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Spring 2007

Get ready for a big fat spring

Mar 22, 2007 | Signe Ball | Back Issues | Departments | Editor’s Desk | In Every Issue

However, because it’s spring, there is one thing you can count on – and that is plenty of garden talk.

Letters – Our readers write: Spring 2007

Mar 22, 2007 | In The Hills | Back Issues | Departments | Letters, Our Readers Write

Letters published in the SPRING 2007 edition of In The Hills magazine.

Hungry maggots, voracious cats & greedy planets

Mar 22, 2007 | Douglas G. Pearce | Back Issues | Countryside Digest | Departments | Environment

Biodiesel requires little or no modification to vehicle engines or fuelling infrastructure, and its greater lubricity may reduce maintenance costs.

Arlene Peters

Mar 22, 2007 | Signe Ball | Back Issues

My style has evolved over the years and is reminiscent of the colours of the Mediterranean. I enjoy the combination of function and fun!

Red-winged blackbirds

Mar 22, 2007 | Linda McLaren | Back Issues | Departments | Environment | Headwaters Sketchbook

Red-winged blackbirds can read cattails as easily as a teen can spot the Golden arches!

Asparagus the First Essential Taste of Spring

Mar 22, 2007 | Nicola Ross | Homegrown in the Hills

Asparagus can easily grow ten to twelve inches a day if the temperature gets above twenty-five degrees.

Learning to Live with Trains

Mar 22, 2007 | Ken Weber | Back Issues | Departments | Heritage | Historic Hills | In Every Issue

Railroads brought a giant step in technology to the people of these fair hills, a step that took some getting used to. Although the new technology promised commercial progress and an easier lifestyle, it came at a price.

Light fare for Spring

Mar 22, 2007 | Sandra Cranston-Corradini | Back Issues | Departments | Food | The Country Cook

The tips of fresh asparagus should be dry and tight. If they look feathery or open, although they are still usable, they have passed their prime.

A Puzzling Conclusion: Spring 2007

Mar 22, 2007 | Ken Weber | Puzzles

Under the bridge at Kilgorie, a birthday party in Mono and who likes to curl?