Category Archives: Residents

Beautify your yard and the neighborhood.

Bulbs planted in the fall provide the spring color that shouts new life! Pots and baskets add instant color.

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Book Review of Glen Armil book

We’re setting the Wayback Machine for a time in America between Korea and Vietnam, when if you were a kid, your personal value was based on what bike you rode, which comic book heroes you liked and how many baseball … Continue reading

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Few homeowners in Glen Armil have flat yards.

Mowing the grass on steep grassy areas of your lawn can be a challenge. So as I passed the 70 milestone I looked for a safer way to keep my lawn looking good without endangering my self mowing on steep … Continue reading

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Feeding Birds in the Middle of Winter

In September I posted about bird watching in our neighborhood. Since that time I received a Christmas gift of a new digital SLR camera and I have discovered that I don’t need a powerful zoom lens to get some great … Continue reading

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Photos Reveal the History of our Neighborhood

The history of our neighborhood is discovered in old b&w photos. As near as we can determine the pictures are from the early 1950’s by virtue of the models of the vehicles in them. If you have leads to the … Continue reading

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Birds, Backyards and Glen Armil Quality of Life

My wife and I enjoy our backyard and the birds that visit.  When an Oriole visited our yard this spring at the migration time, we rejoiced that we got to see the bright plumage.  We have a humming bird feeder … Continue reading

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Memorial Day 2017 -Long Time Glen Armil Resident Passes

Hazel L. White, 90, formerly of Davenport, passed away May 16, 2017, at her home in Napa, California. Cremation rites were accorded and at her request, there will be no public service. Inurnment will be at Rosedale Cemetery, Cambridge, Illinois … Continue reading

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