articles of note

A few articles of note that are worth your time:  Marianne Rohrlich curates 25 gifts for under $25 in NYT Home & Garden.  Many are perfect for the tidy person in your life, including the Tokey dustpan and brush at Unica Home.

And ‘brought to you first by Clean+istry but who’s counting’ plastic household cleaning brushes at kioskkiosk.com.

Our favorite image for the week comes from the New Yorker.  Susan Fornoff, for SFGate, has 5 tips for cleaning up after your furry friends.  Timely advice for the Obama family.

And Marinell James, special for SFGate, helps to get your fireplace ready for winter. The article is a bit Left Coast centric, but the general rules still apply.  Read our own probing questions when interviewing a potential chimney sweep.