https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle daily 0.75 2024-03-25 https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle/movie-houses-that-we-love monthly 0.5 2024-03-25 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/bb7b6e5b-4169-4bff-bcfd-b0d2ceaa2290/Gamble-House-3-945x596_c3cc3d3e99a0496ea9909ca43528d03d_da9741fd-ef24-f165-83ae0e3295aa0798_9c763bc877987c02f78ae64259e693d3.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - Back To The Future Before his family mansion burned down and Doc Brown had to move into his garage, he lived in a breathtaking Arts & Crafts style home in Hill Valley California. In reality, the setting for Doc Browns home is the Gamble House in Pasadena CA. Built from 1908-1909 and Designed by Greene & Greene (two of the most influential architects of the Arts & Crafts movement) this 8000 square foot home served as a winter home for David and Mary Gamble (Proctor and Gamble) but is now a California Historic Landmark and is open to the public for tours. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/091a7033-450b-441c-a748-c1f4e31c7ddf/service-pnp-habshaer-ca-ca0200-ca0277-photos-012692pv.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - CLUE Hill House, a mysterious manor in upstate New York and the setting for Clue (1985) is actually the Max Busch House in Pasadena California. While most of the interiors from the movie were shot on a soundstage, I fell in love with this house as soon as Prof Plum’s Purple Pontiac (say that 5 times fast!) pulled into the driveway. This 21 bedroom Tudor Manor house was built in 1929 and was designed by Paul Revere Williams who was the first black member of the American Institute of Architects. Sadly in 2005 the Max Busch House was destroyed by a fire (I am pretty sure it was Mrs Peacock with the candlestick) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/2cb5d668-0299-4fe6-b14b-747aa774281f/home-alone-house.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - Home Alone This 5,400 brick colonial was built in 1920. With 10 bedrooms and 6 bathrooms it’s not surprising the Mccallisters could host the entire extended family before boarding their flight to Paris. In reality, the Mccallister home is located in Winnetka IL just 20 miles north of Chicago and was most recently sold in 2012 for $1,585,000. In todays market this property is worth almost $2,500,000 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1896d7ee-8a10-45bf-ab8a-f27256ae63ae/villa-laura-villa.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - Under the Tuscan Sun I’ll be honest… Under the Tuscan Sun is not my normal type of movie, that said by the end of it I was ready to hop a flight to Italy and to live my best life in the Italian countryside. Villa Laura, the traditional Tuscan estate where UTTS was filmed dates back to the 17th century and is just outside of Cortona Tuscany. There are three buildings with 10 bedrooms on the property and is currently available to rent for retreats or vacations (who wants to go?) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/768b4ca8-687b-4e92-bd74-1bde757c0db8/rawImage.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - Mrs. Doubtfire With 3,300 square feet of space, 4 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, 3 kids and a job as the CEO of her company it’s no wonder Miranda Hillard needed to hire extra help to manage this beautiful San Francisco Victorian. This 1893 home does actually sit in S.F. on Steiner St and is still a private residence. It sold in 2016 for just over $4,000,000 and still attracts fans taking their pictures outside daily. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/d8912062-4ce3-4f74-b6c7-b14293f66d60/1115-01_97d44465-5056-a36a-092c8d5726caa99a.jpg Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - The Great Gatsby Jay Gatsby’s epic jazz age mansion was brought to life in the 1974 film at the Rosecliff Mansion in Newport RI. Rosecliff is currently one of the cliffwalk mansions open for regular tours as well as being available to rent for private events. It has the largest ballroom in Newport and expansive gardens overlooking sheep point cove. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/e50c2f2d-c808-4b1f-b5a1-aeca5a6ba21f/Screenshot+2024-03-25+at+12.38.31%E2%80%AFPM.png Lifestyle - Movie Houses That We Love - The Big Lebowski The Sheats-Goldstein Residence has shown up in many films and television shows over the years but received the most attention in The Big Lebowski. This modernist home was designed and built in the early 1960s in Los Angeles by architect John Lautner to be an “extension of nature” to the surrounding landscape. https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle/a-quick-and-simple-treat monthly 0.5 2024-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/a7446040-8040-41b8-8fb3-9ad617e8c74a/IMG_7834.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat 4 simple ingredients: 2 - 9 oz bags of oyster crackers 2- Tbsp Dill Weed 1 Pkg Hidden Valley Ranch dried Seasoning 2/3 cup Canola Oil https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/d48f733b-962c-419b-afeb-8427b398f135/IMG_7846.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Pour the crackers into a one gallon ziplock bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/26af98f6-0a5a-440d-9ce8-97a31591c25a/IMG_7837.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Mix the Dill, Ranch Seasoning, and Canola Oil in a separate bowl https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/4ce57da3-bf7c-4bb9-9824-bf805640bf1a/IMG_7845.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Drench the crackers with the oil and spice mixture… Seal the bag https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/357b9761-a694-4b76-93a7-b25097fde7ec/IMG_7847.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Shake the bag gently to coat all of the crackers in the mixture. once coated allow it to sit for at least an hour to let some of the oil evaporate. (these CAN be prepared a day or two in advance) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/228f3721-e24b-47b1-8337-60adbb645397/IMG_7848.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Serve It is as easy as that! A simple herbed cracker appetizer that everyone will keep going back to for more. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/3c2cc319-9c45-4bc2-9b78-0e8848580344/IMG_7851.jpg Lifestyle - A Quick and Simple Treat - Make it stand out Whatever it is, the way you tell your story online can make all the difference. https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle/new-years-resolutions-for-your-home monthly 0.5 2023-12-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/b46ce143-6939-4265-840d-57e97dc87457/seth.jpg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1703180506775-SSIEXKO037ZBGE2I6MMU/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Clean Your Closet It is so easy to close the door and forget it, but every once in a while, every closet needs a good purge and clean. Put on your favorite music and take a few hours to empty EVERYTHING from your closet, vacuum, wipe down the shelves and walls, and reorganize a bit. Go through EVERY SINGLE THING in there. Some things you will realize you are glad to toss, others may be treasures you forgot you had that you are excited to find again. By the time you are done you will have a clean, organized space that makes you happy every time you open the door. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/153757b5-5793-43ff-a878-e250faba77c9/thumbnail_QRCode+for+Seth+Hodge_Coldwell+Banker_Contact+List.jpeg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Check Your Smoke And Carbon Monoxide Detectors Give each one you have a test run, check the back for expiration dates (if you have one that was made before they put expiration dates on them…. consider it expired) and be sure you have enough. You should have an alarm within 10 ft of each bedroom door, and one near your furnace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1703181530511-8VZER6XUSA2IY4FWK2IG/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Clean Out Your Pantry And Spices True Confession: when I moved into my current house almost 7 years ago, while unpacking the kitchen, I found a bottle of some sort of specialty vinegar that was…past date. In fact, I realized it had moved with me cross country twice and been through a dozen apartments and homes <hangs head in shame> Obviously it was not a product I used and had just been hiding away in the back of a cabinet, and in truth many “expiration dates” are just related to potency of flavor not safety (hmmm an idea for a future blog post?) I DIGRESS….. take the time to empty out those cupboards, the refrigerator, the pantry, etc… check all your dates and get rid of the things you wouldn’t be comfortable using ( i mean, if your dried sage expired last week and you want to cook with it tonight, you are most likely safe to do so). Also consider those things you bought just for that one recipe and haven’t used since… if you don’t have a concrete plan to use it, get rid of it. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/9af8d25d-0cf5-4432-99ca-c8cb9b23ff48/image-asset.jpg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Give A Room A Facelift You don’t always need a catastrophic change for a fresh perspective. Sometimes a fresh coat of paint, a new piece of artwork, or even just a rearrangement of furniture can breath new life into a room. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/467f2ff6-cacb-499c-88bc-518cb66efbf0/air+return.jpg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Change The Filters In Your Furnace And Vents During the winter you are recirculating air constantly and seldom open a window to air out your rooms, be sure the air you are recirculating is as clean as it can be with new filters, it can also be great to clean out the vents with a long handled vacuum cleaner! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/60278341-1788-4dff-84e7-6424671d799d/image-asset.jpg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Try A New Recipe So many of us fall into the pattern of cooking the things we know that we like, and that we can make simply. Challenge to yourself to try a new recipe once a week. Break out one of those cookbooks you were gifted and never opened, or go to any thrift store and find one that appeals to you… Why don’t I suggest going online? Finding a recipe online when you know what you are looking for can be fantastic, but there is something to be said about pushing your boundaries by opening a cookbook and finding something you never would have considered googling. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1703187658344-0D3125Y0VGZVSRL6OWR7/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - New Year’s Resolutions for your home - Get a CMA (Comparative Market Analysis) If you own your home, consider getting a CMA. Your home is your biggest investment and taking care of that investment is important. A CMA helps you to understand the current value of your home and a good Realtor will also give you feedback on improvements you could consider that will help you to increase the value for the future. https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle/the-5-senses-of-holiday-design monthly 0.5 2023-11-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1c8840bf-bf9c-4c66-97e9-99ef62a1c3d7/862CE645-41A6-4F6A-B260-907CDFC5083C_1_201_a.jpg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design - Sight When considering the visual for your Holiday Design, figure out your style but don’t be so tied to one style that you lose the sentimentality. Our home is a collage of bright sparkle, and more natural elements. We do use ornaments (as seen here) that make the Christmas Tree shine, but these are complimented by many others (below) that have sentimental meaning. Both my partners family and mine have traditions surrounding a yearly ornament, and we started our own tradition to always pick an ornament together when we travel. We also have a number of other decorations through the house that merge aesthetics and family history, you will find wooden toys and sleighs built by my grandfather, antique christmas books because of our love of reading and collecting old books, and even a felted Emmet Otter, ready for his jug-band christmas representing my favorite childhood Christmas special. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701099506677-4H3KK07DTDKLWRI2PX94/434D84CD-B08D-4FAD-95C2-5A9DF5EAF467_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701099504812-VF7MBIC04YTRC2GXG40O/53BC0055-810A-49E2-9B73-58C1DD1D8F27.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701108338726-55MIN17095EZ4227GPJL/E28E19A2-18A2-4C1F-A664-0277756E606A.jpg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701099514011-EP8GH7G0PTX49TSX5FEN/03A3AED9-7063-41ED-948C-3AB2DABFFF58_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701100158612-UTWPXKAYPFFC0F25O4PW/B6C83A0C-A1B8-453E-A69C-8F3B22D0AFBE.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701102153633-7RCNKVOV7LMU9CJBQKYS/7FA05229-FD31-4B71-A0AC-09FC70D8AA74.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701102183134-LQF17IWR7L6IAM6E03Y5/806CAF82-42FB-4A23-89FD-31DC995C9373.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701102190884-LGG1AQQPW9Q9H56I7OG5/AED66513-CFF9-4411-80DD-E907DB76BE53_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701102196001-XMTWXS8GWDZKJC1N93JE/17A02F58-78F9-4EF6-9063-6752A347D2E1_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701102206028-Z7BWRC52K7DFUKSGZJGK/F0AB3D4E-6C70-4F7E-8C80-A7D5292E04F4_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/2ed6a146-46db-497c-9ef8-1354ec28c0ea/153E25B4-94C7-4A29-959C-501BA1C335A8_1_201_a.jpg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design - Sound Incorporating sound into your Holiday design is likely something you already do without considering it. Whether you are curating a Christmas playlist, or breaking out the vinyl albums your family has played for decades, this is the foundation of your holiday sound design. In our home this is layered with the sleigh bells we add to each door and the crackling fire we like to keep lit in the fireplace. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/66b24574-3763-40ab-9070-9cc37df56543/D67F1E5E-975A-425E-AC91-0BE549FE2D91.jpg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design - Smell The simple answer here is to invite in new smells, many do this with oil diffusers or scented candles (my personal favorite for this time of year is Bath & Body Works Hot Cocoa & Cream, it’s more subtle than many scented candles and smells like cocoa cooking on the stove). If you aren’t a fan of artificial scents (many scented candles are just too much for me) there are some other ways I use to introduce smell into my holiday design. Obviously a live Christmas tree will bring in the fresh pine scent into your home, if you can’t have a live tree or just don’t want to deal with the clean up consider a live wreath or boughs of greenery on the mantle, these will both bring in the fresh pine scent without the tree. when doing the deep clean before Christmas decorating I also have found Method brand wood cleaner does a great job on furniture and floors and has a rich almond scent, perfect for this time of year. This is also a time where food scents layer with everything else. Keeping a pot of coffee on, or some cinnamon sticks and cloves in a boiling pot of water on the stove top will make your home welcoming and smell great. (of course baking cookies or bread will also do the same trick as well as helping with the next sense!) https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701104526652-KIPSIV1ESICBAA0QS6GQ/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design - Taste With guests coming over both planned or unplanned, it is great to have a tasty treat on hand to showcase your welcoming home. Whether you have a favorite family recipe, or a great one you have found online (check out my October blog post for ginger molasses cookies!) this is the time of year when it is perfect to offer a guest a cup of coffee or tea, some fresh cookies, and time to warm up and catch up. If you are hosting an event create a variety of options from sweet and savory snacks to fresh veggies and new surprises for people to try. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701104865593-QNOEJZK48FK4KJ7JH473/EC6F4301-7A9E-4781-B2F5-03F848FB9D16.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701104865024-EFCFIN6HD78IKLEZNBXW/27103A96-96D0-4427-8472-FBA198BA8E7D.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701109101846-8QQ10IEMM3YN3A77YIVO/IMG_5767.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701109102355-DIN25ZAB8L1IYSK3RTXH/IMG_5788.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701109103841-ZOJZXOC7D9BCRQZCMZO0/IMG_5792.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1701105624506-LEX4KZV82D07CEWSL31Y/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - The 5 Senses of Holiday Design - Touch During the colder months of the year, touch comes into play a few different ways. Layer your home design with plush pillows, soft blankets and even a few cute snuggly characters. If you have a fireplace or a wood stove, maintaining a warm spot for guests to take the chill off when arriving to your home can be the most welcoming option there is, while they don’t “touch” the fire its warmth will touch them. In my days of apartment living, I always kept an electric throw on the couch through the winter seasons for anyone to use when arriving to my home. I also love offering someone a hot mug of coffee, tea, or cocoa that they can wrap their cold hands around. https://www.brownstoneandsage.com/lifestyle/getting-your-home-ready-for-winter monthly 0.5 2023-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697556296086-X1ARIE28W14LMZBIBO0R/6033C030-78A1-417F-B320-801D249ECF68_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697556296126-3VXAM1JZREZT5HLLWBYH/F3C36365-657C-4A54-9E0B-A994E269A4BF_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697556299146-BM7F0IV015RY7X23J3KE/2CC61E07-DF5A-4804-AE91-B4C4F98DE75C.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697556299460-F0A2TRHBW93ZIN5ZCEWP/914B1E1D-23EE-4A88-AE2F-6D1599581A5F_1_201_a.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697558430553-ZAO1GBS2QD5HZI3SVKRK/B04CF470-1195-4164-8EF9-4BDD8F09873A.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697558417280-6W6SVER2X0QNL5AA897P/96A27851-5C85-43C2-B0F6-0E39276AB4D1.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697558430591-IPQVHICHGP76QLV7HSOQ/036B96FD-48E0-4721-ACE5-0A4CC0CAA993.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/9b8c4257-95cd-49da-a4d7-d6b508d4f0fa/Why-You-Should-Always-Call-an-HVAC-Professional-for-Furnace-Repair.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter - 3. Service your heating system Whether you have a furnace, a boiler, a mini split, or no clue how the heat makes it into your home… now is the time for its annual checkup. You don’t want to wait until the temperatures drop below freezing to figure out that during the last 5 months of non-use, something with your system has gone wrong. That’s a recipe to find yourself deep on a waiting list for a service provider to be able to get to you. A system check up usually runs between $100 and $300 depending on your heating system but can save you quite a bit of frustration and cost later on. (for those of you with oil tanks, be sure you have enough in the tank as well! https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/54fda257-c74a-4429-9b86-936ca532f1a7/FE94D3B2-FC5D-4259-A5AF-96FA84079E88.jpg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter - 4. Break out the winter tools. I know, I know… it seems premature, but we have seen snowy Halloweens before. So make sure you have your shovels handy, gas for that snowblower, and some ice melt ready to go. Hopefully you won’t need it for a while but better to be prepared. If you have a four legged family member who goes out in the snow, don’t get caught without paw friendly ice melt, some ice melts can do serious damage to our fuzzy little family members. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/e621e9b2-8b5c-4185-a4a0-eb2fd47b1ad6/image-asset.jpg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter - 5. Reverse your ceiling fans Most ceiling fans have a reverse switch, be sure your fan is running clockwise once you turn on your heat. The fan will create an updraft and push the heated air from the ceiling down into the room (remember, hot air rises). https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/b721eedc-e015-4ad0-8c72-4e9be6d20d0c/IMG_1363.jpg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter - 6. Don’t rake your leaves That’s right, I said DON’T rake your leaves…. ok, if you want to rake some to make a pile for jumping in, go for it, but that’s it! Instead, mow your leaves. Your best option is to try and do this while they are dry and you may need to do it a few times to get them small enough. Take that grass catcher off the mower when you are mowing your leaves and get them into small pieces around the size of a dime or smaller. Over the winter, these small pieces of fall foliage that you have spread throughout your lawn by mowing, will decompose and fertilize your lawn providing lots of fantastic nutrients to help it come back even better next spring. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/64a19c9a1728bc1e7ef0c1b2/1697564450510-3C4KS40NUFKZE3H6SZ9Q/image-asset.jpeg Lifestyle - Getting your home ready for Winter - 7. 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