Cats' first day outdoors inspires hopeful lesson
Kathy Kish, Daily Telegraph Lifestyles writer, recalls letting her cats Pumba and Powder explore the outdoors for the first time. She guards them from danger while marveling at their curiosity, including Powder gazing at goldfish and Pumba climbing a tree. She envisions future shared garden tasks.
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Pumba
Daphous
Kathy Kish
Daily Telegraph
B&B Tour Set for Area A and Area B
A self guided bed and breakfast tour will run September 9 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. visiting Apple Lane Lerena The View B and B Athens Country Chalet B and B New Hope Road Perry House B and B Bramwell Pack House Bramwell Laurel Inn B and B Pocahontas Blair House Maybeury Cherry Key Inn Landgraff and Ficken House Kimball. Tickets are 10 in advance or 12 at the door and may be bought at listed inns or from Bluewell Lions Club. call 589 3317 for information.
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Apple Lane
Lerena
the View
Innkeeper
Bluewell Lion’s Club
Lend Me A Tenor opens at Wohlfahrt Haus Theatre
Wohlfahrt Haus Dinner Theatre stages Lend Me A Tenor set in 1934 Cleveland. Tito Merrelli and Max clash as pills and wine cause a mistaken death and impostor on stage, triggering rapid comic chaos driven by strong performances from James Dyer, Robbin Paige Vaught, David Kenworthy, and others. Performances run Thursdays through Saturdays with dinners, $40 or $35 options, through Sept. 3. reservations at (540) 223-0891.
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Wohlfahrt Haus
Cleveland
Tito Merrelli
Tito
Max
Opera
James Dyer
Bluefield
Robbin Paige Vaught
David Kenworthy
Maggie
Marisa Moss
Ben Curtis
Michael A. Esposito
Tonya Hall Bowyer
Julia Leverett
Opera Society
Elisabeth Tate
Diana
Wohlfahrt
Michael Esposito
Wytheville
Replacing azaleas with hardier garden options for pests
Gardeners seek alternatives to azaleas and other stressed ornamentals as lace bugs scale and borers spread. Suggestions include Rhododendron yakushimanum, boxwood, holly, yews, dogwoods, crabapples varieties, redbud, and Kentucky coffee tree. Emphasis on healthier, low-maintenance plantings with fewer pests.
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Pennsylvania
Donald Wyman
Rutgers
Texas
Kentucky
Ask Kathy about fruit flies and yellow jackets in homes
Kathy Kish offers practical home pest advice for fruit flies and yellow jackets. She cites methods from trapping writing to boiling drains, washing fruit, using vinegar and soap mixtures, and screen sprays for fruit flies while detailing night spraying and ground nesting tactics for wasps and when to call professionals.
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