Archive for August, 2008
Monday, August 18th, 2008
The Phoenix Driving Experience Part I
Written by Jeff When we first arrived in Phoenix, we had no direct means of transportation. Our cars were being shipped and it would be several days before they would arrive. We relied on friends for the occasional ride during those first hectic days, but most of our needs could be met by taking a [...]
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
GOTM 5 – Finding Plants for Desert Gardens
Written by Jeff Bringing Home Baby (Plants) The one benefit of living in the north Phoenix area is that there is almost always something to do related to gardening. There are two planting seasons. Spring planting begins in February as soon as the threat of frost is gone and then again in late September when [...]
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Wednesday, August 13th, 2008
GOTM 4 – Garden Pests, Xeriscape and Rosemary
Written by Jeff More About Desert Garden Pests Before we moved to AZ, I wondered how roses would do in this environment. As it turns out, they can do very well here with some extra care. I was curious about aphids and whether or not they would survive in desert conditions. Well, they do. We [...]
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Monday, August 11th, 2008
GOTM 3 – Rabbits and Javelinas
Written by Jeff Pests large and small One would think that in such a dry and unforgiving area as Phoenix, AZ, there would be less pests than there were back east. Not so! In NJ we had a tremendous deer problem. I lived in Hunterdon County which seemed to have just as many deer as [...]
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Sunday, August 10th, 2008
Digital Photography – Tips for Beginners
written by Jeff Noticing The Problems My wife and I recently took a two-week vacation to Peru. Vacation may be too generous a term… because there were a number of days when we went to sleep late and arose at two or three o’clock in the morning to make necessary connections. There were fourteen fellow [...]
