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Humpty Dumpty Pendulum Wall Clock

Humpty Dumpty sits on a wall, swinging his pendulum legs with joy (hope he's careful - or else he could suffer a great fall). Directly based upon the classic nursery rhyme, this adorable wall clock brings a smile to the young and young-at-heart. An original illustration by the artist, the image is created on a high-quality lithograph laminated on wood. Handcrafted in California. Features a attached legs that act as a pendulum.

Price: 44.99

Cattails Birdbath

An elegant birdbath to compliment any garden! The cattail pattern is fabricated from heavy steel and welded into a tripod pedestal, allowing the flurry of cattails to be appreciated from all angles. The 38" birdbath pedestal includes your choice of a shallow frosted glass bowl or a deep polished copper bowl. Although a true attention-getter as a birdbath, the pedestal and bowl are equally at home indoors or on a patio filled with fruit, candy or floating candles. Handcrafted in the USA.

Price: 349.99

Metal & Sandstone Desk Set - Moose

Created from all-natural materials, the sturdy moose silhouette and mountaintop backdrop are finely cut in metal with a warm patina finish and mounted atop a heavy slate base with cork pads. This durable set includes (1) letter/mail holder and (1) matching business card holder. Handcrafted in Colorado.

Price: 43.99

Take Out Menu Caddy

Always searching for those countless take out and delivery menus? Keep them organized with this eccentric wooden menu caddy! Brightens any spot with a cheerfully decorated chef image and yellow ball feet. Individually built and hand-painted in the USA.

Price: 39.99

Slate & Metal Business Card Holder - Moose

Created from all-natural materials, the sturdy moose silhouette and mountaintop background are finely cut in metal with a warm patina finish and mounted atop a heavy slate base with cork pads. This durable desk accessory makes a wonderfully unique gift. Handcrafted in Colorado.

Price: 19.99

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Celebrity Gardening with Retractable Hose Reels

The Retractable Hose Reel - The best thing since a pearl necklace, just ask Sharon Stone.

Summer time means working outside in the yard. There is always plenty of work to do to make sure your lawn or garden looks nice. Your yard is the face to your house; it's the first thing people see so it's important that you make a great first impression. Unfortunately it takes a lot of hard work outside in the heat of summer to get your lawn and garden to look great. There is watering, weeding, mowing, planting, digging and plenty other activities that make me tired just writing them.

In fact yard can be quite strenuous, did you know that pushing a hand mower burns more calories then an hour on the treadmill at 4 miles per hour. Working in the garden can even be considered a work out, the risk of heart disease declines for each day of 30 minute yard work you perform. But just like a regular workout yard work can cause injuries also. Repetitive movements such as raking or weeding can be very tough on joints like the elbows and wrists, which is something to remember if you spend all day in an office typing or doing other carpal-tunnel like movements. Staying crouched over while working in the garden or pulling weeds can be very hard on the back. Why I am I telling you all of this? It's not because I hate gardening, it's the opposite. I love gardening and I have found the coolest tool to make gardening life easier. It is an automatic retractable hose reel.

Before I said that your lawn was the face to your house, well these new retractable hose reels are the diamond earrings which give your yard that extra glam. The retractable hose reels come in dozens of different styles so that you can choose the perfect one to match the d?cor of your house. They have models with a wood finish, open and closed styles, plus my favorite a model with a built in sink. You really have to see it to believe it but the hose is hidden neatly on the retractable hose reel underneath a sink and faucet, which can all be hooked up to any out door spigot on your house. This means that for BBQ's or out door parties you can keep a sink outside to make life that much easier. The most impressive of all the features is that all of these new retractable hose reels retract automatically.

The makers of these automatic hose reels have developed an ingenious device which uses the water pressure of the spigot to retract the hose automatically on all of their retractable hose reel products. There are no more lazy excuses about difficult cranking for leaving the hose on the lawn to be run over by the mower. It is so simple, just flip a switch and the hose will retract all by its self.

Every once in a while a new product comes out that make life easier; this is one of those products. There are plenty of cool videos and animations about retractable hose reels. In fact you can even see Sharon Stone talk about how she would rather have a retractable hose reel than jewelry. Retractable hose reels - loved by celebrities, make life easier, improve the look of your yard, and are affordably priced. Well, what are your waiting for, check out retractable hose reels now.

About the Author

Ariel is a writer and a gardener. Please visit my site to see more info about Retractable Hose Reels.

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Missouri Botanical Garden pictures by Jennifer Hanneken

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 07:33:36 -0700
Here’s the website link to Missouri Botanical Garden. http://www.mobot.org/ All photos taken by Jennifer Hanneken hannekenphotos@aol.com 315-7310 Pictures for this post provided by Jennifer Hanneken hannekenphotos@aol.com 315-7310 It is NEVER ok to use Jennifer’s photos. We have an agreement with her to use these photos and they may NOT be copied or reused on someone else’s blog.

Go! The St. Louis Weekend Calendar, August 15-17, 2008

Thu, 14 Aug 2008 17:36:18 -0700
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Best Bets: Best of Missouri Market (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

Fri, 03 Oct 2008 10:06:38 GMT
Photo from a past Best of Missouri Market. (Diane Keaggy/P-D) It's not the So-So Missouri Market or the Not Quite What We Expected Market, but the Best of Missouri Market.

Best of Missouri Market returns to Missouri Botanical Garden (South Side Journal)

Wed, 01 Oct 2008 06:17:51 GMT
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