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Tuesday, July 27th, 2010 by Amy Sandeen
“We humans are a minority of giants, stumbling around in a world of little things.”
-Sue Hubbell in Waiting for Aphrodite
Earlier this summer, a neighbor commented that my yard is like a Disney movie – there are always songbirds, rabbits, and squirrels hanging out. I’m guessing they break into song and have fabulous animated adventures when I’m not looking, too.
Tags: butterflys, rabbits, songbirds, squirrels
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Business loans down from economy
Saturday, July 17th, 2010 by theHword
This is one of a series of stories on Hastings entrepreneurs that recently appeared in the Hastings Tribune. Thanks to the Tribune for allowing us to share these stories on TheHWord.com!
Enjoy!
Business loans down from economy
By Will Vraspir
(Story [...]
Tags: Heritage Bank, Wells Fargo
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Carefree Summer Days
Wednesday, July 7th, 2010 by Don Siffring
Picture your world – relaxing in the hammock, gentle breeze, sun behind the clouds, patches of color from flowerbeds around the yard, lawn just mowed, sprinkler automatically running about 4:30 a.m., butterflies overhead, no storm reports, no mosquitoes,- – - WHAT, NO BUGS!! WAKE UP!! GET REAL. Dreaming is good, reality is probably better. Life just isn’t this easy.
Tags: lawn care, pruning trees
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Cleaning out the CLOSETS!! Oh My!!
Thursday, July 1st, 2010 by Suzie Brown
The closets in your home need cleaning and decluttering. Here are some tips and warning about how to clean out the closet, plus step by step instructions.
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What’s Bugging Me (You) This Time?
Wednesday, June 9th, 2010 by Don Siffring
Spring brings a fresh start to every living thing. Each part of nature, both plants and pests, puts forth her best effort to complete another life cycle. The homeowner has the option of letting nature determine the outcome or try to alter the competition between plants and pests. Homeowners have the privilege of timely use of natural, mechanical and chemical methods to alter this outcome of the phrase “green and growing or pest destroying”.
Tags: aphids, bagworms, slugs, spider mites, tree pruning
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The Fong’s vs. The Slugs
Tuesday, June 8th, 2010 by Kaleena & Matt Fong
For the last two years we have planted a garden. We have learned what it is like to nurture seedlings in to full grown plants. We have stood along the fence night after night surveying our crops. We have harvested baskets and baskets of tomatoes, zucchinis and cucumbers. We had not until this year experienced gardening as a full contact sport.
Tags: gardening, slugs
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Giving Your Kitchen a Clean-Up
Friday, June 4th, 2010 by Suzie Brown
Being midway through spring, it is time to start your spring clean-up with the kitchen. Begin with the following short clean-up routine.
1. Clear out the clutter
2. Wash the dirty dishes
Tags: cleaning, kitchen, wash
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To Mulch Or Not Mulch
Saturday, May 15th, 2010 by Don Siffring
Some days I wonder if it’s worth the effort to MULCH the garden and flower beds. Then I look at the benefits of mulching and soon realize its rewards exceed the toil and trouble. Organic matter, that’s what mulch is all about, has many benefits.
Tags: grass clippings, mulch, newspapers, tree leaves, woodchips
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