Lifestyle

Short on space for veggies?

For many gardeners, a large property with rows of green peppers and sunkissed tomatoes as far as the eye can see is just a dream. Many of us either don’t have much soil to call our own, have limited mobility, or are new to gardening and feel intimidated.

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How do you plant bare-root plants?

How do you Plant Bare-Root Plants? Bare-root plants are plants not growing in a container and are packaged and sold with a moist material surrounding their roots to protect them until planting. Because there is less shipping material and weight, bare-root plants can be much cheaper than plants growing in containers or soil.

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Wobbly Cat Syndrome

While most cats are nimble and graceful, some are born with a rare condition commonly known as “Wobbly Cat Syndrome” that affects their ability to balance. But despite a lack of coordination, these cats can live full and happy lives like any others.

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Dagwood Sandwich dishes up huge flavors

It’s a throwback from the 1930s, and it’s just as crazy and delicious. But boy, is it fun to build! I’m talking about the Dagwood Sandwich – an insanely layered, ginormous sandwich of deli meats, cheeses, pickles and tomatoes named after Dagwood Bumstead from the comic strip Blondie, created by American cartoonist Chic Young nearly a century ago.

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Hello Spring

Spring has arrived. As we bounce along to the end of March, the grasses are greening, fresh young leaves are appearing, birds sing love is in the air and the peach trees are blooming. The annual worry about my nascent peach crop begins. Frost, hail, strong winds, birds, racoons?

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Fun activities for 55+

Hey there, Shawnee! Remember when the Shawnee News-Star Sunday paper first started being delivered on Saturday? We sometimes referred to that as the Sunday paper on Saturday. Well now the News-Star Weekender is going back to being delivered on Sunday! Same Weekender, just coming on Sundays! So, Happy Sunday!

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