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Comments (128)Tulip trees? Magnolias! The tulip tree, state tree of Indiana, is the Tulip poplar. Orange and green flower on a deciduous tree. Lovely olive colored heart wood that turns brown as it oxidizes. STK...you know it's exercise that changes those HDL/LDL levels. Good diet is good...it helps, but getting to the gym or walking an hour a day is better for you...reduces blood sugars too. I'm sort of up a creek right now...apparently the tension of being in recovery and trying to save my business has given me some TMJ problems...so now soft foods and/or liquid diet for two to three weeks...and smoothies have fruit in them. I've gone cave man on diet, like Bobbi, protein and veg for the most part. Working on eating broths and eggs...any bite down is friggin' painful. My PCP doc is after me about my cholesterol...barely out if balance...I told him I'd work on it after I dealt with the recovery, the blood sugars and the exercise. By the time I get all that done the cholesterol will be no big thing. mp, you sound better. Good....See MorePros and Cons - Apartments vs. Houses
Comments (78)I have lived in several houses and now live in a condo. I have loved both for different reasons and at different times in my life. My first residence when I was first married was a rented apartment. I didn't love it …but it was what we could afford. Then we got a dog…and he needed a yard. So we bought a house and lived in the suburbs, had kids and loved the suburbs as they were growing up. It was good to have the space…and as our family grew…we upsized a couple of times. As we were able to afford more we also gradually moved closer to the city with each move. In the suburbs we got to know the neighbours…some great….some not so great. The kids made friends in the neighbourhood and we met their parents….and made new friends. The best way to meet your neighbours is by walking a baby or a dog. But once our kids went off to college…and we had more money we bought a townhouse in Florida to escape the Canadian cold weather and a summer cottage for summer weekends. And we came to realize that it just made sense to simplify our lifestyle. We needed a place that required less maintenance cause we were not home as much to look after things. So we moved to a condo in the city. I thought I would hate it but I love it. I walk most everywhere or take the subway. I take a cab when I need to. I have a car….but can go for days without using it. Everything is within walking distance…grocery stores, department stores, boutiques….you name it. For this time in our lives the condo lifestyle suits us well. When that changes…it will be time to move on again....See MoreKitchen help please! Super white quartzite and cream cabinets
Comments (63)I'd definitely not go with a copper sink. It was 'on-trend' in 2017, but very much a dated option going into 2018 and longer term. Have you considered a warm grey on the cabinets, instead of white - like BM "Grey Owl", Farrow & Ball "Blackened No.2011", Farrow & Ball "Cornforth White", Farrow & Ball "Berrington Blue", Farrow & Ball "Hardwick White"? These colours add a lovely light, subtle warmth to the cabinets without the harshness of stark white. ~ heather, australia Source unknown Design by @shayelyn_woodbery F & B "Pavilion Gray" F & B "Pavilion Gray" F & B "Shaded White" Sherwin Williams "Silvermist"...See MoreConfused on Tomato Issue
Comments (4)Sure does look like herbicide. If it isn't packaged as a gardening product, always ask about the history of the compost, manure, or hay/stray you get. As Dave says, herbicide contamination is rampant these days - clopyralids or picloram. The stuff is plant-specific. It'll kill broadleaf stuff, but not grasses. It's sprayed on a grass field to suppress those broadleaf weeds, and the foliage grown there is contaminated with it. But that herbicide also goes right through the digestive system of animals. It is preserved in compost made from that foliage or manure. In fact, a few years ago, I got some cheap bagged no-name compost from a big box store, and the plants I applied it to all croaked. That no-name compost conspicuously disappeared from the big box store in a few months. The stuff does break down by soil microbial action, so your bed is not permanently polluted. It'll be fine next year....See Morepageysgirl
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