Mother's favorite things
We asked you to share stories of your mothers' and grandmothers' cherished items. Your stories about an antique clock, eyelash curlers and even a beloved pet are as priceless as the photographs you sent. Happy Mother's Day to all.
Stitch by stitch, chapel gets its due
Notions: In the early days of spring, workers at Mordecai Historic Park in Raleigh were removing paint from the main house with wood scrapers using a slow-acting but preservation-friendly soy-gel medium.
Pretty bearded ladies come to call
Garden Snippings: Late spring in the southern Piedmont brings a pastel parade of bearded irises. I think of them as the great ladies -- the belles -- of the garden. Generations of Southern gardeners have grown and loved these flowers.
Top Drawer
The suffocating fumes of fresh paint are a thing of the past with this eco-friendly line of 66 tinted colors. No kidding. My husband and I painted our entire master bathroom in less than two hours, with literally no reason to take a breather or even crack the window.
How to navigate in the digital TV world
The ability to operate a tape measure used to be the most advanced skill required for buying a TV: How big a screen can fit against that wall?
A post-Katrina garden
A concrete schoolyard has been transformed into a garden of learning in hurricane-recovering New Orleans, where students plant and weed, harvest produce and learn to cook it.
2-day garden tour to benefit theater
Seven residential gardens and the Raleigh Rose Garden are featured this weekend in an annual two-day tour, a fundraiser for Raleigh Little Theatre.
From the Wire
Entertainment Wire
- Prime-Time Nielsen ratings
- NYC judge sentences Remy Ma to 8 years in prison
- 'American Idol' viewers are disappearing
- Drew Barrymore uninjured in hit-and-run accident
- List of DVD movie release dates for May 13 and beyond
- Pop artist Robert Rauschenberg dies in Fla. at 82
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Travel Wire
- Airfares will go up this summer, industry official warns
- Airbus announces new delays to A380
- In the Himalayas, an isolated Sherpa village offers a cosmopolitan touch
- The old and the new mix as the Big Easy shows its determination to survive
- Skip the McMeal for a taste of the town: Nothing beats eating locally when you travel
- Gas prices could aid Ford museum
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Home & Garden Wire
- EARTH EDUCATION: Uncontrollable elements
- Don't clean up your yard yet
- FIX IT: Box elder bugs; musical tuners
- HOME ENVIRONMENT: Smarter sockets
- A brush with success
- HOME STYLE: Non-caustic cleaners
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Religion Wire
- Vatican: It's OK to believe in aliens
- Pastor apologizes for anti-Catholic remarks
- Attorney wants pope to testify on clergy sex abuse
- Monks back on front lines to aid cyclone victims
- N.M. apocalyptic sect leader released on bond
- Pastors encouraged to violate IRS ban on partisan politics
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Food & Wine Wire
- How Stuff Works: How beer works
- In lean times, shoppers see extra fat in food bill
- Wis. remains tops in cheese contest with Calif.
- Beat the heat with cold soup and grilled salad
- Party books: New additions to your entertaining library
- Summer entertaining demands avocados
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Family Wire
- Energy drinks make caffeine the drug of choice among California youth
- EX ETIQUETTE: Boy may be trying to shield mother
- Ask Mr. Dad: Spoiling your baby
- DEBRA-LYNN B. HOOK: Bringing up Mommy
- Living with children: Nasty talk
- Turning whining into wish lists
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Seniors Wire
- Survey: 1 in 10 boomers borrowing for everyday expenses
- Study: Older brains don't benefit from painkillers
- New rule would limit insurers contact with elderly, disabled
- When an elder goes missing, seven states can trigger Silver Alerts
- 'Sex and the City,' at 40 and even maybe (gasp) 50
- Who should MDs let die in a pandemic? Report offers answers
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Weird News Wire
- Ga. church tempts worshippers with $500 gas raffle
- Cape parishioners subdue would-be church robber
- Man says JetBlue made him sit on toilet
- Illinois man reclaims stationary bike world record
- Police: Drunk tuxedo-clad man took mower for ride
- Iowa man charged with throwing candy at police
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