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MEDINA, Washingon — Graham Baba Architects had just one commission under its creative belt when opportunity knocked, urgently, all the way from Kentucky.

A Saanich home is the only Canadian entry selected as a finalist in the 2018 Fine Homebuilding Readers’ Choice Awards.

Dear Reena: I lost the recipe and method you recommend for cleaning a crystal chandelier. Loretta Here is a solution to clean a chandelier without scrubbing or polishing each piece.

Happily, moderate weather in recent weeks has awakened gardens on the Island.

Dear Debbie: For years, I have steered away from the beige-pink walls that were all the rage and throughout my house when I was growing up. Maybe it was because the whole house gave off a kind of blah, cool aura.

Dear Tony: We just purchased a condo in Langley and within a week of becoming owners, we were sent an invoice from our property manager that we owed back strata fees for November and December.

Dear Helen: Why are roses, in particular red roses, considered to be the prime vehicle for conveying thoughts of love on Valentine’s Day? A.L.

Dear Reena: I would like to clean the keyboard on my computer, but I want to avoid any sort of liquid cleaner. I do not want to risk damaging my fairly new computer.

Longtime local residents Cheryl and Mike Murray were interested in finding an investment property.

There are oh so many decisions to make when embarking on a decorating project. In many cases, it’s the number of options that trips us up, and confounds us until we simply put off making any decision at all.