Happy birthday, Blossom Dearie
By Mary Lou Nahas For Capital Region Independent Media Every spring when the trees flower and the daffodils bloom, I think of singer-song writer Blossom Dearie, […]
Oak Hill & Vicinity: Hedges Homestead
By Mary Lou Nahas For Capital Region Independent Media For years the word “homesteading” referred to a government land program and the skills necessary for pioneer […]
Body, Mind & Spirit Connections: Seasonal allergies and home remedies
By Pat Larsen For Capital Region Independent Media It’s that time of year when allergens are in the air and around our home, causing those uncomfortable symptoms […]
Oak Hill & Vicinity: Researching the history of three Oak Hill houses
By Mary Lou Nahas For Capital Region Independent Media Quite a lot is known about many of the historic properties in Oak Hill. There are 11 […]
Whittling Column: The Laurel and Hardy of home repair
By Dick Brooks For Capital Region Independent Media I became an elementary school teacher back in the days when male teachers were handed their diploma and […]
Weekly Gardening Tips: Grafting, Part 1
By Bob Beyfuss For Capital Region Independent Media March arrived with typical March-like weather — snow, rain, sleet, some sunshine and breezy. Days are longer and […]
Positively Speaking: Getting back on track
By Toby Moore For Capital Region Independent Media We all have dreams, goals and aspirations, and when we decide we will try to accomplish them, we […]
Be A Better Gardener: Starting from seed
By Thomas Christopher For Capital Region Independent Media If the pandemic has brought us any good besides opportunities to work from home, it is a boom […]
Weekly Gardening Tips: Wily coyotes
By Bob Beyfuss For Capital Region Independent Media I suspect that every single town in almost all of New York state has a resident population of […]