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Enjoy showy, low-maintenance peonies
Around Memorial Day each year you see many colorful clumps of showy peonies in farmyards and gardens. Some of them give off an intoxicating sweet frag...
Just fine in ‘our little world’
The other night while watching YouTube I heard a song by country singer Tom T. Hall called “Our Little World.” He sang of the tranquility ...
Choosing and using the right mulch
“You are what you eat” is an old saying, and it points the way to picking the right mulch for your landscape. It’s common sense that...
Tadhg’s Christening gown and Janet’s strawberry meringue
This week has been a very busy week at the Governor’s Residence, but I have carved out a little extra time to sew!I don’t do much sewing n...
Visiting the dentist
Yesterday, I had a capped tooth break off, so now I have to make an appointment to see my dentist and have him look at it to see what needs to be done...
Time to follow through
Many years ago my paternal grandmother asked a favor of me. I never really followed through, and since I recently stumbled across the item she asked m...
Is Dogwood the best flowering tree?
Dogwood trees are universally popular, and it’s no wonder. At this time of year they put on a spectacular show, their brilliant white blooms lig...
Working for the Queen of Lawns
While mowing my lawn on Sunday, I was reminded of the time in the mid-1970s when I worked at Memorial Hospital of Union County as the assistant direct...
Flying the North Atlantic
The late Harold Losey of Wilmington loved challenges. He and his wife, Lillian, opened Losey’s Pharmacy located in Wilmington in 1964, and desig...
I’m not sure I agree
There are so many choices for news and information these days that it is rather confusing what to believe and what not to believe.I heard an ad for a ...
