10 Common Household Items You Need to Replace Sometimes I look around my house and think, ‘How long have I been using that! Maybe I need to replace it.’ Many items around our homes need to be replaced regularly, and a lot of them are pretty obvious. For instance, you know you need to replace a bouquet of fresh flowers when the flowers start to wilt.

This past year has been a hard one. Though we are close to the renewed hopes of a new year, we still face what could be the hardest days of 2020 for some.

Christmas Cactus (Schlumbergera bridgesii) and Thanksgiving Cactus (Schlumbergera truncata) are epiphytes native to the jungles of South America. Epiphytic plants grow on other plants and use them for support but not for nutrients. Though these cacti are different species, they will hybridize and produce varying stem shapes. Christmas cactus normally has smooth stem segments, and Thanksgiving Cactus has hook-like appendages on each segment.

Baking with Flour Christmas Cookies! Who’s ready for Christmas Cookies? It’s that time of year to get the rolling pin, cookie cutters and sprinkles out to make those “melt-in-the-mouth” cookies. One of my favorite family memories is making sugar cookies with my kids.

Poinsettia Care Modern poinsettia varieties stay attractive for a long time if given proper care. Place your poinsettia in a sunny window or the brightest area of the room, but do not let it touch cold windowpanes.

Get Ready for Taxes: Steps to take now to make tax filing easier in 2021 It’s tax season already? How did this happen? We just finished with last year’s taxes and here we go again. The Internal Revenue Service today encouraged taxpayers to take necessary actions this fall to help file federal tax returns timely and accurately in 2021.

Greg Doering Kansas Farm Bureau Harvest is winding down Harvest is winding down or already completed. Cattle are turned out on winter pasture.

Winterizing Strawberries Winter can be a difficult time for strawberries. Plants need time to become adjusted to cold weather and will gradually become more cold resistant as fall progresses.

Turkey Talks—Leftovers Thanksgiving is over and one of the best leftover meals awaits. Hot turkey sandwiches with leftover mashed potatoes and gravy, a little dressing on the side or on top, some cranberry sauce and another piece of pie.