Category: Home Improvement

November pre-Thanksgiving Home Maintenance: Clean your Garbage Disposal

Thanksgiving is approaching and the full rush of all things holiday are upon us.  So that last thing you want or need is for your Garbage Disposal to go kaput and your plumbing get clogged. So before hosting that big Thanksgiving feast, take a few minutes to clean and freshen up your garbage disposal first. […]

How to Insulate Your Attic before the Winter Weather Hits

It’s getting frosty out there, and you will probably be cranking up the heat or lighting those fires any day now. While you’re getting all toasty inside your home, the last thing you need to worry about is your heat (and your heating costs) going through the roof – literally. Have you checked your insulation […]

Martha Stewart’s 100th Cookbook is Topping the Charts, and she has an Autobiography Coming Soon!

If you watched Netflix’s latest documentary “Martha,” then you know that at 83 years old, the history-making businesswoman isn’t going anywhere. Case in point: her landmark 100th cookbook officially released last week, and is already a No. 1 bestseller online. Stewart’s latest recipe opus features an intimate collection of 100 of her most treasured recipes, in addition […]

November Home Maintenance Tasks that will make your Holidays Brighter

With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year — even with the adjustments we are having to make because of the pandemic. Batten down the hatches for winter weather and get a jump on holiday prep, so you can […]

You can Tackle these 5 November Home Maintenance To-Do’s over a Weekend

With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year — even with the adjustments you may be making because of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.  Here’s the good news: these five home maintenance to-do’s can be easily accomplished over a single […]

Things to Check Off Your November Home Maintenance To-Do List that take just an Hour or Less

With Thanksgiving approaching and the winter holidays around the corner, there are things to look forward to (and prepare for) this time of year. What’s great about these home maintenance to-do’s is that they can all get checked off your list in just an hour or less.  So it will be easy to batten down […]

November Lawn and Garden To-Do List: Shrubs and Trees

Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]

November Yard and Garden To-Do List: Perennials and Bulbs

Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]

November Yard and Garden To-Do List: Cleanup and Maintenance

Fall gardening chores tend to have a “bedtime” theme – before your plants begin their long winter’s nap, they need to be tended and tucked cozily into their beds. Fall gardening is also an exercise in delayed gratification – new plants will barely put down roots before going dormant, cleaned and amended beds won’t show […]