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Laurie Brownliving in Sandpoint, ID
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| TOTAL VIEWS: 9,954 | | | PUBLISHED CONTENT: 59 | | | FAVORITED BY: 3 | | | CONTENT PRODUCER SINCE: 08/14/2007 |
Previously published in Bonner County Daily Bee, The River Journal, and seniority.uk. Avid reader, gardener (I'm a Bonner County Master Gardener), needleworker and cat owner. Education/Experience: Grossmont College Interests: Gardening, crazy quilting, needlework, jewelry making, polymer clay, plants, perfume, perfume making, embroidery, beading, cats, garden design, reading, writing, tropical fish, libraries, home decorating, DIY, found art, mixed media art, fabric art Affiliations: Bonner County Master Gardeners URL |
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Description, uses and benefits of tree nut oils in cooking and health.
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Review of this book by the noted specialist in the sense of smell. The biology and psychology of scent are both covered.
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Review of linguist Steven Pinker's book on how language and human nature interact. He covers how new words are formed, what swearing shows about our society, and many other ideas in an accessable, wit...
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List of plants that attract butterflies, how to provide for their water and shelter needs, supplemental feeding.
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Plants suitable for growing in wet areas. The proper way to mulch a bog garden.
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Review of the book that takes us on a tour of the possible fates of bodies after death, in an amusing and nonmorbid way.
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Review of a new book about the brains ability to change and rewire itself. This has huge implications for stroke recovery, learning disabilities and senile dementia.
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Review of the latest by Arthur Phillips (Prague, The Egyptologist), a psychological/paranormal suspense story set in the Victorian Era.
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Review of this surrealist novel by Murdoch, the next to the last one written before her descent into Alzheimer's and death.
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Review of this nonfiction book, a thorough look at various heart surgeries and the medical and monetary things that influence them.
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Review of the latest book by Oliver Sacks, author of 'Awakenings'. This one explores music and the brain.
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This book covers the status and rights of women during the 1000 years of the Middle Ages.
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What a PICC- Peripherally Inserted Central Catheter- is; how it is inserted; what the risks and benefits are.
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Review of this historical novel, based on an unusual real event: the voluntary quarantining of a poor English village when bubonic plague strikes it.
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Review of the third book in Bayley's trilogy about the death of his wife, novelist Iris Murdoch.
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The things I've found that have made my battle with Inflammatory Bowel Syndrome easier.
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Review of this Japanese family saga that ends after the bombing of Hiroshima.
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Review of book by John Bayley, husband of Iris Murdoch. The book chronicles their life together and her descent into Alzheimer's disease.
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Review of Laurell K. Hamilton's latest Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter novel.
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Review of Sean Stewart's 'Mockingbird', a novel of magical realism set in Texas.
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Review of Lindskold's first novel, a great urban fantasy with sci-fi overtones.
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Review of Haunted, one of the Women of the Otherworld series.
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The merits of sedums. How to grow them. Some of my favorite sedums.
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Varieties of vegetables that are unusually colored and suitable for the ornamental garden.
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Review of Shirley Jackson's first novel, which has some events based on her own life.
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How to care for ficus plants. The most popular species of ficus for indoor use.
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Description of the 'New Dawn' rose. What type of soil and exposure it likes.
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Review of the book, touching on each of the five stories.
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The different types of fennel. How to grow them. How to harvest them, and what foods they are used in.
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Review of the sequel to Watership Down
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How to grow, harvest and use valerian (valeriana officinalis)
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Review of Changs book, which covers Chinese immigration from the gold rush days to the millenium.
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Review of a book that is a combination of gallery, artist profiles, and how to.
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Tricks to increase the capsaicin content in homegrown chili peppers.
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How to grow basil; harvesting; different flavors of basil.
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Description of the herb Angelica and some of it's varieties. Historical and culinary uses. How to grow the herb.
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The basics of caring for perennial plants, including deadheading, division and fertilizing.
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Lovage is a huge perennial herb that can grow to 9 feet. Useful in cooking, it has potential as an anti-inflammatory. It's easy to grow and makes a good focal point in the garden.
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Blue flowers and how to grow them. Color combinations with blue. Why so many plants are called blue when they are purple.
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A tale of growing up in California during the 1970s. A child of divorced parents, Inez lives between 3 worlds: her flamenco dancing mothers self absorption, her math genius fathers womanizing and drug...
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Description of Stella d'Oro daylily. How to grow the plant. Good companions.
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When you need height in the garden and shrubs won't work, tall, low care, herbaceous perennials fill the bill.
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How to create a garden that can be enjoyed at night, using white/pale plants, night fragrant plants, and soft sounds.
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Historical fiction based on the lives of Beatrice and Isabella d'Este, who lived during the time of Leonardo de Vinci.
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How to propagate and grow lavender. Varieties of lavender. Uses of lavender.
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Review of Danielewski's surrealistic novel, which is a cult hit.
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The origins of the customs that resulted in today's use of plants at Christmas. Many had their roots in pre-Christian religions and Solstice celebrations.
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The pros and cons of own-root vs. grafted roses.
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Savage follows the development of the idea of 'teenager' through a hundred years and several countries.
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Descriptions of plants which bloom in the heat of summer, after the June peak season of flowers.
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A list of green flowered plants suitable for temperate areas, and how to use them in the garden.
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How garden plants were used for magic in the past.
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Using repeated color accents to tie the garden together. Suggestions for how to do this.
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How to create colorful bouquets in late autumn, which necessitates that one look beyond the usual flowers.
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Using contemporary letters, diaries and memoirs, Rennell has written a close up view with details not previously known to the public.
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Review of Lee's comprehensive biography of Edith Wharton, which includes previously unavailable sources.
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Ways to use yellow in the garden; suggested plants; the different shades of yellow; companion plants.
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The use of orange in garden design.
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Description of varieties of salvia and how to grow them.
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