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Why Not Designer Poinsettias?

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Designer clothes. Designer gardens. Designer jewelry. The word “designer” has been added to many product lines during the last decade or so, and that is certainly true in the gardening/plant world as well. New and exotic varieties are constantly being developed by plant breeders to satisfy the insatiable appetite that consumers have for unique plants
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A Christmas Tree With Meaning

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It doesn’t mean anything,” I thought as I looked at our artificial Christmas tree. Sure, my children had crafted beautiful decorations and loved to rearrange the ornaments. However, the tree itself seemed so distant from Christmas. Its lights sparkled and the tinsel hung over the boughs, but it didn’t hold any significant meaning. There wasn’t
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Handmade Memories

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There’s nothing like handcrafted decorations to evoke special Christmas memories. Like these wreaths – made by my husband, coping with health issues, he would busy himself creating them to give to friends and family. Every Christmas season, as we see them in homes of relatives, neighbours and friends, hanging over a fireplace, a door or
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R. M.’S Backyard Poultry Bylaw Challenged

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“I think each municipality is going to face this over the next few years.” – TOM CARTER, RESEARCH CHAIR IN URBAN CHANGE AND ADAPTATION, UNIVERSITY OF Winnipeg ALac du Bonnet-area family whose municipality is letting them keep a small backyard poultry flock in contravention of local bylaws say their council should change the rules so
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Minimal U. S. Food, Drink Price Hikes Seen In 2010

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The days of big price increases for U. S. food and drinks makers are likely over due to easing ingredient costs and high unemployment levels that weigh on consumer spending, credit rating agency Fitch Ratings said. For food companies, 2010 sales should increase by low single digits, in line with long-term forecasts, Fitch said, noting
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Send Recipes Or Recipe Requests To: – for Nov. 26, 2009

RECIPE SWAP You don’t often sit down to a plate of scones nowadays. They’re a simple treat from simpler days when more of us baked from scratch. I made scones last week using a favourite recipe – see below – and started to wonder about the origin of the word. One theory is that the
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Old-time threshing event

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After what seemed like weeks of cloudy weather, Saturday, October 31 began clear and sunny, while volunteers gathered at Hidden Springs Ranch, the Lake Audy home of Frank and Linda Wilkinson. Frank and Linda, married for over 33 years, decided to tackle their harvest the way it was done a half a century ago, with
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Treat Your Body As Well As You Do Your Vehicle

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Just like our vehicles, we need to do a little maintenance on our bodies. As with cars, we need good fuel to keep ourselves running efficiently. For us, “premium” fuel includes whole grains, lean protein, calcium-rich, low-fat dairy, and plenty of fruits and vegetables. Take care of your “engine.” Obesity, poor diet, smoking, lack of
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Create A Card “Purse”

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Select some of those used greeting cards that were too pretty to throw away, and recycle them into novel cards to send to females on that special occasion, or just to keep in touch. MATERIALS: -Used greeting card with an appropriate design -Craft foam -Ribbon -Matching button with a shank -Tacky glue -Scissors DIRECTIONS: Cut
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