Leant Lace-Making Art
Karen Wattai shows some of the projects made by
members of the Keystone Lace Guild. Any one inter
ested in making, studying, or collecting lace (demon
strations are in bobbin, tatting, crocheted, knitted,
needle, and other styles) are invited to attend the
Guild’s meetings conducted the first Sunday in Feb
ruary, March, and April, from 2 p.m.-4 p.m. at St.
Matthew Lutheran Church, E. Lehman St. (between
sth and 6th Avenues), Lebanon. For more informa
tion, call Linda Sweitzer (717) 274-5719 or e-mail
twistedthread@worldnet.att.net.
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FFA Students Team Up For Dirt Demo
HARRISBURG (Dauphin
Co.) Students from the Mifflin
burg Area High School gave
Farm Show visitors something to
look forward to recently.
Four members of the High
School FFA Chapter helped gear
up for spring with a demonstra
tion on “Landscaping Your
Home.”
The four students, well versed
in their presentation, showed
spectators a step-by-step example
of how to beautify their lawn.
The most important thing to
remember when you begin a
landscaping project is to have a
specified plan, according to the
students. A homeowner needs to
make sure that the trees, shrub
bery, and plants are appropriate
for the soil type and are compati
ble amongst each other. Other
considerations include root
depth, aesthetic purposes, and
wildlife attractions.
The next step in landscaping
your home is to remove the grass
and roots from the area you wish
to plant in. A daunting task, this
is crucial for preventing grass
and weeds from taking over
plants later on. Additionally, it is
important to apply mulch and till
the soil, breaking apart any targe
clumps of dirt.
Next, the students demonstrat
ed the art of laying landscape
fabric. This durable material is
available in most home and gar
den stores and allows the home
owner to cut holes in the materi
al, where plants can later be
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inserted into the ground. This
manufactured material is ideal
for preventing unwanted growth
around your intact plants. Fol
lowing this preparation, the artis
tic element of landscape takes
place as plants are arranged and
mulched, according to the per
sonal preference of the landscap
er.
Finally, Mifflinburg FFA stu
dents proved the extent of their
knowledge by demonstrating a
mock irrigation system installa
Ida’s
Notebook
Ida Risser
January is almost over and I
have not started my usual winter
activities. It seems that there are
so many problems to solve each
day.
What do we do when someone
drives their truck through our
meadow and rips up the grass?
What do we do when doctors
disagree on treatment for Allen’s
ailment?
What do we do when the Fish
and Boat Commission intends to
rip out a dam near our home in
order that shad can go upstream
to spawn? This would definitely
afreet us.
Last week we had three doc
tors’ appointments in two days.
We surely know what it is to sit
by the hour in a doctor’s office
Avanti Garelli X-treme Li’l Critter!
Dirt Bike
Lancaster Farming, Saturday, January 25, 2003-811
tion. This becomes increasingly
important during dry seasons, or
for the homeowner who doesn’t
have time to water plants manu
ally every day. The attractiveness
of the irrigated landscape can
still be maintained with simple
mulch coverings.
The landscaping demonstra
tion was conducted in conjunc
tion with the 87th Pennsylvania
Farm Show Jan. 11-18 at the
Pennsylvania Farm Show Com
plex.
and wait. Of course, many other
people wait with us. We get told
to take one day at a time and
things will take care of them
selves. But, that is easier said
than done. Thus the days pass by
and leave us in a dither.
On one of our trips to town we
stopped at a restaurant for a
meal. Our daughter had given us
a coupon, and so we used it. We
certainly can eat at home for a lot
less money. But, occasionally we
do like to put our feet under
someone else’s table.
We’ve had a few visitors re
cently and that makes the days
pass more quickly. Some are
friends we’ve had for years while
others are new friends from far
away. It is comforting to know
that others are thinking
of us.
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Now I must go and
clean our garage as
some animal gets in
through the pet door at
nighttime. Whatever it is
has upset all the bird
seed bags, the newspa
per pile, the fishing rods
and many other things.
What could it be?