© 1999-2009 Shopping.com, Inc. This feed is subject to our terms of use: http://www.epinions.com/help/rss_terms http://www.epinions.com/user-pestyside Recent reviews written by member pestyside en-us 121 37 http://www.epinions.com/ http://img.epinions.com/images/epi_images/logos/epinions_121.gif http://www.epinions.com/content_492452810372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - The simple little Golden Nature Guide books introduced many of today's adults to tree identification - 143 familiar American trees to be exact. Those truly small books fit in our pockets or packs and provided enough information to either excite or truly... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492452810372 Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:51:12 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492452810372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492238769796?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Strange holiday spirits can make children do the oddest things, or maybe it can transform a lump of coal into a squeeze-a-burp that gives warm good feelings rather than a throwing-up fearful feeling. Even Junie B knows when she's wrong but she's so... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492238769796 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 13:32:09 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492238769796?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492303126148?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - The quick-and-easy recipes in Kraft Foods Food & Family Magazine arrived every three months and I had assumed this was just a collection of recipes solely for the purpose of advertising Kraft products.  Each issue focused on recipes... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492303126148 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 12:42:59 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492303126148?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492187782788?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Some people collect cookbooks, comic books, gardening books, or favorite author's books. While our movers are convinced we collect all books, the core of my naturalist, outdoor, gardening library are the tree books.  This makes sense since trees and... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492187782788 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:43:06 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492187782788?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_492076961412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Front Porch Pets takes an old idea and makes it a new idea that takes advantage of pet owner concerns for healthier treats and chews. Rather than packaging meat as a rawhide-style chew treat they prepare sweet potato as a jerky-style chew treat. Sam's... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~492076961412 Tue, 17 Nov 2009 13:47:38 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_492076961412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491874913924?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Good quality tree guides use layman's terms to lead novices through the process of identifying forest trees.  It frequently seems that the best guides are almost always those with line drawings rather than photographs - not always as I've recently... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491874913924 Sun, 15 Nov 2009 19:54:22 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491874913924?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491751050884?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - A whole lot of dogs can enjoy treats from their own breed-specific 10-inch ceramic treat/cookie jars: Yorkshire terriers, German shepherds, beagles, dachshunds, boxers, poodles, shih Tzus, English bulldogs, pugs, Chihuahuas, ... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491751050884 Sat, 14 Nov 2009 15:03:52 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491751050884?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491641802372?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Trees of Texas combines art and science for anyone interested in identifying leaves by shape; it also serves as a terrific guide for selecting native trees for your landscapes. Anyone picking this up for the first time will be immediately... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491641802372 Fri, 13 Nov 2009 15:44:20 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491641802372?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491507650180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - The foragers didn't come home and the hummingbird feeder filled with sugar water was never discovered. In the ant community some ants have the task of laying down pheromone trails for the others to follow. The foragers will go out into the countryside... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491507650180 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 13:36:56 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491507650180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491427434116?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Hadrosaurs, those exotic duck-billed dinosaurs of the Mesozoic Era walked around on three toes and mostly two legs, they ran like a T-rex, lacked front teeth, and like all dinosaurs - they ate and pooped. We know--we have replicas of their fossilized... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491427434116 Thu, 12 Nov 2009 12:01:33 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491427434116?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491070459524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Patricia Polacco's Lemonade Club dishes up a poignant story with a happy ending that was based upon a true story - all the more poignant. This caught my breath and snagged my heart in an unanticipated way. The Lemonade Club will have deep... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491070459524 Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:03:53 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491070459524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491316219524?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - The mystery of this Miocene Mammal Manure should fascinate any young future geologist.  This is a replica of an actual sample found in a large dig with other animals that roamed North American 23 to 5.3 million years ago--the exact source of... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491316219524 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:04:08 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491316219524?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_485271965316?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Obviously inspired by the movie Christmas Vacation and Clark Griswold's antics, author/illustrator David Shannon provides his version of excesses and holiday messages in this hysterical book about competition and misunderstanding as well... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~485271965316 Tue, 10 Nov 2009 14:39:04 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_485271965316?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491144646276?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Winky has become an aggressive cat when it comes to mealtime. She used to be picky about food - she didn't want fish at all, canned food had to be filets or chunks but not ground, and she preferred meat with gravy. That was then, somehow over the past... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491144646276 Mon, 9 Nov 2009 13:11:47 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491144646276?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_491055648388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - What remains when an animal passes through undetected fascinates those who crave the connection with nature.  Signs of wildlife are almost as intriguing as actual sightings. One need not be a professional naturalist to identify wildlife signs. A... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~491055648388 Sun, 8 Nov 2009 17:34:37 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_491055648388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490875424388?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - The Folkmanis Mini Barn Owl Finger Puppet delights the five year old who can't manipulate the wings and turn the head of the much larger snowy puppet owl. They are fascinated by the... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490875424388 Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:30:02 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490875424388?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490740420228?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - While decorating inside my house has become intuitive, especially since the foundation has been established, it may surprise those who know me that the outside is less intuitive even after several decades of gardening and re-landscaping... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490740420228 Thu, 5 Nov 2009 21:46:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490740420228?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490356641412?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 3/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Our bright red microfiber Mud Magnet Paw Cleaner made drying our dogs' snow-packed paws so much easier that I found myself using it to dry their legs, wipe wet tummies and any other... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490356641412 Mon, 2 Nov 2009 17:59:55 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490356641412?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490242150020?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Project Wild has been providing environmental education programs indirectly to children (by training their teachers) since 1983.  This has grown into a highly respected international program with an extensive network of educators that covers... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490242150020 Sun, 1 Nov 2009 18:23:00 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490242150020?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489031372420?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - David McKean's work incorporates collage, drawing, found-objects collages, computer generated and manipulated art, painting, and photography into unusual combinations, a seemingly perfect complement to Neil Gaiman's story The Wolves in... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489031372420 Sat, 31 Oct 2009 09:25:17 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489031372420?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_490016706180?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Mr. K absolutely never intended to wear an Elizabethan collar and once demonstrated that putting one on him would be similar to placing a saddle on a wild horse.  When I tried several years ago he humped and thumped and did everything caninely (not... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~490016706180 Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:14:15 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_490016706180?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489770880644?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - As humans age their medicine cabinet fills with medication and vitamins of all types. We don't balk at taking them; we generally leave that rebellion in our early childhood.  Like humans, as our dogs age our counters also begin to fill with a... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489770880644 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:39:14 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489770880644?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489884585604?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 4/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - I recently read that "the explosion" is a fart "characterized by its deafening sound, likened by some to the roar of a lion, by others to the revving of a jumbo jet engine*." Because of societal restrictions this is rarely heard in public -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489884585604 Thu, 29 Oct 2009 11:54:39 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489884585604?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489692892804?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Five large oak trees and two large pecan trees in the park adjacent to my backyard fence have kept several hundred squirrels quite busy.  They haven't paid attention to my full bird feeders, even with a dozen birds greedily feeding at any one time -... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489692892804 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:57:27 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489692892804?linkin_id=8003929 http://www.epinions.com/content_489597406852?linkin_id=8003929 rating: 5/5 by: Epinions Author pestyside - Joseph Bruchac's Native American Stories collection of myths and Keepers of the Earth, both co-written with Michael J. Caduto, became two of my favorite sources for information on Native American culture and legends. Their stories provided... http://www.epinions.com/content/submit.html/comment_~489597406852 Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:12:18 GMT http://www.epinions.com/content_489597406852?linkin_id=8003929