Holiday home tour caps Dakota City's 150th celebration Dec 6, 2008
The lone fir tree in the front yard is thought to have been planted as part of an avenue of trees, with the rest cut down to build State Highway 35. It is said to be the tallest tree in the county. (Sioux City Journal, IO)
The Afghan mission in memoriam Dec 6, 2008
" THE ROAD AHEAD It's said that time can heal all wounds, but for the Shorts, this has been only partly true. As individuals, they have learned how to fill their days. As a family, they remain rudderless. After Rob's death, Susan lived in relative isolation. Then, in a stunning development last spring, a new medication allowed her to walk again, and she now seems to be moving on attending church with a new group of friends, redecorating her home and relishing her new-found mobility. And yet she... (Globe and Mail)
The Ultimate Holiday Directory Dec 5, 2008
gift baskets, ornaments, wreaths, greens, cut Christmas trees ... $17 Special Dinner Entrees 2 Academy Place, Rt 28, Orleans 508-240-1585. (Yarmouth Register, MA)
Tent experiences geta designer makeover Dec 4, 2008
Worlds best tented camps - Luxury- msnbc. $7 online stock trades. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Lights, furniture, art & home trends Dec 4, 2008
Intriguing wood and stone armatures of 13th century lemon houses, for growing lemon trees in winter, stand at one end of Feltrinelli's grounds and similar structures flank both sides of the lake. These ruined three-story-high conservatories must have looked like modern buildings when they were sheathed in glass. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Keynotes for Dec. 4 Dec 4, 2008
TABLE-TOP TREES- Decorated table top trees will be a special sale attraction at the annual Holiday Bazaar of the Marlborough Hospital Auxiliary, tomorrow, Friday, Dec. 5, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the hospital cafeteria. The trees have been decorated in unique, individual fashion by the Leary family and friends. (Hudson Sun, MA)
Froeliche Weihnachten Dec 4, 2008
Twenty trees decorated by local businesses and organizations to benefit charitable groups will be featured in the Christmas Tree Forest. Those visiting the Christmas Tree Forest will have the chance to purchase tokens for 1 each to vote for their favorite tree. (Fredericksburg Standard Radio Post, TX)
Osborne Offers 'A Christmas Carol' Dec 3, 2008
It is these clever innovations and attention to detail, coupled with the use of twinkling lights, fresh greens, decorated trees in different sizes, live poinsettia plants and background music, that make the museum tour so special. Like the studio, the house's dining room, designed as Christmas Present, boasts a bountiful buffet, including a bowl of wassail, dishes filled with chestnuts and hazelnuts and a huge cake decorated with white icing and flowers. (Voices, CT)
Yule tree gets pricier Dec 1, 2008
By Jay Fitzgerald / Herald Highlight: Christmas Trees Monday, December 1, 2008 - Updated 3h ago Boston Herald General Economics ReporterJay Fitzgerald has been a journalist and blogger for years ... Money doesn t grow on trees - but Christmas trees still make money ... Because of the run-up in commodity prices earlier this year, wholesale prices of Christmas trees are expected to jump by about 5 percent this holiday season. (Boston Herald)
Personal touches add flair Nov 29, 2008
"I wake up in the morning and see the palm trees.". Reach the reporter at or 602-444-8236. (AZCentral -- Home)
Birthday and Christmas Gifts for Ca... Nov 28, 2008
Capricorn Trees, Plants, Flowers, and Foods. If purchasing plants, seeds, or food, there are certain trees, herbs, and edibles associated with Capricorn and its ruling plant Saturn ... Capricorn is linked with many different trees, including the yew, willow, cypress, elm, holly, hemlock, birch, pine, and poplar, as well as soothing herbs such as comfrey. (Suite101.com)
Best bets for the week Nov 28, 2008
See the future of Christmas trees at 7 p.m. today at The Jacksonville Landing. As usual, there will plenty of live music and fireworks. (Florida Times-Union)
Home tours make it begin to look a lot like Christmas Nov 27, 2008
"My home is warm and fuzzy, magical and whimsical. It just has the 'wow' factor."The wow comes in the form of 10 7-foot-and-taller Christmas trees placed throughout the home ... Lanfranco decorates her home during the holidays with 10 Christmas trees that are at least 7 feet tall ... This is just one of the ornaments that adorn Lanfranco's trees. (Fresno Bee)
Louis Prang, Father of American Chr... Nov 27, 2008
His card line also expanded its range of holiday season images to include decorated trees, versatile portraiture of Santa, children playing with toys, carolers, snow scenes and themes that have become traditional. By 1881, Prang was producing more than five million Christmas cards each year. (Suite101.com)
West Boxford Winter Festival schedule Nov 27, 2008
Check out our selection of Christmas trees and holiday greenery ... Holiday items such as lighted fresh boxwood trees, mini boxwood arrangements in stem glasses and novelty pots, suet birdfeeder pinecones, fresh greens arrangements, hand crafted tree ornaments and beautiful artificial arrangements made by the Boxford Village Garden Club. (Boxford Tri Town Transcript, MA)
Arts & Entertainment Briefs Nov 23, 2008
Additional stops include the Floyd County Historical Museum, 500 Gilbert St. and the Festival of Trees at Otto s Oasis, 1313 Gilbert St. Refreshments will be provided at the Museum. This annual tour showcases the holiday d;cor of local homes, businesses or attractions. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)
An American Home: The History of the White House Nov 22, 2008
Only small dirt roads connected the sprawling mansion to a city center dominated by open, rolling terrain, with views that cascaded toward the Potomac River with little more than trees and grazing livestock to interrupt the view. But that serene landscape changed dramatically two years into the War of 1812, when the British set fire to several government buildings -- including the White House. (Pekin Times, IL)
Free and cheap in Frankfurt Nov 22, 2008
Palms, eucalyptus and unusual trees also grow in the Nizza Garden on the Main near the Untermainbruecke, or Under Main Bridge. When the sun is out, everyone is there promenading on the riverbank. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
What's going on... Nov 22, 2008
Will travel to Anderson for the annual "Festival of Trees," stopping along the way to visit the Gaither store in Alexandria. They will leave at 1 p.m. and admission is $5. (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
• Events Calendar Nov 21, 2008
The event features a free luncheon for buyers and a preview of the trees on display ... Opening night gala of St. Luke's Magic Valley Health Foundation's Festival of Trees will be held DEC. 3 at Canyon Crest Dining and Event Center ... Cassia Festival of Trees gala opening will be held at 6 p.m. DEC. 3 at Mini-Cassia College of Southern Idaho's gym (old Burley High School). (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Mobile home park is ground zero of Calif. wildfire Nov 16, 2008
Cypress trees guarding the gated entrance lit up first. When the water ran out, firefighters fell back, abandoning hoses that melted into the asphalt. (San Diego Union-Tribune)
Strolling Petaluma Nov 16, 2008
The light-filled garden rooms with double French doors and semi-private patios, combined with pretty outdoor spaces edged with patches of lavender, potted lemon and olive trees, make for an inviting and affordable place to stay at the edge of town ... Lunch and dinner entrees $6 ... Dinner entrees $15-$23. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Dr. Marvin Shepard Hall Jr. (left), 84, and Charles Kime, 68, joke with each other in front of a half-scale replica of the Ark of the Covenant that they built together. The Ark is on display at First Presbyterian of Lake City. JASON MATTHEW WALKER/Lake City Reporter Nov 15, 2008
There are mahogany trees in South Florida that are as hard as rock. We used them to make furniture. (Lake City Reporter, FL)
SCRIPPS HOWARD NEWS SERVICE CONSOLIDATED BUDGET Nov 13, 2008
TREES-TROOPS (Risher, SHNS) -- This holiday season, FedEx aims to plant some holiday spirit among America's armed forces by partnering with Christmas-tree growers to ship live-cut trees to more than 45 military bases. 300. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
In the Valley in November Nov 12, 2008
Optimist Club Christmas trees ... The trees are freshly cut from the NC mountains. (Roanoke Rapids Daily Herald, NC)
Homes for the Holidays tour ready to dazzle Nov 8, 2008
The house overflows with Christmas trees inside and out ... Day or night, expansive views of trees and the city can be enjoyed from many rooms in the couple s home. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Shirley's Treasures opens in Sheffield Nov 6, 2008
Shirley has tons of Christmas items such as artificial trees and decorations in the two-story building they have opened their store. She also makes a lot of the holiday items she sells at her store. (Princeton Bureau County Republican, IL)
Feelin' crafty: The Journal Times 2008 Craft Fair Roundup Nov 6, 2008
Nov. 15-16 11208 4; Mile Road, Raymond (take Highway 20 west to highway 45, go north on highway 45 approximately 4 miles to 4; Mile Road, go east on 4; Mile Road, long driveway on north side of road), 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Handcrafted tree ornaments and gifts, lighted trees and arrangements. Door prize. (Racine Journal Times, WI)
World's top affordable beach resorts Nov 5, 2008
The 31 rooms are done up in rattan furnishings; balconies overlook eucalyptus trees and the ocean ... Thai architect Duangrit Bunnag teamed local wood with stone to create 24 villas, scattered among huge old tamarind trees that provide respite from the midday heat ... The hotel is set in a forest of coconut trees on a hidden spit sandwiched between the Arabian Sea and a saltwater creek, near the former Portuguese port of Goa. (The Age, Australia -- Breaking News)
Relax at a Jerome B-and-B Nov 1, 2008
Step onto secluded front and back patios, and you're surrounded by more than 100 trees on the half-acre property. The history of the 1904 house is equally charming. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Business of the Month: Second 2 None Furniture Consignment Shop Nov 1, 2008
By using products already in the cycle we reduce the number of trees that are being cut as well as reducing the amount of chemicals that are used in tanning and the finishing of furniture. As a nation, we are all looking for ways to save the environment; this is certainly a step in the right direction. (Pembroke Mariner, MA)
Fall foliage Oct 30, 2008
Most of the leaves on my hardwood trees are still green, but brown straw is shooting from the pines like spears into the ground ... Trees in north Georgia, North Carolina, Tennessee, and northern Alabama are bursting with color to rival any New England landscape ... When the colors run out in the mountains, return to the Peach State s Piedmont area as trees in the Oconee National Forest near Eatonton show their true colors a couple of weeks later. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
13 creepy places to get your chill on Oct 29, 2008
Manchac Swamp, As your boat pushes out into the swamp by torchlight, ancient cypress trees and Spanish moss drape across the water. That far-off howl you hear might just be the Rougarou, the Cajun version of the Wolfman. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Gun allegedly brandished on good Samaritans Oct 29, 2008
A casino on the north end of Deer Lodge has until mid-November to remove 25 pink, green and yellow artificial palm trees near Interstate 90 ... The Powell County Planning Board nixed the Happy Endings Casino's plan to erect the trees last September. (Missoulian, MT)
What's ahead Oct 28, 2008
The first book in Lansing s series, Seeing the Forest for the Trees, brings into focus how and when Coos County was settled specifically for its bountiful timber and coal resources. All three of Lansing s books will be available for purchase and signing on Nov. 1. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
CARLA WILLS-BRANDON: Riding out the storm on Gulf Coast Oct 25, 2008
Jason across the street whipped out his chain-saw and cut up everyone's downed trees, while Mike next door let us use his gasoline pump to attack the standing water in our basement ... Our yard looks like a bomb was dropped on it and we spent last weekend cutting back dead trees and bushes. (Fresno Bee -- Opinion)
Two neighboring farms in Wrentham in dispute over business Oct 23, 2008
The road through Wrentham winds through densely packed trees, their leaves blazing orange and red. When the view opens to acres of orchards belonging to The Big Apple, a retail store and farm in Sheldonville, it's hard to imagine a more perfect autumn scene. (Boston Globe)
Winona businesses gear up for holiday season Oct 19, 2008
While it might be early to be thinking of wreaths and Christmas trees Halloween is still two weeks away, afterall the holiday shopping section was packed with shoppers making early buys and browsing this year s hot toy items. Marie Schueler and her granddaughter Angie Morrell, 2, browse at Fleet Farm's Toyland on Saturday in Winona. (Winona Daily News, MN)
City needs to focus on what’s best for Winona Oct 17, 2008
sameold wrote on Oct 15, 2008 7:35 PM:" Plant trees down third street and take out all the businesses. Take out the fish from the lake and buy a weed eater that don't work. Have city leaders who sit & eat and plan how to spend our money in more creative ways than we can earn it. ". Overton. (Winona Daily News, MN)
Canine rescue effort turns into a lengthy and 'challenging' ordeal Oct 11, 2008
Two dogs were tied to trees in the front yard. One of them, a wiggly, medium-sized dog of undetermined breed named Twinkle, was healing from a disfiguring case of mange. (Longview Daily News, WA)
Wagon Wheel Market Day at Rock Ranch Oct 10, 2008
This 40 by 40 tent is full of Christmas decorations, wrapping paper, ceramic houses, pre-lit artificial Christmas trees and other Christmas items - all priced 40 to 60 percent off the original retail price. This is not your typical crafts festival. (Thomaston Times, GA)
Apple pickin' season Oct 8, 2008
A farmer all his life and currently retired from the USDA, Bob says he was inspired to start growing apple trees 22 years ago when a fruit farm in the village of Cayuga went out of business. Let's set out some fruit trees, Bob told his wife Kathy ... So in 1986, they planted two trees. (Auburn Citizen, NY)
Candler Park home keeps charm, reduces carbon footprint Oct 8, 2008
Rain barrels at each corner of the house help deal with the drought, and a growing collection of taller shrubs and small trees screens the front yard from the sometimes busy traffic on Clifton Road ... Both George and I grew up in college towns, in houses that were surrounded by trees, says Courtenay. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Home & Garden)
A big, old, green smorgasbord: Brooklyn Oct 5, 2008
This 52-acre oasis of flowers, plants, trees, and gardens blooms with themes from rose and rock to Japanese, and is open year-round. Prospect Park. (Boston Globe)
More of this story Oct 5, 2008
Sometimes it's worth it instead of cutting down trees. Trees and old buildings are two things I'm for. (Searcy Daily Citizen, AR)
Regional Roundup Oct 4, 2008
As the fall breeze blows the leaves off the trees, pumpkin patches begin sprouting up and pumpkin pie comes to mind. But what other pumpkin dishes ring in the fall season. (Lodi News Sentinel, CA)
Art.view: Her little paradise Oct 3, 2008
There will be 210 lots of rare and collectible trees from the 10-acre (four hectare) nursery at Domaine des Rochettes which has been lovingly created by a friendly but formidable French woman named Ghislain de Preaulx-Carlo ... The auction s only distant precedent was Sotheby s sale of Wollemi pines, newly discovered survivors of the Jurassic period, in Sydney in 2005, when the top lot of 20 young trees fetched A$149,187 ($125,000) ... Topiary experts have pruned and trimmed box, yew, and cherry... (The Economist)
HOLIDAY BAZAARS Oct 3, 2008
Enjoy beautifully decorated Christmas trees, angels, snowmen, Santas, birds and more. Sample holiday treats, sign up for door prizes and get a free gift at check out. (Anchorage Daily News)
Southeastern fests for Oct. 3-5 and beyond Oct 3, 2008
Stockbridge Get a lofty night's sleep with ZZZ's in the Trees, Oct. 25-26, at Panola Mountain State Park. Participants sleep in a "tree-boat" in a bivouac camp in a secluded climbing tree. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Doo-wop architecture and '50s music make this shore unique Sep 24, 2008
The motel-packed strip is a jumble of flashing neon light, cars with chrome and tail fins, kidney-shaped swimming pools and palm trees growing in concrete ... Residents take particular pride in the profusion of plastic palm trees. (Scripps Howard News Wire)
Survivors angry that pilot tried to land plane in monsoon storm Sep 23, 2008
Survivors of the Phuket air crash expressed disbelief and anger yesterday that their plane had been given permission to land despite a monsoon storm with winds so fierce that they bent back palm trees. Amid reports that the pilot aborted one approach because he could not see the runway through the driving rain, the question of why the airport remained open in such appalling weather looks likely to be a key issue for Thai accident investigators. (Yahoo News -- Thailand)
Local couple brings traditional flea markets back to Devils Lake ... State’s Attorney seeking victim in rape case ... Soldiers compete for titles this weekend at Camp Grafton ... Spirit Lake Tribe celebrating “Wellbriety” in September ... ';var marqueewidth="350px";var marqueeheight="25px";var marqueebgcolor="#FFFFFF";////NO NEED TO EDIT BELOW THIS LINE////////////var pauseit=1;var marqueespeed=1 //slow speed down by 1 for NSvar copyspeed=marqueespeedvar pausespeed=(pauseit==0)? copyspeed: 0var iedom=document.all||document.getElementByIdif (iedom)document.write(''+marqueecontent+'')var actualwidth=''var cross_marquee, ns_marqueefunction populate(){if (iedom){cross_marquee=document.getElementById? document.getElementById("iemarquee") : document.all.iemarqueecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"cross_marquee.innerHTML=marqueecontentactualwidth=document.all? temp.offsetWidth : document.getElementById("temp").offsetWidth}else if (document.layers){ns_marquee=document.ns_marquee.document.ns_marquee2ns_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8ns_marquee.document.write(marqueecontent)ns_marquee.document.close()actualwidth=ns_marquee.document.width}lefttime=setInterval("scrollmarquee()",20)}window.onload=populate;function scrollmarquee(){if (iedom){if (parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))cross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(cross_marquee.style.left)-copyspeed+"px"elsecross_marquee.style.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8+"px"}else if (document.layers){if (ns_marquee.left>(actualwidth*(-1)+8))ns_marquee.left-=copyspeedelsens_marquee.left=parseInt(marqueewidth)+8}}if (iedom||document.layers){with (document){document.write('')if (iedom){write('')write('')write('')write('')}else if (document.layers){write('')write('')write('')}document.write('')}}Saturday, September 20, 2008 Mark Olson, of Mark’s Greenhouse, and his wife Eva, of Just Eva’s, have began hosting flea markets twice a month. The markets started last summer with seven vendors and now average about 25 vendors per event. Local couple brings traditional flea markets back to Devils Lake Sep 20, 2008
He would go to his establishment, Mark s Greenhouse, to water his trees and shrubs and he would see the same cars driving around aimlessly. So, he and wife Eva, the owner of neighboring store Just Eva s, decided to create a fun gathering place for people on lazy Sunday afternoons. (Devils Lake Daily Journal, ND)
The Passion of Dick Cheney Sep 19, 2008
"But it smacked him on the back of the neck. I don't know how exactly one describes a vice presidential yelp. He let out a 'yooooowwww.' The trees came alive with Secret Service. He leaned forward with a grimace, like he got stung by an enormous bee. I'm in the back of the boat saying, 'What the hell did I just do?' He turned around, and looked at me. I said, 'Sir, I am reeeaallly sorry.' He said, 'Don't worry. I've gotten it in the ear before.' And he just went on fishing.". According to those... (CBS News)
Estate sale rich in collectibles Sep 19, 2008
In one example, Van Gogh-like swirls of color enliven a dynamic street scene in which the trees seem to be dancing. As Friedman puts it, Every square inch of the house is covered with rare artifacts, and it s in an area where you would never expect to see these riches. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)
Saturday, October 4;Local Homes Open for Safe Haven Benefit Sep 17, 2008
A deck overlooks the perennial cutting garden and flowering trees planted by Joe and Jeannette. A lower level features a large rec room and a separate 1,500-square-foot room housing a full-sized indoor pool with slate deck. (Voices, CT)
HIV not a death sentence Sep 14, 2008
At Christmastime when Shaun Hauk was a boy, his mother took him and his brother for car rides, away from the north Rapid home where they lived, across the tracks and up and down West Boulevard, to see the lights sparkling along the snowy roofs and glowing from within the tall pine trees. (164). (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Crossing Morocco on camelback Sep 9, 2008
On a slope that leaned toward a mountain wash, men worked among groves of apple and walnut trees. My village, Hassan said proudly. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Stars donate to Darfur aid sale Sep 9, 2008
Ancient trees recorded in mines ... Ancient trees recorded in mines. (Yahoo News -- Philanthropy and Volunteerism)
YESTERDAYS: DAR holds sale at Loring Hall Sep 8, 2008
A lovely estate setting of over two acres with fruit trees, vegetable and flower gardens, inground pool, ample space for a corral, 2-car barn/garage, plus 2-car attached garage. By appointment only $229. (Hingham Journal, MA)
Pilgrim prestige Sep 7, 2008
"It's gorgeous here and I get to see the trees and look out over the ocean, and it's just a part of me.". Such emotions stir some participants to dress in authentic Pilgrim garb. (Boston Globe)
Alt and Main: an insider's take on Vancouver Sep 7, 2008
Oh, if you're wondering if you're in the right place or not, you'll know by the surfboards hanging from the walls and the floor-to-ceiling posters of palm trees. HELEN'S GRILL, 4102, AT EAST KING EDWARD AVENUE An East Side institution, this classic diner has been around for 88 years. (Globe and Mail)
In Newport, a peek at how the rich garden Sep 4, 2008
Little remained of the Olmsted-designed 1-acre gardens around the house except a few specimen trees, and characteristic stonework such as a bridge and Japanese lanterns in the original Japanese garden. But there were plans and old photos to work from. (Boston Globe)
* Frances isle of beauty Sep 4, 2008
The smells of palm trees and Mediterranean winds give way to odors of pine forest and damp vegetation ... Red-roofed mountain villages, ruined stone huts and lightning-blasted trees thunder past and vanish behind. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Weekend Calendar Sep 4, 2008
Visit the castle, explore the area hiking trails, talk about the history of the area, the career of William Gillette, do some beginning birding and picnic under the trees. Fee: $30 members, $40 nonmembers. (Middletown Press, CT)
Sleepy Sunol a throwback to a bygone era Sep 4, 2008
It also funded the planting of 250 trees and put in a lawn and a concrete stage area in the community s downtown park. Although several fires in the late 1980s destroyed seven businesses and a home on Main Street, one of Sunol s original buildings dating to 1880 remains, a sole reminder of a time when the town was a vacation spot for city dwellers who would come on the railway and boasted four hotels, three grocery stores and a soda fountain. (East Bay Business Times, CA)
