Free Yard Waste Pickup

photo source:  turfteamtn.com The City of Berkley is providing FREE yard waste pick-up April 4-May 13, 2011. Details: will be picked up on your regular trash day only is not picked up with the regular trash; it is picked up by a separate truck. must be placed at the curb by 7:00 am will be …

Avoiding Food Dye for the Sake of Our Children

photo credit: cpsi.net Avoiding food dye has been added to my long list of things to avoid when choosing for for my girls. The scary thing is that food dye is in most foods these days.  From yogurt and salad dressing to cereal and even juice.  According to the Center for Science in the Public …

How to Make Homemade Wallpaper

Making homemade wallpaper  is a way to be crafty even if you don’t think you’re crafty.  I found a way to put some of that pretty scrapbooking paper that I kept seeing in the stores to use without even picking up a pair of scissors. It’s an easy and pretty inexpensive way to brighten up …

Local Designer Offers Free Design Advice

Are you in a design dilemma or just need a little expert advice to freshen up a room in your home? For the first time in shop history, Your Nesting Place in downtown Milford will offer free design help in the store, by appointment, March 17-29. Bring in a written plan, photos or even a …

Get to Know the Green in Rochester

There is more green space in Rochester than in southern California, where I’m from, that’s for sure!  And, I’m sure I have yet to see all of the beautiful green Rochester spaces! I’m thinking of attending the Green Space Discovery Hike and I wouldn’t think twice about bringing my Sony DSLR A33L!  What a great …