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During certain situations its best to close your eyes and count to ten.
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Soup season might be coming to a close, but before it does – you must try this one. It's hard for me to pick favorites, but this is definitely one of my favorite soups I've made on this here blog thus far. I don't care what temperature it might be outside, I could eat a bowl of this creamy, smoky corn chowder anytime.
As always, this is creamy without using heavy cream. The trick is to use fresh sweet corn. After you slice off the kernels, use the back of your knife to scrape the juices off the cob. I realize most of you don't think of spring as the time for fresh corn – but it turns out that it's actually peak season for Sunshine Sweet Corn. You don't have to look hard to find it – it's the kind that's at your grocery store right now. I like to buy it in the husks because it's the most fresh.
In addition to the corn, this soup has chopped yukon gold potato, diced red pepper and a can of light coconut milk (although the end result doesn't have a coconut taste). It's seasoned with celery salt and smoked paprika for a rich smoky flavor. I blended half the soup, and mixed the blended portion back into the chunky half for the perfect hearty texture. Since corn cooks so quickly, this one is pretty fast and easy to make.
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Our Serve: Take A Second Look at 10U Tennis
I recently was talking with a very highly regarded teaching pro in the USTA Southern Section who was telling me about his first encounters with the 10 and Under Tennis initiative. In short, he was not a fan.
He was skeptical of the rule change that mandated the use of lower compression balls and shorter racquets on shorter courts. He was getting complaints from parents of some of his talented 9- and 10-year-olds, upset that they would be forced to either play events with lower compression balls, or play up to stay with the yellow ball.
The pro had other reservations, too. The initial cost of having to buy baskets of red and orange balls, having to put down taped lines to create 36- and 60-foot courts — it all was a hassle. Then when the time came to put permanent lines on 78-foot courts, how would adult club members react?
But then, it all just clicked. Suddenly, his junior programs were booming. And importantly, his 10 and under players were playing amazing tennis, hitting strokes properly because the ball was no longer bouncing over their heads — and having more fun than ever. Within a couple of weeks, adult players didn't even notice the lined courts. This pro did a complete 180 — he's now a huge proponent of 10U tennis because he can see the positive results.
He admits that for some young players, and their parents, there was a rough transition, as they fell in that range where they either had to play with a ball they weren't used to, or play with older kids to stay with the yellow ball. But he says it was something that had to happen, there had to be one group that would end up being more affected during the transition, in order to reach the point where now, all the kids are playing with the racquets and balls that truly help them develop proper strokes and technique.
What's important is that this pro says "mandating" these changes, and working through the rough patch to get to the other side, was the right thing to do — if it hadn't been required, then pros wouldn't do it.
From my perspective, anything we can do to get more people playing this game is a good thing, and 10U tennis gets more people into the game. Kids have a lot of options when it comes to sports, and getting them involved in tennis earlier, and actually playing the game and enjoying it, is a huge key in keeping them playing throughout their lives. It creates players, frequent players, and tennis consumers.
The bottom line about 10U tennis is the bottom line … it simply makes good business sense. If you're a tennis provider and you haven't yet gotten involved in 10 and Under Tennis, you need to take a second look at how it can help your business.
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4-star aparthotel near the beach
This Almancil aparthotel is located by the sea, offering direct access to the beach and only short distance from Ancao Beach, Garrao Beach, and Quinta do Lago Beach. Also nearby are San Lorenzo Golf Club and Quinta Shopping Centre.
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Formosa Park Hotel & Apartment features an outdoor pool and a children's pool. The aparthotel offers a restaurant, a coffee shop/café, and a snack bar/deli. Guests can unwind with a drink at one of the aparthotel's bars, which include a poolside bar and a bar/lounge. Public areas are equipped with high-speed wired and wireless Internet access (surcharge).
Event facilities measuring 797 square feet (74 square meters) include a meeting room. This beach aparthotel also offers tour/ticket assistance, an arcade/game room, and multilingual staff. Limited complimentary onsite parking is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
Formosa Park Hotel & Apartment is a smoke-free property.
- Children's pool
- Use of nearby fitness center (discount)
- Coffee shop or café
- Bar/lounge
- Restaurant
- 24-hour front desk
- Multilingual staff
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Babysitting or childcare
- Laundry facilities
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Arcade/game room
- Elevator/lift
- Billiards or pool table
- Total number of rooms - 61
- Number of floors - 3
- Garden
- Poolside bar
- Snack bar/deli
- Conference space size (feet) - 797
- Free self parking
- Parking (limited spaces)
- Tours/ticket assistance
- WiFi (surcharge)
- Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
- Beach/pool umbrellas
- One meeting room
- Year Built 2002
- Conference space size (meters) - 74
- Smoke-free property
- Outdoor pool
Available in all rooms: WiFi (surcharge)
Available in some public areas: Wireless internet access (10 EUR per 60 minutes surcharge), Wired (high-speed) Internet access - surcharge
Free self parking, Parking (limited spaces)
Room Amenities
- Pay movies
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- Room service (limited hours)
- Balcony
- Air conditioning
- Coffee/tea maker
- Cookware, dishware, and utensils
- Microwave (on request)
- Daily housekeeping
- Private bathroom
- Bathrobes
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- Bidet
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- In-room safe
- Sofa bed
- Cribs/infant beds available
- Kitchen
- Shower/tub combination
- Free toiletries
- Sofa bed size
- In-room childcare (surcharge)
- Desk
- Full-sized refrigerator/freezer
- Stovetop
- Satellite TV service
- WiFi (surcharge)
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Arcos - This poolside restaurant serves breakfast, brunch, lunch, and dinner. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. A children's menu is available.
Room service (during limited hours) is available.
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An outdoor pool and a children's pool are on site.
The recreational activities listed below are available either on site or nearby; fees may apply.
- Golfing nearby
- Snorkeling nearby
- Windsurfing nearby
- Personal motorized watercraft on site
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- Scuba diving nearby
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- Scooter/moped rentals nearby
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- Playground on site
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- Massages
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Special requests are subject to availability upon check-in and may incur additional charges. Special requests cannot be guaranteed.
- The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
- Fee for wireless Internet in public areas: EUR 10 (for 60 minutes, rates may vary)
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What's biting us?
I believe some bug/parasite from my yard has been biting me and my wife in the bedroom. Here's the story:
Usually I'm very careful about washing up, changing clothes etc. before going upstairs. However, last week I had to from the garden to my bedroom upstairs to pick up an urgent phone call. Since then, we've cleaned the bedroom twice but still some darned thing has been biting us in our bedroom. The bites are almost always near the ankles and calves.
Anyone have any idea of what this could be? Thanks
Sounds like bedbugs, not a garden pest. They love ankles and legs, and live in your bed. There has been a huge resurgence of them in recent years. If that is what you have .... so sorry, I hear they're nearly impossible to get rid of.
fleas? You could have brought in fleas by accident, they will eat on humans as well as pets. If you have blood marks on your legs it will be bed bugs. Satellithead is right, they've come to Georgia big time. A few years ago when I worked in a hardware store i never had a single request to get rid of the bed bugs. Then all of a sudden I got TONS of requests. They can also be in parts of carpeting anywhere they can hide that is darker... there will also be some staining on sheets around the edges from bed bugs. But check for fleas too.
I second FLEAS! Do you have any pets who come in that room? I have had flea infestations several times over the years, and
I always find them by the small red bite marks all over my ankles (sort of looks like a bunch of mosquito bites) To be sure, you can sit on the floor and spread your bare legs out in front of you. Carefully observe for a few minutes and I'll bet you see tiny black fleas jump on your legs. I've always killed them by setting off bug bombs, usually one in every room, ('cause if you don't now, you'll soon have them all over). Just follow directions on the can.
An easy way to check for fleas in your carpet/on your floor is to hold a white towel by 2 corners and drag it over the floor leaving 1/4 to 1/3 of the towel in contact with the floor. They will jump on and hang on. Just turn it over and you will be able to see their dark bodies.
I hope it is fleas and not bed bugs. Just got back from a week away in 4 different motels. We always shift the mattress off the base and check under sheets at the edges of mattress and box springs, under the whelting for any bed bug poop--which is brown/red staining and bugs. Something I don't want to bring home. Also pack everything in the suitcase in large plastic zip bags/space bags so they can't hitch a ride home as easily-I hope. We have seen evidence of bed bugs at our schools so they are out there.


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Ahh - the last time I checked Meijer they didn't have it. I will be looking again. I also like Red's Rye, although better in the tap room rather than bottles (not sure why that is?) Ruthless is just a little more "in your face".
Life begins at 60....1.060, that is!www.dennybrew.comhttp://www.experimentalbrew.com - the website for the book "Experimental Homebrewing"...coming Nov. 2014
I've brewed a American Amber Rye beer that I call the Redheaded Ryechild. It's got a lot of crystal for a full body, complimented by the rye flavor and citrusy hops.
Basically it breaks down to 60% Pale Ale Malt (I like Maris Otter), 30% Rye Malt, 5% Crystal-120 and 5% Special B. It's super tasty and and next time I might try swapping out the Special B for English Extra Dark Crystal and I might even at a bit of naked oats for some silky smoothness but it's good as is. Use your favorite american hops but I like centennial. If you want more there are directions and more specifics in the recipe section under American Ales.
I hate Walder Frey...
I'm bottling a Rye BPA today that came out very nice. It's 85% pale, 15% rye (by weight), 5% turbinado (by extract). All willamette around 32 IBU. T-58. Can't wait to get it carbed up!
The local brewshop in Plainfield, VT has Chocolate rye as well as some other specialty rye malts. Got me thinking.
Hey everyone, I have a question about rye grain, does it produce the same percentage of fermentable sugars as two row and other base malts?
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|Style: Contemporary
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|Top Material: Glass
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|Base Type: Legs
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|Non-Toxic: Yes
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I have narrowed my boat search to 2 boats..problem is the one at the better price has shoal draft 5'0 but it is newer, priced better with the options I want. The other boat is older higher price but has a full keel. Question is this..sailing in the Pacific Northwest will I notice a huge difference on a 35' boat with a 5'0 shoal draft compared to 6'?? I have been cautioned that with the tides, weather etc to stick with a full keel.
..I plan on coastal sailing for the next year or two to bring my skills up to a level Im comfortable with. Then it will be an "bluewater boat"
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In advance of his set at RA's night at The Warehouse Project next month, we got inside the head of one of the most exciting techno producers in the world.
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An hour and a half live recording of the back 2 back set from Life Festival, 2013. Not for the faint hearted!
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Blawan's guest mix from the Clairvoyants Rinse FM show, 18th May 2013.
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He and Pariah sit down at Sydney's Goodgod Small Club for a rare on-camera chat about the UK scene, techno and vinyl.
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The breakthrough UK producer discusses his time spent in Berlin working with the Italian duo and also reveals details of Karenn, a new project alongside fellow R&S artist Pariah.
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Can you identify my 28-year-old plant? (photo)
Hi, everyone. We've had this plant for 28 years, and have never been able to identify it. If you know what it is, would you tell me? Its leaves look shinier usually than on this close-up photo. Thank you!
This is one of the plants commonly known as a Goldfish Plant. The Latin name of this one is Nematanthus X tropicana, I believe. It's one of the many Nematanthus hybrids.
Yes, this plant has nice, shiny leaves...funny how your picture doesn't do it justice. You sure are doing something right to have had this around for so long! Congratulations.
Thank you so much, rhizo! This photo is actually one a friend took of a start from my plant. Her photo is much better than mine, so I used hers. My plant's leaves begin to lose their gloss when it gets thirsty; I'll check with her to see if her start might need a drink.
I've been trying for so long to figure out what this plant is; now my search is over, I can take it off my list of to-do's. Folks had suggested it might be a lipstick plant(and now I know, from my searches on Nematanthus tropicana, that lipstick plant is indeed a relative), but that never seemed quite right, and I'm grateful to you for supplying the correct answer.
hopefulauthor, we think so too. It's moved six times with us in 28 years.
On another subject, are you published (referring to your screen name)? I have been, but decades ago except for local-newspaper articles; I'm considering getting back into the game.
If you know of a really good online writers' group for mostly failed fiction writers, I'd love to hear about it.
Thanks to you and Rhizo.
Howdy Susan,
28-years is a long time keeping a Gold Fish Plant alive and well.
No, I'm not a published author. I completed two manuscripts, but after a few rejections, gave it up.
Yahoo, AOL and MSN had writers' groups/forums. 'all genres' in the early 90's, but what started as informative and pleasant ended with a few clowns who decided porn a better topic.
Congrats being published. Any books I'd find on Amazon, etc? Toni
Hi, Toni. No, they're all out of print. Never got rich, whaddayaknow. I had an agent in NY for a children's book recently, but she disappeared leaving a bunch of writers in the lurch, and lost my MS and photos as well. Fortunately I had another copy; what a mess.
Sorry about the clowns. They're everywhere, seems like, in one form or another.
Hi, Susan:
Your Nematanthus is a gesneriad. There is a specific forum on gessies and I'm sure growers would love to see a photo of your lovely plant. And however you're growing it, don't change. :-)
There is another gessie, columnea (which I grow), that is sometimes mistakenly called a "Goldfish plant." I believe the nickname for columnea might be "Dancing Dolphin." Not sure. You should Google columnea for photos.
Susan, you're welcome.
It's terrible that agent did such thing..Hope you didn't pay her.
Lately, it seems everyone is a theat.
Did you report her?
While submitting inquires, and 1-3 chapters, one agent phoned. She said she was interested and wanted me to send the entire MS.
Thankfully, before the Yahoo Forum grew corrupt, I asked if anyone knew of this woman.
You wouldn't believe the number of people who wrote, warning me.
Sure enough, she was a scam artist. Not only did she want the entire MS, she wanted 800.00 for her fee..lol..
One other Gesneriad to include to Linda's list is Episcia. Episcias are most beautiful. Gorgeous foliage. Pinks are my favorite..only problem is they need quite a bit of humidity, some more than others..Small Episcias do well in a terrarium. Check it out. Toni
Hi, Toni. No, she wasn't a scam artist; she was a real agent. She saw my MS at a writers' conference and asked me to send it to her. I hadn't paid her anything. Her mother got seriously ill and apparently she fell apart, was the story I heard. She has reopened her office at this point, and is an award-winning editor, but I'm taking a break for now. Sorry your MS got rejections; takes a thick skin to be a writer. Anyway, good luck if you decide to try again.
stonesriver, I'll post a photo on "Gesneriads". Thanks.
Susan. What a relief!
I'm sorry, should have specified. I didn't mean this woman, per se is a con artist.
It's much clearer since you've explained her situation.
Horror stories mentioned on forums makes one a skeptic.
Apparently, your MS is a great read. If you don't mind me asking, why take a break? If you don't feel like answering, I understand.
Toni, I've really hijacked this thread, haven't I?
I worked on a political campaign in 2008, 100+ hours a week, but still worked on revisions of my MS. Then my submission got lost (as did others' work, I've been told), so I got discouraged and quit.
I got together a bunch of friends to do volunteer things, just informally around our small towns. I happened to be in a barber shop/beauty salon, talking about volunteering, and a lawyer waiting for a haircut heard me and said he'd volunteer to do the paperwork to get us started as a nonprofit. (He's now on my board.) So I'm prez of an all-volunteer nonprofit which has grown a lot, with more than 20 projects in three counties, and it's been a lot more time-consuming than I had imagined it would be. My term as president is up a year from now, and I'm gradually improving my ability to delegate tasks, looking toward the time I'll be just a member and not responsible for so much. I rode the horse into town, so to speak, so I feel until my term is over I need to be on the scene quite a bit. I've also had a series of surgeries, still in the middle of them, but I have no kids at home so I have time to at least think about writing fiction again. It will happen yet this year, I'm sure; I can feel things bubbling up.
How about you? Do you write at this point? Were your novels a particular genre?
Susan, you cannot hijack your own thread..:)
You are one busy woman; it's understandable why a vacation is needed.
Congrats on all you've accomlished as president.
Can you re-run?
Perhaps you'd rather, as you said, 'just be a member,' so you'll have more time to yourself.. spend time relaxing, writing, gardening, etc.
I hope there's nothing seriously wrong, and pray your surgeries outcome, successful.
No, I've given up. I no longer have the patience, time, or inclination.
Too much is going on. For one, I also need surgeries, one type in particular, but the docs said I'm too young..in the meantime I have to deal with it.
First MS, horror, second, Mystery.
Anyway, have you had a chance to look at Gesneriads? Are you planning on adding more plants to your collectiion? Toni
Susan, you cannot hijack your own thread..:)
You are one busy woman; it's understandable why a vacation is needed.
Congrats on all you've accomlished as president.
Can you re-run?
Perhaps you'd rather, as you said, 'just be a member,' so you'll have more time to yourself.. spend time relaxing, writing, gardening, etc.
I hope there's nothing seriously wrong, and pray your surgeries outcome, successful.
No, I've given up. I no longer have the patience, time, or inclination.
Too much is going on. For one, I also need surgeries, one type in particular, but the docs said I'm too young..in the meantime I have to deal with it.
First MS, horror, second, Mystery.
Anyway, have you had a chance to look at Gesneriads? Are you planning on adding more plants to your collectiion? Toni
I figured I'm hijacking my own thread if people click on it and the title doesn't fit the content any more!
I'll be 75 in April; many major medicals are behind me. I have a TKR coming up. (Maybe that's the one you're too young for?) But I am busy, and I think after my term as prez ends I'll be much happier being just on the board. I don't have young kids at home, as many of you do, so I have bunches of free time. I read every day, but still have time for lots of other things.
Toni, I guess your third statement, that you don't have the inclination, is the telling one at least for now. I haven't had the inclination for a while, but it's growing again, so I think before too long I'll see where it leads.
I've done short stories, children's stories, and nonfiction so far. Don't think I have a novel in me, but "mysterious", if not "mystery", has been my preference.
I'm happy with the plants I have inside; I'm a minimalist in decor, not a collector at all, and don't want to spend a lot of time on plant care. Our 28-year-old friend seems content no matter what I do; a huge virtue, in my book! And our front and back yards keep me out in the Colorado sun spring to fall, so I'm pretty full up on plant care.
I very much appreciate your posts. I wish you luck on your surgeries, with your plants, and with your writerly endeavors if you decide to try again.
Susan. 74..hey you're still a young chick..:)
TKR, you've got it. You must have ESP, lol.
Truthfully, I firmly believe it's more of an insurance issue than age.
As soon as one of three MRI's were diagnosed, my doc said it was kneed'ed, lol, pun intended, even if corny.
The specialist agreed.
Suddenly, I'm too young...
I had two, unsuccessful surgeries, 'not TKR, however, the same area,' 2000 and 2010. Don't plan on a third.
After the doc gave me the news, I asked if there were other options. His reply, 'yep, live on pain meds!' He wasn't the first doc who came to this conclusion.
When is your surgery scheduled? Have you done research?
All I can say is prepare for horizontal hobbies.
Since you enjoy reading, stock up on books. Writing, keep several note-pads, paper, pencils, markers, and a laptop handy.
Sewing/knitting, whatever..keep items nearby.
I've read some people are ordered to total bedrest, as long as 10 months!
For me, lying in bed for one-month is impossible. Not with 4 birds, 2 dogs, and 350-400 plants. 'My son is grown, Susan..no other children.'
My BIL had TKR done last year..he said he never felt better, wish it was done sooner.
I wish you the best of luck and good health. You'll be in my prayers.
No inclination or time. Besides, I cannot tolerate rejection...after opening an envelope, unfolding a clean, type-written sheet of paper, then reading, 'Thank You, but,'
I gave up.
Don't get me wrong. I have plenty ideas, 'but,' :)
Susan, after all you've accomplished, your foot is in the door..now all you have to do is open, and step inside.
A novel is nothing more than several short stories blended together.
A bunch of adjectives, nouns, pronouns, etc... :)
Who knows, after surgery you might conjure the perfect, Alfred Hitchcock, Steven King, or Grimms'.
You wouldn't feel comfortable in my house since you're a minimalist in decor..lol.
The only rooms without plants..a back bathroom...reason, no window..bird room, reason, birds like munching greens, and closets, obvious reasons.
It's funny you said your 28-yr-old friend is a virture, regarding your book.
Lately, several authors mention and describe numerous plants unrelated to the story. Have you read Wendy Staub, Nora Roberts, Lisa Jackson or Sue Grafton?
If you enjoy mystery/suspense, you'll like the above authors.
Of all four, Staub really gets into plants.
Over the years, a few people have been to GW inquiring plant info. Said they wanted to learn, add to their MS. Wonder if these people were published..
Susan, I enjoy talking to you, too, and wish you the best.
Keep me posted about surgery. Or any other topic you wish to discuss. Toni
Well, at 74, I don't always feel like a young chick. DH (to whom I've been married 28 years, just like my Nematanthus) is 13 years younger than me, though, and very active, so we don't sit around much.
I think you might be right about the insurance issue. It's a shame, isn't it? I think it's criminal, in fact, and I'm sorry you're going through this. There is a case to be made that the knee will have to be replaced again if you're young, though, since they don't last decades and decades.
I had the other knee replaced already and was told not one in 5000 patients does as well as I did, so I know what I'm up against and what I can do. I have a real high pain tolerance and am pretty tough.
350-400 plants!!! Do you mean inside? How do you water them? Or maybe they're outside and you're on 1000 acres with a lot of rainfall. Omigosh, I could not do that. Talk about me being busy.
Yeah, you have to be able to tolerate rejection to be a writer; at least that's my experience, and I think it's a common one.
Thanks for your good wishes, and I send the same to you. Let me know how you manage those 400 plants.
Morning Susan,
Ha, there are young girls, 'and boys,' age 20 who don't feel like a young chick.
Who came first---nematanthus or dh? :)
There you go....got yourself a cockeral..The cockeral keeps the chicken young and active.
Susan, I KNOW it's an insurance issue. HMO's suck. PPO's are much better, but charge a small fortune, especially new semester co-pay. Of course, as the saying goes, we get what we pay for.
Mind if I ask how long you were off your feet after the first surgery? Or told to.
You have a a high pain tolerance..I scratch my arm and cry..lol..j/k..not that bad.
Yes ma'am, all 350-400 plants are indoors, but summered outside.
Watering. For one, I keep old milk containers filled w/water..when soil is dry, water is available.
I prefer room temp water. Containers are hidden behind larger plants pots though because of space, many are in view.
Watering isn't as much work as hauling each plant to the sink/shower in winter for a hearty spray or fertilizing each plant with different fertilizers. Especially water-solubles.
I've tried different methods, and found watering/fertilizing, etc best done by working with a 'X' plant variety each day. For example and hypothetically speaking---let's say Monday is dedicated to Philodendrons, Tuesday, Citrus, etc.
Prior to knee/back problems, I'd try to finish the whole shebang in a day..lol. Even then it was impossible. I'd spend 10-11 hours, non-stop, from morning until early evening.
Back in the 90's I bought a thin hose that attaches to the kitchen faucet. Watering with a hose is the easiest of all methods, but like I said, I prefer watering with tepid water.
Susan, what matters is the health of our plants and bodies. Working with plants is a fantastic exorcise program at no cost...I prefer carrying a gallon container from room to room than doing sit-ups or leg raises, let alone 'paying' to lose weight or gain muscle.
That's about it, really.
Take care of yourself...Wishing you the best, Toni
Hi Folks,
Can I jump in here? Took me a while but is a TKR = Total Knee Replacement?
If so, may I volunteer it's not necessarily an insurance issue; it's that the docs don't want the patient to outlive the new knee.
An attorney w/ whom I work told me his wife just had her 2nd TKR & wishes she'd done it sooner. When I told him I'd had knee surgery at 17 & keep observing all this new knee replacement technology, he asked my age & apologized for the question. I'm 55 & he explained the current thinking is these knee replacements last about 20 yrs., so they want the person to be old enough to not outlive the TKR.
I blew out a knee 3 wks ago, am hobbling around on a cane & am in my 2nd week of Physical Therapy (PT). I had the cortizone shot in the knee 3 wks ago; I don't do pain meds (except for codeine in extreme pain, happily I'm not in).
This & back problems are the price we humans pay for walking upright on 2 feet (not all fours). Off to go do PT!!!
Karen, good luck w/PT..I've gone many many times...doesn't help..Came home w/more pain than I had before going in.
You're 3/4ths correct doctors, if not the insurancy company doesn't want a patient to outlive a new knee/hip.
This is true.
However, two docs, 'current and new' explained HMO subtly informs doctors to dissuade patients from surgery..any surgery..unless it's life-threatening.
My surgery was set to go. Both my MD and specialist arranged a hospital stay, tests, etc.
Until they received a letter from our insurance company.
It went from TKR to basic surgery..Twice. For what? My knee is so swollen and painful, (one reason I haven't slept well) I feel like screaming.
17-yrs is terribly young..Can't believe they did the surgery, on the other hand, how much pain, and did your problem prevent you from living a healthy, normal life a 17-yr-old girl is meant to live?
The same insurance problem, 'differnt insurance,' sufficed when I had a tumor in my spine.
Don't know how many docs I saw. They kept giving me X-rays, PT and pain meds.
Finally, my doctor, 'allergist' ordered an MRI. He got balled out by Hospital President. I felt terrible, asked him why anyone would be so damn upset. He admitted my insurance company didn't want to pay for the MRI, but reluctantly did. Insurance notified the president, and he admonished my allergist. Sure enough, they found a tumor.
And more problems when it was time for surgery..Big headaches.
I do agree with you, but a person can only endure so much.
A close friend had hip surgery 4-yrs-ago. Life went on until last year..the darn thing pops out every other month or so..back to the ER she goes.
Turns out, her new doctor 'admitted' he didn't like the way her previous surgeon, operated.
She now needs another HR.
She's in her 50's, on disability..yet, no problems with a second surgery..I don't understand.
Anyway, Karen..I am sorry you're injured, not feeling well. Hope PT helps. Toni
Actually, DH did; a neighbor gave us the Nem.
Only two or three days off my feet, then to physical therapy,then a walker, cane,etc. I really pushed myself though, and I was in an inpatient rehab place so the therapy I got was 4x a day, a grueling process but I could tell that doing absolutely everything that was suggested really made a difference. I was driving at about 2 1/2 weeks, I think, continued OP therapy, etc.
You made me laugh, talking about plant care as cost-free exercise. Indeed! I never thought of it that way.
You take care of yourself, too. We could exchange email addresses but I don't know how to do that without it being public, and don't want to just put my email address in a post. Anyway, that probably won't happen, but good luck to you, Toni. There are forums where you can find out a lot about TKR; can't think of any right now but you'll find them easily with google. Just use your good sense and don't take any advice that sounds crazy to you; it probably is. And with physical therapy, it's going to hurt, but you'll read folks saying that therapists are "sadists", etc. They aren't. Doing the tough stuff for a few weeks means that now I have a knee that I can do almost anything with. Again, good luck to you!


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Iran may run centrifuges at fortified siteLAUSANNE, Switzerland -- The United States is considering letting Tehran run hundreds of centrifuges at a once-secret, fortified underground bunker in exchange for limits on centrifuge work and research and development at other sites, officials have told The Associated Press.
UN Mideast envoy calls on Security Council for Israel actionUNITED NATIONS — The U.N.'s top Mideast envoy challenged the Security Council on Thursday to lead the way to resolving the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, suggesting it should present a framework for negotiations that "may be the only way to preserve the goal of a two-state solution."
Explosion, massive fire reported in Manhattan's East VillageAn explosion rocked New York City's East Village neighborhood Thursday afternoon and after the blast two buildings were engulfed in flames and and at least a partial building collapse has been reported. Witnesses at the scene tweeted photos showing the two burning buildings smoke pouring out of the roofs of both. The buildings are both low-rise tenement-style structures.David Godlis, who lives on St. Marks Place, just around the corner from the explosion site, said he felt his building shake and looked out the window to see people fleeing.
Alone at controls, co-pilot 'intentionally' destroyed planePARIS — The co-pilot of the Germanwings jet barricaded himself in the cockpit and intentionally rammed the plane full speed into the French Alps, ignoring the captain's frantic pounding on the door and the screams of terror from passengers, a prosecutor said Thursday.
US Declassifies Document Revealing Israel's Nuclear ProgramObama revenge for Netanyahu's Congress talk? 1987 report on Israel's top secret nuclear program released in unprecedented move. In a development that has largely been missed by mainstream media, the Pentagon early last month quietly declassified a Department of Defense top-secret document detailing Israel's nuclear program, a highly covert topic that Israel has never formally announced to avoid a regional nuclear arms race, and which the US until now has respected by remaining silent.
Superhighway: Russian official proposes road that could connect London to NYCOne of Russia's most powerful tycoons and a close pal of President Vladimir Putin has proposed a long and winding road that theoretically could connect Great Britain to Alaska, via Mother Russia. And while a nearly 13,000-mile highway sounds like a stretch – a really long stretch – the major roadblock is likely money, not feasibility. "This is an inter-state, inter-civilization, project," Russian Railways boss Vladimir Yakunin told the Russian Academy of Science, where he presented his plan for the Trans-Eurasian belt Development, which he acknowledged would cost "trillions" of dollars.
Greece optimistic on deal with euro zone next weekAfter talks with EU leaders including German Chancellor Angela Merkel in the past week, Athens said it would present a package of reforms to its euro zone partners by Monday in the hope of unlocking aid and avoiding bankruptcy.
ASTEROID OVER-HYPEThe internet is abuzz with discussion about asteroid 2014 YB35. Some media outlets are reporting that this kilometer-class space rock will "skim past Earth" for a "terrifying" close encounter on Friday, March 27th.
USGS upgrades Aleutian volcano alert levelSeismic activity at the Semisopochnoi volcano began in January, but "has increased in intensity over the past few days," USGS wrote in the notice. "In addition, we have detected brief periods of seismic tremor, which can indicate movement of magma or magmatic gases."
US, UN push Europe to make strong return to peacekeepingRussia's aggressiveness in the east. The Islamic State group's sudden rise in the south. As Europe finds new threats close to home, it's now being asked by the United States to make a strong return to peacekeeping around the world as well.
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