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• Wednesdays Unplugged - Sweet & Spicy Chicken Bacon Wraps

  

  "Music is the fourth great material want, first food, then clothes, then shelter, then music. ~ Christian Nestell Bovee NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged... Read more

  Posted on 07 November 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• A DIY Test For Furnaces

  

  If a furnace can't pull enough air through the ductwork to dissipate the heat that's created, it will run too hot. Here's an easy inspection procedure that... Read more

  Posted on 05 November 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Showing Your House at Night

  

  Yesterday was what I think of as 'switch day'... the day we turn off daylight savings time and the light switch turns off right after work. Read more

  Posted on 04 November 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Art Attack at Northrup King

  

  Today is the last day for the fall Art Attack at the Northrup King building in the Northeast Minneapolis Arts District. We went with our grandkids yesterday... Read more

  Posted on 03 November 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Want Your Thanksgiving Guests to Think You Are a Gourmet Chef?

  

  Well you can with this recipe. Plus it is SOOOOO good. If you are a guest at someone's home for Thanksgiving offer to bring something and bring this. It will... Read more

  Posted on 02 November 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Your Home and Community as Healing Places

  

  I immediately resonated with one of Krista Tippett's latest podcasts on "The Science of Healing Places" with Esther Sternberg. Read more

  Posted on 01 November 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Fed Meets This Week....

  The Federal Open Market Committee met this week. On Wednesday, the Fed decided to leave the benchmark interest rate unchanged - which was expected. Read more

  Posted on 31 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Wednesdays Unplugged - Sweet and Sour Beef Stew

  

  "Creativity is contagious, pass it on." ~ Albert Einstein NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugged from appointments. It's my day to stay home, enjoy cooking and... Read more

  Posted on 30 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• Animals, Skeletons, and Creepy Stuff Encountered During Home Inspections

  

  If you've been following our Facebook Page every day for the past four-and-a-half years, you've already seen most of these photos. Halloween seems like a good... Read more

  Posted on 29 October 2013 REAL ESTATE

• Universal Design Basics... Good Design for All, Including Aging in Place

  

  Many people think of universal design as design for aging in place. It is that... but also much more than that. Universal design is good design for all ages... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 REAL ESTATE

• Nearly 100 Years Later, St. Paul Cathedral's Pipe Organs Finally at Full Voice

  

  The year 1906 was a big year for architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray (1861-1917), when work was begun both on the Basilica of St. Mary in Minneapolis and the... Read more

  Posted on 28 October 2013 RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY

• Go Slow to Go Faster

  

  I remember a contractor friend of mine in Oregon, Paul Winans, once told me, “You have to go slow to go faster.” I was much younger then, so the idea of going... Read more

  Posted on 26 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, REAL ESTATE

• Reducing Clutter in Your Home

  

  I was drowning in clutter. Some days I felt like walking through my home blindfolded. No matter how much I cleaned and put away the house still looked like a... Read more

  Posted on 25 October 2013 HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT

• USDA is Back

  Now that the government shut down is over, USDA is up and running. There is more good news with USDA - originally on October 1st, the boundary lines were going... Read more

  Posted on 24 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Wednesdays Unplugged - Slow Cooker Chicken Tagine

  

  "The grand essentials of happiness are: something to do, something to love, and something to hope for." ~ Allan K. Chalmers NOTE: I spend my Wednesdays Unplugge... Read more

  Posted on 23 October 2013 FOOD & DRINK, RECIPES

• An Over-sized Furnace Will Not Heat Your House Better

  At my house, we say "Go Big or Go Home." Bigger is better when it comes to a lot of stuff: snow forts, leaf piles, power tools, computer monitors, towers made... Read more

  Posted on 22 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• What is the HERS Index? Why It is Now Included in MLS Listings

  

  The HERS (Home Energy Rating System) Index was established by the Residential Energy Services Network (RESNET) in 2006. It is the nationally recognized scoring... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• New Sculpture Garden at MN Arboretum... Great Place to See Fall Color

  

  The Minnesota Landscape Arboretum of the University of Minnesota dedicated its new Sculpture Garden a couple months ago, and I have been looking for an... Read more

  Posted on 21 October 2013 CULTURE

• Updating A Home to Sell is a Must!

  

  Updating a Home to Sell is a must if you want to get it sold. Here is a perfect example of that with this Home Staging in St. Paul. MN The owner is a 92 year ol... Read more

  Posted on 19 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE

• Baby Boomers Coming Home... the Lure of Family

  

  The percentage of Baby Boomers planning to move has been rising, from about a third 20 years ago to about a half now planning to make a move. Read more

  Posted on 18 October 2013 BUSINESS, HOME, HOME IMPROVEMENT, REAL ESTATE