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In Haymarket Crossing , Stanley Martin is building a community of spacious three- bedroom townhouses in a tree-lined neighborhood that will have a pavilion, benches and two tot lots. (Benjamin C Tankersley for The Washington Post) With a population of about 2,000, the town of Haymarket is tucked away in Virginia’s Prince William County . A little-known fact to newer residents of the Washington area is that in the mid-1990s, the Walt Disney Co. purchased large amounts of land in the area for a proposed U.S. history theme park to be built in Haymarket, just several miles from Manassas National Battlefield Park . Local residents opposed the idea, and the controversial plan fell through. The bulk of the land was then sold to a local business executive , who sold it to developers. While there is no theme park, there are signs of a growing community that has also managed to retain a certain amount of small-town charm. Mary Scarpinito, originally from Long Island, has lived in Arli...

Full description Immaculate extended family house nearby the gates of Royal Greenwich Park and within easy reach of Maze Hill Station . The current owners have carried out a complete refurbishment and exterior programme and is now a beautifully comfortable family home . Briefly comprising spacious entrance hall , two reception room s, fully fitted and extended family kitchen , cloakroom, four double bedrooms , large family bathroom , ensuite shower room and dressing area to master suite. Large first floor landing with laundry cupboard. Landscaped rear garden and off street parking. Entrance door   0.0m x 0.0m Half glazed panel door with stained glass detailing and stained glass window above into: Reception Hall   3.75m x 4.8m Dark oak flooring with tiled insert. Coving. Panelling to dado height. Wired for wall lights. Open fireplace housing a gas fired real flame fire with pewter mantelpiece, tiled insert and granite hearth . Central ceiling...

By Barbara Forster / GateHouse Media ADDRESS: 3 Haskell St., Beverly BEDROOMS: 3 BATHROOMS: 2 full; 1 half LIVING SPACE: 2,629 sq. ft. PRICE: $719,000   What’s inside this pristine Gambrel only moments from Beverly Farms Village , West Beach and the commuter train — an exceptionally livable floor plan that includes spacious rooms and custom updates by Siemasko & Verbridge — admittedly ratchets up the urge to rush through the door to see it all. Take your time! Check out a beautiful (and newly installed) front patio. This roomy outdoor haven is guaranteed to become a favorite summer spot for everyone. A nearby grilling "deck" is the ultimate convenience. Now let’s go in An enclosed front porch that is the width of the house is a delightful variation on a venerable Yankee tradition : the vestibule. A great space to welcome guests or to linger at the end of a visit, this indoor/outdoor spot is also a comfortable place to relax when Mother Nature is having an off day. ...

By Barbara Forster / GateHouse Media ADDRESS: 3 Haskell St., Beverly BEDROOMS: 3 BATHROOMS: 2 full; 1 half LIVING SPACE: 2,629 sq. ft. PRICE: $719,000   What’s inside this pristine Gambrel only moments from Beverly Farms Village , West Beach and the commuter train — an exceptionally livable floor plan that includes spacious rooms and custom updates by Siemasko & Verbridge — admittedly ratchets up the urge to rush through the door to see it all. Take your time! Check out a beautiful (and newly installed) front patio. This roomy outdoor haven is guaranteed to become a favorite summer spot for everyone. A nearby grilling "deck" is the ultimate convenience. Now let’s go in An enclosed front porch that is the width of the house is a delightful variation on a venerable Yankee tradition : the vestibule. A great space to welcome guests or to linger at the end of a visit, this indoor/outdoor spot is also a comfortable place to relax when Mother Nature is having an off day. ...

Excerpt from 'How Clean is Your House' By Kim Woodburn and Aggie MacKenzie Getting started Kim and Aggie's essential cleaning kit A glance at the shelves of cleaning materials in any large store will tell you that there is a breathtaking array of cleaning creams, powders, polishes, liquids, cloths, mops and tablets available. Of course you don't need them all! Some are time-saving, but buying so many products is hardly economical—we'll show you other cleaning methods that avoid buying a special product that does only one job. However, every home should have a basic cleaning kit . All the homes we visited contained cleaning materials —they just weren't being used. Their purchase was a sign of the best intentions, but then they had been buried at the back of a cupboard—often covered in grease or dust! Name a product and you can be sure that we have tried it. Here is a list of the supplies we never ...

Bruno Goussault, 63, is both a scientist and an economist. He has been training chefs like Fabio Trabocchi at the Ritz-Carlton and Michel Richard at Citronelle, both in Washington, Dan Barber at Blue Hill in New York and Daniel Boulud at Daniel, also in New York, not only how to use sous vide but also to understand the science behind it. Where Escoffier organized the way chefs cook, dividing the professional kitchen into stations (sauces, cold foods, sautéing, pastry), Goussault has reprogrammed their approach to temperature, technique and taste -- their fundamental understanding of cooking. At Charlie Trotter's in Chicago, the intense heat and scrape of pans against the stove is giving way to an almost placid atmosphere, the barely audible hum of water baths that run 24 hours a day. Dufresne, the chef at the innovative Manhattan restaurant WD -50, calls Goussault's contribution to cooking "monumental." The advancements he has made are on par with the invention of t...