by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2011, Uncategorized
By MARY STANLEY As the summer season wanes and the days grow a bit shorter, we may be tempted to close the shades and curtains and to put aside thoughts of yard work, such as mowing and fertilizing the lawn, and weeding flower gardens. But the autumn season actually...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2019, Uncategorized
By ELIANNA SPITZER You’re miserable. Coughing, sniffling, fevered, chilled… everything hurts—even your hair, you’d swear on a stack of tissues. Science still hasn’t found a cure, but a few centuries back somebody came up with a pretty good idea to turn down the...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2019
By LAURA GROSS-HIGGINS They’re something like relish. They’re something like jam. Yet chutneys are a whole delicious species of their own, and you’d be pleasantly surprised to discover all the ingredients they can be made from—and the endless assortment of food they...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2019, Uncategorized
By STEVEN WITHROW Many of us do not like to find spiders and other bugs in the house—but are we too quick to get rid of them? Are there “good” spiders we should leave in peace? And what about certain plants outside? Few people are fond of poison ivy, oak and sumac,...
by oncapemagazine | Sep 21, 2023 | August 2019, Front Articles 1
By DEBORAH G. SCANLON In the cold winter months, what could be more comforting than a roaring fire in the wood stove or fireplace? It keeps you warm and cozy and dries out those snow-covered mittens and boots. But with most of us spending about 90 percent of our...
