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Loretta Strharsky
May 24, 20211 min read
Lilacs
I wasted twenty-three minutes studying the lilacs, waiting for them to open. I knew it was much too early, a bit too cold and overcast...


Guest Blogger
Jul 10, 20201 min read
Sad Summer Days
Loretta Strharsky laments summer days that have lost their vitality and whither in the sun's relentless gaze.


Guest Blogger
Jun 2, 20201 min read
An Unusual Spring
Loretta Strharsky I think this year I missed spring There must have been tulips And daffodils And a plethora of lilacs There must have...


Guest Blogger
May 7, 20201 min read
A Plain Old Blue Jean Story
Amie Brodie - Toledo, Ohio
fizzy, humming energy rising off the boxes as bees dance and reel...


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Apr 12, 20202 min read
50 Ideas to Save Environment in Your Yard
Garden and Grass 51 Grow a garden Read more 147 Use an electric lawn mower 148 Remove your weeds by hand 149 Use natural fertilizers ...


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Feb 28, 20202 min read
A powerful being is dying, and I’ve got to let it go.
A powerful being is dying, and I’ve got to let it go.


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Feb 12, 20201 min read
Prepare Your Spring Garden for the Bees
Guest Blogger and Photo by Loretta Strharsky One of the lead articles in the Guardian this morning concerns the decline in bumblebees....


Bob Kihslinger
Sep 6, 20193 min read
Go Ahead, Eat My Parsley
Guest Blogger - Mary Kihslinger. Mary is a former Professor of Music at the University of Toledo and is now retired. She also raises...


Bob Kihslinger
Aug 24, 20194 min read
Rain Barrel Anxiety
I installed a rain barrel today. I got it from my son for my birthday. It holds 50 gallons! I cut my leg while doing it. It didn't...


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Aug 22, 20192 min read
Planting Gardens to Help Native Bee Populations Recover
Guest Blogger - Sarah Thomson, age 13 (With permission of the Simpson Street Free Press) Native bee populations are declining. They are...
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