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Remembering a childhood friend
On a sparkling blue Friday afternoon in October 1965, I stepped off a noisy school bus with my best friend, Marvin, to walk the long lane to his family’s farm. Until the day I die, he and I forever will be 10 years old walking down a farm lane toward the greatest weekend in our young lives.
I am not immune
Like most insufferable people, I tend to think that perfectly common things that happen to everyone else will never actually happen to me.
Home alone
No matter how much you love each other, I think that too much togetherness after 20 years together may be more than is strictly needed. I say this with love, but I need to miss a person.
August’s gardening to-do list
Summer is winding down and harvest time is approaching for many crops. If you’re planting a fall garden, now is the time to prepare.
Building a better handbasket
We wind down a dusty back road, into a gravel parking lot, and step out into the searing blanket of 95 degree heat. Mr. Wonderful balances a mega platter of potatoes and I gather my purse, lock the car and wonder, yet again, how it is they seem to move the parking lot further and
Successful birding through winter
A few weeks ago the temperature dropped below 30 degrees, and the first winter feeder birds, white-throated sparrows and dark-eyed juncos, showed up.
Size matters in the bird and publishing world
Bigger is always better, right? Cities and countries compete to build the tallest buildings. Gardeners vie to raise the biggest pumpkin. Anglers long for that monster bass. In the February 2011 issue of Pennsylvania Game News Mike Raykovicz writes, “The emphasis today seems to be on antlers, and the bigger they are the better.” s
Breaking up with the big box stores
Why is it that the so-called “big box” home improvement warehouses (named after the merchandise or their resemblance to big boxes, no one knows for sure) seem to rely solely on advertising their array of goods and services sold by experienced, industry professionals when, in reality, they are likely to offer neither in any great
Precision feeding helps environment
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. – Phosphorus and nitrogen-containing protein are well recognized as essential components to dairy cattle feed.
Century of teddy bears celebrated
The association between Teddy Roosevelt and the teddy bear has impacted lives and shaped the profits of toy companies for generations.
