Peppers: Measuring how hot is hot
Whether you’re serious about hot peppers or just enjoy a little “heat” with your food, growing hot peppers in your vegetable garden is fun...
Unique celebration marks arrival of spring
Every year around the northern hemisphere’s spring equinox, I notice the word “Holi” on my calendar. My corresponding daily screen saver shows me beautiful...
Good food for busy times
To any of you who have long days and wish for more to do, I wish you could have been here to watch all...
Bed edging keeps landscaping tidy
Annual edging of gardens, landscape beds and mulch circles around trees is an essential part of spring grooming in your landscape. Bed edging is...
Virtual access, convenience here to stay
We collectively learned a great deal living with COVID-19. The pandemic tested our resilience and turbocharged our innovative spirit, causing us to rethink everything...
Taking part in ‘Lentiest of Lents’
In the middle of Lent 2020, there was a meme that was popular in social media which read, “This is the Lentiest Lent I...
Amish snowbirds flock to Pinecraft
Editor’s Note: Dorcas Raber, mother of Amish Cook columnist Gloria Yoder, is filling in this week.Daughter Gloria is super busy getting ready for a...
Fertilizer: When, what and how
Plants don’t really start to digest fertilizers until the soil temperature warms to 60 or 70 degrees. That’s a great reason to use dry...
Trip to Wornstaff Memorial Library in Ashley
One of Delaware County’s overlooked treasures is the Wornstaff Memorial Library in Ashley. The stretch of open, undeveloped farmland along U.S. Route 42 north...
33 years of heartache finally over
In the classic movie “A League of Their Own,” Tom Hanks’ character uttered the iconic line, “There’s no crying in baseball!”Luckily for me and...
