If you want to support your local bookstore, or you just like the idea of buying books from independent stores AND the convenience of buying online, the website BookShop.org is for you. It works just like any online store, except they pool their earnings and distribute the proceeds to independent stores. You can even search to find your local bookstore and shop online to give them 100% of the proceeds. And if you link back to titles for sale on their site, they'll give you a 10% affiliate fee for sales. What a win-win.

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The fall months are a good time to plant flower bulbs in your garden and yard so they'll sprout in the spring. But if you have a problem with small wild animals like rabbits digging up your bulbs and eating them, try making use of a paper berry container. When you dig a hole for your bulbs, put the berry container in the hole, add one or two bulbs and cover it with dirt. It'll create just enough of a barrier to protect the bulbs, and the container will eventually biodegrade into the soil.

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It's common knowledge that feeding bread to waterfowl is a terrible idea, and the reason is the same as it is for us: Bread offers little nutritional value and is high in carbohydrates. It's junk food for birds. When birds fill up on bread, not only do they gain excess weight and learn to become dependent on handouts from humans, they also become slower, which makes it harder for them to evade predators. If you enjoy feeding wild birds, opt for thawed-out frozen peas as a healthier alternative instead.

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