From Margaret on December 23rd, 2010 in General
Whether you're breaking out the bubbly to celebrate closing on a house, completing the
perfect renovation job, or are simply looking forward with glee to the holidays and what the New Year might bring, here are some of our favorite drinks to help the merry mood along.
You’ve worked hard. You’ve put much thought into your work and your dwelling—take a breather with friends and family and enjoy some classic favorites. Let these
holiday spirits raise
your holiday spirit. Cheers!
1. Merrymaking Mulled Wine
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March 23rd, 2010 in General
If you're thinking about tackling those home remodeling projects before sticking the "For Sale" sign in the front yard, make sure that your improvements will actually get you that extra money you're hoping for. While the market may be ghastly enough to deter even the bravest of brave souls, there are some universal tips that can guide you in the right direction.
According to the 2009 Cost vs. Value Report by REALTOR Magazine, the remodeling projects that offer the highest investment returns are:
Deck additions (80.6%)
Kitchen remodels (72.1%)
Bathroom remodels (71.0%)
Following these, but not quite as high on the list, are:
Family rooms (65.3%)
Master bedroom additions (65.2%)
New roofs (60.5%)
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December 30th, 2009 in General
Summer is marked by margaritas, pina coladas, and various and sundry umbrella drinks. What about winter? I think it’s time to get the holiday parties (and romantic chilly evenings) started with a round-up of 10 hot drinks to warm the New Year soul.
#1 - Glogg
Some German friends turned me on to glogg. Check out GlobalGourmet.com’s easy recipe. It is mandatory to put this in a punch bowl, and then surround it with fun-loving, loose-talking compatriots.
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September 28th, 2009 in General
Maybe remodeling in the future will be this easy... 7 minutes of bliss that almost took 2 years to make.
World Builder from BranitVFX on Vimeo.
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September 16th, 2009 in General
With the exception of organic food, almost everything at the grocery store contains high fructose corn syrup or hundreds of insecticides. Chicken and beef have been genetically modified via growth hormone shots, which we inevitably consume in our bodies when we eat meat, milk, cheese and eggs. Even farmed salmon is injected with red dye to imitate the pink coloring of wild salmon and is contaminated with polychlorinated biphenyls (PCBs). PCBs have been used as coolants in electrical equipment. Our bodies were meant for real food, not counterfeit garbage. In fact, our cells get confused and don’t know how to process the chemicals we consume, so they store it as fat.
Here’s a zinger. In 1950, the average dairy cow produced around 5,300 pounds of milk. Today, it’s up to 18,000 pounds of milk. That takes a heck of a lot of unhealthy, fatty growth hormones.
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