Lifestyles

Better Nate Than Lever By Jimmy Reed | September 27, 2019

I imagine by now y’all have figured out the moral of this story: Better Nate than Lever.

Language of Flowers By Wes Porter | September 22, 2019

Is the Language of Flowers, if not dead, at least badly wilted? Perhaps not.

Nick O’ Time, Jimmy Nick By Jimmy Reed | September 17, 2019

Tales from the Mississippi Delta

Cutting acrylamide in fried and baked snacks By American Chemical Society | September 17, 2019

Antietam 157 Years After the Bloody Battle By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | September 17, 2019

Counting both sides, almost 100,000 soldiers were engaged in battle; 23,000 were reported dead, wounded, or missing

Passion for Pawpaw By Wes Porter | September 15, 2019

Although usually known as the Common Papaw, its popularity amongst early European colonists is attested by numerous other names. These included Quaker Delight, Hillbilly Mango, Hoosier Banana, Ozark Banana, Michigan Banana, Kentucky Banana, Indiana B

TCL makes a big and affordable statement in the 4K TV market By Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | September 9, 2019

Add the terrific Roku interface and remote and you have a very compelling video choice

Jimmy C. And Me By Jimmy Reed | September 9, 2019

Life in Mississippi, Life long friendship

Saffron: Culture and History By Wes Porter | September 8, 2019

Today, while saffron is widely grown commercially in Spain, India and China where labour is relatively inexpensive

A Visit to Harpers Ferry on Labor Day By Dr. Ileana Johnson Paugh | September 4, 2019

Harpers Ferry is connected to the neighboring states through three trails, The Appalachian Trail, Chesapeake and Ohio Canal (C&O Canal Towpath), and the Potomac Heritage Trail

Discouraging squirrels with Daffodils By Wes Porter | September 1, 2019

All daffodils are botanically Narcissus. They are also poisonous. Not surprisingly, squirrels, deer, mice and other pests shun them.

Questions Often Asked: Shrubs with Colourful Fruit By Wes Porter | August 31, 2019

Selecting flowering shrubs

Demon Of Intemperance By Jimmy Reed | August 29, 2019

Lush was a gifted artist, but a hopeless alcoholic

Rocketman and Godzilla: flamboyant and fun fantasies in 4K By Jim Bray, CFP Automotive Editor | August 26, 2019

Elton John Biopic Rocketman, Godzilla: King of the Monsters, Avengers Endgame

Healthy Tobacco: Rise of Biopharming By Wes Porter | August 24, 2019

Ironical then, that studies, genetic engineering of Nicotiana tabacum, the most widely grown non-food plant in the world and one of the most easily eliminator health hazards, should contribute to the cure of many of the planet’s ills

Shadows Dancing On A Wall By Dr. Robert R. Owens | August 22, 2019

People say that hindsight is 20/20

The Temporary And The Eternal By Jimmy Reed | August 18, 2019

“To serve God and glorify His name, we must strive always to be mindful of that which those evil people were not: the temporary and the eternal.

Thomas Blaikie Scottish Gardener to French Nobility By Wes Porter | August 17, 2019

Fragrance-releasing fabric could help neutralize sweaty gym clothes By American Chemical Society | August 11, 2019

Smelly clothing could someday be a thing of the past with fragrance-releasing textiles

Live Action News: Ectopic Pregnancy Warrants Abortion By Corinna Swetz | August 11, 2019

Daisy, Daisy, Give Me Your Answer Do By Wes Porter | August 10, 2019

Horticulturalists, realizing the versatility of Bellis perennis, have created single- and double-flowered cultivars to brighten beds and borders

We’ve Waited Long Enough By Jimmy Reed | August 9, 2019

Waiting takes patience, and because patience is a virtue, waiting without complaining shows that you possess that virtue

Genius of Early Jazz By Bob Hoye | August 7, 2019

Then in 1935, a form called “Swing” evolved and with bigger bands became hugely popular. Clubland sorted itself out, ballrooms were built, huge theatres were filled, which with radio and records brought jobs back to musicians and singers

PLANTS LACK A CONSCIOUSNESS: SCIENTISTS By Wes Porter | August 3, 2019

Questions Often Asked: Dog Days of Summer By Wes Porter | July 30, 2019

Dog Star, Sirius

Female Crickets Really Do Catch More Fish By Jimmy Reed | July 29, 2019

Mississippi Delta, Fishing

Bowling Greens By Wes Porter | July 29, 2019

The world's oldest preserved bowling green is that in Southampton, England

Berried Treasures—Elderberries By Wes Porter | July 28, 2019

Tolerant of many garden soils, it must be admitted that when not in bloom or berry it has no particular attraction. Except in very large gardens it is best cultured as a background shrub.

The Great French Wine Blight By Wes Porter | July 27, 2019

Small areas remain phylloxera-free in France, Spain, Italy and Sicily, California, and several areas in Western and South Australia

Regarding Marriage: 42 Years and Counting By Lloyd Marcus | July 26, 2019

When I Look In Your Eyes