In an ideal world, every garden would receive a consistent one to two inches of rainfall per week. This can happen for a few weeks or even months, but rarely does a summer go by without a dry spell. Plants need water to transport nutrients from their roots throughout the plant, and to perform photosynthesis,…
Here’s Everything You Need to Plan a Road Trip Through the Beautiful Southwest
By Jenny Peters From The Orange County Register Santa Ana—When you’re from California, it’s easy to think that some of the world’s most beautiful and wild, rugged places are close to home. But the reality is that while the Golden State has plenty of incredible scenery to offer, both back in those “Wild West” days…
What Should I Do to Stop Pests?
By Paul F. P. Pogue From Ask Angi Spring is a lovely time to open your house and invite things in after a long, cold winter: sunshine, leafy smells, fresh air. But these good things aren’t the only visitors gearing up to drop by. Spring is also prime time for pests to find their home…
Kayaking Among Whales and Bears in Alaska’s Glacier Bay National Park
By Trisha Collopy From Star Tribune Glacier Bay National Park—A giant, hollow breath, deep as a crevasse, breaks the predawn quiet. Just off the lip of the shallow, rocky beach where my tent is pitched, a 40-ton behemoth is feeding at 4 a.m. The flat brightness, a civil twilight, looks like the same light I…
Spicy Fish Sandwiches Are Biting
By Gretchen McKay From Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The last weeks of March often means spring break for students, and many families take advantage by heading to the beach for a little sand and sunshine. But what if you’re stuck at home when everyone else is on vacation, or like me, headed to the cold, snowy mountains…
Replace a Bifold Closet Door
It’s easy to take a closet door for granted; it quietly does its job and serves its purpose of opening and concealing all the stuff you have stored behind it. Closet doors that fold and slide easily can be a pleasure to operate, but downright annoying when they are difficult to open and close. Their…
Mission San Luis Rey: King of the Missions in Oceanside, California
Commentary Any trip to Europe or other places around the world will probably involve extensive sightseeing of historical landmarks. Even going to a new area of the United States encourages one to visit the historic destinations. We often forget how much historic culture is right in our backyard, or at least in our town or…
Put a Big Smile on Your Face with a Dental Savings Plan
I opened my inbox and right near the top was a frantic letter from Lisa, who’s facing an emergency dental situation with a $15,000 price tag on it. She is desperate for options that will let her keep her teeth while not plunging her into debt. Another letter from the Madison family related that their…
Easy Chicken Parmesan
View the print-ready version of this recipe. Chicken parmesan is a major family pleaser, but the traditional recipe can be time-consuming to make. Between the homemade sauce and pounding, breading, and pan-frying the chicken — not to mention melting the cheese over the chicken in the oven — the classic preparation takes well over an hour and…
How the Gut Cures and Creates Disease—A Medical Frontier
In this series, “Cultivating Our Gut Microbiome to Stifle Disease,” we’ll share how the latest developments on this medical frontier are transforming our approaches to illness and offering new strategies to heal and prevent disease. Previously: Many of the most important medical advances of previous decades were based on containing the threat of infectious disease….
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