Sunken Jacuzzis, we had some good times.Blue and brown, I can’t believe it’s over.After a couple of years of same-old, same-old on the home front, winds of change are blowing in. Some are driven by fashion, others by economic conditions and lifestyle shifts.2008 will see waves of mainstream homeowners going green to save green, according […]

For years, people who, for reasons unclear to me, wanted to dress up the lids of their toilet seats had but one option: the toilet lid rug.Now, there’s something else: toilet tattoos.They are removable and reusable plastic appliques that stick to the lid of your toilet seat.They are available in a number of designs and […]

Q It’s been more than a year since the guy I thought I would be married to broke up with me. He said he was just scared to make the commitment. I tried really hard and did the best I could in this one. I can’t seem to get over it, no matter how hard […]

CELEBRITIES BORN ON THIS DAY: Joseph Gordon-Levitt, 27; Paris Hilton, 27; Bryan White, 34; Billie Joe Armstrong, 36Happy Birthday: There should be lots of changes this year. Once you accept the inevitable, you will excel. Look for new beginnings and show your worth and you will find peace in your new direction. This is a […]

Have you come to a stage in life where you’ve outgrown your old ways of doing things? Maybe you don’t like the way you look. Or, do you hate the way you’re managing your job or family? You might perceive that you need to reinvent yourself. Something isn’t working. All of us need to sit […]

Dare to go bright! Check out these Home magazine hue tips for show stopping results:• Take a test drive: If you’re working with paint, buy a small amount of color and apply it to the wall – a 2- by 3-foot patch is optimal. It’s guaranteed to look different at different times of the day.• […]

Is your winter skirt bunching up around your knees? Are your pants sticking to your tights? If so, it’s not unusual this time of year. When the air is dry, static cling is everywhere. We found a few ideas that may help relieve the cling.– Try lotion on your legs. After a shower or bath, […]

Moving? Here’s some advice on what to do before you move in from the book “How to Survive a Move” (Hundreds of Heads Books, www.hundredsofheads.com, $13.95), straight from people who’ve done it:“Do all the renovations you can to your home before you move in. Once you move in and unpack, forget it! Small things like […]

• PARIS – The water works of this village are frozen up and the town is at the present time in a serious condition as far as protection against fire is concerned, especially in the residential section. Five hydrants are completely frozen up, three of them in one section of the town.• PROVINCETOWN, Mass. – […]

“Setting the Desert on Fire,” by James Barr; W.W. Norton & Company; 352 pages; $27.95T.E. Lawrence told his version of the Arab revolt, building the legend of Lawrence of Arabia and the intrigue of that time.In “Setting the Desert on Fire,” James Barr tells a wider but no less fascinating tale of the revolt and […]