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Home, Garden, and DIY May 2021
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Raised in the kitchen : making memories from scratch one recipe at a time
by Carrian Cheney
A family cooking blogger, in this unique cookbook, helps parents get their children interested in cooking by guiding the way through every step, and also features dollops of heartwarming family stories, insights and kid-friendly food activities. Original. 20,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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House to home : designing your space for the way you live
by Devi Dutta-Choudhury
An architect who founded her own studio offers a beginner-friendly guidebook for making your house into a home using charts, questionnaires and sketch pages to help define renovations and explaining core concepts about privacy, use of space, lighting and access. Illustrations.
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Growveg : the beginner's guide to easy vegetable gardening
by Benedict Vanheems
A lifelong gardener and creator of an internationally popular website offers simple instructions for 30 small-scale gardening projects from a rustic crate of herbs on a sunny balcony to a walk-through edible archway. 15,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Clean Mama's Guide to a Peaceful Home: Effortless Systems and Joyful Rituals...
by Becky Rapinchuk
What it is: a well-organized, friendly guide to setting up cleaning systems and rituals by the author of Clean Mama’s Guide to a Healthy Home and founder of the Clean Mama blog and website.
What's inside: workbook-like questions to help you focus on where you need help; 50 housekeeping tips; checklists.
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A year in my garden
by Jacqueline van der Kloet
"Takes us on a tour of the garden in 12 chapters and shows us what makes a garden special and beautiful, month after month. She explains what has to be done throughout the year, shows us her favorite plants and gives us a glimpse into her many national and international projects. Jacqueline talks enthusiastically about her life as a garden and landscape designer and about her own little piece of paradise. The many photos are a source of inspiration and bear witness to this plantswoman's love for everything that blossoms and flourishes. The 12 recurring fixed views read as a visual narrative showing how the garden develops through the year"
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Elements of Family Style: Elegant Spaces for Everyday Life
by Erin Gates
What it is: a beautifully photographed, family-focused design book organized by room that offers practical advice and ideas for purchasing items (rugs, sofas, etc.) that can survive children and pets.
Don't miss: the detailed photograph captions; the clever sidebar tips; the author's story about her struggle with infertility.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Joliet Public Library Ottawa Street Branch: 150 N Ottawa St Black Road Branch: 3395 Black Rd Joliet, Illinois 815-740-2660www.jolietlibrary.org |
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