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Does Okra Increase Libido?

Does Okra Increase Libido?

Curious? Well, although some websites suggest that, we don’t know. But, now that you are reading, keep on to learn the verified benefits of this unusual fruit eaten most often as a vegetable. One thing is for sure, it LOVES heat!       Okra is...

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Greenest Church In Iowa

Greenest Church In Iowa

The Greenest Church in Iowa is an excellent model of what people can do to reduce our impact on the earth, create beautiful spaces and enjoy each other’s company.

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SQUIRRELS GET THE TREES PLANTED

SQUIRRELS GET THE TREES PLANTED

Squirrels: Free Tree Planters Our neighborhood squirrels proved they are the best tree planters. An August 2020 derecho tore through Iowa pushing 140-mile-an-hour wind against trees and buildings. Trees by the hundreds of thousands tumbled to the ground. Winding...

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Lewelling Quaker Museum

Lewelling Quaker Museum

Learn about the Lewelling Quaker Home in Salem, Iowa, with its intriguing connections to Quakers west of the Mississippi, how the family overwintered fruit in the dugout cellar and transported fruit seedlings west to the Pacific Coast, and how townspeople helped people seeking freedom.

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“Pilgrimage” Attitude Yields Travel Surprises

“Pilgrimage” Attitude Yields Travel Surprises

What is a Pilgrimage? From: University of York: "'Pilgrim' and 'pilgrimage' are words that have carried a range of meanings over the centuries. "The English term 'pilgrim' originally comes from the Latin word peregrinus (per, through + ager, field, country, land),...

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Pity the Poor Tick

Pity the Poor Tick

A "Hard Knock Life" A tick’s life is hard. I’m hungry.  I am a tick and I’ve been waiting a week for a juicy raccoon, dog, or wild turkey to walk by. Even a mouse would be welcome. So far, no luck. I know a tick’s best bet for grabbing a passing animal is the...

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Solar Is Hardly Mumbo Jumbo

Solar Is Hardly Mumbo Jumbo

Mumbo Jumbo “That solar stuff is just a bunch of mumbo jumbo,” said the passenger sitting next to Rich on a recent flight from Newark, New Jersey, to Charlotte, North Carolina. As the plane climbed over urban New Jersey, he could see solar collectors on large flat...

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Sunfish Sex

Sunfish Sex

The Guys Do the Work Some aspects of sunfish sex are bizarre. Here is a huge family of many species of fish where the guys do the hard work caring for their babies. That’s unusual in the animal kingdom, where normally mom cares for the young. There are many sunfish...

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Winding Pathways Gazette Features

Winding Pathways Gazette Features

Winding Pathways has been busy the past several years with features for the Cedar Rapids Gazette.  Below are features from the past two years. I will post links to the other features in the Gazette from the past. 2023 to date April 2, 2023. Agritourism Attraction....

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The Blue Bridge Blues

The Blue Bridge Blues

The Blue Bridge is gone! Well, it was still there, but when we saw it on April 4, 2023, its back was broken and its span sagged down into Indian Creek. Seeing the prostrate structure and after thousands of crossings on that historic iron bridge, we got a case of the...

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