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Questions For Rena

Rena Nerbas Household Solutions Dear Reena, We have a cigarette burn on our almondcoloured sheet linoleum. It is rather deep. I have tried to shave it clean and I have also tried bleaching the area with toothpaste. Any ideas? Celine Dear Celine, If you have already tried to insert shavings of linoleum into the space
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Gratitude

The harvest season s come and gone, dry grain is in the bin Grateful hearts acknowledge what a fine year this has been. Failure serves a purpose for we all remember when Grain fields, hay and gardens slumped last summer, twenty ten. Now there s ample feed for livestock bedding straw like strands of gold
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Thaw And Cook Your Thanksgiving Turkey Safely

On Thanksgiving, many of us will take on the challenge of cooking 12 to 20 pounds of poultry not something we do every day! The basics of roasting a turkey at 325 F for approximately 15 minutes per pound are pretty simple, but there is more to the safe preparation. Before purchasing the turkey, assess
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Why Gardeners Are Thankful

National Garden Bureau ” We re thankful for the flower and vegetable companies who continue to bring us new and improved varieties of flowers and vegetables every year. ” We re thankful for the cataloguers and mail-order companies that send us their beautiful tomes of tempting goodies every January, just when the winter doldrums start
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Recipe Swap – for Sep. 29, 2011

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Here s something to think about next time you re adding sugar to your daily cup of joe; the total amount of sugar consumed daily by most Canadians adds up to about 26 teaspoons per day. It works out to about one in every five calories consumed coming from sugar, or 21 per cent of
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Faux Finishes Still Popular

The faux finish craze of the past has faded away for the most part, but textured and mottled paint treatments can still be stylish if not overdone. The bedroom in the photo has an Old World appeal and charm, mainly due to the lovely, dappled paint finish. The treatment provides depth and pattern and the
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Small Wayside Treasures

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We never missed our house once my husband and I had downsized and settled into our seniors condominium three years ago. When leaf raking or snow shovelling time comes around, we sit back smugly and smile. Them were the days& ! But summertime is a different story, and this past summer was no exception. Seeing
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Properly Rebuild, Insulate Flooded Homes

If your home was flooded, make sure it is rebuilt and insulated properly. The desire to get flooded homes rebuilt before winter is understandable, but homeowners need to ensure they rebuild right so they do not create long-term problems, says Carl Pedersen, energy educator with the North Dakota State University Extension Service. Flooded homes will
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Apples Promote Good Health

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That apple tree is amazing. Look at this apple! my 12-year-old daughter exclaimed as she held up a large, bright-red apple. She had just come inside after using our apple picker to pluck some of the brightest-red fruits high in the tree in our backyard. We can make lots of things with apples, can t
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What Goes Around, Comes Around

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A half-century ago or more the good old days according to some folks many farms had windmills. Before the electrification of the Prairies in the 1950s and 60s, a windmill was a relatively inexpensive and very efficient way to pump water from deep water wells found on many Prairie farms. Some farms also used a

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