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Living with Children: Alpha speech, a matter of properly conveying authority

Question: Some friends of ours who’ve read a couple of your books and attended one of your talks told us that they solved some major discipline problems with their 4-year-old just by using what they called alpha speech. They tried to explain it to us, but we’d like to get...
Son, daughter-in-law reject ‘circus-like’ family gatherings

Dear Carolyn: My oldest son has informed me he is finished with family gatherings “like a circus” and only wants to visit my husband and me in the future. The “circus” consists of his two brothers, their wives and one granddaughter. The excuse is that he and his wife have...
The culprit to blame for missing flower buds

I’ve heard from a few gardeners this season, asking about what’s happening to their flower buds. The damage, at first, seems like it may be rabbits, deer or groundhogs nibbling off the flower buds before they can open, but after a bit of investigation, it’s often discovered that a small...
Staycation destination: Westmoreland Heritage Trail

The Westmoreland Heritage Trail offers cyclists a chance to see the county’s natural beauty and rich history, all while getting some exercise. While a section connecting Export and Delmont has yet to be completed — that section presents the difficult problem of how to safely cross Route 66 — with...
It’s time for wine at the annual Penn’s Colony event

Enjoy a glass of wine on a summer day underneath a shade tree. The annual Wine Time at the Colony, set for 1-6 p.m. Aug. 17 at the Penn’s Colony grounds in Saxonburg, Clinton Township, will feature vinos from Pennsylvania and New York. The annual event had previously been held...
You can buy an extinct volcano in England for $60,000

You don’t have to be a James Bond villain to own a volcano. There’s patch of woods sitting atop an ancient volcanic outcrop in England that just might suit your needs. It’ll cost you about $60,000 to join the global ranks of volcano owners. The property is part of the...
Macy’s Backstage coming to Ross Park Mall

Macy’s will open its fourth Western Pennsylvania Backstage location on Saturday. Ross Park Mall will join South Hills Village, Monroeville Mall and Westmoreland Mall as regional locations with Backstage stores. Backstage is an extension of the department store and offers merchandise at significant savings. This latest shop is approximately 12,000...
Lincoln Highway Experience plans night of friendly competition

A night of friendly competition is planned for Aug. 23 at the Lincoln Highway Experience in Unity. Starting at 6 p.m., the “Thinkin’ Lincoln Summer Classic” will feature fun individual and team competitions both outside and in the museum’s new addition. Individual games will include basketball, fold a pie box...
Some common garden plants might help keep bugs away

If mosquitoes, gnats, black flies and no-see-ums are driving you buggy, then consider cozying up to some lavender, marigolds or basil. Scientists question their overall effectiveness, but many fragrant ornamental flowers and herbs grown around the home have properties that can repel insects. Insect repellents are divided into two primary...
Topiary tips: When you want shrubs to double as sculpture

Topiary is the art of growing trees and shrubs as living sculptures — cubes, spheres, obelisks, animal shapes or combinations of these. The tradition has flourished in various places at different times, but in modern gardens, topiary is rare, unless you count our foundation plantings of clipped yews and junipers...
When is the right time to dig potatoes?

Question: We have a few raised beds in our backyard. We’ve grown zucchini, tomatoes, peppers and basil for the last few years, and we planted seed potatoes in one of the beds earlier this spring. The plants are green and very big, but we aren’t sure when to dig the...
Rostraver couple turning the page on glory days of plant breeding

Sarah Zolock’s well-worn straw gardening hat reveals her silver hair through a hole in the top. “I want the hat like that,” she says smiling. “It lets the air through the crown better.” Along with her husband Steve, she conducts a tour of their expansive and beautiful garden, explaining the...
Original Pie Shoppe in Laughlintown lands on Taste of Home’s ‘state’s best’ list

When Carolyn Anderson, 47, of New Alexandria thinks about her favorite regional small town restaurant, one place pops into mind. She remembers traveling Route 30 as a child to her grandparents’ Somerset County home, and the regular stop her family made at Laughlintown’s Original Pie Shoppe. It’s now claimed the...
Restaurant seeks ‘bacon intern,’ pay is $1,000 for 1 day of work

Hello, dream job! Bacon lovers your wait is over — your day of service has arrived. Farmer Boys, a West Coast restaurant chain, has posted a job opening for a “bacon intern.” That’s right, pork pals: Bacon as a career. OK, so maybe not a career. It’s an internship. And...
Ligonier Country Market to celebrates National Farmers Market Week

For the third year, Ligonier Country Market will participate in National Farmers Market Week, being observed Aug. 4-10. The Farmers Market Coalition puts together a program and makes suggestions to farmers market operators, says Cari Frei, the market’s executive director. Among those programs is a poster contest. And for three...
Cruise back to the fabulous ’50s at The Stroll in Ligonier

If you have no particular place to go on Aug. 9, pick up Mustang Sally in your Little Deuce Coupe and head for Ligonier for some fun, fun, fun at The Stroll. The 17th annual 1950s-themed car cruise and dance contest is set for 5-9 p.m. on the downtown Diamond...

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