A good paintbrush really is a good friend—if you treat it right, that is. Here’s what you need to know to care for your brushes as the long-term assets they are, and not as disposables. You get what you pay for. After some use, a cheaper brush will have you picking stray bristles out […]
A good paintbrush really is a good friend—if you treat it right, that is. Here’s what you need to know to care for your brushes as the long-term assets they are, and not as disposables. You get what you pay for. After some use, a cheaper brush will have you picking stray bristles out […]
When we bought our house, the steps to the front porch were a crumbling monolith of concrete. We didn’t want to keep them, but removing them would have been insanely difficult, so instead we decided to build new wooden steps right over the concrete. This project was a family affair, and also […]
In a 61-year career practicing traditional building trades (like hewn-log cabins, blacksmithing and stonework) —and teaching workshops to keep those skills alive—Charles “Mac” McRaven has seen lots of long workdays. But the day when he and his wife, Linda, hosted a stonewalling competition seems to stand out for both of them. The occasion: the […]
Gentlemen, there are two easy ways to impress me. The first is to do things I can do way better than I can do them, even though I can do these things reasonably well (like ordering just the perfect item on the menu or laughing at inappropriate times). The second is to do things that […]
For the last four years, the husband and wife owners of the Cavalier Diner, which opened as of February 1 in the old Sam’s Kitchen spot
When I saw the movie He’s Just Not That Into You on opening weekend, I wasn’t prepared for the packs of women filling the theater. The best-selling book by Greg Behrendt and Liz Tuccillo obviously has a following, but many women question the advice it offers. When you read the author’s instructions that women should […]
Every wine purchased in this country has a small warning on the label that the wine in question contains sulfites:
I will admit that even though my father gave my sister and me each a copy of Suze Orman’s The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous, and Broke this past Christmas, reading about finance has never been something that I have taken to with relish or—on a more elementary level—comprehension. The words themselves don’t process […]
Technically, Carmello’s on Emmet Street serves Northern Italian cuisine, but the family Hedges—Bill, Stella and son George