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One thing to keep in mind when you take houseplants outside for the summer is to gradually acclimatize them to the sunshine if they are not used to it. Plants can get sunburn too!

I'd use it to clean the fluff from my flokati that roams the apartment like a herd of dust buffaloes.

I agree with Monika1 - Barbara Ehrenreich worked for one of these services in researching her book "Nickel and Dimed" and the exploitation was horrible. Also, their 'methods" were intentionally sla...

So appropriate for DC. DC realtors are notorious for insisting that it's only beige walls that sell apartments... So white, er, beige bread.

I have thought for a while that packet mixes of most kinds are not really convenient in the making, but actually are just a crutch for people who don't know how to cook, i.e. the recipe is on the b...

My family found a school report card (a bad one!) hidden under the shelf lining of a cabinet in one of the bedrooms when we moved house. Sad thing was, although her grades were bad, the comment on...

Sorry, no scoop, but I'm disappointed to hear from AT that the Adams Morgan Teeter is actually not opening after all. I was really looking forward to having some local competition to give the very ...

I really like this idea. My only question is: where does the mattress come from? I think I've worked out how the rest of it fits together, but not where they store the mattress!

I agree with JenPDX that exploring different vegetables is a great way to enjoy being vegetarian. As a vegetarian for 10 years and a vegan for two I have to say that I have found vegan cookbooks by...

I'd like to experiment with some of the Indian cool drinks that use ginger or aniseed, but make them with seltzer. I love soda with lemon juice, too.

I just recently found one of these - with the cross handle on the top - in red. One of my best thrifts ever!

I've actually also seen this referred to as "brightness".

The grill pan - to grill vegetables, served with whatever sauce I come up with for the saucier!

Jambalaya! Perfect color for my new kitchen - dark bronze walls and red details!