Beth L Barnett

I am a native mid-westerner but graduated of Mills College in Oakland CA, Am an x-ray technologist and have sold major x-ray equipment internationally. Now write novels and blog for fun. Member of Kansas City Writers Group and KC Ebooks. Love all kinds of movies, dining out, cooking in, reading, certain causes (environmental, animals and women), politics, bridge, friends, and family.

The Screened-in Porch

Published January 29, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

Our screened-in porch is gone. It’s old bones lie crumpled in a red dumpster.

It was one of the reasons we moved to The Old Johnson Place. Our boys, two and three years old, needed room to grow so we… Continue reading →

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Pinky Says:

Published January 22, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

I am delighted that art historian and collector Pinky Kase has offered to do guest articles from time to time. Pinky has a Master’s Degree in art history from the University of Missouri Kansas City. She is the author of… Continue reading →

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I T

Published January 15, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

Who would have guessed that IT would have meant anything other than an animate or inanimate object? Today, IT has a whole new meaning: Information Technology, the design, development, data collection and management of anything to do with… Continue reading →

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Yard Savvy

Published January 8, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

If you are a gardener, you know that plants grow best if they are indigenous to your area. My garden is 100% perennial except for a few zinnias that I grow from seed. I love the Knock Out® shrub roses… Continue reading →

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Biodiversity

Published January 1, 2010 | By Beth L Barnett

A new book, Sustaining Life: How Human Health Depends on Biodiversity published by Oxford Press provides great incite into the workings of our universe.

For example, did you know that dragging heavy fishing nets across the bottom of the… Continue reading →