Category: Home and Garden

Heart-stopping moment

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We’re still learning not to panic at scenes like this, where one of our rabbits looks like rigor mortis has set in. It’s even scarier when one’s running about, stops, and then flops over into a deadly pose like Pepper’s here. That’s when I look closely at her side to see if she’s breathing. Grab a camera, though, and the subject pops right up like nothing’s ever happened just as you’re ready to click the shot. My wife finally caught this instance, and I’m envious.

The latest buzz … or lack of it

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A local beekeeper group reports that 47 percent of its members’ hives died off over the winter, something largely blamed on a virus I’m dubbing Cobeed-18.

Alas, ours was one of the ones that didn’t make.

Uncertainties over the human Covid-19 outbreak, meanwhile, puts repopulating the hives in question. New colonies are trucked north from the Deep South, and who knows how long before things in that regard are back to normal.

Everything’s up in the air, except that some things aren’t.

IKEA, where small is stylish

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The Swedish retailer of low-cost home furnishings, appliances, cookware, and the like is a magnet for folks trying to make the most of tight spaces like apartments. Say a challenge like a 400-square-foot apartment.

Even if you have an old five-bedroom home like ours, the interiors can be challenging. IKEA has frequently come to our rescue. Yes, some assembly is usually required, and I can attest it’s not always idiot proof, but overall, we’ve been pleased with the results.

The closest IKEA superstore to us is located south of Boston, and since deliveries aren’t cheap, it’s worth the four-hour round-trip, even if you get lost inside once you’re there, as I have. The cafeteria, by the way, is quite the bargain.

Are you one of those intrigued by the small-scale living space displays in the IKEA superstores?

What’s your experience been?