Steve Spatafore has been a Las Vegan for 20 years, but he has never forgotten his North Canton, Ohio, youth — especially those cool fall days when he would rake colorful leaves into large piles and then jump into those piles and scatter the leaves everywhere.
Dear Gail: We’re done with our white walls and ready to paint. We’ll do the painting ourselves to save money. Over the years we’ve stayed pretty neutral, so don’t want to make any mistakes with choosing colors. Are there any things we should be aware of?
Q: In my bathtub is a lever that controls when the water goes down the drain. Unfortunately, the lever isn’t doing its job anymore, and the water just runs down the drain. I figure there’s a mechanism inside the tub to stop the water from draining. What can I do to make it work again?
Farmers’ markets highlight the events scheduled around the valley.
Q: We have 14-year-old pine trees with large water berms under them for collecting water. The inside of these berms are full of pine needles that I hoped would help hold moisture but they do not deteriorate. Should they be left under the trees or be removed?
Is it called a fruit bowl, berry bowl, fruit stand, fruit dish, epergne, basket or bride’s basket? A search of 1880s and ’90s catalogs of silver and glass tableware manufacturers had similar pieces called by any one of these names.
Carts are back in style, design experts say, serving as both function and fun inside and outside the home. The timing couldn’t be better for Angela DiMaggio.
Sometimes an antique toy tells an almost-forgotten story. The Tammany Hall bank with a well-dressed man taking the penny is a criticism of corrupt politicians in New York City in 1871.
“Gardening in Small Places: Using Native and Desert Adapted Plants,” a gardening workshop from the University of Nevada Cooperative Extension, highlights local events.
As the bumper sticker on my truck reads, “Compost Happens.” Sometimes, however, it doesn’t happen fast enough. That problem usually can be traced to some limiting factor in what a pile is fed or to issues of moisture or aeration.
