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Local gardening friends, Spring has (finally) Sprung! A local list of plant sales and swaps submitted by Helen Snively. Get outside, meet other gardeners and fill up/ clear out your garden. 1. Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP: The Spring 2018 Mid-Cambridge PLANT SWAP will be on Saturday May 5 NOON to 2 pm at Fayette Park in…
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Sugar snap peas on a Freyr trellis. We often quote our book “Food Grown Right, In Your Backyard” and say that fresh snap peas are a reason unto themselves to have your own garden. I’ve never eaten a pea that has tasted as good as the ones I grow in my home garden, and I…
I had visited Granada in spring 2015 in preparation for my “Metro & Tram Atlas Spain” which was released later that year, but Granada’s tram was not yet working then. Large parts of the single line were then already finished, especially along the northern section, but the section between Caleta and the tram tunnel had…
Well, it’s been six months since I wrote in this space. I can’t remember how many times I’ve sat down and typed an opening line like this. Usually I delete them. It’s boring. Who wants to hear a writer lament about their inability to make time to write? Just write something already. But sometimes marking…
This is your first of three free stories this month. Become a free or sustaining member to read unlimited articles, webinars and ebooks. Become A Member New York’s hottest club is Boyfriend Co-op. Located in Brooklyn’s Bushwick neighborhood, the coffee and cocktail cooperative held its grand opening on Saturday. Co-founders Hena Mustafa, Mica Fisher, Nat…
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While living in England, I was struck by the creative ways old churches have been repurposed. While some remain places of worship, many have become community hubs, cultural centers, or even sports facilities. One striking example is The Valley Climbing Centre in Newcastle’s Ouseburn area, where climbers scale indoor walls beneath stained-glass windows. Another is…
Washington State is set to invest in a network of “cycle highways” that will offer safer, faster, and more efficient biking routes across the state. While the U.S. is traditionally car-centric, the concept of cycle highways—dedicated, high-quality bike routes designed for long-distance travel—is gaining momentum, and Washington is one bike-friendly state that could lead the…
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I woke this morning with this thought “Daddy must have been so proud,” when the addition to our family home was completed, and he lain down in his new bedroom beside my mother for the first time. Expanding the modest two-bedroom, one-bath house by 100% ~just three blocks from the town square where he had…
Garden ideas can be like weeds; they keep popping up! Try these tips using the farmers market as a guide to help focus your attention as you plan your garden. What is cheap and easy to find at the farmers market? Zucchini, canning tomatoes, slicing cucumbers, peppers, radishes, the ubiquitous yellow summer squash and even…
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Our relationship with waste in today’s time and age, is from what we consume to the dustbin, rarely do we choose to know what happens to it after the ‘kachrawala’ collects it from our house. The blame for this lies with the boon of globalisation and urbanisation, wherein specialised systems are put in place, tending…
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