The Gardener's Weather Bible: How to Predict and Prepare for Garden Success in Any Kind of Weather (Rodale Organic Gardening Book)

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For gardeners and weather watchers alike!

The Gardener's Weather Bible: How to Predict and Prepare for Garden Success in Any Kind of Weather (Rodale Organic Gardening Book)
Sally Roth
Manufacturer: Rodale Press
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0875969151

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Gardeners put up with it, complain about it, and even delight in it, but, asks author Sally Roth in The Gardener's Weather Bible, do we truly work with weather to make the most of whatever the day brings? No matter if the skies are glorious or gloomy, Roth educates gardeners to become more attuned to weather's dramatic impact on how our gardens grow.

A spiffy distant relative of the Old Farmer's Almanac, The Gardener's Weather Bible is part weather primer, with information on air masses, storm forecasting, as well as the ever-elusive question of why the sky is blue, and part general garden guide. Roth touches on topics directly related to climate, such as conserving water or mitigating the effects of wind, while stretching freely into subjects like worms and erosion control, plants with night-time fragrance, and zodiac constellations.

Whether presenting folklore or technical information, Roth's style is upbeat and friendly, if not somewhat chatty. Of particular value are a series of "to do" lists for various conditions-clear, cloudy, windy, stormy, or sunny winter days. To ease understanding, nearly every page contains a chart, diagram, map, illustration, bullet points, or other highlighted information. --Jennifer Wyatt

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Gardeners are obsessed by the weather. They watch it, curse it, plan ahead of it and try to outsmart it. Now gardeners will have all the information they need to cheat their local weather conditions and have great gardens no matter what comes their way. -Learn how to interpret the weather and understand what it means for your garden -Build a home weather station and do your own local forecasting -Understand rainfall patterns and how they determine your planting schedule -Clue in to weather wisdom for every season of the year: timing for spring planting, mitigating the effects of summer drought, successful season-stretchers for the fall, protecting plants from winter damage, and much, much more -Written in a lively conversational tone, with boxes of weather lore, nature lore, and at-a-glance tips throughout, The Gardener's Weather Bible is full of invaluable and practical information

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For gardeners and weather watchers alike!.......2004-02-09

The Gardener's Weather Bible, in a combination of folklore and science, explains all possible weather phenomena with basic descriptions and asides and then applies this information to gardens and to determining your own garden's microclimate. As a Rodale Press book, it guarantees you will find interesting natural notes like how placing a plant in a too windy a site can cause a "pruning" anomaly called krummholz or can keep winged pollinators like butterflies and hummingbirds from visiting.

Chapters include: Weather Climate and Seasons, Developing Weather Sense, Reading the Sky, Reading the Night Sky, Winds Fronts and Storms, Rain Ice and Snow, Spring Weather, Summer Weather, Fall Weather, Winter Weather, Animal Clues to Weather, Birds Bugs and Butterflies.

A great gardening book for those of us who are spending too much time on amending our soil, dividing our perennials, pruning our roses and other downward looking gardening delights. Once in a while, look to the sky!

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THe way the world might look..........2007-06-27

I am a passionate lover of white and shades of white in interior spaces. This book is both elegant and accessible.

An anniversary celebration of seventy homes

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An anniversary celebration of seventy homes
William R Mitchell
Manufacturer: Harry Norman, Realtors
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ASIN: 0967529301

Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir

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"Tops are for tops, and bottoms are for bottoms!"
Mothering Mother
Conflicts that never go away
A Wonderful and Heartwarming book
Incredibly honest and heartfelt memoir...

Mothering Mother: A Daughter's Humorous and Heartbreaking Memoir
Carol D. O'Dell
Manufacturer: Kunati Inc.
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ASIN: 160164003X

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Compelling and heartrending, this personal memoir chronicles the author's decision not to put her mother, who has Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disease, in "one of those homes" and relays the far-reaching consequences this choice has on her entire family. Detailing the challenges of reversing roles and learning to mother one's own mother, this refreshing and entertaining autobiography will help those struggling with their own decisions on elder care in the home. It touches on the importance of relationships—such as how they impact our souls and beliefs about ourselves and the quality of life—and explores the larger questions of faith, hope, and ultimately death.

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"Tops are for tops, and bottoms are for bottoms!".......2007-10-14

"Mothering Mother" provides a rare and intimate peek into the world of a normal woman (strong, powerful, and invincible) caught between caring for her aging and ailing mother and juggling the demands of her own family.

Written in play by play form, the author takes you through the good times and bad in vivid Technicolor and you may find yourself alternately laughing, cringing and crying your eyes out.

Adopted at four years old by an ordained minister and her husband, the story evolves around the adult Carol, now happily married with three daughters. Her mother, once vibrant, dignified and stately, and whose mere presence filled a room, has been stricken by Parkinson's disease and later Alzheimer's, and now requires the love and care of her daughter.

Taking the majority of the strain on her own broad shoulders, Carol goes through a gamut of emotions, always seeking the assurance that she is doing the right thing. Not much is said of the support given by her husband and daughters until the last part of the book, but in a few simple words, the author lets us know that they were very much a part of her mother's life.

This is obviously a book written from the heart, and will touch you immensely. After reading some of the paragraphs you may feel the urge to hug members of your family, and to touch base with those whom you haven't seen for a while. Carol's memoirs show us all that life is indeed a journey, and we should not hesitate to show our loved ones how much they mean to us.

As the well known phrase goes:
"Life is not a race, but a journey to be savored each step of the way."

Amanda Richards, October 13, 2007

Mothering Mother.......2007-10-08

When do we reach the age where our parents are suddenly "old" and "frail" and require us to care for them? At what point in care giving of our elderly and infirm parents do we change from the child of the parent to the parent of the parent? Mothering Mother by Carol O'Dell hits the reader squarely between the eyes with her blunt often humorous appraisal of the pitfalls of confronting our parent's fragile mortality.
Managing her own family with busy schedules as well as caring for her Parkinson's wracked mother, Carol is left with no time to care for herself. Finding the task daunting at the very least and overwhelming on even the best days, Carol, ever the dutiful daughter goes about her mother's care with dignity and determination. Though she wants to run away from the day to day grind of dealing with a foggy elderly lady with a stubborn streak a mile long, she continues in her roles as caregiver, mother, and wife.
The author poignantly points out that "entering life and life leaving have similarities." The smells, the messes, the neediness, the thankless care, it all is the same song just a different verse. Hospice becomes the network of support and Holy Grail guiding O'Dell as she prepares for her mother's death. Educating her in how to care for and better understand her mother's needs, the Hospice workers lead O'Dell to make the necessary adult decisions that must be made as her mother slowly sinks into her final days. The author's angst filled unspoken message to the hospice center speaks volumes of the little girl she wishes she still was. Like all of us in the sisterhood of humanity we only want to know that we are "doing the right thing" and "was I a good daughter?" The guilt wracks us and twists us like a formidable foe and O'Dell is no different.
Part catharsis, part journey through the pitfalls of elder care, Mothering Mother will resonate with any adult facing the monumental task of caring for their aging parent or loved one. The beautiful retelling of the author's last difficult years with her mother leave the reader looking within for the pluck and reserve it will take to face our own parents' life leaving. We can only hope that we cherish it with as much composure and compassion as Carol O'Dell.

Conflicts that never go away.......2007-10-05

As our parents age, we age too and those behind us age, each level creating new lasting conflicts between us all. What is amazing is that the love we have for each other somehow survives those conflicts. That isn't to say that they don't leave scars. They do indeed.

It's the caring that is so difficult. Those who need the care resent the fact that they do need the care while those who don't need the care resent those who do. In the middle is where the scarring occurs the most. The care giver is often seen as the barrier between the two elements.

That is all a simplification of what Carol O'Dell is saying in her book mothering Mother. She has pealed away the cliches you hear every day about when or if you should turn to nursing homes, counseling and so forth. in sum, she admits there are no easy answers and that it takes a long time to realize what you thought was a scar on your psyche, was really a warm memory of another human being who happened to be your mother.

Red Evans author of On Ice

A Wonderful and Heartwarming book.......2007-09-14

Carol O'Dell's memoir is heartfelt and touching. I laughed with her,and
I cried with her as she lived through the heartwrenching days of her
mother's Alzheimers.

I found it inspiring that Carol continued to live her life, write, and seek creative outlets as she took care of her mother.

Incredibly honest and heartfelt memoir..........2007-09-08

Mothering Mother is the most open and honest memoir I've ever read. I do believe it captured the author's experience in a powerful way. For the duration of the book, which is told in first person, you are living Carol's life. You feel her joy, her stress, the love she had for her mother, and the discouragement and disillusionment she experienced as age and disease slowly ate away at the vibrant mother she once knew. Since I also lost my mother to disease over a twenty year period of time (although in my mother's case it was MS) I could totally identify with the author and thus road along on the emotional roller coaster with her. For that reason it took me awhile longer to read this book than it normally would as it was heavy material for me to ponder even with the continually interjected humor.

In a sense I relived a bit of my own experience through this story. Unlike Carol's experience, however, I regret that I was not present when my mother died. Thus I experienced the "going home" segment of the book in a special way as I imagined those final hours. Mothering Mother will stick with me for a long time. For me, this book is a keeper. I think it would be a fabulous resource for someone who feels like their entire life centers around taking care of someone they love, and it will encourage them despite the challenges that might make them want to give up. I found the story very inspiring and give it my highest rating.

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Atlanta Cooks at Home
Melissa Libby
Manufacturer: CityBooks Publishing, LLC
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0978660900

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Top Atlanta chefs share menus for home entertaining for every occasion in Atlanta Cooks at Home. From Gerry Klaskala's lobster minestrone to Kevin Rathbun's oregano roasted lamb loin, the chefs have shared their favorite dishes for serving guests at home and John David Harmon from Whole Foods Market has suggested appropriate wines, beers or cocktails for each menu. Whether it's a Southern Evening Soiree, Day of the Dead Fiesta, Romantic Dinner for Two, or merely a Sunday Dinner with Friends, you'll find recipes and drink pairings just right for your gathering. In addition to sharing recipes, the chefs have given rare glimpses into their "real" lives. Through photography and Q&A, you'll find chefs who like to skateboard with their children, throw Frisbees with their dogs, and one who rides his bike for hours every morning. Find out what they wanted to be when they were young - and what they would do if they won the lottery. Entertain at home with recipes from your favorite Atlanta chefs while they entertain you with stories from their lives.

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Lovely colors & Fresh style of home decorating
Largely unpractical
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The Relaxed Home
Atlanta Bartlett
Manufacturer: Ryland Peters & Small
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ASIN: 184172310X

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Atlanta Bartlett shows you how to create a relaxed ambience in every room in your home. Relaxed Simplicity is a softened, pared-down look; Relaxed Romantic gives pretty floral fabrics a fresh new feel. Those who crave the unashamedly sensual will love Relaxed Sensuality, while glamour aficionados will love Relaxed Elegance. And if you can't stop collecting, Relaxed Eclectic will show you how your treasures can look truly chic. --This text refers to the Paperback edition. About the Author Atlanta Bartlett is a leading stylist whose hallmark is her relaxed and accessible apporoach to interior decoration. She contributes to a number of publications, including Red, Harper and Queen, Homes and Gardens, and Marie Claire. She also numbers Harrods, Habitat, and Laura Ashley among her clients. Polly Wreford is a well known lifestyle and interiors photographer whose work appears in many prestigious magazines, including Homes and Gardens and Red. She is also regular

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Lovely colors & Fresh style of home decorating.......2003-06-16

I just bought this book yesterday, after thumbing through all the pages at the bookstore. I can see why the previous readers were disappointed with the book; this book doesn't contain much information or tips that you don't already know.

But the reason I bought this book, is because the photos were so lovely and "relaxed". I loved all the colors and palettes that were used. For me it was a really "tasteful" book, a style reference if you like. I think this book should be enjoyed more as a photography book, rather than a serious interior decorating project workbook.

I personally appreciated the lightness in approach to home decoration. I also liked the keywords "relaxed comfortable", "relaxed eclectic" and "relaxed elegant" and so on. I'm a 20 something art director, so I appreciated the prettiness and fresh colors used throughout the book, but I don't think I'd have bought this book if I were in my 30s.

The author suggests little things like hanging your floral print dress that you love on the wall for decorative effect, or placing a bunch of candles in the fireplace that is not used, and using decorative fabric to inject unique personalities in your room. As you can see, all of these are things anyone can do, but I just liked the way she presented these in such a pleasing visual presentation. I also loved her use of modern and old furniture (although sometimes a bit too shabby), together with ethnic prints - for me it is like East meets West in the most pleasing way possible.

I can't say this book is for everyone, but this book is what it is, and I happen to love it just as it is. I'm giving it 4 stars because I think this book would have benefited from a few quotations here and there to go with the photographs. I would like to thank the author for putting this book together; I want to bring some of that relaxed, comfortable, yet fresh feeling into my little home, and also into my wardrobe! Reading this book, I feel inspired to dress in this "relaxed, comfortable" way too.

Largely unpractical.......2003-03-25

I was disappointed. Interiors like these are for the most part unliveable, both because they are very limited in elements (60's or industrial, and some ethnics and florals) and unpractical. They also seem very contrived. No children in these rooms, please. And no pets either. For all the "relaxed" motto, I rather think these interiors would take more to upkeep than more traditional ones.

Buyer beware!.......2003-01-24

If you already own "The Comforts of Home" by Atlanta Bartlett, don't buy this book - because it's the same book!! I can't imagine why they would change the title, but the two books are identical.

Looking for Tara: The 'Gone With The Wind' Guide to Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta

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WONDERFUL BOOK

Looking for Tara: The 'Gone With The Wind' Guide to Margaret Mitchell's Atlanta
Don O'Briant
Manufacturer: Longstreet Press
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ASIN: 1563521725

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This guidebook takes visitors to the sights and scenes in Atlanta that recall Margaret Mitchell and her masterpiece.

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WONDERFUL BOOK.......2007-03-14

This is a absolutely wonderful book that has been im my personal library for quite sometime. I've still never been to Atlanta but it is packed full of historical and informative Georgia History.

The Comforts of Home: Creating Relaxed Rooms With A Romantic Feel

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Uncluttered Romantic Style
My kind of romantic
Not what the title suggests
The contents do not seem to go with the title
The sames photos everywhere!

The Comforts of Home: Creating Relaxed Rooms With A Romantic Feel
Atlanta Bartlett
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ASIN: 0688171869

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We all want true relaxation when we come home--a place to put our feet up, close our eyes, and ignore the world outside. Too often, the "stuff" of day-to-day living interferes with that relaxation, but Atlanta Bartlett is determined to help us all create a personal space where comfort and peace are the focal points. In The Comforts of Home, the gorgeous photos, specific suggestions, and unique styles work together to get you started creating a special haven. Five different decorating styles are highlighted. Whether your taste runs to elegant or eclectic, you're sure to find one that resonates. Bartlett encourages the use of color on walls and ceilings as a focal point--when walls are a delicate blue or pale pink, additional art becomes unnecessary. Unusual uses for items are also encouraged: a bright sari drapes a bedroom window to beautiful effect, while plain and chunky glass tumblers work nicely as vases. Collections of beloved items are shown off to advantage in settings such as wide staircases, kitchen walls, and fireplace mantles. Neutral colors are enhanced with a variety of textures like velvet, leather, satin, rough concrete, and sheepskin to present a living room that combines luxury and simplicity. For every room in the house, Bartlett shows that "less is more" when the "less" has special qualities and sentimental value. With a cozy blanket, family photos, and your favorite chair arranged in front of a sunny window, you may find it difficult to do anything but relax! --Jill Lightner

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The Comforts of Home offers the inspiration you need to stamp your own style on your surroundings, to showcase your personal taste and so create a relaxed, welcoming environment in every room of your home--and even in your garden!

Taking you through the home room by room and out onto patios and terraces, Atlanta Bartlett shows--in five unique chapters--how to introduce a comfortable look. "Relaxed Simplicity" explains how to soften and update a stark, cool interior by adding bright splashes of color, interesting textural effects and clean, curving lines. Pretty floral fabrics make a subtle comeback in the "Relaxed Romantic" chapter. Used sparingly and combined with pale, uncluttered interiors, these fabrics add a fresh new feel to any room. Those who crave the unashamedly sensuous-embroidered silks and satins or crisp cotton sheets--will love "Relaxed Sensuality," while glamour aficionados who long to surround themselves with elegance will revel in the fin-de-siecle carved wooden mirrors and crystal in "Relaxed Elegance." And if you can't stop collecting-junk shop finds, holiday mementos, beautiful antique clothing--"Relaxed Eclectic" will show you how your treasures can become the inspiration for a truly chic interior.

Full of achievable, affordable decorating ideas, The Comforts of Home provides ideas for an enjoyable retreat no matter what your style preferences--a haven that is a restorative for all the senses.

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Uncluttered Romantic Style.......2005-11-11

I love romantic, cottage country style decorating. But usually associate it with with an over-abundance of Stuff. On the other hand I found the minimalist style overly cold and too contemporary and modern for my tastes.

This book takes the best of both styles...the romantic, soft look of the one...and the uncluttered, open spaces of the other...and blends them together. Creating a pleasing fusion of what I would have thought were two incompatible styles.

It's wonderful to see that uncluttered and open spaces don't have to look cold and barren, but can be soft, elegant, and romantic instead.

Looking through this book inspires me to unclutter my home and create open spaces that are more suitable to the life I am trying to live.

My kind of romantic.......2002-04-27

I enjoyed this book because it appealed to my sense of style. I love modern decoration and variations on it also (ie modern country,cottage,ethnic, etc) and this did a very good job of adding a romantic feel without it being fussy. Great pictures and wonderful ideas. A-

Not what the title suggests.......2002-02-27

I give this book 3 stars for lovely photography. But it does not contain many real-world decorating tips and certainly not those in what I would call the romantic style, as the cover claims.

Mostly, it is about how to inject a little color and freshness into extremely minimalist and modern rooms. The author does this by using things like a pair of glittery shoes on an old stairway. She's also found of huge gilt mirrors leaned on walls and dressmaker's dummies.

The pages are beautiful, but the ideas are not practical. And with the cold minimalist backdrops, not what I would consider romantic either.

It's an interesting read, if you like interior design, but the style is not very accessible. It is nothing like Shabby Chic or Cottage. I found it pretentious, impractical, and not at all relaxed.

The contents do not seem to go with the title.......2001-12-21

The book promised me comfort. What I see are very chilly rooms in cool whites and pastels. Nothing comfortable and snuggly here. And there is a lot of repetition in terms of the rooms shown. Also no ideas that I can use. Big waste of money.

The sames photos everywhere!.......2001-08-30

I was known that it would not be a decorating book -- but I was expecting a lot of inspiration to make my home an enviroment of peace and relaxing. And, finally, I was upset and disappointed. I think the author registered only one house's interior -- the same furniture, rooms in different angles every page. There was a pair of pink shoes that appeared three times in different positions, as if their owner was relaxing in same place of this house! Three times! Maybe the photographer wanted to use all the pictures he took, without editing the material very well. I felt the I lost money and time. Sorry.

Atlanta Home Book: A Comprehensive Hands-On Sourcebook for Building, Remodeling, Decorating, Furnishing and Landscaping A Luxury Home in Atlanta and its Suburbs

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Atlanta Home Book: A Comprehensive Hands-On Sourcebook for Building, Remodeling, Decorating, Furnishing and Landscaping A Luxury Home in Atlanta and its Suburbs
Jeffery A. Carnes
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The Atlanta Home Book is a comprehensive hands-on design resource to building, remodeling, decorating, furnishing and landscaping a luxury home in Atlanta and its suburbs.

Whether interested in remodeling a kitchen or building a multi-million dollar dream home, the book can give readers the information they want to get the quality services and products they need. The Home Book compiles the most comprehensive list of design professionals who rank among the top ten in their respective fields. Let the Home Book do your homework for you! You'll find in these pages:

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