Living Today July 2014
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Living Today July 2014
LIVING Today Fre Ta ke A Co e py July 2014 Northwest Ohio's Premier Magazine for Women Shop the of Defian9ce See pg. Enc ah nted Gardens Your Enchanted Garden Fairy Houses and Gardens Hooters Gone Wild II! Hailey Biddix, Wood County Hooters Gone Wild! Ollie’s Sequel by Deb Weaks I believe Ollie in this regard is a “feathered friend” and is surely an amazing creature… he just needs to stay out of my backyard! A while back, I wrote a story about a Great Horned Owl, whom I had named Ollie. It wasn’t long before his territorial greed grew, moving his powerful nightly hooting rituals directly outside my bedroom window. His boisterous hooting had unleashed an anxiety of frustrated rage, creating many sleepless nights, triggering a cantankerous-whipped attitude. I even went so far as to vocalize bellowing shrieks, as my worn-out looking face peered through an opened bedroom window, prompting him to take flight in hopes of relocating to some distant woods, never to return…but what occurred was just the contrary! He must have thought the demented human practices were bizarre and worth seeing; because inevitably, he had to invite his lady friend to witness it. Ollie hooting his low-toned baritone song while his friend hooted a softer higher pitch, each taking turns not to ruin each other’s repertoire. What a ruckus! It was like an owl’s episode of “Hooters Gone Wild.” But I outsmarted them by keeping my cool, by grabbing the TV remote, and by forcefully pressing the increase volume button! After a couple of days of thinking about what had happened, I began to realize that they weren’t trying to drive me crazy. They were wooing each other. Yes! They were “hot” for each other! But why did they choose my backyard? Unresolved interest in Ollie rapidly grew, since my minuscule knowledge about Great Horned Owls was minimal (probably as much as could fill a thimble), meaning I was totally illiterate! So I decided to understand him better by learning more about him and then possibly, just possibly, I could begin to appreciate him again. LIVING TODAY2 I found out Ollie is quite the unique nocturnal creature displaying facial features of daunting, spherical eyes, a parakeet-shaped beak, and tufts of feathers on each side of his head or horns in appearance, thus giving the name Great Horned Owl. Surely, a face only a mother could love. But God has given him an astounding gift of rotating his head 180 degrees in both directions. How awesome is that! He is rarely seen during the day and is definitely hard to spot in the darkness of night. His beautiful earthtoned feathers blend well with his environment, creating an incredible camouflage. Believe me, a person has to have quite a lucky streak and a high voltage search light in hopes of spotting him. His ravenous appetite is not that of a picky eater. Once dinner is tracked down, he silently swoops from the night sky with direct precision, clutching his victim with strong, sharp talons. His diet includes many small mammals, even cats, dogs, and stinky skunks. Can you imagine eating a skunk? Sometimes, he swallows his prey whole and then regurgitates it as pellets of fur, bones and other animal parts which are hard to digest. I am convinced I stumbled upon a mound of regurgitation last summer. I even went so far as to poke it once with a stick. Oh! I can’t tell a fib, I poked it many times…over and over again. It was gross! But then again, I suppose his gluttonous cravings benefit the environment by fertilizing the grass and keeping small mammal populations down, which can’t be all bad. I believe Ollie in this regard is a “feathered friend” and is surely an amazing creature…he just needs to stay out of my backyard! To share your thoughts on this article, email [email protected]. www.frontporchpublishing.com LIVING Today Contents July 2014 Northwest Ohio’s Premier Magazine for Women CIRCULATION More than 12,500 copies per issue of Living Today are distributed throughout Defiance, Fulton, Henry, Paulding, Putnam, Van Wert, Williams, and Wood counties. Our FREE MONTHLY publication is available at 750+ locations. EDITORIAL Editor-in-Chief: Amy Murphy, M.Ed. Contributing Writers (this issue): Janet Hitchcock, Georgia Kohart, Kim Krieger, Pat Strout, Deb Weaks & Brenda Young. All articles are copyrighted 2014. Articles may not be reproduced without permission. Nothing contained in this magazine is or should be considered a substitute for medical, financial or legal practice. We advise all readers to seek the advice of professionals for their personal issues. Advertising does not constitute as an endorsement from the publisher, and the publisher reserves the right to refuse any advertisement. We reserve the right to print all or part of emails received. PRODUCTION Designer: Creative Art Director: MelissaFaull Georgia Kohart PUBLISHER/ADVERTISING/SALES 419-630-6240 Michael Nix [email protected] Reader’s Response May 2014 Issue Morning Musings Cleaning House…Ugh! Janet, I just wanted to tell you how much I can relate to your column on books. I have always loved reading and collecting books. They mean a lot to me. Doug has made many book shelves for me. I just can’t seem to get rid of any. These are not paperbacks either. It is so nice to get absorbed in all the stories around us. Thank you much for the memories. God bless you, Jane (Leonard) Tadsen “Come on in for home cooking.” Featuring— Enchanted Gardens 4 Lord, Give Me Patience! 6 Front Porch Recipes 7 Making Your Own Fairy House and Garden 10 NWO July Calendar 12 Designing Your Enchanted Garden 14 Morning Musings On our cover: The mischievous little garden sprite on our cover is Hailey Biddix, six-year-old daughter of Jackie and Eric Biddix. They have recently relocated to Wood County. Photo Credit: Georgia Kohart Hi Jane, Thanks for your kind words about my library column. Books are a treasure, aren’t they? Thank you, too, for reading Front Porch Publishing magazines. We have a wonderful staff of writers. Keep reading and keep Doug busy building things for you! Sincerely, Janet Hitchock Great Food in the Middle of Ohio Amish County! 121 E. High, Hicksville 419-487-2205 Be sure to try our homemade pies! LIVING TODAY3 www.frontporchpublishing.com Lord, Give Me Patience, An Apple Orchard, Apron & a Tub of Potatoes! Trusted. 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Add the milk and vanilla and stir well. Pour over cherries (You may want to pour filling into the crust after you have placed it on the oven rack, as it is very liquid and Photos by Sauder Village. Enjoy giving these historic recipes a try in your own home this summer! For more information about planning a visit to Sauder Village, log onto saudervillage.org or call 1-800-590-9755. hard to move without spilling before it is baked.). Bake at 425 degrees for 10 minutes, then turn the oven down to 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes or until the blade of a knife inserted into the middle of the pie comes out clean. Cool thoroughly and keep leftovers in the refrigerator. Great with ice cream! DEFIANCE NAPOLEON 517 W 2nd Street 1225 Scott Street Defiance, Ohio 43512 Napoleon, Ohio 43545 Computer Sales and Repair 419.782.2983 Homemade Ice Cream 1 gal. whole milk, 3 c. sugar, ¾ c. flour, ½ t. salt, 8 eggs-separated, 3 T. pure vanilla extract, 1 qt. heavy whipping cream Scald 6 c. of milk in a large pan. Set aside. Separate egg yolks into one bowl and the egg whites into another bowl. Beat egg yolks. Refrigerate egg whites until ready to use. Mix sugar, salt, and flour in another bowl. Slowly, add 2 c. cold milk to dry ingredients while stirring constantly. Return scalded milk to burner. Slowly, add flour/sugar mixture, and then egg yolks while stirring constantly. Cook until thick. Cool. When ready to put in ice cream freezer, add vanilla, cream, and beaten egg whites. Pour into metal freezer tub, and add milk to fill line (about ¾ full). Put lid on freezer tub and place into wooden1 ½ gallon freezer. Put in a layer of ice and then sprinkle with ½ c. coarse salt. Repeat layering ice and salt until you have 3-4 layers. When you reach the top of the tub, place some ice on top of the lid. Pour water over ice until water runs out of the drain below. Start cranking immediately. You may need to add more ice and salt as you crank (The more salt you add, the faster it will freeze). Keep cranking until you can barely move the crank. Open the metal container, and remove the paddle. Replace lid and cover with ice and a clean towel or rug to keep ice cream frozen until ready to serve. 419.592.2983 LIVING TODAY6 by Kim Krieger www.frontporchpublishing.com Making Your Own Fairy Garden & House There are fairies at the bottom of our garden! They often have a dance on summer nights; by The butterflies and bees make a lovely little breeze, Georgia Kohart And the rabbits stand about and hold the lights. Did you know that they could sit upon the moonbeams And pick a little star to make a fan, And dance away up there in the middle of the air? Well, they can. Fairy Crossing Sign at Four All -Rose Fyleman’s There are Fairies at the Bottom of Our Garden Seasons in Defiance F airies–tiny, mystical creatures– have been a part of human folklore for thousands of years. Every culture passes down stories about wee folk, some good, some full of mischief. Fairies were a source of fascination during the Victorian and Edwardian eras and fairy sculptures and framed prints adorned many parlors. Elaborate hoaxes were even created using photography in an effort to prove that fairies did exist. Perhaps, it’s a natural response to our overly technological lives, but fairies are experiencing renewed popularity. It’s not just children who enjoy tales of wee folk; adults love them, too. Fairy houses, made completely of natural materials and left for others to discover, have become a phenomenon in many areas of the United States. A long list of new books has recently been published on the topics of fairy lore, houses and gardens. For a fun, creative family project, build your own fairy house! According to legend, the fairies will appreciate your efforts. When my sister helped her daughters build a fairy house, it turned into a summer-long project. They used found objects such as driftwood, fallen branches, bark, moss, leaves, seed pods, tree cones, pebbles and rocks. By the For a fun, creative family project, build your own fairy house! time the lofty creation was finished, it had several floors and a working elevator crafted from a coconut shell. Imagine a tiny tea set, fabricated from acorn caps, or a warm quilt of moss. Little bits and pieces of daily human life are easily adapted for fairy use. Toothpaste caps, bottle tops, small cans and cartons, plus buttons and sparkly bits of broken jewelry, can be modified for fairies. Get boys involved, too. They will enjoy making gnome or toad houses. Dad may even want to help when it’s time to put up walls and attach a roof. Connie Gruenhagen, owner of Four All Seasons in Defiance, knows about the popularity of fairy gardens. She hosts fairy garden workshops for participants of all ages. “Fairies have definitely made a comeback in the past few years,” she said. “It’s magical fun for adults and children. It’s a family affair type thing. Grandmothers bring their granddaughters; A Fairy Garden for a Fairy Gardener mothers bring their daughters.” (Photos by Georgia Kohart) Continues on pg. 8 LIVING TODAY7 www.frontporchpublishing.com Continued from pg. 7 There is no right or wrong way to make a fairy garden, according to Connie. “What’s neat about these miniature gardens is that there is no certain way they have to be done. You put whatever you want into them, whatever matches your personality.” What is the allure behind creating a fairy garden? “It’s something that people make for themselves. It’s fun to watch the tiny plants grow,” she said. “I even had a mother come back and tell me her daughter tore it apart and put it back together.” While Connie carries a selection of miniature fairy housewares, she encourages people to look through cupboards and the garage for the best ccontainers–items that are worn by time. Baskets with handles lined with plastic or burlap are good for creating fairy gardens. “I also suggest old enamelware wash basins or even roasters, because they have handles, making them easier to carry. I went to a flea market and purchased a bunch of pans that used to be used for developing film.” To share your thoughts on this article or your own experiences with fairy gardens, email [email protected]. 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Seco Defiance 1 419-782-910 Northwest Ohio July Calendar of Events July Sponsored by 1, 8, 15, 22 & 29—Wauseon Cruise-In in the downtown from 5-8 p.m. with the Motorcycle Night on July 1 & Super Cruise-In on July 15— [email protected]. • Open Mic Night at Pontiac Park Gazebo with rain locations at Biggby Coffee or Compass in Defiance at 6 p.m.—419-956-2025. Enjoy our monthly list of local activities, festivals, concerts, art shows & exhibits. 2—River City Rodders Classic Car Cruise In in downtown Napoleon from 6-8 p.m.— rivercityrodders.org. 2, 9, 16, 23 & 30—Downtown Bowling Green Farmers Market from 4-7 p.m. 3—4th of July Picnic & Grilling on the Patio at the Paulding County Senior Center at 11:30 a.m.— 419-399-3650. • Defiance Fireworks at Kingsbury Park at dusk with food, rides, and vendors—visitdefianceohio. com. • Bowling Green Community Fireworks at BGSU’s Intramural Fields at 10 p.m. and Community Band at Mileti Alumni Center at 8 p.m.—bgsu.edu. 3, 5, 10, 12, 17, 19, 24, 26 & 31—Defiance Farmers Market at Northtowne Mall in Defiance from 12-4 p.m. on Thursdays and 8 a.m.-12 p.m. on Saturdays. 7, 14, 21 & 28—Bowling Green Cruise Night in downtown from 5-8 p.m. 9—Paulding County Hospital Foundation’s Dr. Mark Teets Memorial Golf Tournament at Auglaize Golf Club—419-399-1138. 11—Annual Defiance Area Chamber Golf Outing at the Auglaize Golf Club from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. • Red, White & the Blues Summer Concert at Herb Monroe Community Park in Paulding at 7 p.m.—419-399-5215. 12—Summer on the Farm at Sauder Village in Archbold from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. with the Fiddle Contest in Founder’s Hall at 1 p.m.— saudervillage.org. • 13th Annual Classics on Main Car Show in downtown Bowling Green from noon-4 p.m. • Big Boys Toys Car Show in Antwerp from 3-8 p.m.—419-258-2727. • 4th Annual Optimist Triathlon & 5K Reservoir Run in Defiance—defianceoptimist.org. 13, 20 & 27—Concerts in the Park Series on Needle Hall Stage in Bowling Green’s City Park with Joe Baker Band, Johnny Knorr Orchestra & Price of Toledo Chorus & Voices Harmony at 7 p.m.— bgohio.org. 17—Harleys & Hot Rods at Napoleon Harley- 3, 10, 17, 24 & 31— Bryan Weekly Cruise-In on the Square from 6-8 p.m. 4—Old Fashioned 4th of July at Sauder Village in Archbold with homemade ice cream and games from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.—saudervillage.org. • First Friday’s Northtowne Cruise-In in old K-Mart lot in Defiance from 6-8 p.m. with the Maumee Valley Car Club—Jason at 419-576-0348. • YMCA 5K River Run at Kingsbury Park in Defiance—419-784-4747. 5—Motorama at Auglaize Village in Defiance with antique cars, customs, rods & cycles from 10 a.m.3 p.m.—auglaizevillage.com. • Napoleon Triathlon Challenge at Glenwood Park for individuals and teams— napoleontriathlon.com. 5, 12, 19 & 26—Wauseon Farmers Market in downtown from 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m.— wauseondowntownassociation.org. • Henry County Farmers Market in downtown from 8:30-11:30 a.m.—419-592-1786. LIVING TODAY10 Stringing green beans into “leather britches” at Sauder Village in Archbold www.frontporchpublishing.com Visit a Northwest Ohio Farmers’ Market near you! Davidson from 5-9 p.m.—h-dsales.com. 18—Napoleon Elks Rally in the Alley from 6-11 p.m.—elks929.com. 18-19—The Ball Summer Fest at the Defiance County Fairgrounds in Hicksville—theballsummerfest.org. 19—2014 Bean Days 5K Run/Walk & 1 Mile Kids Fun Run at the Montpelier School beginning at 7:15 a.m. with parade and balloon festival following—montpelieroh.net. • Explore the Crafts at Sauder Village in Archbold with demonstrations of pottery, woodworking, blacksmithing, tinsmithing, weaving, and more from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.— saudervillage.org • Annual Summer Celebration at Liberty Center’s Fireman’s Park—libertycentervillage.com. • Dr. Mor B.S. Scared Stiff Down by the River free movie at Defiance’s Pontiac Park at dusk. 20—National Ice Cream Day Celebration at Four Corners Heritage Center in Grelton from noon-5 p.m.—419-592-4568. 24—Paulding County Township Association Fish & Chicken Fry at County Extension Building from 5-7 p.m. • Music in the Park Series at Defiance’s Triangle Park with Harpeth Rising at 7:30 p.m. 25-27—46th Annual Hamler Summer Fest with German food, beer, and polka bands—hamlersummerfest.com. 26—Tigertown 5000 Road Race at Liberty Center High School at 9 a.m.—tigertown5000.com. • Vintage Baseball Tournament at Sauder Village in Archbold from 10 a.m.-5 p.m.—saudervillage.org. • 1st Annual Williams County Rib Fest at the Williams County Fairgrounds in Montpelier from 4:30-11 p.m.—wcofair.com. 28-August 4—Wood County Fair in Bowling Green from 8 a.m.-11 p.m.—woodcounty-fair.com. 31-August 3—2014 Fort Defiance Players Dinner Theatre at DC’s Serrick Center with Forever Plaid directed by Andrew Schultz— fortdefianceplayers.org. LIVING TODAY11 www.frontporchpublishing.com Designing Your Own Enchanted Garden by Pat Strout Heard nowhere else, the music of a garden, subtly and peacefully lightens our hearts. C lose your eyes for a few seconds, and let your mind wander through a quiet garden, where the magic of nature makes you feel like you’ve visited an enchanted world. What does it look like? Can you imagine it? You can build this enchanted kingdom with a little planning. Start by selecting a piece of land with established plantings such as trees and bushes; and then lay out a general shape around them. Think larger, more irregular space, and fewer plants than you originally estimate you’ll need; so that both the plants and your notions of what to include have ample room to grow. Unpredictability—Aim for a freedom of plant placement that invites the eye, and therefore, the feet to move from area to area. Think about adding a bench, bird feeder, or water feature in your garden, stepping stones and gravel to make an informal path, and a variety of ground cover to draw your attention forward. Choose plants that bloom at different times of the year to enjoy the ever-changing colors, and herald the coming of each new season. Seasonal Scents—Your enchanted garden can begin with the scent of tulips, hyacinth, and daffodils in the spring, lilacs in May, and the rich, deep perfume of cabbage or English roses and oriental lilies in the summer. Color & Shape—Include a rich variety of color combinations in different parts of your garden. 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Touch—The success of an enchanted garden may be measured by the number of times you stoop to touch the plants. It’s hard to walk by lamb’s ears and not touch them, or touch the parchment of a poppy or walk over moss in bare feet and not delight in the softness. Taste—You can include edible plants as part of your garden design—strawberries, rhubarb, as well as berry bushes and small fruit trees. Happy Gardening! Offering... 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S ome days, writing is easy. Some days, it is not. Today is one of those not days, and today is my deadline. It is not going well. See, I’ve spent two days baking, preparing for Farmers Market; and I am tired. I should have done this sooner, but I didn’t. Nothing is inspiring me, so I am going for a walk to see what comes… I’m back from my walk and chuckling–inspiration? Hmmm… I sneaked out the front door, hoping no one would notice; so I could take a quiet walk. I had just cleared the sidewalk and stepped into the yard when I heard, “Aunt Jan, Aunt Jan, where are you?” I picked up my pace and quickly rounded the house into the side yard. “Bark, bark…bark, bark, bark… bark, bark, bark, bark, bark!” Our fiveyear-old came running around the corner barking like a dog and waving a stick in her hand. She stopped when she was beside me. “Whatcha doin?” “Taking a walk.” “Why?” “I need to write something, and I don’t know what to write about. What are you doing?” “I’m taking my dog for a walk.” She does not have a dog. She threw the stick and commanded, “Fetch, Sparky!” She ran to the stick, barking all the way, picked it up, ran back to me, and said, “Good boy.” I kept walking. “Sparky isn’t a real dog. Can he go to Farmers Market with us tomorrow?” “Will he bark?” “No, he’ll be good.” “Okay, he can go with us.” And we continued to walk. LIVING TODAY14 Pretty soon, a chicken joined us and followed until we got to the chicken yard. Apparently, Sparky likes the chickens, because he didn’t bark. The poor chicken just wanted back inside the fence and ran back and forth on the outside of the fence as her friend on the inside followed her. As I leaned down to pick her up and toss her in, she flapped up to the top of the chicken wire and jumped in on her own. Our walk continued. 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So much for a quiet time to reflect and come up with something inspirational to write. So, here I sit, still uninspired. I can’t think of any great wisdom to pass on to you. Or even some strange thing that has happened at the farm. Hubby is listening to gospel music on the TV, little one and her mama have gone to their house to get ready for bed, and I’m 200 words away from finishing my baking for Farmers Market tomorrow. And I am pleased as punch that my life is full of all these wonderful people. I am delighted to have spent half an hour walking with Sparky but don’t have to take him in the house to feed or bathe him. Tomorrow, “Sparky” might be a dinosaur or a mermaid–who knows? One thing I do know for sure, tomorrow, we’ll have another imaginary adventure somewhere in the midst of the reality of the day. Why do we lose that wonderful spirit of imagined adventure? When did we stop climbing trees and chasing rainbows? What has happened to our Sparkys? One of my jobs is editing romance novels. These authors have rediscovered their Sparky. They still climb trees and chase rainbows of one kind or another (Mostly another). It is a joy to help them with their craft. Just as it is a joy to be invited into a five-year-old’s world. My prayer is that I may have the wisdom to take time to run with Sparky, toss him a stick now and then, and join him in the bark. Fetch, Sparky. Bark, bark, bark! The End (Little one told me to write this because the story was done.). To share your thoughts on this column, email [email protected]. LIVING TODAY15 www.frontporchpublishing.com “Want a strawberry? There are red ones,” she asked as her mother joined us. We stopped to pick a bouquet of flowers before returning to the house. So much for a quiet time to reflect and come up with something inspirational to write. BE WELL. RIGHT HERE. The brightest minds in medicine. Right Here. 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