10 • December 2016 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC.
Holiday GUIDE #2 Joy to The World!
stocking stuffers and fun for kids and adults just embarking on faerie lore. Look for the myriad of inter- esting books on this very old, in- triguing history.
Santa Rosa, CA. ~ Joy to the world! The holidays are here with all their glittery sparkle, shimmer- ing city lights, kissing under the mistletoe and pure magic.
The
season of giving and light, spend- ing time with friends and family is most welcomed. Gardens are continuing to grow, red worms still wriggling, but some gardeners are resting and relaxing inside, with nights becoming cold, days still bright with warm sunshine.
It’s
time to look through garden cata- logues and visit local nurseries, specialty shops and Farmer’s Mar- kets discovering that ‘perfect’ gift for your gardening friends. Shopping around I’ve noticed that faerie furniture, little houses, tiny stump houses and more are re- ally big this year! They are great
Ornamental garden edging adds a nice touch whether from expensive catalogues or Home Depot, defi n- ing beds of fl owers or other collections of plants and perfect to outline a walkway. Powder coated steel and wooden Obelisks are a treasured accent in the garden.
Ac-
company them with a book about Obelisks, their ancient origin and more.
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there are butterfl y, la- dybug, and bird hous- es. Make sure your bird house has a removable bottom. This feature makes it so much easier for ‘house- cleaning’.
There’s still time to
a small pump! Concrete statuary is always a lasting gift. I’ve seen snails, toadstools and toads, drag- onfl ies, griffi ns, angels, gnomes, dragons, faeries and of course my favorite, garden saints turned to stone still watching over every- thing.
Angels sing! I have seen
pairs of plug in boot dryers, fi t- ting inside each boot for those wet winter days, an array of colorful rain boots, warm cotton and wool socks! Rubber garden clogs, fun tool aprons, rain gauges, personal- ized plaques, wind chimes, water- ing can rain-chains, thermometers, and there is even a gardener’s
build these houses yourself, mak- ing it a really special gift!
are garden Gargoyles to perch in just the right place to delight your gardening friends. Along with bird feeders there are also bird baths and lovely fountains. Don’t worry fountains recycle the water with
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Fill a wicker basket with tissue paper wrapped trowels, gloves, peat pots, twine dispenser, and a stainless steel water bottle. Offer them a superb garden hat from Por- tobello Hats downtown; where you can also create your own with their assistance! Call them if you like at 707-528-HATS. You can box up a collection of seeds, California wildfl owers to entice pollinators, different varieties of heirloom lettuces, assorted melons, poppies, zin- nias or even seeds of plants to make salsa with when they mature and you harvest them! Visit the Seed Bank in Peta- luma.
Bags of sweet, juicy Cle-
mentine’s are a wonderful gift this time of year too.
And don’t forget gift certifi cates, always a great option for the inde- cisive.
There are garden totes or even old fashioned bushel baskets, picnic baskets, tool sets, vintage or shiny new watering cans, gloves, garden journals, and subscriptions to garden publications. How about a classic pruning book like Cass Turnbull’s, Guide to Pruning and a pair of quality hand pruners or a red-handled Japanese folding saw, Felco 60. Look for the Toro, 43 gallon collapsible spring bucket, Radius Garden ergonomic stainless steel ... continued on page 26
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JOKES & Humor # 4 POTENTIAL
HONEST SLOGANS
Hallmark: “When you care enough to give a card mass-produced by a corporation.”
Ritz crackers: “Tiny, edible plates.”
CliffsNotes: “They’re still going to know you didn’t read the book.”
Gillette: “We’re just going to keep adding blades.”
ChapStick: “You’ll misplace it before the tube’s empty.”
Hot Pockets: “Every bite is a different temperature.”
“I don’t think that anything happens by
coincidence... No one is here by accident...
Everyone who crosses our path has a message for
us. Otherwise they would have taken another path, or leſt earlier or later. T e fact that these people are here means that they are here for some reason”...”
James Redfi eld
Give a gift from the hive this holiday season! 921 Gravenstein Hwy. South, Sebastopol (707) 824-2905
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10 • December 2016 • UPBEAT TIMES, INC. I look my best when I’m totally free, on holiday, walking on the beach. ~ Rosamund Pike
GIFTS CANDLES HONEY
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