CHILE SURVIVING THE WINTER
Tips and guidelines for enjoying hot peppers throughout the winter months. Home » Plants & Animals » Hot Peppers » CHILE SURVIVING THE WINTER Hey, I'll be honest with you...it's not easy! Every winter I really miss walking out to my [... more]
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Good and Garlicky, Thick and Hearty, Soul-Satisfying, ...
 Yuummmy.: Reading this book just makes my mouth water and it has some history of Italy, with references to just about every spice and tasty combinations. Wow, I ran out and bought a soup pot! One downside, making broth, Uh! Although I will say the book [... more]
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The Ultimate Baseball Road-Trip: A Fan's Guide to Major ...
This is one fantastic book: I got this book in the mail a couple days ago, and have not been able to put it down. It's much more than just a travel guide. It's full of interesting local trivia, tales of local ballpark celebrities, and entertaining little [... more]
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The Haymakers: A Chronicle of Five Farm Families
Ya Sure Hay.: Using clear sentences, Dr. Hoffbeck has penned a lively and fascinating yet tragic history of haymaking in Minnesota. The book tells five ornately factual tales of farming from the vantage point of the predominant ethnic groups that helped [... more]
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Caesar's Gallic Wars 58-50 BC
The Legions march into Gaul.: As I say in my Amazon's AYA page I'm a history buff. Caesar is one of my favorite characters. I've read his "Commentaries" and "The Civil War", Suetonius' "The Twelve Caesars", Plutarch's " [... more]
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Snowed in
Courtesy of Teens Read Too: How would you like to move from Texas, where an ice storm is a major news story, to a remote island in the Great Lakes that has no cars, but does have store signs that say "Return after the first thaw"? And to find [... more]
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Changes for Kit: A Winter Story, 1934
Another great Kit story!: This is another in the American Girls Short Stories series about Kit Kittredge, a ten-year-old girl living in Cincinnati, Ohio. It is 1934, and Kit and her family are struggling to make ends meet as the Great Depression deepens. [... more]
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Preparing for Winter
With autumn well under way now and winter not far behind, we look at the glorious colours to be found at this time of year and set about preparing for the dark winter months. With spirits lifted high by a short holiday in North Wales back in ... [... more]
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Growing Pains: Time and Change in the Garden
Great books for vicarious gardening to tide you over the winter months. The seed and plant catalogs are beginning to trickle in. We gardeners, who tend to have addictive personalities, spend time now flipping through them and making endless lists ... [... more]
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The Three Friends of Winter
If your garden seems uninteresting during the winter months, you might consider growing the Three Friends of Winter. Traditional Chinese gardens often feature a planting of bamboo, pines, and plums. These three plants are known as "The Three ... [... more]
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Planning and Designing your Garden
Home » Plants & Animals » Hot Peppers » Planning and Designing your Garden Planning and Designing your garden can be a lot of fun. I find it's a way to help get through those winter months as well. There are also several practical [... more]
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Room With A View
Make sure your garden creates a pleasing view from your windows During the winter months, it is likely that you will spend much less time in the garden than you did in summer. However, this doesn't mean you can't enjoy the delights of your winter ... [... more]
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