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  City Nature - Tales of Ornery...

  Martha Retallick

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  In the midst of ongoing news about Southwestern water scarcity, Martha Retallick sees an opportunity. For 20 years, she has been transforming her central Tucson home into an urban oasis. The secret to her success: Water harvesting. Since Retallick purchased her central Tucson home in 2004, she has incorporated two types of water harvesting – passive and active – into her landscape. Passive water harvesting is simply the act of sculpting the landscape to direct the water to where it should be – like plants – and away from where it shouldn’t be – like a home’s foundation. Retallick’s landscape incorporates three passive water harvesting features – basins, berms, and drainage swales. Collectively, these earthworks eliminate the need for landscape irrigation that’s connected to the municipal water supply, which is served by Tucson Water. According to Tucson Water, approximately 40 percent of water use in Tucson is outdoors. This includes residential uses like landscape irrigation and garden watering. Retallick’s irrigation-free landscape also includes two active water harvesting features, a 1,500-gallon cistern that collects rainwater for use in the back-yard vegetable garden, and a laundry-to-landscape greywater harvesting system that diverts wastewater from the washing machine to three fruit trees. City Nature is illustrated with more than 60 of Retallick’s color photographs, which show the wide variety of plant life on her property, the birds she shares it with, and her various do-it-herself projects, the most notable being a kinetic sculpture created from a recycled chandelier. The book also includes a list of suggested resources that encompasses books, websites, organizations, and businesses that can aid readers interested in desert gardening and landscaping, and in water conservation.

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  London Curiosities - The...

  John Wade

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  An off-the-beaten-path tour of the city’s hidden highlights, and the stories behind them. 
    
  London is full of curiosities. Who knew that beneath the Albert Memorial lies a chamber resembling a church crypt? Or that there are catacombs under Camden? Who would expect to find a lighthouse in East London, sphinxes in South London, dummy houses in West London, or a huge bust of film director Alfred Hitchcock in North London? 
    
  How many of those who walk past Cleopatra’s Needle pause to consider why a 3,000-year-old Egyptian monument stands beside the Thames? How many know that what was once London’s smallest police station can be seen in Trafalgar Square? Or that pineapples are used in the architectural design of so many buildings? Or why there are memorials to the Mayflower and Pilgrim Fathers in Rotherhithe? Learn more about the capital of curiosities in this delightful guide for lovers of history, trivia, and travel.

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  The Rural Diaries - Love...

  Anonyme

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  The beloved actress and star of One Tree Hill, White Collar, and Lethal Weapon, Hilarie Burton, tells the inspiring story of leaving Hollywood for a radically different kind of life in upstate New York with her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan—a celebration of community, family, and the value of hard work in small town America. 
  While Hilarie Burton’s hectic lifestyle as an actress in New York and Los Angeles gave her a comfortable life, it did not fulfill her spiritually or emotionally. After the birth of their first son, she and her husband Jeffrey Dean Morgan, the star of The Walking Dead, decided to make a major change: they bought a working farm in Rhinebeck, New York, and began a new chapter in their lives. 
  The Rural Diaries chronicles her inspiring story of farm life: chopping wood, making dandelion wine, building chicken coops. Burton looks back at her transition from urban to country living—discovering how to manage a farm while raising her son and making friends with her new neighbors. She mixes charming stories of learning to raise alpacas and buying and revitalizing the town’s beloved candy store, Samuel’s Sweet Shoppe with good friend Paul Rudd and his wife Julie, with raw observations on the ups and downs of marriage and her struggles with infertility. Burton also includes delicious recipes that can be made with fresh ingredients at home. 
  Burton’s charisma, wide eyed attitude, and fortitude—both internal and physical—propels this moving story of transformation and self-discovery. The Rural Diaries honors the values and lifestyle of small-town America and offers inspiration for anyone longing to embark on their own unconventional journey. 
    
   
  Supplemental enhancement PDF accompanies the audiobook.

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  The Art of Gathering - From...

  Laurel Dean

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  Candlelit Dinners 
   Author: Laurel Dean 
   Narrator: Clara McDonald 
  Step into a world where food becomes the heartbeat of connection and every meal is a chance to bring people together. The Art of Gathering: From Casual Brunches to Candlelit Dinners is more than a cookbook—it’s an invitation to create meaningful moments around your table, no matter the occasion. 
  Beloved home cook and hostess Laurel Dean shares her most cherished recipes, entertaining tips, and thoughtful menus designed to suit gatherings both spontaneous and planned. From breezy weekend brunches and midday picnics to soulful Sunday suppers and intimate evening feasts, each chapter offers a blend of approachable dishes, seasonal inspiration, and storytelling warmth. 
  Narrated with elegance and warmth by Clara McDonald, this audiobook brings each recipe and memory to life, guiding listeners through the rhythms of hosting with grace and authenticity. Whether you're a seasoned entertainer or setting the table for the first time, you'll find comfort, joy, and confidence in every listen. 
  Pour a cup, press play, and rediscover the beauty of coming together—one dish, one story, one gathering at a time.

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  A Fenland Garden - Creating a...

  Francis Pryor

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  The story of how Francis Pryor created a haven for people, plants and wildlife in a remote corner of the fens. 
   
  A Fenland Garden is the story of the creation of a garden in a complex and fragile English landscape - the Fens of southern Lincolnshire - by a writer who has a very particular relationship with landscape and the soil, thanks to his distinguished career as an archaeologist and discoverer of some of England's earliest field systems. It describes the imagining, planning and building of a garden in an unfamiliar and sometimes hostile place, and the challenges, setbacks and joys these processes entail. This is a narrative of the making of a garden, but it is also about reclaiming a patch of ground for nature and wildlife - of repairing the damage done to a small slice of Fenland landscape by decades of intensive farming. 
   
  A Fenland Garden is informed by the empirical wisdom of a practising gardener (and archaeologist) and by his deep understanding of the soil, landscape and weather of the region; Francis's account of the development of the garden is counterpointed by fascinating nuggets of Fenland lore and history, as well as by vignettes of the plantsman's trials and tribulations as he works an exceptionally demanding plot of land.

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  3000 Unique Questions About Me -...

  Questions About Me

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  Meaningful Conversations, Deeper Connections, and Inspired Reflections. 
  Discover a new way to spark engaging conversations and create meaningful connections with loved ones, friends, or even yourself. 
  3000 Unique Questions About Me is filled with thought-provoking questions designed for deeper understanding and serves as a powerful conversation starter. 
  Whether it's during family gatherings, date nights, or quiet moments of self-reflection, this book is your guide to unlocking deeper connections and enjoying fun, meaningful dialogue.Conversation Starter & Icebreaker: Never run out of interesting things to talk about. Perfect for dinner parties, road trips, or family game nights.Strengthen Relationships: Get to know your partner, family, or friends on a deeper level with questions that encourage openness and vulnerability.Self-Reflection: Use it as a personal journal or mindfulness tool to reflect, grow, and uncover insights about yourself.Great for Any Occasion: Ideal for family gatherings, holidays, team-building activities, and more. Makes a thoughtful gift for any special person in your life. 
    
  How to UseSolo: Journal your responses for self-reflection and personal growth.One-on-One: Share and answer questions with your partner, family, or friends to deepen your connection.Group Setting: Use the questions as conversation starters during family dinners, parties, or social events.

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