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HOME, GARDEN & SENIOR LIVING
Selecting the Right Potting Mix for Your Plantings
There are some things you can do to increase your success and reduce ongoing maintenance
BY MELINDA MYERS
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March 27, 2024 at 7:16 p.m.
How to Bake Easy
How can we get the salt out of baked goods?
By KATY G. WILKENS
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April 2, 2018
Taming the Stuff in Your Home
Having too much stuff can impede people from relocating or getting health care into their homes
By CHRISTINA CLEM, AARP WASHINGTON COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER
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March 14, 2024
Spring Garden Cleanup with Pollinators in Mind
As we learn more about the important pollinators, insect-eating toads, songbirds and beneficial insects, the more we realize we need to adjust some of our garden timing and methods
By MELINDA MYERS
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March 14, 2024
Bottom of the barrel? Use up your garden harvest
Now it’s getting close to spring, it's time to find new ways to use up excess winter fruits and vegetables.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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March 14, 2024
Witches Can Be Right and Giants Can Be Good
Into the Woods brings together well-known storybook characters, but its subject matter may appeal to older adults in a profound way
By JOHN SCHIESZER
March 12, 2024
Zesty Sauces from Around the World
Try these zesty low-sodium sauces from around the world to spice up your meals - without added salt
By KATY G. WILKENS
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March 4, 2019
Tree Coverage in Cities Crucial, WA Research Shows
The work has gained greater urgency since the 2021 heat wave in the Northwest
By ERIC TEGETHOFF, WASHINGTON NEWS SERVICE
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March 1, 2024
Debt Levels and "Marriageability"
The majority believe that lying about money is worse than misrepresenting one's age
March 1, 2024
Taste the Warmth of Hearty Winter Vegetables
It’s time to relish in the bounty of winter vegetables
February 23, 2024
Starting Plants from Seeds Indoors
Keep your green thumb in shape this winter while getting a jump on the growing season by starting your favorite or hard-to-find plants indoors
By MELINDA MYERS
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February 23, 2024
Testing, Sharing, and Saving Leftover Seeds
What gardener can resist getting the most out of every purchase by saving and planting seeds left from previous years?
By MELINDA MYERS
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February 8, 2024
Fill up with fiber
Adding fiber to food is not only good for you, but tastes good as well with this recipe.
By KATY G. WILKENS
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February 1, 2016
Aging-in-Place Trends Affect Availability of Housing for Younger Adults
Overall, the Seattle metro's housing market is less dominated by baby boomers than the nation as a whole
February 2, 2024
11 Practical Valentine's Day Gifts for Seniors
Why not forgo the pricey flowers and get your loved one something they’ll actually use and perhaps keep using for years to come?
By JEAN CHEN SMITH
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January 30, 2024
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