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Dear Neil: I am seeing bark on my large tree (not sure of type) that is shedding and falling. What can I do to save the tree, or should I remove it and move on? You have a very large red oak, and it looks like it is suffering from Hypoxylon canker.

After this Jesus went to the other side of the Sea of Galilee, also called the Sea of Tiberias.[a] 2 A large crowd kept following him, because they saw the signs that he was doing for the sick. 3 Jesus went up the mountain and sat down there with his disciples. 4 Now the Passover, the festival of...

It’s an old dream of mine, and I just may do it - buy a travel trailer and live on the American road for weeks at a time. Recreational vehicle living is a growing trend, particularly for younger people who, post-Covid, prefer to work at home instead of commuting to their company’s office building.

I was down the shore this weekend, enjoying the sea, the sun, and the sweeping panorama of people without masks. Honestly, that was even more beautiful than the sunset over the Atlantic.

July is a wonderful month to celebrate with food, go to farmers markets, eat fresh produce from your garden, or buy that fresh produce. July is a popular month for national food celebrations. Besides being National Ice Cream Month, July is also National Hot Dog Month.

Dear Neil: Could you please explain why my tree keeps raising the ground all around it? What’s going on? You have a lovely live oak, and if you ever look at a really old (100-250 years old) live oak, you’ll see that it has huge buttressing roots that almost mirror its bottom branches.

Every night, just before bed, he’d thank his bride of 70 years for giving him another wonderful day on Earth. That was the sweethearted nature of Jack Krieger, my family’s nextdoor neighbor for more than 30 years.

I confess that I had never heard of Oli London. I heard of Oli London.

July is one of my favorite months because so many food events are happening. It is National Ice Cream Month, National Blueberry, National Hot Dog Month, and Baked Bean Month.