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VERSHIRE, Vermont 鈥� There鈥檚 yet another account of city dwellers fleeing urban life and materialism for a simpler existence in 鈥� where else? Vermont. This time it鈥檚 by Elizabeth Willard Thames, who made her name as Mrs.

Dear Helen: Have you grown cauliflower plants that overwinter and produce heads in the spring? What is the timing and what varieties are best? W.F.

Dear Tony: We are a 118-unit strata in Vancouver with plenty of extra parking. Four owners are asking for the installation of charging stations so they can buy electric vehicles.

Looking for an easy way to organize a messy bookshelf? You might consider turning all the spines backward. Yes, the backward bookshelf is one of the easiest ways 鈥� albeit, not too functional 鈥� to clean up a hodgepodge of texts.

Walking into a restaurant with friends last week, for a visit over breakfast, we stopped to admire the rhododendrons beginning to flower outside the doorway.

SEATTLE 鈥� It didn鈥檛 take long for the welcome wagon of well-meaning questions to wheel its way to Greg Crick and Kip White鈥檚 new home. 鈥淲hen we moved in, so many neighbours came to us and said:鈥榊ou鈥檙e not tearing it down, are you?鈥� 鈥� says Crick.

Dear Reena: I recently bought a stainless-steel thermos with foil wrapped around the exterior. Although the instructions say, 鈥渄ishwasher safe,鈥� the foil peeled after four washes. Now, the foil is half gone and looks unappealing.

New York-based interior designer Young Huh has always added touches of glamour to the rooms she designs. Lately, she says, clients are asking for even more.

Dear Debbie: The mudroom and laundry room in our bungalow are off the garage. It is very handy, but not particularly warm.

Dear Helen: When should begonia tubers be started into growth? Is it too early? S.B. I鈥檇 do it as soon as possible. My time preference for starting up newly purchased or stored tubers is early March.