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Put the awesomely garbage-filled '80s right on your back PERMANENTLY. Now meet Glen. Glen decided to take his back and turn it into this masterpiece of 'Orrible Ozzy, which is appropriately named after his son... Ozzy (who might also be a giant lizard). That is some amazing godzilla-esque dedication to parenting we have here and this dude has the back of fire breathing destruction to prove it.
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I write about real estate markets, outrageous homes and cities.
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Well, 2012 may or may not be the end of the world as we know it, but one thing is perhaps certain: it's the end of the ghastly price hemorrhages home owners have suffered since the real estate market crashed in 2007. Nationally, home prices have dropped about 35% since the housing bubble burst – in the hardest hits areas, 55% or more. Yet new reports from several real estate research firms signify that home prices are finally stabilizing. The data reinforces a notion already asserted by many an economist, real estate agent and Wall Street investor: that 2012 is the year of the bottom.
The National Association of Realtors reports that in the first quarter of 2012, the median existing single-family home price, or final sales price, rose in 74 of the 146 metro areas that the association tracks. In the fourth quarter of 2011, only 29 metro areas had showed price gains. In other words 51% of the major cities across the U.S. have welcomed price gains, most notably in areas where the energy industry helps fuel the economy (Bismarck, N.D. and Oklahoma City, Okla.) and in snow bird retirement haven Florida (Tampa, Cape Coral, Palm Bay, Sarasota). Areas still plagued by falling prices are Atlanta, Ga., Mobile, Ala., Reno, Nev., Seattle, Wash., and Kingston, N.Y.
"Given the steadily dwindling supply of inventory and notably higher listing prices that are being negotiated today, prices are expected to show further improvements in the near future." Lawrence Yun, chief economist of NAR, noted in a statement.
Housing inventory levels have been shrinking across the U.S., leading to bidding wars and modest upward pressure on prices in some areas. At the end of the first quarter, 2.4 million existing homes were up for grabs, nearly 22% less than last year. Completed home sales jumped 4.7% in the first quarter of 2012 and pending homes sales are currently up 12.8% since March 2011. As inventory levels continue to tighten, a recovery, however nascent, can begin to materialize, especially if lenders can offload distressed properties to investors.
The latest Fiserv Case-Shiller Indexes also report signs of price stabilization. David Stiff, chief economist at Fiserv, notes that non-price metrics like home sales volume, increased spending on home improvement and more multi-family construction indicate that the housing sector has bottomed. "We expect that home prices, which generally lag changes in sales activity by nine to12 months, will stabilize by the end of this summer and then rise at an annualized rate of 3.9 % over the next five years," asserts Stiff in a statement.
Fiserv says the spring and summer selling season will be fueled predominantly by investors this year. NAR estimates that roughly one-third of all purchases are already investor-related. As rents continue to rise, first-time buyers and trade-up buyers will eventually follow, lured by the record affordability levels of home ownership, Fiserv predicts.
A third real estate research firm, CoreLogic, released its own data this week. Including distressed sales, U.S. home prices ticked down 0.6% from March 20122 to March 2012. However, from February to March they rose 0.6% in the first month-over-month increase since July.
"This spring the housing market is responding to an improving balance between real estate supply and demand which is causing stabilization in house prices," notes Mark Fleming, chief economist for CoreLogic, in the report. "Although this has been the case in each of the last two years, the difference this year is that stabilization is occurring without the support of tax credits and in spite of a declining share of REO sales."
Fleming points to Washington, D.C., New York City and Phoenix, Ariz. as examples of markets where recovery is already taking hold.
Despite the hopeful prognoses from these reports, it's also crucial to note that housing is and should be viewed on a local level rather than nationally. As I have noted before, different markets will bottom and recover at different paces depending on a variety of factors this year, including the availability of local jobs and how fast foreclosures can be processed and reabsorbed into local markets.
Readers: What do you think? Is the housing bottom here? What are home prices doing in your area? Let me know in the Comments section below.
No, the bottom is not here yet.
Wait 'till mortgage rates increase, and they will.
Wait 'till the next recession, and it's around the corner.
When asset bubbles pop, they rarely begin to recover in years. Far more often it's measured in decades.
I pray I'm wrong, but I'm not.
I don't think mortgage rates increasing would be the disaster you predict. While you're right that it will take years to repair all the damage from the bubble bursting, if mortgage rates increase it could get some fence-sitters to move, which would support prices. Foreclosures remain an overhang, but one that will eventually be worked through.
The real danger of rising mortgage rates is if they increase rapidly and are accompanied with prices that continue to fall. A modest increase in rates accompanied with a stable or modest move higher in pricing wouldd actually be a welcome trend.
Actually, Michael is right that it can take many years. The recession of 1988-92 resulted in a mini real estate bust that didn't recover until after the millenium.
He's right, we're nowhere near the end of this. The hero in this housing crisis will be the news outlet that does their own research instead of regurgitating others' viewpoints & stats because it makes a good link in an article. Start with Dowell Myers (University of Southern California) research published in the Journal of American Planners Assoc. in 2007 titled "The Aging Baby Boom & the Generational Housing Bubble". Also read (in its entirety) the research published in March, 2012 by the Bipartisan Policy Center on the demographic challenges & opportunities in the housing market. Also read the past 3 years' of Harvard's Joint Center on Housing Studies reports. If a good reporter reads these publications, perhaps the public can then be made aware of the real problem: the baby boom is aging and as people age they are more likely to sell than they are to buy. In addition, the first time buyer age segment which follows the boomers is far too small to absorb their inventory. The result: Oversupply of inventory, lack of demand in the first time buyer segment causing falling prices which results distress and necessitates a short sale or ultimately foreclosure. Today's biggest challenge is the rising number of first time buyers found in the Echo Boom who stand to solve this crisis but are being siphoned away from the traditional market by cheap bank foreclosures. First time buyers are indeed the solution, but only if they buy from a homeowner and start a chain reaction that results in 3 or 4 additional sales. Currently, first time buyers who buy from a bank only result in 1 sale and 3 or 4 needy homeowners are left without a buyer. Yes, real estate is local but not for the reasons we learned in the past. While employment opportunities are probably a factor, a more accurate picture can be drawn by looking at demographic distribution by age within a geographic area. You'll find that in areas that have a younger population sales are rising with more first time buyers. In areas that are traditionally retirement or with an older population, inventory keeps coming. This phenomenon began in 2006 when the first boomers turned 60 and will continue indefinitely unless something really aggressive is done to drive first time buyers into the hands of owner occupants to absorb inventory and create the demand for the inventory that's yet to come. I'm a real estate broker with 27 years experience and I bring all 3 of the referenced reports with me on every listing appointment, together with an Excel chart of births in this country from Census data that goes from 1940 through 2005. Every single one of my clients understands that they are part of an inventory picture that is driven by age and not by the banks. And every one of them joins me in wishing the news would begin to focus on this paradigm shift which has been totally missed by the media despite the research available.
The housing market is indeed local. In the Greater Boston Area,
(which is where we live), there is a bifuricated market, very similar
to the income inequality we've seen.
The 'IT' markets in west suburban Boston are fielding multiple offers
on homes hardly anyone can afford, but the very rich. Meantime, in
the rest of the housing market, price wars are still the norm. Yes,
inventory is still down, but the pull on prices is still fierce. At some point
in the near future, the rest of Boston should shoot up like a slingshot.
Rents have increased by 10% in the past year. Inventory of houses
has dropped like a rock. The missing ingredients are reasonable buyers
and greedy bankers. Buyers are discovering that prices ARE lower, but
for much worse quality real estate. This is the reason so many people
talk about buying a home, before it hits the market.
In summary, if you're looking for a decent home with some work to do,
the market is your oyster. If you're looking for the sale of the century,
then my friend, it's time to pay the piper. In this case, all those house
flippers who bought foreclosed properties and installed granite countertops.
Perhaps renting will decrease in popularity this year. Assuming 3% annual increase in home value and 3% increase in rents I calculate it could take as little as 5 years to come out ahead buying over renting. I used the rent or buy calculator in the Homes section of http://www.yourmoneypage.com
The notion that housing should be viewed as a local phenomenon rather than a national phenomenon is a lie that was exposed by the Financial Crisis of 2008. In fact, its a local phenomenon with global implications.
Just ask Europe.
With the latest court case appearing before the Florida Supreme Court that could shake up the presumed robosigning settlement, it's fair to say that the question of the housing recovery is, at best, going into extra innings.
Washington continues to take no responsibility
I am actively involved in short sales and know the banks are still holding out a lot inventory they are not reporting. Being an election year I have a hard time believing that we just turned the corner on our failing economy because the demand caught up with the supply on paper. Get out side and look at the for lease and rent signs you see and tell me how it looks to you? I agree with those of you who think we are not done with this ride.
Wish you were right, but gasoline outages will hit the US East coast in 6-20 week. Much of the East's gas comes from Europe. Debt, Euro value and national policy will affect refineries ability to collect from EU customers and buy feed stocks. Gasoline crisis will create another economic crisis. Life requires energy. Less energy, less life.
Better late than never for you to accept reality. Housing is already recovering in most local markets around the country. If you would look at the underlying data from any of the reports you listed, you would find that non-distressed housing prices stabilized in 2011 and that new housing prices have seen substantial appreciation for the past several months.
If "sanitycheck" would get out once in a while and actually look at housing, he would see that all housing values are local. As "Backspan" suggests, the values in Lexington, MA (a Boston suburb) hardly experienced a blip in value during the downturn and are now soaring again. The same is true in Mountain Brook, AL, another suburb with great schools and high demand. Even the values of Miami condos are back thanks to the South American market while Las Vegas condos continue to languish without the international demand.
I may be slightly optimistic but I believe that 2012 will be remembered as the start of the longest up-market cycle in the history of housing.
I agree, we are at the bottom. I do think there will continue to be plenty of distress real estate properties in the shadow waiting to come out in the form of short sales and more foreclosures. Real estate is on-sale and we have a tremendous opportunity right now.
Great daily blog about NYC real estate.
I think that all the remarks of a recovery is short sighted. The indicator to watch is going to be the job market which will drive the housing recovery. This starts and first impacts local/regional markets. Last I checked the unemployment numbers do not report the non-employed. Those who have stopped looking for jobs. The ebbs and flows of the stablizing, recovery, downturn is based on store and release. The Foreclosure departments are under water and the numbers do not include the % of homebuyers underwater or those that are 3-6 months delinquent on their mortgage. We have a long way to go before anyone can say we are in a mortgage recovery. Jobs first!
"one thing is perhaps certain?" Perhaps certain?
This is Forbes? I truly had to check out the masthead to be sure . .perhaps certain.
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Learn how to create the red and white check pattern many of us are familiar with seeing on the popular "Better Homes & Gardens" cookbook. This seamless pattern tile can be used for webpage backgrounds, email stationery, custom text, CD covers, calendars, greeting cards, scrapbooking, or many other things!
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After this week's heavyweight US economic data, the spotlight is even stronger in the Euro zone again next week. More specifically, the ECB meeting on Wednesday will receive a lot of attention, as expectations of further easing measures have increased.
It will be a close call, and the ECB may already be ready to deliver a 25bp rate cut at next week's meeting, while at the minimum, we expect the central bank to signal readiness to ease going forward.
Still, there will be action in theUSas well, as Fed Chairman Bernanke will testify before the Joint Economic Committee on Thursday. Bernanke will likely want to keep his options open, but we expect to hear a dovish tone, helping to shape expectations ahead of the June 19-20 FOMC meeting.
InChina, a further slowdown in inflation and more weakness in the industrial sector will strengthen the case for further stimulus. Another easing of bank reserve requirements is thus likely in the pipeline.
Especially in light of the recent data on the waning government bond purchases of Spanish and Italian banks and the jump in also short Spanish and Italian yields, auctions of these countries' debt will again receive plenty of attention. We do not expect to see failed auctions, but the demand is likely to come in on the weak side, only exacerbating the worries. The highlight of the issuance calendar will thus be the Spanish bond auction on Thursday.Germanywill sell 5-year bonds on Wednesday andFrance7-50-year bonds on Thursday.
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Man Cited for Allegedly Having 'Excessive Weeds' on Property
On July 2 police say William Sadler, of the 2100 block of Mixsell Avenue, Lower Saucon, was cited for a township ordinance violation for allegedly having "excessive weeds" on his property. Police said in a press release that Sadler had been warned about the weeds.
Police: Teen Girl Responsible for Accident With Injuries
On July 2 at 9:59pm police say officers responded to a motor vehicle accident with injuries at Route 378 and Black River Road. Police said in a press release that it was determined that a juvenile female driver attempted to turn left to travel north on Rt. 378. "However, (she) failed to yield to an oncoming vehicle, striking the vehicle," police said. One driver was taken to St. Luke's University Hospital for treatment of an undisclosed injury. The teen will be charged with a violation, police said.
Man Who Crashed Into Telephone Pole Was DUI, Police Say
On July 3 at 12:27am police say an officer on patrol on Seidersville Road observed that a vehicle had crashed into a telephone pole and shrubbery. Police said in a press release that it was determined that the eastbound vehicle was operated by Mark Walker, of the 2000 block of Pleasant Drive, Lower Saucon Township. Following field sobriety testing, police said "it was learned that (Walker) was impaired by a controlled substance."
Man Found Unconscious at Gas Station Arrested for DUI
On July 15 at 12:56am police say officers were dispatched to the , 3655 Rt. 378, after they received a report of a man who had been unconscious in his vehicle for about an hour. Police said that "upon arrival Jacob Stehly was found in a handicap parking stall with the door partially ajar and (the) vehicle running." Stehly, 31, of the first block of Miller Street, Nazareth, was "slouched over in the driver seat sleeping," police said. He was awoken, determined to be under the influence of alcohol, and taken to the Bethlehem DUI Center, where his blood alcohol content (BAC) was determined to be .18 percent, according to police.
18-Year-Old from Milford, N.J. Arrested for DUI
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Man Arrested for DUI on Seidersville Road
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Teen Charged With Presenting False ID to Law Enforcement
On July 21 at 11:47pm police say they stopped a juvenile male for "suspicious activity" at , 1880 Leithsville Road. Police said in a press release that when they asked the juvenile for ID, he gave them a birth year of 1993 instead of 1994, as well as a false address. He will be charged with False ID to Law Enforcement, police said.
Women Drank Beer in Reservoir Park, Police Say
On July 24 at 9:01pm police say a vehicle was observed in the Reservoir Park parking lot after dusk. "The vehicle was empty, however behind the driver's seat an open container of beer was observed on the floor," in addition to two cases of beer on the back seat, police said. When police checked the park they said they found three women, including vehicle owner Ashley Payung, of the 800 block of Willow Road, Hellertown. Payung "admitted to driving the vehicle and stated that officers wound find open containers in the vehicle," police said. She was cited for an open container violation and released. Dana Soltysiak, of the 400 block of Front Street, Hellertown, was found to have consumed alcohol in spite of being under the legal drinking age, police said. Soltysiak was cited for underage drinking.
Allentown Woman Arrested for DUI on Rt. 378
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Mailboxes, Lights Posts Damaged in Vicinity of Colesville Road
Early on Aug. 2 police say they were dispatched to numerous residences along Colesville Road, Dartford Road, Bucknell Drive, Black River Road and Saucon Meadow Court, after they received numerous reports of criminal mischief from residents. Police said in a press release that mailboxes and light posts were damaged, and that the case remains under investigation. A total estimate for the damage was not available. Anyone with information about these incidents is asked to contact the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-317-6110.
Eyeglasses Found at Victor and Skibo Roads
Police say they are seeking the owner of a pair of bifocal glasses found inside a brown leather glasses case at Victor and Skibo roads Aug. 2 at approximately 1:50pm. Anyone missing a pair of glasses that meets this description may contact the Lower Saucon Police Department at 610-317-6110.


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No place like home: What Kansans have to sayBy Beccy Tanner
The Wichita Eagle
We asked readers, What is your definition of home what does it mean to go home, whats there when you arrive, and has the meaning changed or will it be changing?
We were inundated by responses.
Here is what people across Kansas had to say:
Im lucky my kids and family are close together now. My husband works out of town eight months of the year.
For us home is where family is. Where you are is not as important as when you arrive and you see the light shine in their eyes and the excitement from the grandkids that Grandma and Grandpa have arrived.
Janice K. Seymour, Tonganoxie
Our eyes travel into blue haze forty miles and more. I tell my son about our several great-grandparents who lived just west of this summit. Their graves lie in a distant fold, a valley where their voices mixed into a blur of gusting gales like these rushing into our ears.
Denise Low, Lawrence,
from her poem, Flint Hills National Grasslands
When I was young, home was the place where I grew up. As I raised my own children, home was where we lived, but also the small town and house where I grew up and my parents still lived. Now I work in a profession where I get moved around. My parents are no longer living in my childhood home. And over the years I have learned that home has a lot more to do with people than it does with place. Its home when my kids and my husband and I gather at my daughters house in Olathe. Its home when my brother and my sister and as many of our childrens familys as possible meet in Wichita at my sisters house. Home is where you find love and are loved. So home is also in the heart God where we were conceived in love, born in love and are loved unconditionally all our lives.
Melody Kimbrel, grew up in Ensign , currently lives in Bennington.
The old saying, Home is where the heart is leaves a lot open to interpretation, however, my heart will always belong on the farm where I was raised northeast of Holton. No matter where I live, this little house on the prairie will always be my home. It is the center of my fondest memories and is a place where I learned the most value lessons of my life. I laughed, cried, pouted and pestered in that home and on that farm. I had instilled in me a code of honor that included honesty, courage, compassion, forgiveness, truthfulness and responsibility. I learned the strong work ethic here that I carry with me to this day.
Dyana Morgan, Holton
To me, home is the happiness and peace that you feel when you get away from the chaos of the world you live in. It is where you can unwind by yourself or with family. It is where you gather for celebrations of joy or times of grief. It could be the place where kids are raised and joyous memories are made and forever cherished.
Has life in homes changed today from yesteryear? Of course and there are many reasons for that. Most of us live in a too fast society and we hope that all the electronic toys and other material things that we have will make us happy instead of just having ourselves and that is quite sad, indeed. Homes today can be places where family members become strangers if they do not spend enough quality time together. The family entity has been eroding away for decades and we have all suffered for that in many ways.
Victor Lipari, San Jose, Calif.
Home for me is the town in which I have lived for 61 years. Home is the town where 5 generations of families know each other. Where after so many generations, families have intertwined with other families either in friendship or in marriage. Home is where many share in the joy of a new baby, the happiness of an achievement, the sorrow of misfortune or death of a friend. Home is where I am safe and secure because I know Im never without a helping hand or a caring heart.
Cathryn Houghton, Osage City
Between 1950 and 1985, I was living in the L.A. Area of San Fernando Valley/Santa Monica, and I never felt at home. If anyone asked, Wheres your home? I always answered, Humboldt, Kansas, never L.A. Please understand. I was smart, productive, had great friends, was a super teacher, but for 35 years I yearned for Kansas friendliness, faith, strong work ethic, and big open skies that always promise me FREEDOM. Finally, one day, I told my California teaching colleagues that I was getting ready to click the heels on my ruby slippers and go HOME to Humboldt. Of course, they said, Youll be back; you wont be able to stand living in Kansas. I replied, Do you know why you dont understand my wanting to leave L.A.? Youre not Kansans. For me, there is simply No other place like Home in Humboldt. I was 55 then and would continue to teach until I was 69. Been happily back in Kansas for 26 years. Im 82, still importantly productive and still thanking God for bringing me back home to Humboldt.
Eileen Robertson, Humboldt
What does it mean to go home?
Home to me is where family and friends gather with lots of moms great cooking. There are always lots of pies and other goodies that just bring everyone together.
My hometown is Manhattan, Ks. but I live in Garden City, Ks.
Dodie McCallister, Garden City
My definition of home or going home is where my family is. It wouldnt matter to me where I live as long as my husband and kids are there with me that is my home! I have always had a strong faith in God but after being diagnosed with breast cancer in 2010, the saying Going Home took on a whole new meaning to me. I know in my heart that my true Going Home will be when I go to heaven to be with my Dad and all of those who have passed before me.
Valerie Harper, Hutchinson
First let me begin by saying that I am 65 years old. Perhaps the perspective of defining home for each generation may have some subtle differences so I thought I should share my age.
Many people might say, well home is where the heart is, so going home takes you to a place of peace and warmth. Unfortunately, for many, including myself, home was neither a place of peace nor of warmth. Mobility has always caused the physical location of home to change over time, that has been true from the first days of settlement of North America. The degree and speed of changes in the physical location of peoples home has varied over the course of our history. I think it might be fair to say that the current and upcoming generation is trending to more mobility that my or my parents generation.
Going home to me is going to where memories of the past were created, when those memories were good there is a tendency I believe to want to travel back, as if to travel back in time. For those who are in that situation, home provides a system of roots for the culture they identify with. The words home and family are often used together and for the most part are synonymous. However, there are some who are not part of a family, so home to them does not have that meaning but does share the meaning that it is a place of shelter and refuge.
Arriving home, there are smells, sounds and scenes that encapsulate that environment that bring us back in time. My mothers house had a unique smell, at my grandmothers it was the ticking of the mantel clock and its chimes that broke the silence during pauses in conversation, hearing trains pass through town during the cool of the night when sound travels so much better, or the sounds of the midway at the state fair only 6 blocks away. In my case, much of the landscape of the old neighborhood and town are virtually unchanged to this day which brings the visual cues of times past.
I think at the root of human nature is a desire for home-ness, I might even think that it stems from the protected environment of the womb. So though the physical definition of home will continually change, I think what it means to us will always be the same, well at least until humans are born in test tubes and raised on kid farms. I heard a comment on TV today that housing of the future by the necessity of economics is trending to smaller and more efficient. The question was asked why do we need a bathroom for every bedroom, growing up in a one bathroom house didnt seem to cause long term damage to our parents (I presume the speaker never grew up with sisters or teenaged girls).
I am proudly from Hutchinson.
Ken Sanders, Berryton
My definition of home is that its the place where my family (husband and kids) and/or extended family are gathered together. Home to me can be found in a wide variety of places. It can be at our actual house we live in, at church, at family reunion locations, and even in cemeteries. Home isnt really the building or place, its the feeling of being near loved ones. Im a life-long Kansan, however, my husbands moms family are from Texas and welcomed me into their family as soon as I met them. So now, each time I cross the Red River, I get that feeling of being home. When my husband and I were first married we lived in Montgomery county and spent a lot of time shopping and sight-seeing in the area around Bartlesville and Tulsa, Oklahoma and although we moved away from the area over 10 years ago, I still get homesick for that area and the feeling of being home when we go back. So I guess for me home is anywhere that I feel loved and can associate with happy memories of times spent with the people I love.
Jenny Spillman, Moran
When I think or say the word home a place comes to mind. I grew up as the 4th generation on a farm in northeast Kansas. Thus, my aunts and uncles and cousins referred to that place as the home place. I left, went to college, moved to the Wichita area, raised a family. We have lived in our house near Andover for 29 years so it is now a home place too but my family farm home will always be Home. Its the place, the memories, the history and the family heritage which has provided me an identity beyond just myself. My husband also grew up on the family farm he was the 3rd generation but a 4th generation lives there and raised a 5th generation there. Again that is home. For both of us when we say home it means that old home place where there are so many memories and so much heritage.
Nancy A. Mattke, Wichita
For me, it is coming into Chase County and our glorious Flint Hills from any direction. Just entering this place I call home gives me a feeling of relief and peace.
Suzan Barnes, Cottonwood Falls
What is your definition of home: Parents, Farm, Food, Family, Friendly, House, Sanctuary.
What does it mean to go home: Special, Travel, Spending time, Laughter, Relax, Memories, Joy.
What is there when you go home: Family, More food, love, pets, heritage.
Has the meaning changed or will it be changing: It will always be where I grew up. Who is there changes.
Carla Wilson, Lindsborg
This is just a short summary of what Going Home means to me. My father passed away (my mother died in 1993) on November 15th. Going home always meant going to spend some time with Dad, squeezed between helping my brother with harvest and farming activities and occasional hunting trips. Those things always seemed more important than spending maximum time with my Dad, as I always knew Dad realized that by helping out on the farm I was kind of being with himwhen he was no longer physically able to be out there. Now I realize how spending more time with him would have been more valuable than the work being done on the farm in the long run.
I also remember going home being going to Christmas Eve services at the local church I was raised in and seeing it full of young impatient faces hardly being able to wait to get home to see what was under the tree. In present day there are but a few of those young faces in this church.
Finally, the community (Bazine) is learning to share Christmas and family with the many New Americans that are choosing to move to the community. For what once was a community with a declining population is now a community with a resurgence of growth of new citizens due to oil field related jobs in the areamuch like when the German immigrants first settled in the community. Bazine a community of about now 350 had not so long ago declined to about 300. With the communitys acceptance of the Hispanic community going home means a cultural change as well.
Lonnie Stieben, Clearwater
Home is where I go to feel safe, surrounded by family.
Whats there when I arrive? Lots of hugs, love and laughter!
The meaning has not changed for me. The actual location may change some day; however, its not about the location. Its about what you do and who youre with when you get there.
Debbie Puryear, Independence
To me, home is where traditions, memories and the accumulation of stuff from a familys life are collected (purposely or haphazardly), maintained and treasured. I have lived in several locations in my adult life, including starting a marriage, a career and a family in Columbia, Missouri; however, for me, home was always where my Mom and Dad lived (they lived in the same house for over 40 years in the small town in Missouri where I was born). After the death of my parents, home has become our residence here in Wichita, which I would like to think is that special family place for our three sons, our daughter-in-law and our two granddaughters. Obviously, our home is warmer, richer and more delightful when we are all together.
Ted D. Ayres, Wichita
Home is where you belong. Where your roots are, where you love ones are close by. You feel safe and projected in your home. The safe place you can be yourself and not put on a face for the world. A place of refuse.
It is wonderful to be travel and visit other places, but it always feels good to be back home. Home is where you sleep in your own bed, keep your personal items and make your own "nest", so to speak.
Home should be where you enjoy a congenial environment, share love and usually your place of origin, or the place you have lived long enough to feel attached. You can get up at night and move around without stubbing your toe because it is so familiar.
In smaller rural Kansas towns, Home, still stands for all this, plus it is enlarged because we know our neighbors and most of the community citizens. You know so many they also care about you and it feels good to be home within your home town.
Yes home is changing and looks like it will continue to change as families more around so often they dont stay long enough to turn a house into their home. Also, so many children are living in fear of what will happen at their home, that it cannot be a place of love or safety for them.
Lois Loucks, Onaga
Im sure youre inundated with responses to this question, but Im going to add mine to the chorus. It reminded me of last summer, when we went to visit our oldest son, who had lived in Washington, D.C., for a couple of years. He knew the cool places to eat and the best (translation: safest) metro stations and how to ride an escalator (which I didnt even know required learning, but you stand on the right and walk on the left). I asked him if Washington felt like home now. He said, No, its a place I know really well, and I love living here, but home is home.
Sara Weinert, Winfield
My definition of home is, simply, where my heart is. It doesnt matter where I live or where my belongings may happen to be its where I feel the most comfortable, where I belong. Its where my family is, be it my father, my children or my boyfriend. To go home means to be surrounded by things and people that I love. The meaning has changed for me over the years and quite a bit most recently after going through a nasty divorce. Separating myself from a rotten 15 year relationship that was bad for everyone involved, I learned that home isnt always where you put your things or where you park your car at night. Home is where you feel safe and secure, wanted and needed, warm and happy. Its not about the things for me anymore its about the feelings, wants and needs; providing for my children and making sure that they have these things to look forward to when they come home.
Jessica Gardner, Concordia
Home to me has changed many times over the years yet it still remains the same. It really has very little to do with the structure we call home.
As a child, home was a place of safety and happiness. I had a very privileged childhood. Even though my parents were not wealthy, they loved each other and their children and never hesitated to show it. They taught us compassion, empathy, generosity and how to have fun in spite of adversity.
As a teen, my parents encouraged me to broaden my horizons and exposed my siblings and I to different parts of the United States and diverse people. They also exposed me to art, architecture and the great land we call America. My home became much larger.
As a young adult, I met my husband and started a family and my home became so much more. The love of a spouse and children grows a young woman into fullness of maturity and their home becomes more than it has ever been. We had three boys and have fostered around 17 more boys, welcoming high risk teen boys into our home. Many people have asked me if I have ever been frightened. And my response is not any more than those young men are. Muddy tracks in the kitchen, footballs and wrestling in the living room matter not nearly as much as genuine affection from a young man who came to your home with spikes in his hair and fear in his eyes.
Three short years ago, my husband was diagnosed with mantle cell lymphoma. For nearly an entire year, our home was on the 4th floor of a hospital in Nebraska. The loving people there helped us along through several very close calls. To this day, we treasure the wonderful doctors and nurses there and consider them part of our family and home.
As I head into my elder years, and encounter these wonderful little beings called grandchildren, my home grows by leaps and bounds. It has many rooms in many locations. Wherever and whenever I see these lovely little people, I feel so much at home. Be it a restaurant, the park, their favorite rocking chair, or at my physical home, I know that love and beauty is what makes a home. As human beings, we can choose to have a happy home wherever we may be. Wealth or status really do not matter when you get to the meat of things. Home truly is where the heart is.
Sheila Roberts, Phillipsburg
Home is the place to which I always return....
The place I can rest and feel safe....
The place memories are made.
Rob & Trisha Dove, Ellinwood
Home to me is where my husband and I live. We were a military family when my husband was in the Air Force, and we had to develop a feeling of home no matter where we were. So home just came to mean wherever we were living at the time. Fortunately for our daughters, they were still in elementary school when my husband retired, so home to them has been Olathe, Kansas, for the last 19 years. Moving around as we did, we had to develop a bloom where you are planted attitude; so to me, home is where my husband and daughters are.
Linda Betis, Olathe
Home is a state of mind because it brings me peace when I go back into familiar surroundings. The people who live in my community that I call home were the ones who nurtured me to become who I am today and it conjures up memories of my childhood. It brings me joy to visit my parents and other immediate family members. Going there also brings me back to a quieter, peaceful place in time where I can tap into my creativity. Home is a farm one mile west of Green, KS where I spent my childhood. It was here, and at my grandparents farm one mile north where I developed a foundation for studying agricultural history and performance, which later led to the development of personae in living history performance across the state.
Nolan Sump, Blue Rapids
My hometown was Haven, KS. I was raised on a small farm between Haven and Yoder, KS. Home has always meant the farm no matter where I lived in my adult life. My parents lived there until 2009. They sold the farm and moved in with me here in Hutchinson, KS. I retired in 2009 and moved back to the area from north central Kansas. Now home means our house in Hutch. Of course we all still miss the farm. My Dad was actually born in the house on the farm in 1926.
Cynthia Dierks, Hutchinson
Home A place that welcomes your presence. I think of home as your old family home but it can be an apartment, a cave, a mansion on the hill, or what some might think of as a shanty, but as long as you can walk in the door and feel wanted, loved and able to be yourself you are HOME.
Neva Smith, Lyndon
Home is your root; that secure place where you connect with your basic emotions and memories. While it may be an actual edifice, it may simply be a place where the spirit of who you really are exists. Going Home changes as you migrate through life. When you are very young, Going Home may simply mean going to that special place where you can hide away; your room, a fort in the haystack, or maybe under a blanket on your mothers lap. As you get older, Going Home is going to that place where you are safe from the consequences of the craziness of your life or where you go to get your laundry done and some good home cooking before returning to college. Going Home may simply be that voice on the other end of the phone when you call that all too familiar number, the voice you miss when your parents are gone. After your parents have passed and you become the oldest generation, Going Home become that exercise of walking down the streets of your old hometown and trying to remember what store was in that building when you were growing up, trying to sort out the truth from all the memories that have become distorted by the egos of the friends you hung around with, who was related to whom, and driving by the Old Home Place and wondering if it remembers you as you remember It.
Home is where the sights and smells and sounds of your childhood reside. They will forever linger there, long after the physical presence of your parents, friends, and maybe even your old house, have gone. So, what do you find there when you arrive at home?; Peace and the connection to your past that allows you to believe in your future.
Willis C. Pracht, hometown of Belleville, now lives in Garden City
Going home ... that is bittersweet for me. My parents are both gone, but we still have their house in my home town of Lincoln, Kansas. When I go back and stay at the house it brings back memories of moms cooking. She used to make the best fried chicken and angel food cake with seven minute frosting. I think about all of the times we had together, 3 sisters and 1 brother and the times my daughters spent summers there and my parents getting to enjoy their great grandkids.
Verda Green, Odessa, Mo.
Following our May 21 E3 tornado, our little town of Reading has a new vision of home. Fifty-four of the 101 homes are gone and the rest are in varying degrees of repair. But, are they really home? All of those possessions and mementoes are gone, but does that change home?
Talk to our people about their new viewpoint of home and what they know to be important now.
Barbara Schlobohm, Reading
My home no longer exists; It is a place that I can visit only in my mind and heart! My home was sold to support my Moms loss of independence.
When I return to my home town, there are fewer people I know and fewer relatives still alive and many second cousins I dont know the names of. We are related, but not personally connected. I am now my parents age and they are not here. I cannot truly return to my home anymore.
Wayne P. Peterson, originally from Herington, now lives in Topeka
My dad was in the military so we did not have that home I was raised in, so going home was going to my grandparents farm north of Stafford. That house burned in a wild fire years ago. Some years later we settled nearby in the Sylvia area and raised our family here. Now WE are the grandparents and this is home...the kids and grandkids all come here to come home. The more things change, the more they stay the same!
Michael & Janis Murphy, Sylvia
Ive had homes in RI, PA, FL and now KS. So Ive learned and lived northern culture, southern culture and now midwestern culture. They all have been terrific places with wonderful family, great friends, fantastic history, fun, learning, beautiful scenery and opportunities to participate in community. Memorable places each and every one. Thats home to me.
Deborah Divine, Salina
Home is were you feel safe an are loved. Where God is present to you.
Going home is the best feeling in the world. My Grandmother use to say To know how sweet your home may be just go away but keep the key
Arriving home is a great feeling. Love is all around and family is there to meet you. The smell of home can never be replaced.
The meaning will never change for me. Home can be anywhere your heart is happy. Sometimes a place we call home changes and we have to know God is with us in our travels.
Jack Young, Haven
Ive lived in many cities in the United States and also in Europe. I currently live and work in the town, McPherson, in which I grew up and which I left in 1964 to return in 2001. This is my earthly home and offers ne great emotional comfort. However, I have a higher home that stirs me to the bottom of my soul, and thats the Catholic Mass. Its wonderful that I can be profoundly at home wherever a Mass is celebrated.
John Holecek, McPherson
Home is Kansas! Have traveled many places in the world over my 35 years in the travel business, it was always great to be landing at the KC Airport, and knowing I would be at home, in Kansas, in a matter of minutes. Having lived in Kansas for 64 years, it is indeed home ... home to history, KU, Lawrence, and all those wonderful places that make Kansas history wonderful.
Pete Anderson, Lawrence
The feeling for me was going back to the home I grew up in when mother and dad was still there. Having that warm and loving feeling just come over me as I entered the door with mom and dad ready to hug and kiss you ... or feed you. Feeling comfortable and happy. Going home is a great feeling to experience, rekindles your memories of a loving and caring home when you grew up.
Kay Nocktonick, Easton
My birthplace is Junction City, Kansas. I was raised there but left when I was 18. Coming home after being away for years, there was a feeling of comfort, even though the business fronts had changed, there was some new expansion, some things were gone. It still was home and it has that same feeling even now.
I only live a few miles away from there now, having lived around the state and the region as an adult. But when I go out of state to visit or on a trip, I am most glad to get back to Kansas again. Especially in the central part of the state. Kansas City and Wichita have no allure for me but the middle, thats home to me.
Janet Kimbrell, Junction City
For me out here in the county, home is where I do my own thing, might be working, building something or being lazy. When home I check the mail, pull in my drive and my dogs going crazy. My horses and chickens are hollering everybody wants fed everybodys glad Im home, each evening I watch the sunset. Its a routine. Every morning, I look at the stars. I mind my own business. Its my hide-out; get-a-way that I call home.
Mark Dennis, Valley Center
My definition of home cannot be separated from my definition of neighborhood and sense of community. I treasure the close bond of the neighborhood currently available to me and also the actual neighbors as individuals who look out for one another. My home provides me with a welcoming place to receive friends and family, also adding to the memories of the location where I lay my head, eat my meals, and prepare for whatever the outside world brings. ... those memories are from daily waves, greetings, partnerships, and challenges faced. It is where children are raised, where those grown children come home to visit, and where the older generation often returns to complete their lives. So, although, for me, that meaning has not changed much over the years, it is because I live very close to the neighborhoods in which Ive lived and work most of my life and the homes provide such rich history of those before me. Changes currently that may damage the structure for me include the current challenge of losing our neighborhood school ...
Otherwise, I am welcomed into a home with the memories of 4 families before me who called this home, and of the years of raising my sons here and, one with basic things for living, as well as the history before me.
Sharon Powell Quincy, Wichita
During my career, our family has moved many times. A version of the question you posed to Marci is one my daughter faced in college. Her professor asked them to write something about their home town. My daughter called and asked where is our home town? We decided, for us, it is wherever mom and dad live. The answer was not good enough for the prof because he wanted to make this answer part of a continuing assignment where physical place was important.
I grew up in Bakersfield, CA. Moved to San Jose for College. Parents moved to Fresno, CA in my Junior year. I went back for a year of grad school before going in the Army. My wife and I were married and we moved to Indianapolis and Tacoma, WA while in the service. Afterward I worked in these cities:
· Yuma, AZwhere the kids were born
· Chula Vista, CA (San Diego)
· Jerome, Idaho
· Cave Creek, AZ
· Baldwin City, KS
· Concordia, KS
· Hillsboro, KS
Larry Paine, Hillsboro
Home is where the heart is but heart is where the parents are or where you grew up.
What does it mean to go home? To go back to where you were raised. Your parents are there and they love you for what you are.
Whats there when you arrive?
A good meal, no criticism, people who really are glad to see you.
Has the meaning changed or will it be changing?
The meaning will certainly change as we become busier, move more often, and allow monetary problems to affect home.
Jim Toews, Inman
I spent many years living outside of Kansas and finally found my way back. Coming back home to Kansas means Im actually a couple of hours drive from relatives, not a couple of days. It means I can take part in family events like reunions if I want to do it, and I dont have to explain my family traditions to anybody because we all share them. If I bake Christmas cookies or something, people will say Is this your Grandmas recipe? It tastes like hers., instead of Ive never heard of this kind of cookie before. What do you call it again?
Coming home to my house means happy dogs greeting me no matter what kind of day Ive had, or better yet, a happy husband who is in a good mood because he got home early. I can shed my shoes and I know the kind of tea I like is in the kitchen. The environment is set up for our comfort.
I do think the definition of home is changing, with more people taking work home and more home offices. I once lived in a home where a business was located in the front part of the building and the phone number was shared with the residence. The public either thinks a person who lives that way can drop work at a seconds notice to go goof off with friends, or that living in the same building means the business is open 24 hours a day. With the erosion of manners in American society, this situation is getting worse for people with home-based businesses or jobs that follow them home. A home is supposed to be a sanctuary, but that safety and privacy is disappearing.
Dena Bisnette, Concordia native, currently living in Newton
Home a place to gather with family and friends. Where you can always count on at least one argument / disagreement / agreement of issues, ideas or whom ever brings up the issue. It is where your family celebrates that your brother (sister / father/ mother / wife, husband) is home on leave for Christmas. It is when and where you get to celebrate the special occasions, the weddings, the funerals, the memorial day parade, the family reunions ... to reconnect with your roots. Home is your roots, we may branch out like a tree, but it is our roots that keep us together. As our family grows and changes, our roots may spread, but we never forget where we came from, our Home. It might be a memory or a real place, but it is our memory that keeps it alive as we grow and change.
Becky Hunter, Wichita
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The Vampire Diaries season 3 ended with Elena drowning and coming back to life, all thanks to the vampire blood Meredith gave her when she came in earlier with a cerebral hemorrhage. One thing the show has established is that she didn't want to become a vampire. So how is she going to deal with this?
Vampire Diaries Season 4 Spoilers
Julie Plec talked to TVLine about what's coming up, and she did say "they're going to try to pull out all the stops to try to prevent it when we come back, but I think the writing is on the wall as far as her journey." While becoming a vampire is going to mean that she's going to remember all those times Damon compelled her, which will make things once again complicated for the love triangle, that's not all that's going to be difficult for her.
According to Plec, "It's going to affect her in a lot of ways. It changes everything for her. It's not going to be easy. It's going to be a struggle. It's going to illuminate a lot of things about who she is, and it's going to screw with her head and her emotions. It's going to be tough." She's going to have plenty of people at her side to help her through this, but at the same time, it is something she's going to be going through. She had never planned for this to be her life, but now it is, unless they can find a way to change that. The question does remain though about how much of The Vampire Diaries season 4 will be about Elena dealing with this transition before she can fully accept it.
Plec added, "But the beauty of Elena is now we'll get to see her try to rise above it and be a champion in spite of this. We'll see how hard that is and how long it takes her to become a functioning vampire, if at all." What should be interesting to see in terms of how she handles it and perhaps becomes "a functioning vampire" is whether or not she knew she had the vampire blood in her. If she did, she may be better prepared for what's coming. She would've known that this would be the outcome. If not, she never expected to wake up with her entire life having changed. Still, it sounds like she's going to try to handle it the best she can, and it will probably help to know that because of her actions, Matt survived.
What do you think of the latest The Vampire Diaries season 4 spoilers? Are you looking forward to seeing Elena as a vampire, or do you wish they had saved that for a later season?
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By SHARRON HUDSON
MILLSAP – With April just around the corner the Millsap Heritage Society is busy preparing for the upcoming Log Cabin Days Festival. The two-day event is a highlight of springtime for our area.
On Friday, May 9, fourth graders from Millsap and Garner will have an educational day on the grounds of Heritage Park, which will include touring the cabins and enjoying a variety of old-fashioned experiences.
Saturday, May 10, will be a full-day of activities for the public beginning at 7 a.m. with a free campfire breakfast. There will be food, music and booths galore, plus demonstrations and displays.
Booths are available for $20, or $25 with electricity, by calling 940-682-5331 or 940-353-7160. Everyone is welcome to what is always a wonderful event in downtown Millsap.
Ashleigh Edwards, a 2012 Millsap graduate, is doing astonishing things in the world of college basketball. She attends Hillsdale Free Will Baptist College in Moore, Okla., and plays for their Lady Saints.
As a player for one of the top basketball programs in the nation, Edwards was the starting post player for the Saints this season. She was the second-leading scorer and one of the team's top rebounders for the season.
Her hard work paid off when she was recognized as First Team All-Conference in the Southwest Conference of the National Christian College Athletic Conference (NCCAA). She was also awarded First Team All-American in the Association of Christian College Athletics (ACCA).
Her team won their third-straight ACCA National Championship in Joplin, Mo. A highlight of this win was Ashleigh got to cut down the net as part of winning this championship.
She has also been recognized as a Second Team All-American with the NCCAA, and is one of only three freshmen players to receive this honor. Proud family members from Millsap include parents, Jeff and Donna Edwards, and grandparents, Jimmy and Carla Clary. Congratulations, Ashleigh, on all of these inspiring accomplishments!


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Ellen Manovich wins Gold!
August 16, 2010 in Uncategorized
Ellen Manovich, who graduated May of 2010, went on to row on the Under 23 national team out of the Oklahoma City Riversport program. After a long summer of training, Ellen has accumulated quite a few impressive wins. At the USRowing Club National Championships at Melton Hill Lake in Oak Ridge, Tennessee from July 14th to 18th, Ellen took silver in the Women's Intermediate Pair. At the same event, she went to the medals dock again for another silver, this time in the Women's Intermediate Quad.
Oklahoma City Riversport also sent Ellen and her pair partner to the 128th Royal Canadian Henley Regatta in St Catherines, Ontario from August 1st to the 8th. Another extraordinary performance by Ellen resulted in her taking gold in the Under 23 Women's Pair!
Ellen rowed for the Ohio State Crew Club for 4 years. She currently holds the women's 2,000m record on the erg at 7:09. She graduated from the Ohio State University with degrees in both English and History.


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Bull that Got Loose at Dakota Co. Fair is Put Down by Owner
The bull that got loose at the Dakota County Fair Wednesday night, seriously injuring a woman, has been put down by the owner.
The bull, whose name is "Red 43," got loose around 8:24 p.m. at the fair in Farmington. The bull broke through a gate and then ran northbound toward an area heavily congested with fairgoers.
Barbara Goggin, of Cottage Grove, was airlifted to Hennepin County Medical Center with serious injuries after the incident, according to the Dakota County Sheriff's Office. Authorities say she was hit by the bull.
Seven other fairgoers were injured. The other injured victims were treated by paramedics on the scene and did not require transportation to the hospital. One of the victims was a boy.
"Given the large number of people attending the fair on Wednesday evening, and the fact the bull ran into an area congested with fairgoers, we are fortunate there were not many more injuries," Sheriff Dave Bellows said in a statement Thursday.
Deputy Matthew Regis shot at the 1,200- to 1,400-pound bull twice at a very close range with a handgun. Both rounds hit the bull, according to the Dakota County Sheriff's Department. However, the bull's owner says the animal was not hit by the bullets.
Regis was injured by the bull and taken to Fairview Ridges Hospital in Burnsville, where he was later released.
Regis feared for his life and acted courageously, Bellows said.
After being shot at, the bull ran through the crowd, injuring multiple people. It took rodeo hands about 10 to 15 minutes to corral the animal.
The bull remained alive following the incident, according to Dave Rice, a producer at the Rice Bull Riding Company of Princeton, Minn. The bull's owner says he "put down" the animal Thursday.
The company sponsored the "Bulls and Barrels" event at 7 p.m. Wednesday - which the bull was involved with.
"I feel absolutely horrible about the entire situation, however we are professionals at what we do and without the outside influences I think there would be have a much different outcome," Rice said.
The bull is owned by the Gold Medal Cattle Company in Wisconsin, the sheriff's office reported.
Click here to watch an extended interview with Bellows.
Click here to watch one witness's YouTube video. (Warning: Contains strong language)


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Friday, June 10, 2011
Happy Hydrangea
26 comments:
- Oksana said...
Love them. They are such elegant flowers.
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- June 10, 2011 at 9:41 AM
- sandrajonas.com said...
Stunning!! The backbone of my summer garden is Hydrangea. In a vase it takes only a few for a luxurious arrangement. How chic will this display be!!!!!!
- June 10, 2011 at 9:47 AM
- Natasha said...
Isn't it interesting how just one stem of this wonderful flower, and brighten up a whole room? I try to pick up from time to time, as they are not native, and cost a little more.. :)
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- June 10, 2011 at 9:50 AM
- Erika @ ~TiptoeButterfly~ said...
growing up my Mom had these growing throughout our backyard along the fence - i remember being scared of them b/c of all the bee's buzzing around ... and umm i think i might still be a lil freaked by them ..
- June 10, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Splendid Sass said...
Couldn't live with out my hydrangeas. They make the most beautiful arrangements.
Have a great weekend, Heather.
- June 10, 2011 at 10:04 AM
- Alice Olive said...
Heather! What a beautiful collection of images here! Ah, I know what flowers I'll be buying later today! So Summery.
- June 10, 2011 at 10:08 AM
- Lorellei said...
Beautiful pictures. I just planted 3 more hydrangeas this year and am so looking forward to them maturing like these. Thanks for posting! I look forward to reading your blog first thing each morning.
- June 10, 2011 at 11:18 AM
- Karena said...
Oh one of my very favorite flowers they are always a delight to look at!
They add so much to a room or garden.
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- June 10, 2011 at 11:31 AM
- Kelly@Bungalow Blue said...
Gorgeous! Can't think of a better bloom to represent summer!
- June 10, 2011 at 12:05 PM
- Buck Syah said...
- June 10, 2011 at 1:21 PM
- the modern sybarite ™ said...
SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO Beautiful. Perhaps, and maybe perhaps, a more beautiful cousin is the azalea bush!
- June 10, 2011 at 2:05 PM
- Emilia said...
Gorgeous images of gorgeous flowers. I'm not sure there is another flower that feels quite so pretty and sophisticated.
- June 10, 2011 at 2:42 PM
- Fashion-isha said...
I am so impressed with your microsoft assignment. You are such an inspiration! And I continue to love your choice of photos...when I receive the emails of your blog I know I am going to get a few moments of beauty and respite from real life. Thank you!!
ps hope you don't mind, sometimes I
'borrow' some of your pics and always give your blog full credit!
- June 10, 2011 at 3:35 PM
- First House on the Right said...
I've never seen an image with hydrangeas in it that I haven't loved! Nicolex
- June 11, 2011 at 8:08 AM
- court. said...
I grew up in a house that was surrounded by hydrangeas. My mother would always have a fresh arrangement in the house and dry them out for the winter. One day, she overheard two little old ladies complain about how bad the local florist's selection was and suggested that they come by and see hers. Next thing she knows, she's loading up bushels of flowers and selling them out of the trunk of her car on First Beach in Newport! My mother, the flower-pusher! Hilarious.
Love seeing these images, makes me excited for summer.
- June 11, 2011 at 10:13 AM
- Leslie Sherr said...
Thank you so much for the consistently wonderful posts. Are you able to identify the designer of the room that is the third up from the bottom, with the tailored linen table cloth over the round table and carriage lantern above with the round mirror in the background? I would be grateful if you could provide a name.
Many thanks and kind regards,
- June 11, 2011 at 10:23 AM
- Lady Tollimglower said...
Don't you love how hydrangeas change colour depending on how much lime they have in their soil? The historic house I grew up in on Georgia Strait had pink hydrangeas on one side of the great granite steps to the front door, blue on the other side. Sometimes, blue and pink would blend in a single flower like a sunset over the straits behind. I was grown up and a landscape architect before I discovered lacecap hydrangea and the climbing hydrangea, now my hydrangeas of choice. But still, seeing the pink and blue mopheads, always brings childhood and arriving home at the granite steps back in a flash.
- June 11, 2011 at 11:41 AM
- Anonymous said...
Can someone help me with hints on keeping them fresh. Mine seem to wither in a day after being picked. Thanks.
- June 11, 2011 at 11:51 AM
- Habitually Chic said...
Suzan - Funny timing! I just had a reader email me this advice right before you left your comment. Hope this helps!
Hi! I'm a floral designer -- hydrangeas are difficult to keep going -- often they look like dishrags after a day in a vase. You need to hydrate them properly to keep them going.
Scrape the lower 2 - 3 inches of stem with a knife, then cut a cross in the bottom of the stem. Let them drink hot water for a couple of hours. If they're really droopy you can dunk them in a tub (bath tub!) of water, or put damp paper towels over the flower blossoms -- they can drink through the flowers. Recut when you arrange them. A little flower food in the water helps, too. If they droop, recut and rehydrate...
- June 11, 2011 at 11:59 AM
- Splendid Market said...
All just lovely ~ I must say, that Carolyn Roehm really has the touch.
- June 11, 2011 at 1:35 PM
- Kay Furlong said...
Beautiful hydrangea photos! Love them, too, and so hardy and easy to grow!
Our hydrangea arrangements fill our house all summer long!
- June 11, 2011 at 3:20 PM
- Anonymous said...
Have you ever been to Azores where landfields are separeted by hydrangeas, its lovely.
- June 12, 2011 at 6:33 AM
- NauticalCottageBlog.com said...
Love hydrangeas and totally love this post! I have three shrubs and can't wait for them to bloom this year. Thanks for this bit of gorgeousness until mine are ready.
Hope you have a great week.
- June 12, 2011 at 1:24 PM
- Brie said...
So lovely! Hydrangeas are one of the worlds most beautiful flowers :)
- June 12, 2011 at 2:46 PM
- Kathy said...
This did not make me happy..the Hubs cut my huge beautiful bush back to about 6" off the ground saying it would grow back in March....It has a few leaves on it and it's about 12" tall now, not the 6 footer it was last year, I won't get that basket of big beautiful balls this year...hoping for next year..yesterday he cut my rhodies to look like small trees....men!
- June 12, 2011 at 4:25 PM
- Joseph the Butler said...
When I worked in one of the Cliff Walk mansions of Newport, it was my duty to fill the entry urns with fresh hydrangea, it took hundreds of stems. Fortunately the property had rows of them. And I was surprised at how long they lasted in the cool marble entryway.
- June 13, 2011 at 1:15 PM


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Updated Feb 24, 2013 - 12:35 am
Fork Report: Sun Devils fall to Huskies on Senior Night
Originally published: Feb 24, 2013 - 12:04 am
The Huskies, like they did in the first meeting in Seattle earlier this month, dominated on the glass, outrebounding ASU 35-22 with 14 of those coming on the offensive end.
The Devils, who trailed almost the entire game, again found a way to fight back into it, pulling to within one on a 9-0 run capped by freshman Eric Jacobsen's tip-in with 3:49 left.
But Arizona State (20-8, 9-6) would get no closer. The dagger was Scott Suggs' three-pointer with :25 left that stretched the Huskies' lead to six at 64-58.
With the loss, ASU falls into fifth place in the Pac-12 with three games remaining.
The Good:
The energy in the building was outstanding even though the contest tipped off after 9:00. Over 10,000 were in attendance for the game on Senior Night as Carrick Felix, Chris Colvin, Ruslan Pateev and Joey Hormes were honored.
The Sun Devils' again showed their uncanny ability to fight their way back into games when really they had no business doing so. Washington point guard Abdul Gaddy hit a layup with 11:40 to go, putting the Huskies up by 13 points. But ASU clawed their way back in, making it interesting in the last four minutes of the contest before ultimately falling.
ASU's defensive effort on Washington guard C.J. Wilcox was again solid. The Sun Devils held the Pac-12's sixth-leading scorer to just 6 points on 1-of-11 shooting. In two games against ASU, Wilcox hit just 3-of-22 field goal attempts and scored 16 points. He came into the game averaging 17.5 per contest.
The Bad:
Individually, nobody stood out on either end for the Devils. Pateev, Evan Gordon and Jahii Carson led the offense with 10 points apiece.
The rebounding, again, was not up to par. In their two meetings this season, UW outrebounded ASU 71-42, with 28 of those coming on the offensive glass.
And it wouldn't be a Fork Report without mentioning the Sun Devils' woes at the free throw line. ASU connected on just 53 percent of their (supposedly) free tosses. In the second half, the Devils hit just 4-of-9 free throws and missed two front ends of one-and-ones.
Player of the Game:
Scott Suggs, Washington - The senior wing hit three treys in the first half and then pounded the final nail into the coffin with a three-pointer with :25 left. Suggs led all scorers with 16 points, and was the only Husky player to hit from behind the arc all night, going 4-of-6 while his teammates combined to go 0-for-6.
� ASU held just one lead in the game, 1-0 after Jonathan Gilling free throw in the first minute.
� Ruslan Pateev had three dunks in the game.
� The attendance of 10,004 was the second-biggest crowd of the season at Wells Fargo Arena. The Arizona game on January 19 drew 10,900.
� ASU finishes the 2012-13 campaign with a record of 15-4 at Wells Fargo Arena.
He Said It:
"Maybe the thing that once again stands out more than any when you look at those columns is our free throw shooting. It's been a challenge for us all year to make free throws and it's almost a miracle we've won as many close games as we have given our free throw shooting percentage." -- ASU head coach Herb Sendek on the continuing challenge his team faces at the free throw line.
What's Next:
The Sun Devils finish the regular season with three games on the road, starting with a visit to Pauley Pavilion to face the UCLA Bruins Wednesday night in a game that tips off at 9:30 Phoenix time. Then it's on to USC for a Saturday afternoon tilt against the Trojans at the Galen Center.
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- ESPN ranks ASU's Taylor Kelly and Jaelen Strong among top 100 players in college football
- ASU coach Todd Graham excited for Taylor Kelly and offense's potential in 2014
- Arizona State coach Todd Graham confident defense will be fine
- Michael Crow and Larry Scott agree that change needs to happen
- ASU president Michael Crow: compensate coaches on performance
- Dr. Michael Crow, ASU president - Wednesday July 23ASU president Dr. Michael Crow is this week�s guest on the Fork Report.
- Adam Archuleta, former ASU & NFL defensive back - Wednesday July 16Former ASU & NFL DB Adam Archuleta is the guest on this week�s ASU Fork Report.
- Darren Woodson, former Sun Devil & NFL defensive back - Wednesday July 9Former Sun Devil DB Darren Woodson shares his thoughts on ASU football.
- Herb Sendek- ASU men's bball coach - Wednesday June 25ASU men's basketball coach Herb Sendek talks Sun Devil basketball and the NBA Draft.
- Fran Fraschilla- ESPN college basketball insider - Friday June 20ESPN College basketball insider Fran Fraschilla joins the show to discuss the 2014 NBA Draft.


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Palestine Herald-Press
Services for Delores Thornton, 93, of Palestine were at 10 a.m. today at Friendship Baptist Church with the Rev. Lynn Stroud officiating. Burial followed in Liberty Cemetery. Arrangements were under the direction of Bailey & Foster.
Mrs. Thornton died Sunday at Hospice Home Place in Tyler.
She was born June 15, 1919 in Biggar, Saskatchewan, Canada to Ralph E. and Anna Williams Oliver.
Mrs. Thornton was retired and had worked for the Social Security Administration. She was a longtime member of the Friendship Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, A.M. Thornton, in 1979; two sisters, Helen Tootel and Coral Kolberg; and a brother, Everett Oliver.
Mrs. Thornton is survived by her daughter, Carol Thornton of Maryland; son, Wayne Thornton and wife Marion of Palestine; sister, Maxine Richards of California; seven grandchildren, Leanne Raper, David Thornton, Deanna Thornton, Tyler Thornton, Lisa Nesbitt, Otis Shaver and Tim Shaver; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
Pallbearers were Jerry Vaughn, Tyler Thornton, John Mott, Charles Jenkins, Randy Jenkins and Gene Titlow. Honorary pallbearers were Jack Thornton, A.D. Lightfoot and W.E. Thornton.
To view online, leave condolences or sign guest book go to www.baileyandfosterfuneralhome.com.


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'Amscray' is pig latin for 'scram'
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Two-Part Series on Real-Time Java
Sun Developer Network is hosting a two-part article on real-time Java systems which covers threading, memory, and garbage-collection issues, and introduces the Sun Java RTS platform.
Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP Available for Download
Microsoft has recently made available for download the Robotics Developer Studio 2008 CTP.
Cogmation's robotSuite is Now Available for Windows
Cogmation, the maker of the development tool robotFoundary and the matching simulator robotSim, has released a Windows version of the suite. InfoQ has had a chance to talk with Cogmotion's Director of Research and Development, Shawn Schaerer.
Building Complex Event Processing applications in Java with WebLogic Event Server
A look at how BEA's WebLogic Event Server simplifies building Complex Event Processing applications.
Erlang's Mnesia - a distributed DBMS for highly scalable apps
Not every application has the scalability requirements of Google, Flickr or Amazon, however the ideas behind the Mnesia DBMS are compelling: a fast, in-process DBMS that takes advantage of concurrency, with the ability to replicate tables across distributed nodes for high scalability and fault tolerance.
A Real Product using Z-Wave and .NET Micro
Microsoft has been pushing a lot of new technology lately, but is any of it actually useful? In the case of .NET Micro, Leviton Manufacturing says it is, though the far more interesting technology is Z-Wave.
BEA announces Real Time 2.0, WebLogic Event Server
BEA recently announced WebLogic Event Server, a Java application server designed for event-driven applications and WebLogic Real Time 2.0 a new release of BEA's real-time technology.
Java Goes Real Time
Yesterday at Java One Sun finally announced the first implementation of JSR-1, the Real-time Specification for Java, since it was finalized in July of 2006.
Microsoft has brought .NET to the World of Robotics
Seeing parallels between the computer industry of 30 years ago and the robotics industry of today, Microsoft is determined to not be left out of the next big thing. For their initial play, Microsoft has released the Microsoft Robotics Studio.
WCF Live Service Trace Viewer
Craig and Vittorio release their Live Service Trace Viewer which is an enhancement to the one provided in the .NET 3.0 SDK. The differentiator: you can view the WCF interactions as they happen.
Javolution Real-Time Library 4.0 Released
The Javolution project has recently released version 4.0. Javolution is a real-time library aiming to make Java applications faster and more time predictable. The new version includes enhanced XML support and even faster object recycling.
WebLogic Real Time 1.1 Provides < 30 ms latency
BEA has released WebLogic Real Time (WLRT) Core Edition 1.1 today, their product intended to bring Java into what has traditionally the realm of C/C++ apps. Real Time claims to have 20 millisecond average latencies and 30-millisecond maximum latency on its own benchmark application. BEA is recommending Spring as the programming model for Real Time.


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Did this just over a week ago, got it checked out by the doctor. He just said ice, elevate and rest it basically and it should get better in a couple weeks. I was just wondering if anyone else had done this and what their experiences were with this injury: recovery time, things that sped up healing, how it felt when you get back to lifting with that muscle, etc..
Thanks for any replies.
You should incorporate some regular stretching and possibly calf massage/ultrasound. If you know a physical therapist, they should be able to help you out.
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At 6:45 A.M., Virginia State Police was called to the scene of a two-vehicle crash on Route 262, between Routes 252 and 254, in Augusta County on Monday, August 19.
A 2008 Chevrolet Equinox was traveling north on Route 262 when it crossed the centerline and struck a southbound 2011 Chevrolet Sierra pickup truck. The impact of the crash caused the pickup truck to overturn onto its side.
The driver of the Equinox, 23 year old James M. Bibb, of Barboursville, Va., died at the scene.
The driver of the Sierra pickup truck, 56 year old John D. Seale Jr., of Millboro, Va., died at the scene.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation at this time.
Two people are dead after a crash on Woodrow Wilson Parkway on Monday morning, according to the Augusta Co. Sheriff's Office.
The crash involved a pickup truck and an SUV. It was a head-on crash, according the Sheriffs Office. Both drivers were men, both were wearing their seat belts.
The crash happened in between Middlebrook Rd. and the Parkersburg Turnpike. Multiple lanes are closed as emergency crews are doing a reconstruction of how the accident happened.


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By Tim Krohn
Free Press Staff Writer
MANKATO — For many years, Mankato area diners moved between four famous dinner clubs — Michael's and Colony Club in Mankato, the Century Club along the river in North Mankato, and Cub's tucked away in a old residential area near the Kato Ballroom.
Cub's — operating as Mac's Bar & Cafe in recent years — was the last of the four clubs still operating as a bar/restaurant but is now being razed following a fire that closed the business more than a year ago.
Cub's, owned and operated by Cub and Shirlee Ferris, held a unique place among the dinner clubs of the time. "It was the only place with Chinese food. It's wasn't like now when they're on every corner," said Charley Sadaka, Cub's nephew.
Cub's father and Sadaka's father were brothers who grew up in Lebanon. Cub was born in the United States and brought Sadaka to the U.S. in 1972. "I went to college and lived with him until 1985. He did a lot for me," said Sadaka, who now owns and operates Charley's restaurant on Madison Avenue.
When Sadaka brought a tattered old Cub's menu to The Free Press, it instantly triggered memories. The big, bright red menu with gold trim and Chinese symbols evoked a sense of exotic wealth.
Cub was nothing if not a promoter. The menu proudly proclaimed: "Welcome to the Greatest Restaurant in Southern Minnesota and Northern Iowa."
The menu started with some tips on how to order and eat "fine oriental" foods.
The high-end menu offered exotic drinks and meals, such as shrimp with peapods for $6.25 with the most expensive meal a lobster dish at $10.50.
That might sound like a good deal for a lobster meal, but consider this: Adjusting for inflation, that lobster that cost $10.50 in the late '70s would be about $32 if on the menu today.
"It was really well known," Sadaka said. "We had people from Rochester and all over southern Minnesota come."
Cub's was one of those places most people didn't go to regularly but was a spot for marking special events.
Sadaka wasn't sure exactly when Cub — who was in the Navy in World War II — started Cub's but guessed it was in the 1960s.
"It was just a burger joint at first. In 1975 he remodeled and expanded it and turned it into a Chinese restaurant."
The renovated restaurant featured a rich-looking fireplace and furniture from the old courthouse. "That was unique. People loved it."
Later in his life, prior to his death, Cub had health problems and the business was sold and turned into Mac's Bar.
Tim Krohn is a Free Press staff writer. He can be contacted at 344-6383 or firstname.lastname@example.com.