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Retirees Head Off to Greener Pastures

Baby-boomers nearing retirement are questioning whether there’s not a smarter way to live. Just working longer or harder gets old and it makes us feel old. Maybe it’s time to re-group – or is it “re-think” our position – shake the tree of life for more options.


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Local Rosie the Riveter Calendar Now on Sale

Rosie the Riveter is an icon, an often over-used image of a young bandanna-ed woman with her fist in the air, signifying the WWII era “We Can Do It” spirit. The 2011 Rosie the Riveter calendar is now on sale, featuring 12 original WWII “Rosies” with current and vintage photos and biographical information for each.


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Community Garden Benefits Seniors

Michael Stanley and his wife, Carol, began the Federal Way Community Garden in 2008 to fill a very basic need: giving underserved seniors good, organic food. They saw an opportunity to create something beautiful for the community that


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The Upside Down World

It’s spring, and you know what that means—it’s time to dust off your trowel and think about starting up a garden. After all, there has been a lot of talk about eating locally and it doesn’t get much more local than your own yard. And, with a recent resurgence in container gardening


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Creating an Awesome Landscape Design with Washington Contractors

Nowadays, homeowners are very particular about the aesthetic value of their homes. They are not to blame for who wants to live in place similar to a jungle? Every one of us naturally wants a home that is attractive and pleasing to the eyes. That is why in Washington, a landscape contractor is present practically everyday in different houses in a certain street.


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