Homes

One in five U.S. adults do not identify with a specific religion, and the number of Protestants has for the first time dipped significantly below 50 per cent, according to a poll released this week by Pew Research Center.

Careful renovation restores unusual, Swiss-chalet style Maclure-designed home to its late-1800s grandeur

The rewards are sweet and lasting but vineyards are high maintenance

Adult children upsize into parents' large home while parents downsize into kids' easy-maintenance condo

Diverse group used for flavour, fragrance, dyes and medicines

Q: I want to cover my hot-water radiators so they will look more decorative, but I've received three different contractor opinions on how to proceed.

Dear Reena: Here's a hint f you like stuffed green olives (like I do): don't throw away the brine. Cut some carrot sticks (not too thinly) and put them in your olive jar. Boil the olive brine and pour it over the carrots. Seal and cool.

I've been saying it for years. The home-inspection industry is like the Wild West - a lot of cowboys but not a lot of sheriffs. Throughout most of Canada, the industry is self-regulated by different associations with different sets of standards.

A desire to recycle, save money and add a personal, imaginative touch entices many crafty people to create what can easily be bought. This time of year, that includes crafting a lunch sack.

As autumn officially began, the continuing fine weather and the garden's bounty kept bringing to my grateful mind lines of favourite poems.