Traffic signs are a crucial part of our road systems, designed to convey important information quickly and clearly to drivers and pedestrians. While most of us are familiar with the standard colors and shapes of traffic signs, such as the red octagonal stop sign or the yellow diamond warning sign, occasionally we encounter signs that … Read more
I’ve spent enough summers coaxing tomatoes through dry spells to know that a dependable hose timer can save both a garden and an old back. So when the battery compartment on my brass garden hose timer seized up in the thick of August, I understood the temptation behind an improvised fix. The claim in this … Read more
Every late summer, I get a little stubborn about squeezing one more crop out of the garden. Here in my small Midwestern town, August is when I’m tucking in fall vegetables while everybody else is talking about back-to-school schedules and football. This year, while planting a row of late-season turnip transplants, I did something I … Read more
