Lately I’ve been thinking about this column and just what it’s all about. Green living, home, living lighter on the planet: topics that are probably helpful to some while others couldn’t care less. How does a writer connect with more people, especially those with different values?
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I find the best small-budget gardening ideas on Pinterest. I gather them to help gardeners realize how to create low-cost features that make a big difference in the yard.
Dear Heloise: Please remind people when sending greeting cards not to write on the back of the front panel. You can then remove the backs and mail the card fronts to St. Jude’s Ranch for Children, 100 St. Jude’s St., Boulder City, NV 89005.
The sounds of your kitchen can be very annoying: the beep of the fridge when you don’t fully close the door, the shrill alarm on a microwave timer, the buzz of the oven when it’s preheated.
“Acele iŞe Şeytan karıŞır.” English equivalent: Haste makes waste. Meaning: If you hurry your work it will turn out wrong.
The start of a new year is a time of reflection and goal-setting, and one of the most popular New Year’s resolutions is to get organized. In fact, January is National Get Organized month.
University of Nevada Cooperative Extension Master Gardener Richard Leifried was honored for contributing more than 20,000 volunteer hours on Master Gardener projects. Leifried has been a Master Gardener in the Las Vegas program since 1994. He volunteers regularly on the Home Gardening Help Line and helps organize the monthly membership meetings.
For those who would like quality roses, Plant World Nursery on West Charleston Boulevard has brought in Weeks roses. These are high quality roses. They will cost more than roses produced for mass merchandisers but they are high quality. For a recommended rose for the desert, visit my blog and search for “best roses for the desert.”
Q: My dishwasher has finally gone to the appliance graveyard. I thought I’d buy a new one and install it myself. It looks pretty easy. Is it?