Sophia Hughes

A national day for pumpkins

A national day for pumpkins

Gardeners can appreciate this quote from Henry David Thoreau: “I would rather sit on a pumpkin and have it all to myself than be crowded on a velvet cushion.” Thoreau had it right – what is better than strolling outdoors, wandering into an autumn garden and spotting a squatty, round, solid pumpkin than to be…

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‘Why have a garbage disposal then?’

‘Why have a garbage disposal then?’

Prime Plumbing (@primeplumbingmd), a plumbing company in Baltimore, recently posted a video on TikTok about what to never put in a garbage disposal, and many TikTokers were disappointed at what’s not allowed. “What is one thing you should never put down your garbage disposal?” the company wrote in the text on the video.  While some…

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