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News Stories that contain "CONNIE GECY" in AUTHOR

Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: October 10, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: September 15, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: August 12, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: Connie's Recipes Sloppy Joe's... Gecy Style!

Section: Recipes

Date: July 10, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: June 10, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: In the Garden

Section: Nature

Date: May 7, 2025 by Connie Gecy

A garden doesn’t just grow plants that share food and beauty; it gives habitats for numerous wildlife that are delightful to watch. It’s wonderful to incorporate several rooms in your garden. Add trellises, water features, other artistic elements, and of course places to sit and relax in the shade or sunshine as you take in the view of ...

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Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: April 7, 2025 by Connie Gecy

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Headline: Connie's Recipes

Section: Recipes

Date: March 11, 2025 by Connie Gecy

Punchy’s Easy Macaroni & Ground Beef  1-2 lbs. ground beef/brown and drain *I always season beef with Nature’s  Seasons 1large onion/dice  and brown 1 16oz. box macaroni  *cook according to directions, but reduce time by 2-3 minutes Reserve 2-3 cups of pasta water, then drain Combine beef, onions, &...

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Headline: Aunt Jo’s Lemon Pie with Cherry Topping

Section: Recipes

Date: February 11, 2025 by Connie Gecy

Aunt Jo’s Lemon Pie with Cherry Topping Super easy, fast, & delicious! 1- oversized Graham Cracker crust 1- 21 oz. can of Cherry Pie Filling 2- cans of Eagle Brand Milk 4- egg yolks…room temp. 1- cup of freshly squeezed lemon juice (regular lemons are fine, but Meyer lemons are fabulous!) 1- TBsp of lemon zest...

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Headline: Connie's Recipes - Chicken Stew

Section: Recipes

Date: January 17, 2025 by Connie Gecy

Chicken Stew…the ultimate comfort food! As a little girl, I watched my Grandmother, “Mama Bea”, and her two sisters Great Aunt Doe and Great Aunt Mamie work all day to prepare this chicken stew.  They would cook 3 whole chickens and de-bone them…shuck corn and cut it off of the cob, cube 10 -12 potatoes, cut up fresh...

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Headline: Pansy Rings… A treasure from the past

Section: Nature

Date: March 11, 2024 by Connie Gecy

This arrangement is made in a small tubular bowl called a “pansy ring”.  They are made to arrange small flowers that usually have short stems.  I’ve put pansies, daisies, even camellias and gardenias in it!! Fresh ivy with a candle in the middle of the ring makes a quick and lovely centerpiece. My grandmother, Mama Be...

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Headline: NWF Certified Wildlife Habitat

Section: Nature

Date: October 2, 2023 by Connie Gecy

Would you like to have your or garden certified as a Wildlife Habitat? You can do it! It’s not too complicated to create a welcoming haven for your local wildlife. There is an online application tool at nwf.org that will ask you questions about the elements you are already providing for wildlife and it will help you know what other elements y...

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Headline: Our Secret Garden

Section: Nature

Date: October 2, 2023 by Bob and Connie Gecy

Our garden is surrounded by a wooden fence, which makes it a secret and a surprise for visitors. We have many rooms, levels, and water features with garden walks to connect them all! We have a nice selection of plants which include a large number of host and nectar plants for the variety of butterflies we raise. These plants also attract many polli...

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Headline: Monarch Waystations... You’ll love doing this!

Section: Nature

Date: October 2, 2023 by Connie Gecy

It would be great to have lots of families, schools, and neighborhoods get involved in creating Monarch Waystations!! It's easy to get started, it’s so exciting, and you’ll really enjoy it! This site is helpful in getting started by suggesting host plants. You should have one or more kinds of milkweed plants and a variety of nectar pla...

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Headline: The Tiger Swallowtail…They have a dark form too!

Section: Nature

Date: September 4, 2023 by Connie Gecy

Have you seen a big, beautiful, black and yellow butterfly floating across your yard and feeding on your Lantana? If you have, you’ve been watching our South Carolina state butterfly, the Eastern Tiger Swallowtail.  The Tiger Swallowtail’s black & yellow stripes and large size, 4-6 inch wing span, are easy to identify and almos...

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Headline: Pansy Rings…a treasure from the past

Section: Nature

Date: March 11, 2023 by Connie Gecy

This arrangement is made in a small tubular bowl called a “pansy ring”.  They are made to arrange small flowers that usually have short stems.  I’ve put pansies, daisies, even camellias and gardenias in it!! Fresh ivy with a candle in the middle of the ring makes a quick and lovely centerpiece.     My grandm...

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Headline: Daddy Boyd’s Tub

Section: Nature

Date: January 23, 2023 by Connie Gecy

When I have visitors in my garden, I love to tell them stories about things they see as part of my garden décor! Things that are most important to me are items connected to a family memory. One of my most special memories is the story about Daddy Boyd's tub! Bob and I are so happy to have this tub in our garden now and it makes us smile ever...

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Headline: Happy 10th Birthday Tater Tot!

Section: Celebrations

Date: April 11, 2022 by Connie Gecy Sharon Dillard Contributing

Sharron Dillard, program director and instructor of Tiny Trotters, reminisced..."Tater Tot" was my very first mini and the beginning of Tiny Trotters Therapy Horses! 10 years ago Tater came to my farm, as a tiny 4 month old miniature horse. He was about the size of a cocker spaniel. We had to pick him up and carry him to the dog kennel in the bac...

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Headline: Certified Wildlife Habitat

Section: Nature

Date: September 24, 2021 by Connie Gecy

Would you like to have your yard or garden certified as a Wildlife Habitat? You can do it! It’s not too complicated to create a welcoming haven for your local wildlife! There is an online application tool at nwf.org that will ask you questions about the elements you are already providing for wildlife and it will help you know what other eleme...

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Headline: Pansy Rings - a treasure from the past

Section: Nature

Date: February 21, 2021 by Connie Gecy

This arrangement is made in a small tubular bowl called a “pansy ring”. They are made to arrange small flowers that usually have short stems. I’ve put pansies, daisies, even camellias and gardenias in it!! Fresh ivy with a candle in the middle of the ring makes a quick and lovely centerpiece. My grandmother, Mama Bea, had a...

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