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By Compiled by JUDY STARK
© St. Petersburg Times, published September 30, 2000
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Speaking of getting organized, our topic today, try these tips from Home & Garden Television: Give each child his or her own filing cabinet or set of plastic drawers to store a year's worth of schoolwork and art. Parents can take charge of report cards and other special things and keep them in your own plastic drawers for each child. For sports gear, use wall space to hang whatever you can. Racks with pincers can hold bats, rackets, lacrosse sticks. Vinyl-coated storage hooks can hold jump ropes and ski poles. Balls can be stored in wire baskets, plastic bins or on bat and ball shelves available from sports stores. The key: Keep balls off the floor.
The Autumn Gathering, a show and sale of crafts and handmade items, is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday at the Harborview Center at 300 Cleveland St., Clearwater. More than 150 exhibitors will offer baskets, calligraphy, wreaths, dolls and bears, candles, birdhouses, pillows, old linens and quilts, jewelry, clothing and stained glass. Admission: $2 for adults, $1 for children 12 and younger; no strollers until 2 p.m. Information: (727) 787-6027.
Next weekend, head for Tropicana Field for the 10th annual fall Suncoast Home and Remodeling Show. More than 600 exhibits for your browsing pleasure, including Hurricane Alley, designer showcases, outdoor living and lots of vendors of products and services for the home. Hours: 10 a.m.-9 p.m. Friday and Oct. 7, 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Oct. 8. Tickets: $6; half price Friday; Home Depot has $2-off coupons for Saturday and Sunday; children under 12 free.
This is not your father's La-Z-Boy! This sleekly styled recliner stands on a solid beech ring pedestal base that allows for 360-degree swivel motion. A knob under the seat adjusts the chair. The chairs are covered in leather with matching ottomans. There are three styles in the Silhouettes collection, all Scandinavian-inspired, starting in price at $999.