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Jill Severn, The JOLT’s Friday gardening columnist, is normally my ‘go-to person’ for gardening advice. She definitely saved my tomatoes this year when I was ready to plop them in …
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One of my fondest memories of summer is attending Shakespeare in the Park. These shows in Dallas usually started at 8 p.m. and by the end of the 2-hour show it had cooled down to 90 degrees! The …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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8/16/22
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Dear Lexis,
It feels like things haven’t been going my way for quite a while now. I’ve done what I can to remain positive, but the hits just keep coming. It feels like it’s just …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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8/15/22
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There are many reasons not to garden:
Your hands will get dirty and your fingernails will be a mess. It will make you sweaty and tired.
Gardening requires tools, and practice using them. You …
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Spring’s dawn chorus has gone quiet. The birds’ eggs have hatched, and most of the young have fledged and are on their own. The season has changed, from breeding to migration.
Some of …
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It was Election Day last week; living in the state capitol pretty much guarantees some politician, issue or outrage will be present at any given time.
But there is another election that I will …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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8/10/22
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If you are a regular reader of this column, you are aware that I track the 1500+ “National Days”.
For instance, yesterday was International Cat Day (so give your kitty extra loving if …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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8/9/22
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The better your aim, the better your life
My husband and I recently decided to watch an After Skool video on Youtube featuring some of Jordan Peterson’s greatest lessons. Jordan has always …
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A walk in the neighborhood confirms that early August is the time when all our garden successes and shortcomings become obvious.
This year it’s also been a week of reckoning about which …
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The more we know about hummingbirds, the more they amaze us. They are so different in body, size, and behavior from all other birds, and they’re willing to come right to our window feeder to …
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By George Walter
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8/4/22
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Is it just me or is the summer flying by faster than usual?
When I visit with folks about supporting nonprofits, everyone assumes that money is the primary need for most nonprofits. While …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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8/3/22
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Wow! Another record bites the dust – six consecutive days of 90+ degrees of heat. My family is one of the lucky ones with air conditioning. That being said it was still hot – particularly …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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8/2/22
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Dear Lexis,
Help me out, please. I'm 58, no kids, divorced with an income, not a slob, not perfect but fair all around. Don't like dating sites. Would you like to coach me (haha) right? Hope to …
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By Alexis Rae Baker
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8/1/22
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There are many ways to water a garden:
standing over plants or grass with a hose and a gentle spray nozzle every evening
dragging hoses around and placing a sprinkler
using an oscillating …
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There are two species of migratory, insect-eating birds that I look up to, mainly because they are only seen when flying in the sky above me. The legs and feet of both species are weak and used …
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We are now a little over halfway through 2022, which is when I like to look at where we have been and are headed.
According to an article in Forbes Personal Finance section, Social Security …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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7/27/22
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The other day I met someone who was in the process of moving to Texas from here. I am a bit ashamed of myself because I involuntarily asked them in a more accusatory manner than intended “why …
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By Mary Beth Harrington, CVA
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7/26/22
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This week Gary Ritchie led a one-person tour of the Centennial Rose Garden on the grounds of the Schmidt Mansion in Tumwater. The stroll among the roses was prompted by the garden reaching its …
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By Jill Severn
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7/22/22
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There are huge numbers of Double-crested Cormorants now nesting along the east side of Woodard Bay. The parents are visiting their chicks, now hatched and issuing a steady loud chorus of begging …
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I called my sister, who lives in Phoenix, the other day to wish her a happy birthday. She was diagnosed several years ago with Alzheimer’s Disease and has steadily gone downhill in the past …
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By Kathleen Anderson
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7/20/22
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