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A Homeowner’s Work is Never Done – House Proud, Toronto Sun
The “honey do” list has been around since cave woman scratched reminders for cave man on the cave wall to “pick up buffalo hides from cleaners.”
Read More..>>Just Phone It In – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
I recently gave up my beloved BlackBerry and switched to an iPhone. My husband had leaped over this technological chasm, and once I could no longer send him peer-to-peer messages, I followed.
Read More..>>Neighbour Relations – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
Do you really want to go to war over a hanging tree branch? Or is it more worthwhile to have a friendly neighbour you can turn to for a cup of sugar?
Read More..>>Craft Confidential – House Proud, The Toronto Sun
It took a couple of flips through The Big-Ass Book of Home Decor before I started to see projects that I could truly envision in my own home. Author Mark Montano, host of TLC’s While You Were Out, has released this do-it-yourself designer handbook to making cool, crafty accessories as a follow-up to his previous [...]
Read More..>>Nothing Compares to Cleanliness – House Proud, Toronto Sun
Recently, on a boring drive to the middle of nowhere, I happened upon a radio show from another city. Two women were talking in giddy tones normally associated with free chocolate truffles or a George Clooney sighting. But their topic was much more mundane: house cleaning.
Read More..>>House Proud – Cabin Fever Makeover, The Toronto Sun
Once every year, sometime between the groundhog’s annual pop-up and the appearance of spring’s first robin, I wake up with an antsy feeling. Suddenly I have to redecorate something. It’s how my own personal cabin fever manifests itself.
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