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Hello, my name is Gayle and I am a 46 old woman living in south central Pennsylvania. I love to write and to read and have recently opened an on line shop featuring some of my own photographs and original designs. I have many interests, some of which include.

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Home & Garden > Weeds & Pests True gardening stories: The worst pest experience: 2 of 48

The worst gardening pest experience I ever had was, by far, with the grasshopper. There have always been grasshoppers, and plenty of them, in Central Texas but a few years back, during a particularly dry summer there was a grasshopper plague to beat all plagues. It was the worst infestation I had ever seen or hope to ever se...
Arts & Humanities > Ethics Honesty versus brutal frankness: 3 of 13

Honesty is the best policy. We have all heard this classic old adage but is honesty really always best? Maybe not. It depends on the situation, the people involved and the consequences of telling the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. When I was about 8 years old or so we had a little dog named Chiquita. She w...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Cat behavior: 58 of 121

We have all heard it before. Cats are aloof. They're conceited. They don't really care about us at all and only need us because we have thumbs. If they had thumbs they could open the cat food can themselves. I have owned (or have been owned by) many cats and, I must say, for the most part, all of the above is true. Cats are ...
Education > Early Childhood Ed Why playing with blocks, Legos and other building toys is important: 6 of 12

Legos, Tinker Toys,Linkin Logs,good old building blocks. What do all these toys have in common? Well, for one thing they all require imagination. They don't put themselves together so your child will have to and in the process use and develop fine motor skills and eye/hand coordination. That is what these toys have in common...
Creative Writing > Humor Humor: Gerbils: 2 of 4

We had many pets during my childhood years. We had horses, dogs, cats and once a pair of rabbits but one of the most memorable pets we ever had was George, the gerbil. George was a furry little blond colored Gerbil. He had been part of a science project my older sister's science class had conducted. There was another gerbil ...
Creative Writing > Reflections Reflections: Thoughts about pets: 1 of 1

Pets. Cats, dogs, snakes, lizards, birds and even rats. If it is remotely possible to make a pet out of some critter people seem more than willing to do so. And doesn't it seem that we Americans are even more willing to have and keep pets and to try our darnedest to turn them into humans. But even more so, doesn't it seem th...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Gardening tips: How to start bedding plants: 21 of 38

Starting bedding plants can be as easy as getting your hands muddy. You just need to remember a few basics. Things like; plant health at time of purchase, and soil, water and sunlight requirements. One of the most important things to remember is to always buy healthy plants. Plants should be vibrant in color and have sturdy ...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Baby Developmental Stages Tips for developing reasoning skills in toddlers: 5 of 9

Reasoning skills are one of those things that we all learn without the benefit of being taught how but there are things you can do to help develop and sharpen your toddler's reasoning skills. Allowing plenty of free play, which is play where your toddler can explore and discover cause and effect with a minimum of interferenc...
Arts & Humanities > English Language Simple ways to improve your English vocabulary: 21 of 34

Improving your vocabulary need not be a tedious or overly time consuming task. In fact, you can improve your vocabulary just by engaging in three simple activities that you probably already do on an every day basis. Watching TV, reading and asking questions are three very easy ways to increase your word knowledge and are pro...
Relationships & Family > Coping with Divorce Dealing with the 'home alone' blues after separation: 5 of 7

Suddenly, you are alone. The kids are grown and gone or maybe you don't have children. At any rate you suddenly find yourself alone. After your work day, after your outings with friends or family you are most definitely alone. The way I experienced the aloneness seemed to come in three major steps, although, there could and ...