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It’s Your Plant — Appreciate It

It’s Your Plant — Appreciate It

Share Happy Houseplant Appreciation Day! Okay, so as holidays go it doesn’t really compare with the season we just left behind. But houseplants aren’t just nice to look at – they clean the air by removing airborne pollutants and producing oxygen. They can lessen headaches, decrease dust,

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Your New Apartment-Dwelling Cat

Your New Apartment-Dwelling Cat

Share So you’ve decided to bring a cat into your apartment. That’s great! Many apartment dwellers choose cats because they don’t have to be taken outside, they don’t have to be walked (in fact, every cat I’ve ever known would prefer NOT to be walked), and they

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Fun Plus Safety Equals Dog

Fun Plus Safety Equals Dog

Share Due to unfortunate planning and scheduling conflicts, I found myself alone for part of the holiday weekend. My husband and younger son left on a camping trip while I stayed behind with my older son (who had prior school-related commitments) and the dogs. My husband had

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Dog’s Summer Days

Dog’s Summer Days

Share Summer can be a rough time for pets. My pug, Peanut, pants heavily from May to September, even though she is in air-conditioning for 95 percent of the day. Pinky is freaked out by thunderstorms, rain, fireworks, people swimming in the pool, birds flying past the

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