The year was 1970 and I was just about to graduate from college with a degree in plant science. One of my job options was to go to work in Leucadia or Encinitas, California for one of the many foliage companies where plants like Spider Plants, Boston Ivy, Snake Plants, Aglaonema, and Prayer Plants, to name just a few, were propagated by the millions.

Now that the thrill of summer has passed and the warm colors of fall are fading with each passing storm, our eyes should be being drawn to attractive broadleaf plants like Hollies, Aucubas, Fatsias, and Nandinas; and of course plants that have berries like Pyracantha, Cotoneaster, Snowberry, and Beauty Berry.

Being around our dog of the week Midnight is an instant mood booster. He is the happiest pup. Always smiling, wagging his tail, and asking for belly rubs.

Midnight may be ten-years-old, and down a leg, but he doesn’t let anything stop him from enjoying life to its fullest.

Sno-Isle Libraries now offers customers a free program to help them improve their digital skills.

Northstar Digital Literacy has a simple online tool designed to help people assess their skills with the internet, email, and popular software programs.