Feb
12
Herb Gardening Indoors By Mary Hanna Copyright 2005
Here are some tips for herb gardening indoors that will simulate
the conditions in an outside garden. For Herb gardening indoors
the growing climates need to be pretty much the same as the
conditions outside.
Get your herb plants from a good garden center nursery who will
have plenty of garden advice to help you with your inside
garden. You will need some garden equipment like a small digging
garden tool, garden gloves, organic fertilizer and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
11
Scientific studies conclude something mothers everywhere have
always intuitively known - that the unique love they have for
their offspring is vitally important to their development. A
mother's love and nurturing even directly impacts the biological
development of the child's brain and central nervous system. In
effect, mother and child are "hard-wired" for mutual love. The
brain is like a template designed to await molding by its early
environment. One researcher even wrote that hugs and ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
10
There are a number of reasons you might want to use wild plants
as food.
Wild plants have some unique flavors that can be among your
enjoyed favorites. Watercress with something sweet such as
pancake syrup in a peanut butter sandwich is one I particularly
enjoy. Dandelion greens pesto mixed with spaghetti sauce is
another.
Since the taste of many wild edible plants is so different from
the usual cultivated vegetables, you likely will at first not
accept some of them as a delicious flavorful ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
9
Well darlings,
From statistics released by the Home Office each year, a league table ranking the performance of our 43 police forces is compiled by the Press Association. The Government's Police Performance Assessments rate the constabularies for seven different categories and they are: Reducing Crime; Investigating Crime; Promoting Safety; Providing Assistance; Citizen Focus; Resource Use; and Local Policing. For each of those categories a police force is rated as being either: "excellent", ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
8
'Flowers always make people better, happier, and more helpful;
they are sunshine, food, and medicine to the soul.'
From time immemorial, humans have tapped the power of flowers.
Perfumes are made from flowers, oils are extracted from them and
in whichever form, they have a positive effect on the human
psyche. Flowers are a delight to behold and its fragrance has a
lingering, therapeutic quality. Recent Scientific studies have
shown that flowers have more effect on humans than ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
7
We all dream about the car we'd like, Maybe we see one in the
street and think 'that's the one for me' then, being fickle,
will see another a little further along the street and say 'No,
that's the car I want!'.
Don't worry, this is quite normal, very few people know exactly
what they want.
Here, we give you some considerations on choosing the right car
for you so you don't end up saddled with a car that, frankly,
disappoints you! Remember that you are likely to spend a lot of
your time sitting ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
6
After a long winter, this is the time of year to spruce up your
environment with a good Spring Cleaning. It's amazing what doing
this can do for one's state of mind.
Not only does a good spring cleaning seem to lift our spirits,
it has actually been proven to preserve our home and office
environment. Additionally, people tend to be more productive
after a good cleaning.
Although the inclination is to want to be outside as soon as the
great weather begins, by doing a good spring cleaning you ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
5
Mother's Day is an extra special time of year, as we have the
pleasure of honoring and celebrating the most important women in
our lives... our MOTHERS! This year, think ahead and instead of
a wide-slot bagel toaster or an ultra-slim smoothie maker, make
sure to give her a memorable gift that she will love. Of course,
every mother is different, so think about her interests, hobbies
and personality and plan your Mother's Day present around that.
Here are a few suggestions that should make any ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
4
Throughout the course of my life, I've encountered my own share
of dogs. From early childhood days, I recall having several dogs
that stayed temporarily with us until my dad's next military
assignment. Though my parents took good care of our animals,
military life was unsuitable for animal adoptions as in most
cases, animals were not permitted to go back overseas with us;
thus we were inevitably forced to find homes for our pets.
In 1983, my parents adopted our first 'forever' dog. She was ...Read the rest of this entry »
Feb
3
Environmental Defense, a leading environmental group, has urged the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finalize overdue new standards to reduce toxic pollution from diesel trains and ships by the end of the year. The new emission standards would apply to the nation's fleet of diesel locomotive engines, tugs, barges, ferries and recreational marine engines. The purpose of the new controls aims to reduce particulate pollution and smog-forming nitrogen oxides (NOx) from each engine by ...Read the rest of this entry »