http://hamptonroads.com/node/477346 Home and Garden en-us Copyright 2009 PilotOnline.com / HamptonRoads.com. Sun, 08 Nov 2009 12:05:54 -0500 Raise your hand if, like me, you haven't been to Thomas Jefferson's home since you were young. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/welcome-mr-jeffersons-house Tue, 17 Feb 2009 20:55:24 -0500 Don't get me wrong. I love flowers, particularly tulips, but I think they should be an everyday pick-me-up to yourself and anytime gift to those you love. So I never understood a man's push to give flowers to the lady in his life on Valentine's Day. Sure, blooms in the season of hearts are wonderful, but make them all year long, too. http://hamptonroads.com/2009/02/feeling-little-love Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:03:48 -0500 The economy's in the dumps, Christmas is going to be scaled way back this year and now the budget shopaholic's paradise - Value City - is going under. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/11/return-simpler-things Wed, 19 Nov 2008 22:16:05 -0500 I'm in love with a new man. He's bald, comes in a box and likes it when you squeeze him. He's pretty handy, too, and never complains about helping me tidy up around the house. When I've used him up, I can throw him away. And yet he doesn't mind. He doesn't even care if his replacement's just like him. Yeah, that Mr. Clean is a pretty understanding guy. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/my-new-man Sat, 27 Sep 2008 21:38:47 -0400 Ah, it's almost autumn in Hampton Roads. That means a mix of this-weather-is-awesome mornings to melt-in-your-shoes afternoons as we hit mid-September. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/batten-down-hatches Mon, 15 Sep 2008 15:39:42 -0400 As I write this the countdown is on for our do-it-yourself contest judging. In T-minus a few hours the judges will roll in to tally up the best DIY projects that Hampton Roads had to offer this year. I can't wait. I especially can't wait to spread the good news to the winners. Be waiting for the calls Wednesday night! http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/danger-dangerdiy Wed, 10 Sep 2008 00:22:16 -0400 OK, everybody who spent today cleaning up after Hanna, raise your hand! I'm not a "hurricane hopeful" - someone who wants our area to get walloped by hurricanes and tropical storms. But I do love the nesting opportunity offered by a storm, whether it's rain, thunder or snow. After all, aren't we told to stock up on water, canned foods, batteries and so on? http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/after-storm Sun, 07 Sep 2008 16:43:41 -0400 The Hecht household looks forward to the start of school with an equal mix of fear and cheer. We're thrilled the kids will be back in the classroom, their bright, young minds eager to absorb knowledge (at least, until the newness of the school year wears off). http://hamptonroads.com/2008/09/bus-tales-will-your-kids-make-it-home-ok-today Tue, 02 Sep 2008 12:15:42 -0400 I do some of my best thinking in the shower. Shower singing? Forget that. There's no better place to ponder world issues, the state of the economy, tomorrow's to-do list and, oh yeah, the fact that it's time to clean the grout. But sometimes even the most avid shower thinker gets tapped out. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/are-you-shower-reader-too Wed, 27 Aug 2008 23:54:34 -0400 Pantry moths are getting the better of me. http://hamptonroads.com/2008/08/know-good-pantry-moth-solution Tue, 26 Aug 2008 18:40:21 -0400