House Blend: Building a good foundation
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home So how’s your foundation holding up these days? Are your doors opening and closing properly? Your sheetrock smooth, no curling and tearing? Are there gaps, cracks or leaks in...
View ArticleHouse Blend: What’s your sofa sign
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home Found mostly in living or family rooms, the sofa is where you and your guests spend the most time. Whether used for watching television, reading the paper, playing Xbox or...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Benefits of having a front porch
The Great Front Porch By Merci Miglino/Life@Home June is busting out all over. And so am I. Yes, I’ve gained a few pounds over the winter but it’s not my body that’s coming undone right now; it’s my...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Shell Game
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home Every corner of my house has at least a few seashells scattered about it. They are in jars, bowls and baskets. They are strewn along shelves, tabletops and bathroom mirrors....
View ArticleHouse Blend: Life’s a Beach
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home I have those kinds of neighbors. You know the ones. They are friendly, considerate and really nice. They do things like snowblow your sidewalk and driveway, take in your...
View ArticleHouse Blend: All Washed Up
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home I hate emptying the dishwasher. I hate it more than cleaning the bathrooms, washing windows or folding sheets. I hate the water that collects on glasses and bowls and...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Your fall maintenance to-do list
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home September’s jolt back to reality has finally subsided and we’re looking forward to the crisp and colorful days of October. In between apple picking and leaf peeping, we’ll be...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Happy Holidaze
By Merci Miglino/Life@Home Decorating for the holidays brought out the kid in my mother. The kid, I might add, that was pretty much locked in the cellar most days of the year. Starting the week before...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Home for the Holidays
by Merci Miglino/Life@Home One holiday season a decade or so ago, my daughter and I became bracelet-making fools. We’d rushed through homework and chores so we could sit on the big couch, TV tables...
View ArticleHouse Blend: Meditation and your home
by Merci Miglino/Life@Home I am what you might call a moderate meditator. Some months I meditate twice a day, and then I’ll lose my OM and not sit quietly and reflect inward for weeks at a time. But no...
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