Although I love animals–most of the time, I have a problem with a certain squirrel. He not only likes to eat tomatoes, he also likes to eat blossoms of things like zucchini. That makes for a much less productive garden I’ve planted around the patio. I tried buying fake snakes. That didn’t work. I run […]
This is as much decorating as I did for Halloween this year. This is the fourth year we’ve been in our home, and the first time I’ll be open for trick-or-treaters. In 2019, we were the only occupied house on the block. Only one family made it to our door. I hadn’t bought any candy,
I have never been a fan of winter and cold weather. So when fall comes around, I’m not too excited. For me, the one redeeming feature of fall is the burst of color it provides. I was afraid the dry weather would mean a disappointing fall this year, but I’ve seem some gorgeous specimens in
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My favorite thing to do this time of year is look ahead to spring! 🙂 I really, really hate winter! So I’m planting tulip and crocus bulbs this weekend. Are you doing any yard work? Darlene Delucadarlenedeluca.com/
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The full moon of October is usually called a hunter’s moon, though this month I’ve seen it called a blood moon as well. Whatever it was, it looked beautiful. This photo was taken on October 8, though the actual full moon was Monday, October 9. Theresa HuppTheresa is the award-winning author of historical fiction about
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Sometimes my pots are pretty sad-looking by the time October rolls around. For that matter, between the bunnies and the squirrels, the pots sometimes are destroyed by August! I often pull out the summer annuals and re place them with fall mums. But this year, my coleus plants out front have done amazingly well and
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In late August, our field boasted a beautiful abundance of sunflowers. Walking along the path through the field felt like walking in a sunflower forest. Chris L. MeyersChris L. Meyers is the author of the Legends of Aeo fantasy series and a variety of short stories. He loves creating new and interesting worlds full of believable
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Every year, I have visions of creating Fall floral masterpieces in my porch and patio pots. And every year, I “fall” short. The time, money and frustration are too much. Just yesterday, I set out some pumpkins and bought a couple of cheery, yellow mums for the front porch. One of the pumpkins (turned for
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I found the coolest mums at the store yesterday. I love having cut flowers in the house, and these are so fun. I think they make a nice transition from summer flowers to fall. I usually go with alstroemeria, which tend to last a long time. Hoping these will, too! I go kicking and screaming
Growing up, my children spent a lot of time with two of their cousins. All four kids were close in age, born between 1978 and 1985. All four are now independent, well-adjusted adults, and my in-laws had a large role in raising all of them. When they visited their grandparents, the four cousins loved to
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