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64Counter a Lily-bug War
Stargazer Lily I have spent way too much money on my Asiatic, Oriental and Tiger lilies to let the Red leaf Beetle chow down on my babies. I wish they liked my Day Lilies, but they only like the expensive ones. Figures. While many gardeners...
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62Invaded by Red Squirrels
Every winter we go through the same thing; filling the birdfeeders in the backyard, only to have red squirrels empty them. We buy expensive bird food--the Maine winters are hard on them, and we put the feeders where squirrels shouldn't be attracted,...
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61How Blessed am I?
I don't understand why God has chosen to bless me so richly and so much more than I deserve. Here I sit, in my warm seat next to a roaring pellet stove, my wonderful dog curled up at my feet and my husband home for the day. It is snowing...
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66The Quilt I Will Never Finish
One Flower I started my Grandmother's Garden quilt at least five years ago when I saw the one that a friend was making--she had been working on hers for four years at that time and was still sewing flowers into it. I could not wrap my brain around...
1 comment63Seed Catalogs Prove Spring is Right Around the Corner
Every year I eagerly await the arrival of the Park's seed catalog and Johnny's Seeds. In no time at all, I have it all marked up with color-coded markings that only have meaning for me. The red marks mean "I have waited long enough to possess this...
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55The Downside of Cooper, the Sometimes-not-so-awesome Dog
Yesterday was not one of Cooper's best days. He was acting funny as I was drinking my morning coffee, but he wasn't going to the door. He was just sitting there, making a noise like he'd swallowed a squeak toy (he hadn't) and paying at my leg. I...
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57Learning About Cooper
All I wanted when I got a dog was a companion who could go places with me and behave himself. Cooper does that. I've only had him a month and I've got him away from being sick every time he rode in the truck (dramamine), taught him to heel, stop,...
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62Belly Be Gone!
I'm always bemoaning the fact that I can't lose weight--especially in my belly area. I have tried every diet and exercise known to man to deprive myself for weeks and sweat at the gym several times a week only to lose one-half a pound. That's just...
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63My New Best Friend-Cooper
I have been wanting a dog for a long time, and I thought what I wanted was a mutt puppy. Mutt puppies are about the rarest dogs in Maine because I couldn't locate a single one. Everyone had pure bred pups that they wanted hundreds of dollars for,...
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54Christmas Excitement in our Family
Christmas lights Getting into the mood is easy for me--just put up a few decorations while listening to Christmas music. Even though it is cold and dreary outside today, I'm excited that in a little while I will be pulling boxes from the closet...
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