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Published: Thu, 07/03/25
Updated: Fri, 07/04/25
It's What's Up...Thursday? I wanted to switch things up a little this week, since we’ve got a holiday weekend. Do you have any plans for Independence…
Published: Thu, 07/03/25
Updated: Sun, 07/06/25
It's What's Up...Thursday? I wanted to switch things up a little this week, since we’ve got a holiday weekend. Do you have any plans for Independence…
Published: Tue, 07/01/25
Updated: Wed, 07/02/25
I know you just heard from me yesterday. I don’t want to overstay my welcome in your inbo, but I wanted to clarify something that has been happening…
Published: Mon, 06/30/25
Updated: Mon, 07/07/25
Well good morning, friends, I'm sitting here looking at my peonies in the front flower bed. I need to deadhead the tops so they look nice for the rest…
Published: Sun, 06/29/25
Updated: Mon, 06/30/25
Hi there, Rural Sprout readers, This Wednesday will be July 2nd, which marks the halfway point of 2025. I’m still not entirely sure how that happened…
Published: Fri, 06/27/25
Updated: Wed, 07/02/25
Hiya, Rural Sprout readers, Another week has come and gone, and the weekend has arrived. What are you going to be up to? Summer is the season of…
Published: Wed, 06/25/25
Updated: Thu, 06/26/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! And it’s a hot Wednesday for quite a few of us. Here in Central PA, the heat inde is up to 100. But that won’t stop me from…
Published: Sun, 06/22/25
Updated: Wed, 06/25/25
The Summer of Cicadas My life is cicadas these days. It’s funny. I know they’re a temporary frustration to endure. Really, who can complain about an…
Published: Fri, 06/20/25
Updated: Mon, 06/23/25
It's beautiful here in Pennsylvania! We had a week of rain and thunderstorms, but today is gloriously sunny, and the humidity is gone. I’m celebrating…
Published: Wed, 06/18/25
Updated: Mon, 06/23/25
It's What's Up Wednesday! This morning, I was telling my daughter that I feel like Shrek. With all the rain we've had I feel like I live in a swamp.