Nana adores gardening. It’s not just one green thumb she has; she’s got two! Gardening fills Nana’s heart with joy and peace. That’s why she loves to share her gardening magic with her sweet granddaughter, Leah. On their walks through Nana’s beautiful garden, Leah discovers all sorts of amazing flowers. Her absolute favorite for fall is the mums, and she thinks it’s such a cool name for a flower. But, what Leah learns most from Nana is about love, kindness and the incredible beauty of nature.

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When we meet somebody for the first time, we assume they are the person they say they are. Do we ever - and should we ever - look more closely?

Welcome to Heywood, Oregon where three lost women find healing, hope and love under the bright light of the town's old Star Inn this Christmas season. Two bad things happened to Sally Cartwright that week. Three if she counted the pink slip received at the Home and Family magazine’s annual Christmas party. But nothing was worse than plowing into a snowbank and being stuck in a town she swore never to see again. A town she once called home. Now she must spend the long cold night in the car or follow the bright shining star through the woods to the old Star Inn. She chooses the inn and that’s where her troubles really begin... Lumber mill owner, Rick Rennick, is in no mood for Christmas cheer. Having recently buried his father, he’s still trying to sort out the financial mess left behind. Unless Rick comes up with a miracle, the mill run by the family for generations is about to shut down for good. That would put a lot of men out of work and impact the future of the town. If things weren't bad enough he’s now stuck at the old Star Inn waiting for the road back to his cabin to reopen. His luck takes another turn for the worse when he suddenly comes face to face with the past he’d sooner forget. For unless he’s seeing things, the only woman he’s ever loved is standing in front of the inn’s blazing fire trying to get warm. How is it possible that one chance meeting could stir up so many old memories? Both Rick and Sally regret what happened between them, but his family lumberyard clashes with her tree-hugging ways and neither is willing to try again. It will take the storm of the century, one stage-struck young boy, a certain meddling “angel”—and even a cranky cat—to convince them that in matters of the heart, sometimes the second time around is best.

Students respond, in rhyming text, to their teacher's question about what each calls his or her grandmother, offering examples of things they like to do together.

TV host Eve Best is sitting pretty—a great talk show,amazing coworkers and soon she'll be waist-deep in lottocash. But when Mitch Hayes, a national network scout,comes strolling into her office, Eve forgets it all in asizzling urge to have her way with him. Repeatedly. And it's so not professional to drool.… Mitch needs to sign Eve's show for hisnetwork, or else. Fortunately, his bossdid say something about "romancing" Eve—and after a split-second glance at thecurvalicious woman, Mitch figures he mightjust have the best job ever. But can you get naughty with someone…without the naked truth gettingin your way?

This book takes you through a lifetime, from Babyhood to the "Golden Years". It will tell you all about me, my thoughts and experiences, as well as those of my family and friends. Not to be excluded are our "not at all dumb" animal friends. A few unknown facts not included in the book: Since a woman seldom will reveal her age, I've not mentioned that I'm 39 years old and have been that age 46 times. That should qualify me as the "Grandma Moses of Poetry". I must acknowledge my friend Jeannette, who until her marriage to Russ, resided with us at Turtle Woods Apartments. She was the first to encourage me to do something with my poetry. To my friend Pat, who worked at the Beverly Council on Aging and arranged for me to open their "Heritage Festival" with a poem about our heritage. Other poems I had written were put on display and I was astounded when asked where copies could be obtained . . . So began the birth of this book. This book also contains colorful photos and art work. With Love, Nana Ruth

Budding gardeners will learn what it takes to make things grow with fun activities that require only readily available materials.