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I am a writer, artist, interior decorator and home renovator. I nuture a garden full of children, flowers, butterflies, a rainbow-colored macaw, cats, a purple lovebird, a ferret, pet rat, lizard, and many goldfish....and occasionally a dog

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Creative Writing > Memoirs Memoirs: Experiences with ghosts: 22 of 118

My most memorable experience with a ghost happened more than ten years ago. At the time my family and I had recently moved to a new house in a rural area. We had barely lived there a month when I saw the resident ghost. Contrary to most ghost sightings, my incident did not happen at night or even in the dark. It was late in ...
Home & Garden > Perennials Best plants for shady areas: 4 of 9

When considering plants for a shady garden, you must first determine the type of shade of your location. Is it full shade, filtered shade or partial shade? Full shade gets no direct sunlight all day, while partial shade receives some sun. Filtered shade is direct sunlight diffused through tree branches or the slats of an ove...
Home & Garden > Houseplants Houseplants care tips: Natural products for weed and pest control: 1 of 1

Green Remedies for Houseplant Woes With houseplants prevention is always half of the cure. To start off right be sure to buy a lush, healthy specimen. The ideal houseplants should resemble a miser's bank account; all healthy and green! Buying anything less is begging for trouble. Check to make sure your potential friend is a...
Society & Lifestyle > Mythology & Folklore Superstitions regarding food and drinks: 1 of 1

Since ancient times food and drink has been a rich source of all sorts of superstitions. Some of these old beliefs are quite humorous, their original meanings forgotten as centuries passed. Some are quite bizarre and involve dangerous actions, while some superstitions are firmly connected to religious beliefs. Our ances...
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy How to find a genuine psychic: 8 of 15

It may not be a simple task to find a genuine psychic. Let's discuss fake psychics first, in order to better ascertain the real thing. Sadly, there are a lot of fakes out there. I learned this fact from many years of personal experience in this field, both as a reader and as a client. Also I have watched firsthand the perfor...
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Should you act on what your psychic told you?: 22 of 33

You should act on a psychic's advice only if that particular psychic has a proven track record in regards to predicting your future. Ask yourself the following question - Has this person been accurate in her predictions for me in the past? Regardless of a specific psychic's reputation in giving outstanding readings for other...
Home & Garden > Gardening (Other) Garden design: Creating a cottage garden: 8 of 9

In years past, cottage gardens developed the reputation of being the easiest to design because typically it has little or no design! There is a definite lack of formality and straight lines in these lovely gardens. There are no plants regimented in neat rows or arrow-straight paths between symmetrical beds. A cottage garden ...
Food & Drink > Fruits & Vegetables How to clean pesticides off fruits and vegetables: 2 of 2

Stop before you munch! Fruits and veggies fresh from the produce section of the grocery store or that quaint roadside stand may look delicious, but they are far from clean and ready to eat. First, several contaminants need to be removed for the sake of the consumer’s good health. Not only can dangerous microbes lurk on...
Parenting & Pregnancy > Childbirth & Labor What does it mean when a baby is born with "the caul": 2 of 2

The phrase ‘born with the caul’ refers to a baby born with a part of the filmy-looking membrane of the amniotic sac covering the head or face. The amniotic sac is a fluid-filled sac in which a fetus grows and develops inside of the mother’s body. It is composed of thin but strong membrane that expands ...