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As a kid, I always knew when we had reached the heart of winter. I’m not talking about the holidays but that long, empty stretch that comes after. It’s during those cold winter days when words like ...

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Did you know two vegetables need to be started in January each year? If you wait, it will be too late to grow them this season. Join me as I finally remember to start both of them on time this year.

This past summer, a colony of bald-faced wasps took up residence right next to my garage door. Because I know how beneficial wasps are, I decided to leave it alone. Sure, we couldn’t use that ...

Whenever we get a good cold snap where I live, my southern family likes to remind me that I choose to live where we have cold winters. I usually retort that I prefer to live where the weather can’t ...