Saturday Tweets: Labor Day Weekend Edition

September 3, 2016

...Simple (@rootsimple) August 31, 2016 "Well, duh" say the dog people: Dogs understand both words and intonation of human speech https://t.co/Ofo8hhynXq — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 31, 2016 Messages sent to artists wanting them to work for free https://t.co/AQB9jMxPGV — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 31, 2016 This garden can kill you https://t.co/3ykZSGhiLA — Root Simple (@rootsimple) August 30, 2016 Plant those parking strips! Org in Seat...

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Beware of Bee Removal Scams

Mr. Homegrown

August 23, 2016

Animals, Bees

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...d by mice. Unfortunately, there seem to be a lot of fraudulent bee removal companies out there who promise “humane” removal but who actually just use chemical fumigants to force the bees to abscond. Colonies forced out this way are nearly certain to die. Having done a lot of cutouts it’s easy to see why fly by night companies do this. Proper bee removal is a lot of work and many property owners aren’t willing to pay what it’s worth do a bee remova...

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A Year after The Age of Limits: 5 Responses to the End Times

Mrs. Homegrown

May 5, 2014

Age of Limits, Thoughtstylings

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...nvolved here in regard to race and class, urban vs. rural, and suppressed desires to blow out our neighbors’ brains with shotguns. Example: Any cult/religious belief that Something Big is going to happen to exalt the believers and sweep away the unbelievers. The attraction here is not only increased availability in desirable real estate, but also the assurance that you are special, chosen, and right in all things, and those who disagree with you w...

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An Overdue Update on Phoebe

Mrs. Homegrown

July 30, 2013

Animals, Cats

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...rk, loves to savage the fishing pole toy, and is diligently destroying the underside of our sofa. The sofa is her great work, an evolving art piece about the nature of entropy. She will have a short lifespan, though. The drugs just buy her a little time. Dr. Zimmerman told us the oldest cat she knew with Phoebe’s rare condition made it to four years old. Phoebe has already passed her second birthday. I’ve noticed her breathing sounds a bit wet lat...

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Getting started with worms

Mrs. Homegrown

August 29, 2014

Composting, Gardening, Vermiculture

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...or leak. Many people find a place for a small bin in the kitchen, perhaps under the sink. They also can go in places like laundry rooms and basements and garages. Some worm bins are purely functional, others quite attractive. Let’s break down some of these factors: Indoor or outdoors? Worm bins can also stay outside, with a few caveats. Worms like temperatures similar to the temperatures we humans enjoy. They don’t like being hot or freezing cold...

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