Features Archives - Julien's Journal

July 19, 20260

How to Raise Your Garden to New Heights

Elevated and raised bed gardens can expand your planting options and make planting and maintenance easier and more convenient. You’ll be ab

July 18, 20260

Many people enter retirement with a clear picture of what they have saved, but a much less clear picture of what they will get to keep. That i

July 15, 20260

You've seen the ads. You've heard the buzzwords. Maybe you've even caught yourself Googling "Botox near me" and then closing the tab before you c

July 14, 20260

For Midwest Zones 4 and 5 (think Iowa, Illinois, Southern Wisconsin, and Minnesota), plants need to be "Midwest Tough." They must survive -30°F w

July 10, 20260

Upgrading a bathroom with customized stone is one of the few home improvements that offers a perfect intersection of sensory luxury and long-term dur

July 7, 20260

During the second half of the 19th century, it would not have been uncommon to see Col. Delos E. Lyon walking the streets of old Dubuque, travell

June 29, 20260

Most people heading into retirement are thinking about everyday living, travel, family, and finally having more freedom with their time. What oft

June 27, 20260

We’ve all heard that “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure.” What if you understood what steps you could take now to help prevent fall

June 24, 20260

Remember when you were a kid, and it was so exciting when your parents went out for the evening, because that meant you got to eat a tv dinner? I

June 21, 20260

One of the biggest shifts in retirement is that your money starts asking a different set of questions. During your working years, the focus is