Don't Miss It! This Saturday, Oct 23

Down-to-earth and witty, humorous writer, Renea Winchester is signing her book at the farm where the story unfolded. And you don't have to have a green thumb to love her stories! YOU ARE INVITED TO Celebrate the gift of friendship and the release of "In The Garden With Billy: Lessons About Life, Love, and Tomatoes" by Renea Winchester Saturday, October 23, 2010 from 2- 4 pm at the home of Billy Albertson located at 525 Hardscrabble Road, Roswell GA 30075 Please email Renea at renea(dot)winchester@yahoo(dot)com to RSVP and receive parking instructions. (Also on FB, look up the title) Billy and Renea will be on hand to sign copies of the book. Copies are also available at www.littlecreekbooks.com, www.reneawinchester.com, Barnes and Noble, and independent bookstores everywhere. Copyright 2010 ISBN: 978-0-9843192-5-1 www.Littlecreekbooks.com Go. You'll be glad you did :-) Lyn

Make and Take a Rainbarrel home

Hey Folks,

Wouldn't it be great to start the Spring out with extra water on hand? We get the highest percentage of rain in the month of February in Georgia. If you have a rainbarrel, you could be ahead of the weatherman!

Make one for cheap this weekend - details here:

http://watershed.cobbcountyga.gov/files/rainbarrels.htm

And here's another site to give you the low-down on rainbarrel use -- like, 1/2 inch of rain on 1000 square feet of roof area will yield 300 gallons of water!

http://www.rainbarrelguide.com/

I don't know about you, but my water bill just went up about 20% last month. Adding a rainbarrel to your yard is a no-brainer.  Get out there a get one for yourself, and catch some free water!

Lyn

Have you seen a lot of little round, brown bugs lately?

I have, and I am thankful my curiosity got the better of me.  I was thinking they looked like an undeveloped ladybug, but I had never seen these before. They are relatively new, first ID'd in 2009.

Today I checked out the ultimate guru's website, Walter Reeves, and found out a little bit more about the Kudzu bug...photos and more advice here:

http://www.walterreeves.com/gardening-q-and-a/kudzu-bug-identification/

They like to live in the walls of indoor spaces, and they congregate by the thousands, so be sure you have your exterior windows and doors well sealed and caulked!

Hope you are taking advantage of this cooler weather to plant some trees and shrubs.

More timely tips coming this week as we change seasons,

Lyn