Candy Gratton began gardening at the tender age of 5 when she and her parents lived with her grandparents for a time in California. Her grandfather’s garden had been featured in Sunset magazine. Wanting to instill a love of gardening in her too, he allocated a spot to her. “I’ve been gardening and growing my […]
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Tips and Recipe for Preventing Alzheimer’s Through Food
The foods we choose to eat (or not) sit at the core of the Alzheimer’s epidemic, but they are also at the heart of the solution, according to Annie Fenn, MD, a food-loving physician who turned into a chef. Fenn presents a new way to think about brain health with her new cookbook, “The Brain […]
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How to Incorporate All Five Senses into Your Garden
Editor’s note: This article was adapted from “The Garden Refresh,” a newly released book by Kier Holmes. Published with permission. Smell, sound, taste, touch, and sight — incorporating all five senses in your design creates a dynamic and well-rounded garden experience. And your garden doesn’t have to be elaborate or massive to achieve this. Small […]
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Recipe for Toasty Baked Egg Cups
If you’re like me and enjoy eating breakfast with one hand while using the other hand to type or scroll through your social media feed, these egg cups are for you! Eggs, cheese and crunchy toast combine in muffin tins for a compact, convenient bite. I usually don’t add meat, but if you wish, you […]
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Author Inspired by Personal, Professional Experiences
Jan Walker’s writing studio reflects the eclectic body of her work — literary magazines, professional journal short stories, articles and educational curriculum, as well as the occasional penning of a newspaper editorial about prison reform. Her equally eclectic life could fill a book. And it does — she’s also the author of 12 fiction and […]
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Anna Brones — a Local Creator and Influencer
Among the many hidden treasures in the West Sound area is the large number of artists, artisans and writers scattered within the local towns, villages and backcountry communities. Anna Brones is one of those most talented artists and writers, quietly working in her waterside studio and influencing her audience in areas of lifestyle, mindfulness and […]
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Tips for Dealing with Stress
Ukraine. Inflation. Pandemic. Climbing gas Prices. Climate Crisis. Every day, you turn on your TV, computer or smartphone, and you are hit with another day of endless stress-inducing news. April is Stress Awareness Month: a national, cooperative effort to inform people about the dangers of stress, successful coping strategies and harmful misconceptions about stress that […]
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The Wonderful World of Garden Books
The Hidden Life of Trees: The Illustrated Edition Author Peter Wohlleben “As a rule, friendships that extend to looking after stumps can be established only in undisturbed forests.” Trees equipped with warning systems? Forests with a vast communication network underground? Is there a couple-centuries-old stump being kept alive with the help from surrounding trees? If […]
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The Art of Giving Meaningful Compliments
Your hair looks amazing! I love your shoes! You look so skinny in that dress! How often do we all hear — and give — compliments of this sort about physical appearance, clothing or accessories? My bet is, pretty often. But do they truly elate us or touch our soul? These very compliments about my […]