Monthly Archives: April 2012

Gardening for Wildlife

Gardening is a wonderful hobby if you enjoy watching fruits, vegetables and flowers grow and produce delectable foods or beautiful flowers. Enjoying nature including a variety of birds, pollinators, bugs (good and bad), and other small animals that venture into … Continue reading

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Traveling – Niagara Falls, New York

Niagara Falls is listed by Yahoo Travel as one of the 10 Places Every Kid Should See and by Budget Travel as 15 Places Your Kids Should See Before 15. So, after our granddaughter expressed interest in the Falls, we … Continue reading

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Camping Review – Life Vest

Are you busy making plans for the upcoming camping season? Well, I’m not one for accumulating unnecessary camping gear, but sometimes you need certain equipment to be safe but have fun. Last year when we were getting ready to camp at … Continue reading

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Traveling – Saratoga Springs, New York

Saratoga Springs held several things of interest for our granddaughter. But before an eleven-year old girl could start sightseeing, she needed breakfast and the grandparents needed coffee. . We didn’t get just any regular breakfast – we followed her Dad’s advice … Continue reading

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Traveling – Bennington, Vermont

If it is April, then we are on a car trip with our granddaughter to see all things historical and some things just for fun. After a three-hour car trip from home, our first stop was Bennington, Vermont. Normally along this … Continue reading

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Gardening and Ticks

It may only be mid April on the calendar, but I found my first tick yesterday. I know ticks are part of gardening, but I sure could go a season without getting bit and having to remove those little suckers. … Continue reading

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Monarch Butterflies

Do you love butterflies in your garden like we do? If so, you probably already have some of the more popular plants like Butterfly Weed and Cone Flowers that attract them and keep them coming back to your yard year … Continue reading

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Organic Seedlings at Three Weeks

Happy Easter weekend from our family to yours. How are your seedlings doing? We started our seeds as usual this year, but on the advice of Dr. Tomato of the Veggie Clinic, we attempted to keep more of the light directed … Continue reading

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Coleman Travel Trailer Model CT260BH

We love camping, and we love camping with our grandkids. We started with a Minnie Winnie we bought from Camping World. Winnie was a wonderful little RV that we tooled all around in. The downside was the size – 22′ from … Continue reading

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Camping Equipment – Expanding Shower Rod

We love camping in our 2011 Coleman CT260 Travel Trailer, but taking a shower in a Travel Trailer is usually a challenge. Let’s face it, no matter how big your Travel Trailer or Fifth Wheel is, the space is beyond … Continue reading

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