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Pulling Weeds

Spring and nature are making themselves known in both the weather we have been having and the plethora of weeds that are growing in our yard. You see, I just stepped out a little bit ago today to check the mailbox. My intention was to grab the mail while my little ones were napping, then return and get some laundry turned over. Maybe if we had gotten something more interesting in the mail other than one single piece of very obvious junk mail, I wouldn’t have scratchy fingers and dirt under my nails. On the way back down the driveway … Continue reading →

Identifying Weeds in a Marriage

Yesterday we looked at a few deceptive weeds that can creep into a marriage by looking attractive at first. A lot depends on your definition of weed. You might have different ideas about what is a weed and what is not. Though other people might call them flowers, like snowball trees, snowdrops, or white jonquils to me they are weeds. In our garden anything that flowers white is a weed by my standards. Mick dutifully g digs them out, because he knows how I hate them. But some weeds easy to spot. Here, in no particular order, are some weeds … Continue reading →

The Tudors, Big Love, Weeds and Other Premium Shows for Free

If you feel like the last person on earth who doesn’t know what Bill Patterson is up to these days just because you don’t think paying for a premium cable package is worth the money, take heart. There are plenty of ways to get the top shows that everyone is talking about, and get them for free. Go online Before you invest in any of the other methods of seeing the top shows, first go online. Many hit shows offer a free season premier episode or season finale episode in order to entice you to order the cable or buy … Continue reading →

Kid Fitness – How Does a Garden Grow?

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I love gardening. I talk about it here as a great way to get exercise whether you’re pulling weeds, mowing the lawn or planting new flowers. It’s a fitness choice that you can perform several times a week (though I wouldn’t recommend mowing several times a week unless you have multiple lawns to mow – your yard just wouldn’t like you). For kids, gardening can be a multitude of things – including a great way for them to get exercise. Outdoors and Out of the Box Getting your kids involved in gardening lets them get outside, learn about gardening, flowers, … Continue reading →

Heading off Weeds in Your Yard or Garden

If you hate weeding as much as I do, you might just love Weed Control fabric, offered by Du Pont. There are lots of other brand names and even off name brands available as well at most garden centers and many home improvement stores and super centers. The weed controlling material comes in different sized rolls, which can simply be rolled out to cover large areas or can be cut to size to fit between large plants or flower beds or can be made to fit around trees, planters, or walkways. The material lets water and the other good stuff … Continue reading →

Garden Tips–Tools and Weeds

Recently, I provided tips for the beginner gardener in hopes it would motivate self-described “brown-thumbers” to give planting a try. If you think that you don’t have time to cultivate a garden, think again. You could enlist help from your spouse or children and make it a family affair. Or, you can participate in some rigorous weeding and consider it part of your daily exercise routine—spend less time on the cardio machines in the gym and more time in the garden. Convinced yet? If so, I have a few more gardening tips to share with you. Hopefully, they will come … Continue reading →

Lawn Care Information

How much do you really know about your lawn? Are you a person that has the picture perfect lawn, knows exactly what to do, and nurtures every inch of your yard with love, or are you the homeowner who just learned how to cut grass? Do you know what aerating the lawn means and why it is important? Maybe you don’t even mess with the lawn but have somebody else take care of it for you. No matter which type of homeowner you are, you may benefit from the following information. Even if someone else cares for your lawn, at … Continue reading →