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Patch's House & Home
Smart Giving, Part Three - Furniture and Household Donations
Karen Hale is co-founder and former member of Graceful Spaces. She still volunteers around town, and wants to share what she has learned after years in the donations collection sector of...
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Patch's House & Home
Smart Giving, Part One - Cash Donations
‘Smart Giving - Cash’ is Part One of a three-part article about giving in practical and beneficial ways. Part 2 will be about used clothing, and in Part 3 is about furniture and ho...
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Patch's House & Home
Recipe Book: Late Summer Recipes
Notice all of the autumn leaves falling and all of the Halloween decorations out in the stores? It is time to enjoy the last gasp of summer vegetables before we hit our first taste of pum...
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Patch's House & Home
So You Think it's Easy to Pick the Best Color for the Inside of Your Home?
We've all heard the adage that paint is the least expensive way to redecorate your home or get it ready to sell. You think this will be a cheap, easy fix to sprucing up your home—but pick...
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Patch's House & Home
Herndon Garden Tour Comes to Town This Sunday
The annual Herndon Garden Tour, celebrating the eclectic and elegant gardens in the town of Herndon, will be from noon to 4 p.m. on Sunday. Admission to the tour is $10 in advance an...
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Patch's House & Home
Lighting An Important Part of Bathroom Remodeling
Some have said that without effective lighting, a remodeling project may only look half as good. Often an afterthought, lighting should be considered from the beginning when a space...
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Opinion
Where Are They Now: HHS Grad '92 O'Hora-Bergeman Blogs About Mothering Twins
Only few years ago, Herndon High ’92 alum Kerry O’Hora Bergeman and her husband Steve (HHS grad ’91) had difficulties getting pregnant. After fertility treatments, which Bergeman blogs ab...
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Opinion
Recipe Book: Great Grilling with Seasoned Dry Rubs
Backyard grilling is fine any time of the year—we even grill during snowstorms! We have been experimenting with "rubs" of dry ingredients for flavor. Although they are meant to be p...