Ranch Style Living Design Offers Comfort and Outdoor Pleasures
The design centers on a large country kitchen and open living areas with a raised hearth fireplace. A sliding door opens to a big patio for outdoor living, with a central entry and full length closets. Master suite at rear reduces noise, and extra den or dining room space is flexible. Contact Larry Farnaworth in Las Vegas to purchase plans or a catalog.
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Gpreu
Buck
Centrato
Larry Farnaworth
P.O. Cox
Las Vegas
Nevada
Stain removal tips for brick and septic odor issue
A reader asks how to remove candy wax from red brick using absorbent powder paste and nonflammable remover, with plastic cover to draw out grease. Another notes sewer gas odor since a new septic system and suggests a faulty vent trap or missing trap as the cause, recommending inspection and proper trap installation to stop the odor.
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A.L. A
Planting Spring Bulbs For Colorful Autumn Goals
Embrace fall planting to secure robust spring blooms. Tulips, daffodils, and hyacinths lead a wide bulb selection, with crocuses adding delicate color. Plant mid autumn to ensure strong roots before frost. Remember the small bulbs beyond the big three.
Apartment retreat through color and bulbs for spring mood
The article suggests creating a calm apartment retreat with pale putty walls and olive green accents, using blue turquoise drapery and warm walnut finishes. It then shifts to garden bulbs, advising planting tulips, daffodils, hyacinths, and crocuses in well-drained soil with proper depth, spacing, and seasonal care for a vibrant spring display.
Storage bin keeps vegetables
County Extension Agent Robert Voburil describes outdoor storage methods for surplus produce. Parsnips may stay in the ground. carrots beets and turnips store in garden rows with straw and dirt coverings. Cone pits can store potatoes carrots beets parsnips cabbage and fruit. separate crops and cover with soil and a protective lid.
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Robert Voburil
Agen
County Extession Office
TODAY'S TREASURES AND FAMILY MUSEUMS COLLECTED MEMORABILIA
Readers share personal treasure displays from family histories and other collections. Ge Doll of Waaster Ohio outlines her glass-fronted family museum with birth keepsakes, papers, photos, old books, and a hair braid dating back over 50 years. L.S. of New Braunfels Texas notes a Ford presidency cartoon collection tied to Gerald Ford. Readers invited to submit unusual collections for future column.
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GE. Doll
Waaster
Ohio
Halberts
Loudenville
Thave
L.S., Wolf
New Braunfels
Tex
Gerald Ford
San Antonio Express
Forth
United States
Jean Barnes
INK Wnapen
Insulation Tips For Healing Systems And Warm Air Ducts
The article explains savings depend on system type. Electric baseboard offers limited gains due to wired heat. For warm air furnaces, insulating ducts in basements crawl spaces and walls reduces heat loss. Small hydronic piping offers modest savings. insulating mains in basements helps but overall gains are modest.
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BU St. David
Mary Norton
Lavern Torczon
Dick Weerts
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