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Easy (Not Pretty) Remedy for Soil Gnats

Before I blog about any more of the excursions my daughters have taken me on, I want to write about a discovery I made.  I love the outings and I have written about most of them, but I have not published all of them.  I will eventually and they will be included in my blog books.  As much fun as they are for us, it probably isn't that interesting to read about.  You all know how it is looking at thousands of other peoples vacation photos.   Although this problem may be well known to gardeners, until recently I have never had any experience.  It all started in the fall of 2020.  It may have started years before, but I didn't...

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Ousama Ranking (Ranking of Kings) First Impressions – The Sleeper Hit of the Season!

[ad_top1 class="mb40"] [sourceLink asin="" asin_jp="" cdj_product_id="" text="twitter" url="https://twitter.com/osama_ranking/status/1453770033121878034?s=20" ] If you’re browsing the new releases trying to decide which anime to watch this season, you’re probably not going to spare a second thought for Ranking of Kings; it’s based on a manga almost nobody has heard of and its art style seems to immediately pin it as a children’s series, so the only thing that might pique your interest is that it’s being animated by Wit Studio. However, just like Odd Taxi and Puella Magi Madoka Magica before it, Ranking of Kings is secretly one of the best new anime out right now. Here are our impressions of the first few episodes! The Most Unlikely of Heroes [sourceLink asin="" asin_jp=""...

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Foraging for Brambleberries

This is an open letter to the brambleberries of the world, particularly those blackberries growing along the edge of my ravine.brambleberries // wren everett Dearest Brambleberries: It is with great perplexity that I write to you. There is an understanding between berrykind and humankind that has endured for thousands of years. You produce delicious, sweet fruit. We eat it. We get tasty nutrition. You get your seeds and genetics spread far and wide beyond the reach of your earthbound branches. The strawberries understand this beautiful system. The blueberries get it. Heck, even the cherries are in line. But you … you and your ilk haven’t gotten the memo. For some reason, photosynthesizing plant though you be, you want blood. You...

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Simply the 100 Best Schitt’s Creek Gifts & Stocking Stuffers

Has it really been a year since the beloved Canadian television show Schitt’s Creek ended its six-season run — is it too early for a reunion special? When the sitcom ended, fans were delighted and heartbroken at the same time. (The final episode was literally named “Happy Ending,” and it was a joy to watch, if not bittersweet.) Then, in September 2020, the show won an incredible nine Emmy Awards, delighting fans again. Thankfully, the series lives on in streaming services worldwide, which means fans can pop into Café Tropical and Rose Apothecary whenever they want. What makes this show so special? The concept was simple — a kind of reverse Beverly Hillbillies, where an uber-rich family is suddenly forced...

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Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin – Book Review

Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop by Rebecca Raisin – Book Review Flora’s Travelling Christmas Shop Author – Rebecca Raisin Publisher – HQ Digital Pages – 304 Released – 28th October 2021 ISBN-13 – 978-0008471415 Format – ebook, paperback, audio Rating – 4 Stars I received a free copy of this book. This post contains affiliate links. Synopsis ‘Tis the season for mulled wine, mince pies, and magic under the mistletoe… Flora loves Christmas more than anything else in the world, so she’s gutted when her Scrooge-alike boss fires her from Deck the Halls Christmas emporium. But now she finally has a chance to follow her dreams – and what better place to start than the home of Christmas? Before she can...

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