: I enjoy making wreaths for fall and winter to hang on my door. I use parts from all kinds of plants in my yard, but I was recently told that I shouldn’t cut the evergreens; I would harm them this time of year. I have removed evergreen branches for years and haven’t noticed any problems, but I also don’t want to hurt my plants.
“Not a gift of a cow, nor a gift of land, nor yet a gift of food, is so important as the gift of safety; which is declared to be the great gift among all gifts in this world.” “Panchatantra” (originally a canonical collection of Sanskrit as well as Pali animal fables in verse and prose circa the 5th century).
When it comes to green living, there are many shades. The lightest shade is “greenwashing” which surprisingly, isn’t really green at all (all talk, no action). On the other end of the spectrum, the deepest shades of green represent a restorative path that helps to actually reverse environmental damage and enhance the human experience.
: One of my neighbors recently moved and, as a parting gift, he gave me an airless paint sprayer. I want to paint my living room. I have never used a paint sprayer before, but he did give me the manual. Is spraying paint easier than using a brush and roller?
The first kitchen was probably nothing more than a fire pit created by our ancient brothers and sisters who gathered around it while feasting on freshly caught woolly mammoth or saber-toothed cat. Today’s kitchens are much more sophisticated, with over-the-top designs that include sleek appliances, furniturelike cabinetry and natural stone countertops. So instead of woolly mammoth and saber-toothed cat on a stick, dinner is more likely ostrich burgers and domestic grown filet of alligator prepared on the indoor grill.
It’s fall, that time of year when young adults leave the nest for college or university. It’s also a time when younger siblings who have long eyed their older sibling’s bedroom can claim that space for their own.
: I happened to notice the leaves on my apricot tree were shiny. A closer look showed that they are full of what appears to be aphids or some similar bug. My question is since the leaves will fall soon anyway should I bother spraying for them. Enclosed are a few photographs. I hope they are clear enough to recognize.
The Caesars Palace jet taking us from Lake Tahoe to Los Angeles had just reached cruising altitude when the heavyweight champion of the world looked around and smiled at his good fortune.
LARAMIE, Wyo. — Brandon Ewing scored 27 points and Tyson Johnson added 22 to help Wyoming hold onto a 97-96 win over Texas State on Wednesday night.
RENO — Bryan LeDuc scored 23 points to lead Pacific to a 67-59 basketball victory over UNR on Wednesday.
We are so caught up in political correctness nowadays that I don’t know whether it falls within the guidelines of acceptability to be thankful on Thanksgiving Day, or even to consider the holiday a national day of thanks giving. But since I’ve never been accused of being politically correct, I am going to climb out on the proverbial limb and say thanks.
Johnna Brown drew plenty of recruiting interest to play Division I softball or basketball.
Liberty’s Milos Knezevic knows his school isn’t thought of as a basketball power.
If not for the presence of star quarterback Tony Romo and the recent revival of the Dallas Cowboys, the NFL would be serving nothing but lame leftovers for Thanksgiving.
Over the past three seasons, coach Lon Kruger has done a lot to establish UNLV’s home-court dominance.
* LAKE MEAD — The striper bite was good after the season’s first trout plant Friday. One angler reported catching seven stripers on a shad imitation but had only “one good hookup” on a swimbait in a rainbow trout pattern. Shore anglers fishing between Hemenway and Boulder Harbor continue to do well with live shad. The most productive time is from first light to about 9 a.m. Because of the holiday, NDOW stocked rainbow trout at Lake Mead on Wednesday.
After transferring from Cimarron-Memorial to Cheyenne this month, boys basketball star Mike Cutright is ineligible to play at the moment, Cheyenne coach Teral Fair said Wednesday.
Robberies and automobile thefts have boosted Southern Nevada’s crime rate to the fourth-highest in the country, according to a report released this week.
A 2-year-old boy was fatally bitten during a Wednesday afternoon attack by at least one dog at his home, Las Vegas police said.
I give thanks today for my mother’s smile.
• A spokesman for the Henderson Police Department clarified Wednesday that he doesn’t know whether the burned body found near the Henderson airport is related to two burned bodies found slain off state Route 160.
The pilgrims came, the pilgrims starved. They were gifted some turkey, pie and the Detroit Lions. They said “Thanks.”
