I too, miss Carol Duvall and wish they would do the re-runs, I watch some of the holiday shows on HGTV but they aren't the same. Martha Stewart has good ideas, but I cannot stand to watch her-not really sure why-so I look at her web site or magazine. My DD swears by her and watches her religiously to include recording all her shows.
Not many like Alex, Carol and many of the others that were the originals of HGTV. I guess they need to make a crafting channel to include all hobbies and then we all would be happy !LOL