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LOS ANGELES — Bob Newhart, the deadpan accountant-turned-comedian who became one of the most popular TV stars of his time after striking gold with a classic comedy album, has died at 94.
In a word, 2024 was hard. I had to learn to deal with the unexpected and take the bitter with the sweet. However, God picked me up and carried me through the hard times and difficult days.
The arrival of the Sears Christmas Wish Book sent waves of excitement throughout our household when I was growing up. I could spend hours looking at toys, food and clothes and writing my Christmas list. Today, I can capture that same joy when the seed catalogs start arriving at this time of …
Each year, the Morgan County Master Gardener Association has shared some of our members’ gardening New Year’s resolutions. We have several couples who are very active in our organization, so we decided to ask some of them what their plans are for 2025. Do they prefer working with each other …
"Dark Entities"
“There’s a garden under that snow, plants need privacy, did you know? Yes, there’s a garden under that snow." I imagine that Irene Latham didn’t live in north Alabama. Snow certainly adds an element of beauty to even the drabbest landscape. In lieu of snow, our gardens here in the South requ…
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas. With so much going on in the Tennessee Valley, one would be hard pressed to not have some modicum of Christmas spirit.
Most plants spend all spring and summer growing their seed, then send them out into the world in fall. Should seeds start growing in the warm fall afternoons, the first frost will certainly kill them. Nature adapted through millions of years and most seeds have a thick outer shell that must …
Celebrating the 80s
Things never turn out like we plan. I am considering renaming myself Murphy after Murphy’s Law. I am just that kind of gal.
“Are you a gardener?†This is what I ask those who walk by the Master Gardeners volunteers table at the local farmers market. We can be found every few weeks at the Decatur or Hartselle farmers markets and at the annual Master Gardeners plant sale.
More often than not, things don’t turn out like we plan. At least that’s been my luck over the years. In preparation for Thanksgiving, I always speak at a conference in Orange Beach prior to the big feast day and am meticulous about my route back home. I always stop at Bates House of Turkey …
This was the Year of the Cicada.
Fall is my favorite time of the year. The shedding of the leaves is cathartic for me, like shedding all that encumbers us and allows us a fresh start. The beauty of nature is unspeakable in its glory. It is a season of reflection so that we can move forward to tomorrow. The only thing I can …
Growing up I thought anyone over the age of 30 was old and near unto death. As I began to age, I really didn’t think so much about it other than I was young and my parents were not. Now, as I have aged, it would seem that the average life expectancy has increased as well. I know quite a few …
Would someone be there to check on you should something happen? I totally get that you can be lonely and all alone in a crowded space. While loneliness is a horrid thing, to know you had no one to catch you when you fall is even worse. Because I am an inquiring mind, I did a little delving.
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