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Time to hit the deck

By JUDY STARK
Published November 27, 2004

	Perfect Glue

Help the kids get ready for the winter holidays with 52 Christmas Activities or 52 Activities for Jewish Holidays by Lynn Gordon (Chronicle Books, $6.95 each). These little decks of cards offer suggestions for things to make or do, alone or with the family: crafts, games, songs, gifts, ornaments, activities. Good on rainy days or "I'm bored" afternoons year-round. Adults will find plenty of thoughtful ideas here too.

Wanted: designer show home

The Florida Orchestra Guild/St. Petersburg is seeking a home for its annual designer show house next spring. The house must be in south Pinellas and must have a minimum of 5,000 square feet. It must be available from March 1 to April 15, giving designers a month to create their rooms and two weeks for the public to tour the house. If you have a house to offer, call Maritza Smith at (727) 344-7575.

This could hardly be simpler, but it's fun and festive. Glue candies on a 9- or 12-inch foam cone to create a candy tree. Complete instructions are at www.perfectglue.com click on "Craft Projects," then on "Holiday Projects". Also posted there: ideas for lots more easy holiday crafts: place mats, paper trees, gift boxes, cards.

What do buyers most want a real estate agent to do? Find a house, 57 percent of buyers said in a survey for the National Association of Realtors. Negotiating price, handling paperwork and researching comparable sales each got the nod from 10 percent of buyers. Only 6 percent expected the agent to determine their purchasing power, and just 3 percent wanted help with financing.

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