Home 'n' hearth
Simplifying life starts in the basement
Even if it means throwing out 1970's copies of Sports Illustrated and Baseball Digest, Dan Miller reports.
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Today's most moving post
Photos of a house being moved from one street to another in Wellesley.
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Since Adam has set a precedent of identify-this-bird posts...
Does anyone here know what this plant is?
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Did you know a rabid bat could bite you in your sleep and you'd never know until you start to die?
Karen Wise explains why her entire family is now getting rabies shots, not that she knows for a fact that the bat that was flying around in her house was rabid, since her husband let it fly out, when, as they now know, you're supposed to trap it somehow and let Animal Control test it for rabies.
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In hindsight, JP man probably realizes today wasn't the best day to start re-doing his roof
William provides the blow-by-blow for his neighbor's re-reroofing project, which he started today:
... Luckily I had a huge tarp to add to Josh's collection and the guys frantically started to cover up the house. This was no easy job. Check out the driving rain and the look of grit determination on Bill's face. They got it covered up in short time and now it looks like some of the houses from back home in the Ozark Mountains. ...
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Eating Food Grown Locally
It seems that the local food movement has grown by leaps and bounds in and around Boston. More and more people are buying local produce and meat through CSA's and farmer's markets. This week on Radio Boston, we'll visit a young farmer in Western Massachusetts, and hear from the Deputy Secretary of Agriculture with the Obama Administration, Kathleen Merrigan, a longtime advocate for sustainable agriculture in New England. Tune in or comment at www.radioboston.org.
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A rodent infestation that's driving them nuts
Ian and Lis have squirrels living in their walls - or maybe something else:
... "Listen," she said.
Adorable chirrups and purrs were coming from the walls.
"We've got a tribble infestation."
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Flowers can make such a difference
Just ask Be, who planted a bunch in her front yard yesterday.
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Radio Boston Goes Green!
The New England Home Show opens in Boston this week, and there's renewed interested in green technology. What have you done to reduse your carbon footprint? Have you "green converted" your home, and how? Check us out at www.radioboston.org.
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Murine activity
Eileen begins to ponder purchasing some boa constrictors for her apartment. Before it comes to that, however, she dons her Ninja hazmat suit and declares all out war on the vermin in her vicinity.
Earlier:
Charting mouse elimination.
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