cost-effective way to keep your gutters clean year after year

Before you know

it, spring showers will be setting the stage for May flowers, and if

you haven't cleaned your gutters lately, now is the time to do

it. If your gutters are clogged with leaves, seeds and other debris

left over from the fall, when the spring thaw and hard rains come, they

may backup or overflow, and that could cause huge problems.

Here

are some tips to keep your silver tarnish-free

Do you have a closet

full of silver treasures you are afraid to use? Are you under the impression

that the real thing shouldn't be paired with plated silver or pewter?

Don't be so hard on yourself. Get your collection out, and set

a stunning table.

Condition

softwoods before staining

Q. I have to stain

some white pine woodwork in my home. In the past, I have had nothing

but problems when I stain wood. The color is not even, the grain disappears

and colors are much darker than in the sample brochures. I must be doing

something wrong. How can I get professional results from start to finish

when staining woodwork? - S.B., Westland, Mich.

Shopping

from home: Breaking down the online barriers

Congress is about

to pass legislation that will give consumers new protections against

identity theft, including free credit reports annually and a national

fraud-alert system to minimize damage once a theft has occurred.

Studying

the history of gardening devices

Gardening devices

such as hoses and wheelbarrows have been around so long that we hardly

think of them as having been innovations once. But George Drower hasn't

forgotten.

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