Colonial Times Return After Hurricane
By Amy Dolego Like many others, Hurricane Irene left us without power for almost a week. Since I’ve always lived in homes hooked up to city water, it didn’t occur to me that I would lose water from...
View ArticleA New Addition Arrives in the Kitchen
By Amy Dolego Now that the summer is officially over, it’s time for us to return to work on the interior renovations. I’ve made a to-do list of priorities starting with the downstairs bathroom. But...
View ArticleMaximizing your cold-weather lawn
By Kerry Ann Mendez Living in the Northeast has many perks, but year-round gardening is not one of them. Most of us stare at bleak winter landscapes for five, if not six, months of the year. But that’s...
View ArticleDon’t miss our free garden seminar!
Winterizing Gardens and Landscapes for Exceptional Results Don’t miss Life@home’s seminar series, set for 1 p.m. this Sunday, Oct. 9, at Nielsen’s Florist & Garden Shop. Come and hear Life@home...
View ArticleA New Pump for an Old Well
By Amy Dolego Living in a very old house requires an unflappable spirit at times. You must always be ready for the unexpected. This week, Dennis and I faced another unpredictable challenge when we...
View ArticleSpecial Neighbors Make Life Easier
By Amy Dolego Thank goodness for nice neighbors. Anne and Richard, who live down the street from us, have invited Dennis and me for Thanksgiving dinner. That means I don’t have to plan, shop, cook a...
View ArticleCapturing the butterfly ballet
By Colleen Plimpton I’d never seen the like. Cruising down my rutted, rural road on a fine September day in 1972, my pink VW bus was enveloped by hundreds of Monarch butterflies. They floated in front...
View ArticleEat fresh, local, healthy with a CSA share
by valerie foster and suzanne sorrentino A few years ago, if Joanne Johnson of Trumbull wanted strawberries or asparagus in December, she would head to the market. The idea of eating produce seasonally...
View ArticleGo lawn-free and ditch that mower
By Sandra Diamond Fox Spring has sprung, and along with the warming temps, singing birds and longer days comes growing grass. For many of us, mowing the lawn is an unpleasant chore. But it doesn’t have...
View ArticleAu Naturel
Why Organic Gardening Can Yield Lush Results By Valerie Foster/Photos by Daryl Beyers Destruction and sadness greeted Marie Meyer when she visited post-World War II Germany in 1949. Until she saw her...
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