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HOME, GARDEN & SENIOR LIVING
Is a Reverse Mortgage a Good Idea?
There’s a lot to know and consider to be sure it’s a good option for you
BY JIM MILLER
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March 18, 2025 at 7:48 p.m.
English Muffins or Crumpets?
For a delicious, healthy alternative, try this recipe for making your own English muffins, which are called crumpets in England.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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April 3, 2017
Plant-based for the Planet
Eat less meat to save the planet.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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March 14, 2025
Garden Longer with Less Muscle Strain and Fatigue
Whether you are a young or young-at-heart gardener, include some strategies to help extend your enjoyment and reduce fatigue and muscle strain
By MELINDA MYERS
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March 11, 2025
Celebrate Monarch Butterflies and the Year of the Asclepias by Planting Milkweed
support monarch butterflies, hummingbirds and bees while adding color, fragrance, and beauty to your landscape
By MELINDA MYERS
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March 1, 2025
Fresh Alternatives to Salty Asian Sauces
Once you make these homemade Asian sauces, you'll never buy on in the store again.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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March 6, 2017
Quick Asian stir-fry meals
Tofu cooks quickly and is packed with protein in stir-fried dishes packed with plenty of vegetables.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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February 17, 2025
Eat the rainbow with orange cauliflower, red carrots and purple broccoli
If you don’t have a garden and don’t see these bright vegetables in your regular grocery store, head to your local farmers market. You’ll get produce as fresh as if it just came out of your own backyard.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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February 12, 2025
Alternative Housing for Seniors
Alternative senior housing options are starting to gain a “toe hold’ in the minds of retirees in Western Washington
By KIRK VAUX
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May 1, 2022
Grow Tasty and Nutritious Leafy Greens Indoors
Plant, tend and harvest greens for garden-fresh flavor now and throughout the year
By MELINDA MYERS
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February 4, 2025
Drink Your Nutrients Hot & Cold
recipes for spice chai tea and spa water
February 4, 2025
Be a Weather Watching Gardener
Monitoring and noting these occurrences will help you diagnose immediate and future plant and garden problems
By MELINDA MYERS
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February 2, 2025
The joy of repurposed meals
"Planned leftovers" allow you to use up a lot of the leftovers in your fridge.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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January 9, 2025
Maximize Seed Starting Success with a Seed Starting Chart
ow is the time when many of us are busy ordering seeds
By MELINDA MYERS
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January 6, 2025
Healthy Winter Recipes
Ginger Peanut Stew; Maple Cinnamon Walnut Butter; Coconut Date Bonbons
December 30, 2024
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