Clockwise from upper left: Mint is so much more than candy canes–it flavors toothpaste and mouthwash, makes soothing tea, fresh breath gum, sweet baked goods,…
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Don’t you grow weary of every time there is some poll or study on state rankings that our good ol’ Land of Lincoln doesn’t usually…
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You might be looking through ads for various holiday presents by now, and I am sure you see lots of pictures of wrapping paper. But…
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Before I get to the other topic of the week, I wanted to take a moment for special thanks. Thanks to you, our readers, for…
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Yes, You Still Should Mow Now, But Not Too Low As Tom Skilling has promised (or was that a warning?), mild weather was predicted to…
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Now that Halloween is in the cold, snowy rearview mirror, is it time for pumpkin spice to ride off, too? Maybe not, but as we…
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Even though Christmas is right around the corner (less than two months), I have been hearing from homeowners that some of their evergreens are looking…
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Sure, you might be one of those people who has had their pumpkins, hay bale and ghosts out in the front yard since the Fourth…
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Buckles, grunts, slumps, and pandowdy – no, those aren’t the sounds my intestinal tract is making after Thanksgiving dinner (well maybe it is, but that…
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I started to think Mother Nature just refused to put away her summer wardrobe with the temperatures, in the 80s last week. But finally, leaves…
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