Bikes are right for the big kid in all of us
It probably won’t be like the thrill of learning to ride your new Schwinn around the neighborhood. You were eight — it was pure freedom. But bike riding…
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Vision changes should be checked
Suddenly, it’s hard to read when the light is low. Maybe there are halos around lights. These small changes can become big problems. Cataracts affect the…
What are solitary bees?
Not all bees live in a big community with a queen and workers. Some bees live alone and, although they do not produce honey or beeswax, they are important…
Egg, chicken prices rise
If you have noticed the shocking rise of egg and chicken prices lately, the problem is not merely inflation: Bird flu is back. Since start of the outbreak…
Best annuals to attract pollinators
Pollinators like bees usually prefer herbs and garden perennials to annuals, since most annuals have been bred for showy flowers instead of pollen and…
Protect your backyard birds
Bird flu is back — not among humans, thankfully — but our flying friends are passing it around, and one likely hot spot: backyard feeders. A nationwide…
Make a solitary bee house
They sound lonely, but they’re really not. Solitary bees are excellent pollinators and you can encourage them to set up shop in your backyard with a…
Quote: Dad debates
Dad debates “In debates, our father’s word on a topic was dispositive…He loved expounding on matters, and, given his broad erudition, we considered him…
Give that mower a new lease on life
If your lawn mower is a few years old and not running as it did when it was new, don’t give up on it yet. The average life span of a mower in the U.S. is…
What the ocean does for your head
You may love to go to the beach, but it isn’t so much what you do there as what it does to you. The beach boosts mood. That may sound a little obvious…