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Staying alive : the go-to guide for houseplants / by Melrose, Janet,1954-author.; Normandeau, Sheryl,author.;
Includes bibliographical references and index.A handy Q&A guide by the authors of the Prairie Gardener series, Staying Alive: The Go-To Guide for Houseplants provides expert advice to ensure your houseplants thrive, wherever you call home. Whether you have one tiny succulent on your desk at work or a massive collection of tropical plants in your home, caring for houseplants can be a real source of joy -- and the occasional moment of wild frustration. In this Q&A guide to happy, healthy houseplants, lifelong gardeners Sheryl Normandeau and Janet Melrose are here with the insight you need to take you from perusing the plant shop to the dreaded repotting to splitting your mama spider into little spidies to share with friends. Opening with a chapter on setting up a houseplant-friendly home, the pair talk containers, lighting, watering, soil and nutrients, propagation, pests and other problems, and offer a final grab bag of tips to help you satisfy some of those trickier plant pals in your midst (calling all orchids).
Subjects: Handbooks and manuals.; House plants; Indoor gardening;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Reaching Mithymna : among the volunteers and refugees on Lesvos / by Heighton, Steven,1961-author.;
"A poet's firsthand account of a month volunteering on the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis. In the fall of 2015, Steven Heighton made an overnight decision to travel to the frontlines of the Syrian refugee crisis in Greece and enlist as a volunteer. He arrived on the isle of Lesvos with a duffel bag and a dubious grasp of Greek, his mother's native tongue, and worked on the landing beaches and in OXY--a jerrybuilt, ad hoc transit camp providing simple meals, dry clothes, and a brief rest to refugees after their crossing from Turkey. In a town deserted by the tourists that had been its lifeblood, Heighton--alongside the exhausted locals and under-equipped international aid workers--found himself thrown into emergency roles for which he was woefully unqualified. From the brief reprieves of volunteer-refugee soccer matches to the riots of Camp Moria, Reaching Mithymna is a firsthand account of the crisis and an engaged exploration of the borders that divide us and the ties that bind"--
Subjects: Heighton, Steven, 1961-; Refugee camps; Refugees; Volunteer workers in social service;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Someone else's shoes / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That's because Sam - 47, middle-aged, struggling to keep herself and her family afloat - has accidentally taken Nisha's gym bag. Now Nisha's got nothing. And Sam's walking tall with shoes that catch eyes - and give her a career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes ... Someone Else's Shoes is a funny, moving and heartfelt story about how, for any of us just one little thing can suddenly change everything"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Confidence; Shoes; Women;
Available copies: 5 / Total copies: 6
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Punch needle embroidery for beginners / by Davidson, Lucy(Graphic designer),author.;
Punch needle embroidery is back! It's a simple technique that involves nothing more than a punch needle - like a normal sewing needle, but with a handle and an aperture at the tip. It can be used on any fabric using either yarn or thread, and creates a textured, raised finish that's soft to the touch and beautiful to look at. The easy-to-learn technique and repetitive action makes this the perfect, mindful pursuit, and projects from wall hangings and cushions to children's toys, bags and purses can be worked up quickly and easily with minimal effort. Author Lucy Davidson's imaginative designs are stunning, and will appeal to anyone with an eye for clean, modern design. All the techniques you need are described at the start of the book, with information on how to hold the needle, how to start and finish a thread and how to achieve a variety of interesting textures and colour combinations. There are then 12 projects to try, all accompanied by charts, written instructions and beautiful photographs of the finished pieces.
Subjects: Punched work.; Embroidery;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Only because it's you : a novel / by Fisseha, Rebecca,1980-author.;
"Miz doesn't "do" marriage. Her parents have been separated for decades and half the weddings she was a bridesmaid in have ended in divorce. She is not the marrying kind. What Miz does "do" is go on dates with her casual-but-very-hot boyfriend, Daniel. ... That is, until Miz accidentally finds a ring box, with an actual engagement ring, in his gym bag. She panics, hides the ring, and immediately breaks up with Daniel. Then, when her best friend Kal, an aspiring actor, finds himself at risk of losing his visa, Miz is devastated. If Kal is forced to leave Toronto and return to Ethiopia, who knows when they'll see each other again? How will Miz survive without him? Suddenly, she knows what to do: She will marry Kal and sign immigration papers for him so that he can stay in Canada. He'll keep pursuing his dream of being an actor, and she'll keep her best friend. It's the perfect setup for them: a brief marriage of convenience. Between two people who are just friends. Right?"--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Friendship; Man-woman relationships; Marriage;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Guitar chord bible : over 500 illustrated chords for rock, blues, soul, country, jazz, and classical / by Capone, Phil,author.;
No matter what your musical style, Guitar Chord Bible is your handy take-anywhere guide to the chords you need for making great guitar music. Organized into keys and ascending chromatically from C to B, explore easy-to-follow visual instructions for creating over 500 chords (counting photo-illustrated chord variations on different parts of the fretboard to provide a greater choice of harmonic texture). Including chords across multiple genres, including rock, blues, soul, country, jazz, classical, and more, the book features: a compact format designed to fit in your bag; color-coded fingering diagrams for each chord clearly indicated on a fretboard; photographs showing the finger placements of each chord on a guitar; a layflat binding that allows you to lay the book down for easy reference while playing; Tips on techniques along with relevant chord sequences. With over 360,000 copies sold worldwide, the photographs and easy-to-follow diagrams and instructions of Guitar Chord Bible will set you on the road to becoming a true chordmaster!
Subjects: Fingering charts.; Teaching pieces (Music); Chords (Music); Guitar;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The Eden Test / by Sternbergh, Adam,author.;
"Seven Days. Seven Questions. Forever Changed. That's how The Eden Test, a week-long getaway, advertises itself for couples in trouble. And that's what Daisy, a talented actress, has signed up for, in the hopes of saving her marriage. It's a tall order, seeing as her husband Craig plans on leaving her for another woman. In fact, his bags are packed in the back of the car as he drives to the cabin in the woods in upstate New York. But spending time together is nice and Craig enjoys the solitude of the cabin, the nearby lake, and the apple orchard. He'd even like the quirky small town, if it wasn't for a few locals calling him a city idiot. Maybe this could actually work? But Craig doesn't know that Daisy, one of the best actresses no one has ever heard of, has her own secrets, including a burner phone she's been using to text someone else. Their marriage was already under duress but now the lies and secrets are coming so fast it's hard to keep up ... "--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Adultery; Marriage; Married people; Secrecy;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The lady travelers guide to deception with an unlikely earl / by Alexander, Victoria.;
"Harry Armstrong has spent years in Egypt, recovering relics and disregarding rules. Now he's back in England with a new title and a new purpose: penning his exploits. But his efforts are overshadowed by London's favorite writer about Egypt--a woman they call The Queen of the Desert, of all things. Worse, her stories--serialized in newspapers and reprinted in books--are complete rubbish. Miss Sidney Honeywell didn't set out to deceive anyone. It's not her fault readers assumed her Tales of a Lady Adventurer in Egypt were real! Admitting her inadvertent deception now would destroy her reputation and her livelihood. But when the Earl of Brenton challenges her to travel to Egypt to prove her expertise, accompanied by his dashing, arrogant nephew, what choice does she have but to pack her bags? With the matchmaking founders of the Lady Travelers Society in tow, Harry is determined to expose Sidney's secret. But the truth might not be as great a revelation as discovering that love can strike even the most stubborn of hearts."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Women authors; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Someone else's shoes [sound recording] / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.; Ridley, Daisy,1992-narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Daisy Ridley."A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That's because Sam - 47, middle-aged, struggling to keep herself and her family afloat - has accidentally taken Nisha's gym bag. Now Nisha's got nothing. And Sam's walking tall with shoes that catch eyes - and give her a career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes ... Someone Else's Shoes is a funny, moving and heartfelt story about how, for any of us just one little thing can suddenly change everything"--
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Confidence; Shoes; Women;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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Someone else's shoes [text (large print)] / by Moyes, Jojo,1969-author.;
"A story of mix-ups, mess-ups and making the most of second chances, this is the new novel from #1 New York Times bestselling author Jojo Moyes, author of Me Before You and The Giver of Stars Who are you when you are forced to walk in someone else's shoes? Nisha Cantor and Sam Kemp are two very different women. Nisha, 45, lives the globetrotting life of the seriously wealthy, until her husband inexplicably cuts her off entirely. She doesn't even have the shoes she was, until a moment ago, standing in. That's because Sam - 47, middle-aged, struggling to keep herself and her family afloat - has accidentally taken Nisha's gym bag. Now Nisha's got nothing. And Sam's walking tall with shoes that catch eyes - and give her a career an unexpected boost. Except Nisha wants her life back - and she'll start with her shoes ... Someone Else's Shoes is a funny, moving and heartfelt story about how, for any of us just one little thing can suddenly change everything"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Confidence; Shoes; Women;
Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1
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