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House Proud: Mom Cave is an Idea Whose Time has Come – Sept 17, 2014

February 25, 2016 / 1 Comment / Columns

Everyone is familiar with the Man Cave, that secluded spot where the male head of the household can go alone to watch sports, or invite his buddies and maybe enjoy a stinky cigar without fear of reprisal. But what about the female head of the home? If Dad can have a cave, then Mom should have one too. …

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Our London Article About First Thing

September 4, 2015 / 2 Comments / Columns, General, Working

Last week, Sean Meyer of Our London dropped into CJBK to interview Mike and me about our new morning show. I’ve known Sean’s work for years, but this was the first time we met face to face. And he obviously tuned right into the easy, fun way that Mike and I communicate. For a guy I never really met until we were paired up, I have to say I totally lucked out with Mr. Stubbs. …

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House Proud: Spiffy addition raises age-old question: To stain or not to stain

August 26, 2015 / Leave a Comment / Animals, Columns

My latest House Proud column is about our new deck, which you might be sick of by now! It’s been the subject of a few posts lately. …

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See Your Way to Better Colour Choices

July 7, 2015 / 1 Comment / Columns, Personal Life

Perhaps your furniture taste leans toward Danish modern and you have a thing for bold, graphic area rugs. You can pick out upholstery fabric from 10 metres away and set a table so pretty it would make Martha Stewart weep. But when it comes to choosing a wall colour, you’re stopped cold. You are not alone. …

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Flipped Out – Toronto Sun “Let’s Renovate” article

June 30, 2015 / 1 Comment / Columns, DIY

Perhaps you’ve done this too — you’re watching one of the many house-flipping shows on TV and say, “I should do that.” …

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Striking First in the Battle Against Bugs – Sun Media

June 22, 2015 / 1 Comment / Columns

As warmer weather settles in, most winter-weary Canadians plan at least a few calm evenings outdoors, hosting a barbecue for friends and perhaps enjoying a glass of wine as the sun sets. …

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Show Probes Treasures Lurking Across Rural Ontario – article

May 20, 2015 / Leave a Comment / Celebrities, Columns, DIY, Working

Barns, cottages and sheds full of treasures are hiding throughout rural Ontario and the hosts of Backroad Bounty are itching to find them and pick through the treasures within. …

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Ethics Shmethics

January 28, 2015 / 4 Comments / Celebrities, Columns, Working

Behaving in an ethical manner should not have to be declared as a condition of employment. It comes from within, this knowing of the difference between right and wrong, although organized religion has done a bang-up job of trying to tie it to their ideologies. A child knows the difference. Adult broadcasters know the difference. Some of them just choose to ignore it. …

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House Proud – Adhesive Measuring Tape Proves a Must-Have

January 20, 2015 / 1 Comment / Columns, DIY

On my first trip to Nashville many years ago, I picked up a few unusual trinkets as souvenirs. My Lynn Anderson pill box fell apart long ago but my City of Nashville keychain tape measure is still going strong. You wouldn’t believe how many times that little thing has come in handy while I’m shopping. …

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House Proud: Parlez-Vous Parlour? for Sun Media

December 3, 2014 / Columns

If you’re lucky, you get to see trends come around a second and possibly even a third time. When platform shoes came back into vogue in the late 1990s, how I wished I’d kept the ones I wore to my Grade 8 grad. …

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House Proud: Simply Put, Painting is Hard Work

November 13, 2014 / 1 Comment / Columns, DIY

Over many years and several houses, I’ve painted dozens of rooms and a hundred pieces of furniture. It drove my husband crazy when I wouldn’t properly prepare the space for inevitable splatters and spills. And then there’s cleanup, which is even worse than getting ready. There’s no putting lipstick on this pig. Painting stinks and I have plenty of reader input to show I’m not alone. …

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House Proud: Beautiful Blues to Reign as Colour of the Year

October 28, 2014 / Columns, DIY

A colleague is taking a night course in beer tasting and he came to work the morning after a recent class with a new understanding of his girlfriend. Having spent the evening trying to distinguish between flavours with the slightest differences, he finally got how she could spend hours poring over paint chips, when to him, they all looked pretty much alike. Beer, like paint, is made with different undertones and finishes. But only one of them looks appropriate on your wall. …

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