Social worker uses gardening to help youth heal from trauma

MINNEAPOLIS — The decades may have helped the wound to close over, but you can still feel the hurt under his words. Gardener and social worker Kenny Turck was in grade school when his big sister committed suicide at 21. An . . .

Posted: 2020-12-05

Some like it warm

Warding off the cold always a challenge in Manitoba

For a three month period starting in late August 2018 my daily routine consisted of driving to-and-from the Grand Marais area in an effort to complete a 300 square-foot addition to a four-season cottage before winter set in. It only took . . .

Posted: 2020-12-05

Staying home for the holidays

Comfort and joy ideas guaranteed to inspire you

This December, the ghost of Christmases past will loom large in our collective consciousness. Is it really Christmas when you can’t celebrate like it’s 2019? You better believe it is. If you find yourself lowering your expectations these days or are . . .

Posted: 2020-12-05

Superior design

Seamless blend of function and fashion in Oak Bluff West

When new home builders get the opportunity to build a home on an oversized lot they can hardly contain their excitement. With no space constraints to deal with, they have the freedom to unleash their creativity and design a home with . . .

Posted: 2020-12-05

Craftsmanship abounds

Solid Linden Ridge two-storey loaded with features

On occasion, you come across a home with a design that’s so intricate you can’t believe what you’re seeing. According to Glen Williams of The Glen Williams Team, a stately two-storey home at 64 Tangle Ridge Cres. in Linden Ridge is . . .

Posted: 2020-12-05

Sharpen your knife skills and avoid injury

With all of the cooking, baking and food preparation that takes place during the holidays kitchen knife mishaps can occur. People tend to do a lot more cooking around the holidays, and all of that chopping and carving in the kitchen . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Piles of goodness

Helpful supports designed to eliminate the movement of structures

Most of my deck projects are framed using a common method — joists atop a laminated beam supported by posts and pads. To accommodate a 38-foot long and 11-foot deep front porch project on a house near Lockport that also . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Many options for removing stains from vinyl flooring

Question: How can I clean a brown stain off my vinyl flooring under the baseboard heater? Answer: Many have found pouring three per cent hydrogen peroxide onto the floor every day for three days is helpful. Others have had great success by . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Legends of the folly

Landmark artist an extravagant garden designer

Have you been to London to visit the garden follies? Lenora Kehler will never forget the first time she laid eyes on a folly. The year was 2016. Kehler was touring the gardens of Great Britain as part of an . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28

Small amounts of asbestos can be contained

Question: We have a wood stove from the 1950s in our living room. When I was about to paint the wall, I noticed a few pieces with loose fibres of paper or paperboard behind the stove. Could this be some . . .

Posted: 2020-11-28