Greetings, readers. Coincidentally, this post about watering lawns is timely, since today in Florida, where I live, we will be hit by Tropical Storm Debby, which will dump a whole lot of rain on the state. At our house, we’re securing backyard chairs and stuff and hunkering down. In any … [Read more…]
Greetings, subscribers. Do you yearn to travel afar but would rather stay home these days? If so, you can travel vicariously with my husband, Hoyt, and me to Easter Island, Patagonia (Chile and Argentian), and Brazil by reading about a trip we made to those places and viewing the photos … [Read more…]
It’s summertime and we all know what that means: Do some summer reading! Not sure what distinguishes summer reading from winter, spring, or fall reading (maybe it has something to do with the sort of book you read at the beach, like a lightweight romance), but hey, I thought I’d … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today we learn about pests—not annoying people or issues that crop up in our lives—but invasive species of plants in Florida, where Peggy and I live, that corrupt our natural landscape. This article is nearing the end of our series, Caring for Mother Nature, by my friend, author … [Read more…]
Greetings, readers. Today is a silly post day. Or maybe it’s not really silly. Like most things, it depends on your perspective. On our refrigerator, we’ve got a magnet with a picture of a couple wearing bathing suits and sporting big smiles on their faces, a beach scene in the … [Read more…]