Last month, the Maryland Department of Agriculture’s Forest Pest Management program released an advisory to “landowners to keep an eye out for trees affected by heavy rainfall throughout the summer months. This extended wet...
Read MoreThis holiday season parents will again ponder ways to create traditions appealing enough to lure youngsters away from the latest tech wizardry, and meaningful enough to last. Two families, in different regions of the country,...
Read MoreWhen I wrote this, Halloween hadn’t even passed and I’ve been asked quite a few times what I’ll get my kids for Christmas. Lucy is at the “baby doll” stage and every time I go to look at dolls, it’s overwhelming — some that spit...
Read MoreSharon Wilkerson has seen it so many times she’s lost count. Parents buy an American Girl doll for their young toddler daughter, and in a few years, when the child is at an age to better enjoy the toy, it’s unappealing or too...
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Even before the first leaf considers falling and the nighttime temperatures dip below a mere 70...
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