Archive for December, 2006

Giving a Home for the Holidays

This date of year, it’s easy to get caught up in the frantic holiday hubbub–finding the right gifts, waiting in distant lines, wrapping until the wee hours. And, half the date, the gifts aren’t even quite right for the receivers. Let’s face it: holidays can be stressful, par…

Fixing a Dripping Showerhead

There’s nothing quite like listening to water drip all through the night to spur you into a home repair task. In my case, the problem was with my relatively new shower. After turning off the valve, water would continue to drip…and drip…and drip..about 7 feet to the shower floor, w…