Winter is almost here and this is my last autumnal post. The Snake Rake is a strange-looking tool that’s not very user-friendly until you get the hang of it. But once you do, it feels pretty good and raking is not such a chore. Well, it still is, but at least you’re more comfortable doing [...]
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I know it’s almost time to talk about snow shovels but we were in Boston just last week and people were still raking leaves, so … There are a bunch of expandable rakes on the market. Why bother with one? Whether it’s a rake, a broom, a shovel or any other long-handle tool, the length [...]
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Fall is here and it’s my favorite season of the year. I don’t know why, but the air just smells and feels crisper. Living in San Francisco, I terribly miss it especially this week since we’ve been having a heat wave and it feels more like a hot August day. I miss the colorful [...]
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I’m not much of a gardener, never really was, even though I’ve tried. But I really gave it up last summer after one frustrating attempt to beautify our Tahoe house yard. I planted beautiful pink echinacea plants and dozens of flower seeds of all kinds. But one thing I didn’t consider with this gardening project [...]
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Is there anything better than a warm summer day on the beach with a good book? With the summer officially here, many of us will spend some time lying on the beach or by the pool side. Of course, there’s always the simple and old-fashioned way to go about it — lying on a towel. [...]
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We do our best to try to help the environment. In my house, we recycle, we compost and Toddy takes a shuttle to work, but one way we can do better is to remember to bring our own bags when grocery shopping.We have all kinds of bags around, but most of them never leave our [...]
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There’s nothing quite like a winter weekend in Tahoe, but along with the great skiing comes a whole lotta shoveling. Toddy, my sweetheart, is a real gentleman and takes care of most of the manual labor around the house. Occasionally, I help, especially when I make him try new ergonomic gadgets. When it came time [...]
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Living in the Montreal area for the first 22 years of my life, I learned firsthand the many pleasures of winter. Back in those days, I drove a little red car and parked it on the street. Consequently, I had the daily joy of shoveling it out of a snow bank or at least brushing [...]
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