Well, the big day, Thanksgiving, is just around the corner. It’s obviously the biggest day of the year for turkeys. It’s estimated that nearly 50 million turkeys will be consumed in the United States on Thanksgiving Day. That’s a lot… Read More
Posts Tagged ‘holiday’
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Turkey Trivia
If you’re like most Americans, you’ll soon be setting down to a belt-busting Thanksgiving meal featuring a nice, fat, roasted turkey. Probably sets your mouth to watering just thinking about itYou’ve spent your whole life thinking of turkey as the… Read More
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Does Your Home’s Exterior Offer a Warm Invitation for Holiday Visitors?
Has the following scenario happened to you at some point in your life? You’re invited to a friend’s home for a nighttime get-together. You appreciate the friendly invitation, and look forward to the evening. But it doesn’t get off to… Read More
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Four Steps for Preparing Your Garage for Winter
When winter approaches, homeowners commonly take steps to mitigate or prevent winter damage. Homes receive a lot of attention, as do landscapes and lawns. But garages are often left out in the cold. That’s a mistake, because cold weather has… Read More
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Is Your House Ready for Winter?
Ready or not, winter will soon be here. So we’ll soon be ‘enjoying’ the unique climatological by-products of winter: sub-freezing temperatures and lots of snow and ice. But are you ready for it? Is your house ready to face the… Read More
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9 Things You Didn’t Know About Halloween
Well, here it is that time of year again. There’s a chill in the night air, trees are aflame with leaves brilliantly colored in their death throes, and football season is in full swing. And that means that the annual… Read More
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Cross One Item Off Your Holiday To-Do List Right Now
It always seems to happen this way, doesn’t it? One moment we’re slogging our way through another hot and humid summer. Then seemingly the very next moment, we’re suddenly staring the holiday season right in the face. That’s where we’re… Read More
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Doing Your Own Snow Removal? Don’t Forget the Fire Hydrant!
Just a reminder: If you’re doing your own snow removal, don’t forget to clear around the fire hydrant if one happens to be located on your property. In most municipalities, it’s the law. And it’s common sense everywhere. House fires… Read More
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Use Ice-Melt Products to Keep Your Walkways Safe
Each winter brings with it the drudgework of keeping walkways and driveways clear of snow. It’s toilsome, tiresome work. And it’s dangerous work, too. (Of course, you can let TLC Inc. handle it for you by purchasing a snow-removal contract!)…. Read More
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Six New Special-Effects Christmas Lights You Might Not Know About
These days, LED Christmas lights are rapidly replacing old-fashioned incandescent lights as the go-to technology for holiday lighting. LEDs offer lots of advantages over incandescent lights: they last thousands of hours longer, are vastly more energy efficient, and produce brighter,… Read More