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HOME IMPROVEMENT WITH ANDY LINDUSTop Home Trends for 2013
Outdoor living areas and screened in porches Some homeowners have taken outdoor living and relaxing to new heights these days. A trend that has started to emerge with more force in the last five ye...
5/24/13 at 8:35 AM The Effects of Hail on Your Home 5/22/13 at 12:38 PM
3 components to a perfect looking deck! Inspect, Clean & Stain! 5/17/13 at 9:48 AM
THE NEW FORTYMore than a house...
A house, no matter how large or majestic, is really just a shell. It is what you put into it that makes a home. And it is what you take out of it that makes it hard to ever see it again as just a hous...
4/11/13 at 10:32 PM If You Build a Girl a Bookcase 4/7/13 at 11:05 PM
Pass the Miracle Grow. 2/9/13 at 10:28 PM
THE DIRT: THE REAL DIRT ON GARDENING FROM A MASTER GARDENERDining room, start to finish
I know my dining room redux has nothing whatsoever to do with gardening, even tangentially. But bear with me--it's the most exciting thing that's happened to me in months (aside from our wonderful vac...
3/27/13 at 7:55 AM Making progress 3/25/13 at 8:34 AM
SLOWING THE RACING MINDMusic Monday: “Home” by Phillip Phillips
There are songs that can completely change the direction of my day when they come on the radio. Lets face it, today Midwesterners need something to change the direction of our day. I have already spen...
3/18/13 at 7:25 AM
LIVING IN RETIREMENTSafety Deposit Boxes End Up on EBay?
Most people perceive the items they place in bank safety deposit boxes as valuable, hard to replace documents or thatare significant part of family history,money, jewels, you name it. Safety deposit ...
2/11/13 at 12:58 PM Save Money and Time with Home Inventory 6/21/12 at 5:32 PM
FAIRLY CRAFTYRecycled Art: Tile Mosaic
Each year, our local Habitat for Humanity puts on a recycled art show, called "Home is Where the Art Is". Artists from around the area volunteer and are given a voucher to purchase materials from the ...
1/21/13 at 2:12 PM
A MINNESOTAN IN CHINAHome Sweet Home: China in Minnesota
All of you who've read my posts are awesome. Thank you for following along. While I'm sad to see this journey end, I'm excited with anticipation because this was just my first try. I'll be writing man...
10/27/12 at 11:31 AM
LASSO THE MOONVolunteer
Over a decade ago we brought our nine-year-old son home from the hospital after a traumatic and life-threatening event. Uncontrolled seizures, a drug-induced coma and stressful three months passed bef...
9/16/12 at 4:42 PM Dreams for My Son 3/22/12 at 8:04 PM
NEW PLATEAUSA Neighborhood Boy with No Parents Around
Last night I was walking home when a faint voice got my attention. I looked toward the houses on my left and saw a boy looking at me sitting on the steps of a house. "What's that?" I asked back. "Yo...
9/4/12 at 9:53 AM Hmm, Maybe Canada Really is on Top of the U.S. 7/17/12 at 3:26 PM
Investor vs. Liberal: a Poignant Daily Show Interview 6/13/12 at 8:11 AM
COLOR ME GREENWhat It's Really Like to be a Mom
Before I had kids I remember hearing the phrase, Youll never really understand what its like to be a mom until you are one. I have to admit to thinking that geez, I have a pretty good imagination an...
5/9/12 at 10:38 AM Spring Clean to Help Others Succeed 3/12/12 at 11:04 AM
Tomorrow's Child 3/9/12 at 10:30 AM
IN THE BLACKHunger Hits Home
Hunger Hits Home was shown on the Food Network the other night. It is available online and will be aired again April 21 at 5 PM CT and April 23 9 AM CT. The show was sponsored by the Food Network an...
4/16/12 at 7:00 AM Holiday Home Tours 10/30/11 at 10:39 AM
Mind your Mortgage 2/4/11 at 8:26 AM
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