooms was going to have to wait. It took a couple of weeks to get the b...

@See - You can see if your local homeless or abused women's shelter either runs its own thrift store or takes donations. In Loudoun County, The Resourceful Woman is a thrift shop that benefits the ...

I've found a lot of my friends were victimized by horrid cooking. I've converted a friend to eggplant, another to carrots and yet another to lasagna. I was victimized by mother boiling zucchini to...

I bought a foreclosure that was in serious need of repairs and updating. It is called, with affection (most days), The Halfway House. I look forward to the day when I can say that the Work Program ...

Our curbside pickup is single stream recycling so there is no need to keep everything separated here. And since the pickup is rain or shine, a bin that can be hosed off is a bonus.