Category Archive for "Homeowner"

If you’re a fan of avocado toast, guacamole or chunks of avocado stuffed into your fish tacos, have we got a treat for you! When you decide to quit the store-bought varieties and grow your own avocado, you’ll wonder what…

Serious gardeners have a lawn-care schedule, adhered to like clockwork each year. You can identify these folks by their lush, green landscapes. Others use a hit and miss approach and, while the grass lives, it may not thrive. Prepping the…

If you’re adding to your family this year, congratulations! It’s an exciting time with lots to look forward to. As in other areas of the home, baby nursery décor preferences change and each year, it’s out with old and in…

It’s probably happened to all of us. While washing your hands in the bathroom the sink begins filling and filling and not draining. It’s annoying. Thankfully, your chances are good that you won’t need to call a plumber. Try these…

The American consumer was slow to catch on, but today we have a growing awareness of the environment and how it’s impacted by humans. “A new study across 24 countries reveals 58% of adults are more mindful of their impact…

No, we’re not loopy – a variety of seeds can and should be started indoors and January and February are the ideal months to plant many of them. So, thaw out that green thumb, dig into those seed catalogs you’ve…

Nationwide, crime is skyrocketing. Sadly, we recently saw the homicide rate explode to the highest rate “… in modern history,” according to US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) studies. Non-violent crimes, or crimes against property, have also increased,…

COVID-19 changed lives in ways that we never imagined possible. One of those ways was the introduction of intense loneliness, isolation and boredom due to the lockdown and stay-home mandates. Some Americans relied on pharmaceuticals to tolerate the isolation while…

Winter can brutal on our homes. In conversations with our clients who bought homes last summer and fall, we’re hearing a lot of confusion about how to deal with Mother Nature’s aftermath. So, this month, we’ve decided to help give…

“Power outages likely if there is an extreme weather event this winter,” warn meteorologists at kens5.com. “Report warns Texas to take certain steps to avoid future winter power outages,” blasts a recent headline at mysanantonio.com. “Longer, more frequent outages afflict…