Archive for March, 2008

Use it Up

Posted on30. Mar, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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With spring just around the corner here in New York State (we STILL have SNOW around here, folks! grrr), our thoughts are turning toward the great outdoors again. I’d heard about the Lights Out campaign through the Internet grapevine, but I didn’t turn my lights out. I forgot. I would love to see our community [...]

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Growing Challenge Update

Posted on30. Mar, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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This is my first Growing Challenge post since joining the group. It will be a small post because, quite frankly, I haven’t done anything yet!
Well, I did buy seeds. Most of my seeds arrived a month ago. I’m still waiting for my seed potatoes and my grape vine which is coming sometime… and this past [...]

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Making Water Problems Good

Posted on29. Mar, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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For several years now, my husband and I have discussed various ways to use all our storm runoff/high water table problems here for something positive. The local and state government is starting to clamp down on the water runoff into streams and creeks. Most of our runoff goes right down into Sauquoit Creek, which flows [...]

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Quick Tip: Camera Batteries

Posted on28. Mar, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I bought fancy NiMH batteries for my battery-eating digital camera. I expected these expensive batteries to last longer than the cheaper alkaline batteries I’ve bought in the past.
I was floored and mighty disgruntled when my camera displayed the “low battery” light! I had only used these NiMH batteries a few days! I was floored, I [...]

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No No No No No!

Posted on28. Mar, 2008 by Mrs. Mecomber.

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I CANNOT believe that people in Georgia and Texas have outright, blooming flowers and trees right now! CANNOT believe it! Less than a week until April, and this is what we have:
Nothing but brown scraggly trees and brown mud. Lots of mud.
Worse, I looked at the weather station, and…

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