Posts Tagged Full Bloom
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall On the Road Again Since Biblical Times, road trips have held significance. Father Abraham saw Ur in the rear view way back in Genesis. Saul had a revelation on the road to Damascus. Bob Hope and Bing Crosby took Dorothy Lamar on seven road trips in t...
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What is Wrong With my Roses?
By Martha Smith University of Illinois Extension A healthy rose in full bloom is truly an attraction in any garden. Lately, the University of Illinois plant clinic has received discolored and distorted rose samples. The unfortunate diagnosis is Rose Rosette. Rose Rosette disease is caused by wh...
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In and Out of the Quad-Cities
Contributed by Gail McPike and Toni Hall Remember Those Summer Family Reunions First you combine ants (and aunties), uncles, cousins by the dozens and an occasional case of poison ivy with deviled eggs and cold friend chicken. Then you add a dash of sweltering heat and a teaming mess of slobb...
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Max’s Musings
By Max Molleston Here we are maybe now in the middle of our summer. Where is the fun? Time for some behavior impossible in the depth of a chill, that restrictive time period called winter. We loosen the reins on activities. Summer for the youngsters can be very busy, and mostly because it provide...
