Enjoy gardening with children
A guide to indoor garden projects for kids emphasizing age appropriate plants and containers. Suggestions include sunflowers in pots, grass seed in cups for hair, eggshell planters, decorated milk cartons, root vegetables for quick greens, radish and lettuce in sunny windows, and small herb gardens from leftovers.
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Strong housing starts buoy optimistic outlook for 1977
Housing experts say 1976 saw 1.5 million starts with a 12 percent rise forecast for 1977. NWMA notes rising incomes and rents, making ownership practical for most families despite higher costs. Mortgage money remains readily available as salaries rise and double incomes expand borrower eligibility.
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NWMA
Emily Doyle
Upstate New York
Doyle
Owl Real Estate
Saratoga Springs
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Vance
Louvers Add Style to Functional Closets
Wood louver doors update closets with Colonial style and modern practicality. Folding or sliding designs save floor space while ample ventilation keeps clothes smelling fresh and mildew free. Available in stock sizes, they suit DIY installations and can be stained varnished or painted to fit decor.
Inexpensive Hall Tree Makes Quick Vintage Look
Nostalgia driven project lets you build a hall tree with mirror for about 50 dollars. Includes simple 2x2 frame, curved mirror frame, and storage seat. pattern 592 available for 2.50 plus patterns book 1.50.
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Steve Ellingson
Vincent Price
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Columbus Telegram Pattern Dept
P.O
van Nuys
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Tips for first furnishers in Chicago housing cost guidance
In Chicago, first time homemakers face high early costs from 1500 to over 6000 dollars for furnishings. The advisory from Great American Federal Savings and Loan Association of Oak Park recommends saving early, buying basics, using second hand or renting, making a needs list, and planning for gradual furnishing as one adjusts to mobility and space.
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Great American Federal Savings and Loan Association
Oak Park
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Horticultural hints from the Columbus Telegram plant care tips
Plant experts advise what to adjust to keep house plants thriving. Over watering or too much light can hurt leaves, while under fertilizing causes yellowing and weak growth. Fresh air helps, and ethylene from ripening fruit can damage foliage.
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Bob Woboris
Phyllis Holdren
15Th Avenue
Columbus
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