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![Boulders that plunged from a mountainside rests among homes in Tlalnepantla, on the outskirts of Mexico City, when a mountain gave way on Friday, Sept. 10, 2021. A section of mountain on the outskirts of Mexico City gave way Friday, plunging rocks the size of small homes onto a densely populated neighborhood and leaving at least one person dead and 10 others missing.]()
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![This undated photo shows echinacea plants in New Paltz, N.Y. Echinacea is one of many flowers that grows well even in dry summers. (Lee Reich via AP)]()
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![Retired NYPD Officer Ken Winkler, holds a broken piece of glass that he kept from the fallen World Trade Center skyscrapers, which he keeps in his office on Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2021, in New York. "Somebody once asked me, 'How often do you think about it?' I told him it's easier to count the days when you don't think about it," says Winkler, who now manages Manhattan's cruise ship terminal.]()
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![The stump of a large oak tree remains as construction continues outside the old New Lebanon School in the Byram section of Greenwich in 2019.]()
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![Interior design of elegant kitchen with black and white elements.]()
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![Duo Dickinson ponders about the state of the real estate market and if the rush to buy homes during the pandemic will lead to another crash.]()
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![Interior design of elegant kitchen with black and white elements.]()
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![Duo Dickinson ponders about the state of the real estate market and if the rush to buy homes during the pandemic will lead to another crash.]()
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![Baby goat French Toast smells a dandelion at the Stamford Museum & Nature's Heckscher Farm in Stamford.]()
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![With its stretching, many-hued blooms, the Snapdragon "University of California Mix" is a colorful garden choice.]()
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![The cottage garden in front of the visitor center at Bartlett Arboretum and Gardens is full of blooming flowers.]()
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![Left, Taylor Spellman, and right, Marci Sharif, who have been friends since fifth grade.]()
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![After spending so many months at home, now might be the time to reconsider how to best utilize our decks.]()
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![Pre-renovation, the pea-gravel courtyard included the existing pond ringed by a boxwood hedge. Wanting to make the space a special area to relax, the Shahids added blue stone pavers and a patio, and ornamental grass to bring in color and softness. "Our ducks like to jump in for a swim every now and then," Charlotte says.]()
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![Duo Dickinson offers tips on preparing your home for winter and how to circulate air for indoor gatherings during the pandemic.]()
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![Tending to the smaller details make a difference.]()
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![Blighted properties can reduce property values in a neighborhood and can become a safety issue if they aren't addressed.]()
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![Diane Lampert is a certified Master Gardener and is based in Greenwich.]()
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![John and Anne Nolon live in this 140 year old carriage house in Westchester, a barn turned home 70 years ago.]()
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![Parents and children, who may be home together during COVID-19, can make corny fun in the kitchen; this is the perfect time to teach kids how to cook, particularly if you're incorporating one of their favorite vegetables into a dish.]()
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![Longtime New Canaan resident Jeannie Hart makes a flower purchase at the weekly New Canaan Farmers Market in 2018.]()
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![Carey Karlan, owner of Last Detail Interior Design in Darien, considers her home's conservatory - with its larger outdoor planters, garden stools, terrarium, indestructible indoor/outdoor coffee table, green garden-like etagere, botanicals, and pitchers of flowers - a summer retreat. "I have coffee here every morning," she says.]()
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![Nick Zappone works on a DIY project in the basement of the home he shares with his wife, Nicole (writer of this story). The couple has been renovating their condo in stages; the coronavirus has offered them the opportunity to cross some home improvement projects - most recently, updating their basement washroom - off their to-do list.]()
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![Veggie tales: Even the youngest family members can get their hands dirty and help with home gardening.]()
