Global warming may or may not be involved. I tend to think it is causing more extreme weather, but most of the rainfall issues we're seeing are on the high side of normal. This type of weather is...

Cambridge has a different schedule . The summer drop off was last week (June 21). The next drop off is October 25.

We have 2 Litter Robots (bought 1, had a slight problem with it a year later; the company said I was still under warrenty and sent a part to fix it and a brand new unit). I would love to have a th...

Anyone know of similar companies in New England?

Disclaimer - I haven't read the article yet. Having a baby might not be bad for the environment. But procreation is exactly whats causing overpopulation, which clearly is an environme...

Another reason I miss Mpls. I can't tell you the number of times I got things from them. Really an excellent place. Great post! S

Don't drill the brick, if you can avoid it. It can't just be filled in with spackle later.

Even if you keep the overall temperature fairly constant, there are often 'hot spots' near heaters, and in especially sunny spots. It would be interesting to see the intersection of light and patt...

Is there no modernist equivalent of the 'Save this House' page in This Old House (TOH) magazine. TOH advertises houses, often free but needing to be relocated (which seems like a rea...

I used to droll over his pieces before trips to Bakery on Grand...sometimes I miss Mpls.

It looks like HUGE Flor Tiles, in their striped colorways. How delightful!

I'm all about doorknobs, and not levers. My cats figured out how to open lever doors in about 30 minutes in the temporarily rental we had while moving cross country. In the two months...

I don't dryclean any more. I don't buy anything that needs to really needs to be drycleaned (a few things say dryclean, but I wash them anyway...I've destroyed a couple of things, but made up for ...

I love it! I'm guessing it is about 12x12 (based on the size/scale of the bike out front), so maybe 144 sq ft on the lower level...less than that on the upper level because of the floor area cut o...

The the wall mounted sconce will be removed, right?

From the article: "New wiring for overhead and counter lighting, new ovens and toe-kick heating panels and new flooring made extensive demolition inevitable, so they opted to remove no...

I second Sharon R. I tidy (daily), cleaning person cleans (every other week).

Hiring a contractor is probably optional for most people (if you've already got gutters). There are dozens of vendors that sell rain barrels online. We've used Aaron's a couple of times:

I miss Minneapolis. The lake shot brings back memories of running around Lake Calhoun.

Huh. This makes me think... Our house had a coal chute that went from the front walk, down to the basement. It was filled with brick when the heating was converted from coal to oil (...