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She headed up the land trust and was executive director of the

I am writing from the road this week as I travel across Idaho, a

Oh, the dog days of parental vacations! I'm reminded, as I am fully conscious at 12:30 this morning listening to the raucous noise up the hill from my bedroom window, of the days in South County when I was a youth in search of vacationing adults with great party houses.

Gardening brings one closer not just to the plant world, but

It's summer, and fire season is almost here, along with the brush-clearing chores it brings. But thanks to the latest in high-tech mowers, yardwork could be almost – dare we say it? – fun.

It's the end of the month, which means it's garden question-and-answer time. Remember, you may e-mail me questions at gardenguy@jps.net. Or you can mail garden questions in care of this newspaper. For a faster, personal response, please include a self-addressed, stamped envelope.

Cats are pretty and playful animals that are fun to have as