Homes

Lynne Mapes-Riordan of Evanston, Illinois, hopes women will one day serve as Roman Catholic deacons. After 800 years, she could be one of the first. Growing up, she never gave ordination a second thought.

Second-hand materials will stretch your home-improvement budget

Cordless window treatments are the safest bets for kids' rooms

Lighting fixtures help add style, colour and fun

Who needs a yard? William Moss believes you can grow food almost anywhere. Moss is a horticultural educator who has appeared on TV shows such as HGTV's Dig In.

In spite of the iffy weather during growing season, the garden produces a healthy crop

Helen Chesnut >F7

Dear Reena: I hope that you can help. A loaf of bread was left in our bread cupboard and became very mouldy. I have not been able to get rid of the smell and cannot use the cupboard now because of this.

I don't know what it is about Aug. 29 and New Orleans, but it seems like ever since hurricane Katrina, New Orleans gets hit with a major storm on the anniversary. In 2008, my crew and I were down there building a home for a hurricane Katrina victim.

When you're working on a roof, it's hard to keep tools and supplies from sliding off. The Bucket Buddy is designed to solve that problem.