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Archives for October 2020
A Saner, Greener Fall Cleanup With Doug Tallamy
This garden topic comes from Vicki Bonk, a Wild Ones Twin Cities Chapter member. It comes from A Way to Garden.com with Margaret Roach. Margaret interviewed Doug Tallamy for the podcast on the fall cleanup with ecology in mind. Plan to make your most ecologically minded garden cleanup ever and … [Read more...]
Flight of the Fall Monarch
Ever wonder why a monarch butterfly typically lives its entire life in only two to six weeks, while the fourth or fifth generation typically lives for up to eight or nine months? Perhaps this timely discussion with Orley "Chip" R. Taylor Jr., in part, will provide the answer. Sun Angle at Solar … [Read more...]
Zucchini Quiche
Want to use your leftover zucchini and eggplant? Here's a suggestion. Bake a quiche and freeze it! Zucchini Quiche* 4 c thinly sliced zucchini (cut away large seeds if large zucchini) 1 large onion, thinly sliced 3 tbsp butter 2 eggs 2 tsp each salt, garlic powder, dried basil, and dried … [Read more...]
A September’s Day on Hunting Property
My husband, John, and I met my brother Doug at the hunting property this fall. This was the first time that I had been out there since my stroke. Last year, I spent a pleasant two days there after the first weekend of deer season (November 22-26, 2019). I finished the outline for my memoir book, … [Read more...]
Helen Reddy
Australian-born singer Helen Reddy, whose hit "I Am Woman" became a feminist anthem in the 1970s and is still popular among suffragists today, died in Los Angeles on Tuesday afternoon. She was 78 years old. To me, those ideals mean just as much today as they meant yesterday. Yesterday, feminism … [Read more...]