By Renee Enna Chicago Tribune ALL DECKED OUT OK, not technically a book but close enough: “P. Allen Smith’s Container Gardens: 50 Recipes for Year-Round Gardening” (Potter Style, $14.99) puts a year’s worth of blooming ideas, divided by season, into a nifty little package. Smith’s wonderful combinations will instruct those who are befuddled by containers, [...]

By Fred Tasker McClatchy Newspapers Wine’s a great holiday gift. But it must be given properly. The first thing you have to think about is price. Give your father-in-law too cheap a bottle and he’ll think you’re miserly; pay too much and he’ll think you’re trying to soap him up. It’s not hard. Just plan [...]

Bill Piorkowski, owner of Elyria Jewelers and Repair, would like to offer the public the opportunity to bring in Gold, Platinum and Diamonds. The commodities market is at record levels, now is the time to sell! If you have unwanted gold, platinum and diamonds, you can turn them into cash. It is also a good [...]

PRNewswire – Just in time for the holiday season the pawfect book for pet lovers, “Bad to the Bone: Memoir of a Rebel Doggie Blogger”. It’s the first memoir ever written by a dog published in non-fiction, and is a laugh-out-loud look at how a canine and two seemingly normal people wreak havoc on an [...]