May 20, 2010 RSS feed / House & Home

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Common Talk

Blossoms, Bugs & Balloons
By JANE E. BRYANT
The Northfield News
THIS PAST WEEK, snowflakes and apple and cherry blossoms blew hither and yon, filling the air with white flakes. It was hard to tell which made the greater accumulation the snow or the blossoms. More...

The Gardening Guy

Planting Trees and Shrubs for Birds
By HENRY HOMEYER

Generally at this time of year I focus my energies on planting a big vegetable garden, weeding out the perennial beds and keeping the grass mowed during its fast-growth phase. That’s plenty of work for this gardening guy. More...

Keeping In Touch

Reflections on the Journey, and Moving On
By CHRISTINE BARNES
The Northfield News

IT IS TRULY wonderful to be back in Northfield, seeing friends, familiar faces, and favorite places. It seems that when you’ve been away for a while, you see with a clearer eye. More...

What’s Cooking

Rhubarb
By PHYLLIS GREENWAY
The Northfield News

FEW THINGS give me more pleasure in the garden than seeing my rhubarb plants flourishing. Although most of my stalks are green rather than the distinctive crimson of “pie remem- bered,” I know that the taste will be the same. More...