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- Tuesday, May 21, 2013 DAWSONVILLE, GA
Archive By Section - Lifestyle Columnists
Honey bees important
For most people, the mention of bees conjures up thoughts of annoyance and fear. Bees make nests around our homes, buzz around us in the garden, and occasionally sting us. What good could these little pests do? Even though they may seem a nuisance, bees more than make up for it in their most important role - plant pollination.
Tips for soil sampling
If you were one of the people who called the extension office last week, then you probably know that I was away. I was in Athens attending a week long training session for county agents.
Really, I’m not judgmental
I don't consider myself to be judgmental. I don't. In fact, I think I am one of the least judgmental people I know. "You are being judgmental," I will reprimand Mama when she gets on her high horse about something.
Kudzu bugs are back
I have received many calls to the extension office in the past few weeks about small brown bugs swarming on houses and irritating gardeners. These little pests are called kudzu bugs, and they have been annoying north Georgia outdoor lovers since 2009.
Mama said there’d be days like this …
Jealousy is one of the pettiest emotions. It destroys relationships, creates strife and fosters insecurity. It's easy to see why jealousy has been called a green-eyed monster. My jealousy monster just happens to be a beautiful silky black Border collie. I never would have imagined the little ball of fur I rescued four years ago to be capable of such jealousy, but she is.
My own future ‘warning’
The first time I saw those "Red Hat" ladies, I thought they were just fashionably challenged. Granted, I loved the festive, colorful red hats but with purple? That was a color combo I had only seen on the ex's mother and I just figured it was because she didn't know any better fashion-wise, bless her heart. I vaguely remembered reading the poem that had inspired the red hat wearing, but at the time, I was young, maybe still in my teens.
Love of Cole’s life is not so much like his mama
I was warned before my son started Pre-K that first grade may bring about the great love of Cole's life. "Oh, watch out," a client told me. "When I started first grade, I met this girl and went home and told my Mama I had found the girl I was going to marry."
Every year I tell myself ‘one won’t hurt’
Every year about this time, I make the same solemn vow to myself: No more Thin Mints. Not just because I try to watch my weight, but mainly because I have celiac and am not supposed to eat anything with gluten.
Eight cities in 12 days
I made my way past Immigration, which always gives one some sense of relief. Getting into a country is one thing. Getting back out is something completely different. I found my way to the bar to wait.
My greatest fears include dolls, canned biscuits
My sister is fearless. She will hop on a plane to go anywhere, she drives hours just to take on the scariest haunted houses in the state and her most recent hobby involves guns.
Landscape questions for late winter season
Over the past 30 years as an extension agent, I have received tens of thousands of questions related to lawn and garden care. Just when I think I have heard every question possible, there is a new one.
I’m sure there’s an app for that
I am one of those rare people who actually uses their cell phone to talk. I will text and take photos of Cole to send Mama, but I would say about 90 percent of the time, I just talk.
What it means to live in a small town
There's a difference between city folk and small town folk. Even though I love some of the conveniences that a bigger city offers, I am a country girl at heart that loves living in a small town.
Best way to plant trees
This Friday is Arbor Day. At 3:30 p.m. at Veterans Memorial Park, three new Dawson County Champion Trees and one new State Champion Tree from Dawson County will be announced. Also, at the event, River Birch trees will be planted to honor the 2011 Tree Preservationist. The public is welcome.
Mama said there’d be days like this
I've never been a big fan of Valentine's Day. Sometimes, I wish I could be - to be able to get caught up in the romance, the pink and red heart-shaped everything, the cards covered with sugary rhymes professing love.
Articles by Section - Lifestyle Columnists
The legend of my first cat, Callahan
"Mama, do you like cats?" Cole asked one day. This was shortly after I had brought the latest puppy home a few weeks ago.
Prevent termites
I have had several cases within the past year of people coming into my office, handing me a plastic baggy or jar filled with small, winged insects and saying: "Tell me those are flying ants!" Unfortunately, more often than not, they turn out to be termite flyers.
Sometimes you’re the windshield, sometimes the bug
Everyone has disappointments. It's a part of life and sometimes those disappointments can offer us many learning experiences.
Mama in Wonderland
One of my biggest pet peeves is someone being late. So why I am constantly late getting my child to school, I have no idea.
When to prune azaleas
Azaleas are a staple of traditional southern landscapes.
What causes pollen
Spring is a beautiful time of year. Longer days, green grass and leaves reappearing on the trees really brighten up my mood.
Controlling moles
Have you started noticing mysterious raised tunnels forming seemingly overnight in your lawn or garden? If so, you probably have a mole infestation. Don't worry, you are not alone. We have received many calls in the past week regarding tunneling activity.
My manifesto of life to my darling son
Children learn a lot more by what they see us doing than what we tell them. I can tell Cole all day long the things he shouldn't do, but it's my example he's watching. I don't want him to follow my example, but to be better than I am at this game of life.
Take pictures for diagnosis
We have all heard the saying "April showers bring May Flowers." Rainfall in April helps replenish our plants as they gear up for another growing season. However, this precipitation also brings unwanted consequences to our landscapes - disease.
Running with the big dogs
It had been a long time since I had a puppy and I forgot how much work they are. Middle of the night feedings and potty outings, crying incessantly. I think comparing them to a newborn would be reasonable. I was on night five of no sleep - Angel the parking lot pup would wake me up at 1 a.m., wanting to play after sleeping all day. I was exhausted.
Annual 4-H rabies clinic scheduled for April 13
Dawson County 4-H Club, All Animals Veterinary Hospital and Dawsonville Veterinary Hospital will be hosting an annual rabies clinic on April 13. It will be held at several locations throughout Dawson County. Because of strict vaccination laws, rabies outbreaks have become much less prevalent since vaccination programs began in the 1940s.
Once you name the puppy, it becomes yours
There was an unspoken law at my house growing up for every stray critter that managed to find its way in our yard. Once my uncle Bobby named it, it was ours. If the animal made it to day two without Bobby sticking some name on it, we were safe according to Granny. Of course, no animal made it beyond a few hours, let alone two days.
Middle of a mid-life crisis
I think when I turned 40, something happened. Not to my posterior either - that happened a long time before I hit the big 4-0.
Use berms for looks, function
Berms, or raised areas, can be used in the landscape to add visual interest to flat or dull areas of the yard. Berms are simply mounded hills of soil that are constructed to serve a purpose in a landscaped area.
Forsythia signals the arrival of spring
Early March can be one of the blandest times in the landscape. It can be downright depressing not being able to see any green leaves or any signs of colorful flowers. However, as the month moves on, March soon becomes one of my favorite times of the year. Seemingly out of nowhere, small clusters of bright yellow flowers begin to pop up on shrubs all over town. These flowers belong to one of the most revered shrubs in our area - forsythia.
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