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Staying Home
Boosting Fertility while Breastfeeding
From NEW BEGINNINGS, Vol. 21 No. 3, May-June 2002, pp. 114-6
"Staying Home Instead" is a regular feature of the magazine NEW BEGINNINGS, published bimonthly by La Leche League International. In this column, suggestions are offered by readers of NEW BEGINNINGS to help parents who choose to stay at home with their children. Various points of view are presented. Not all of the information may be pertinent to your family's life-style. This information is general in nature, and not intended to be advice, medical or otherwise.
I'm breastfeeding my 15-month-old and enjoying being at home with her. I'd really like to have another baby (maybe even two), but I'm not fertile yet, even though she seldom breastfeeds at night. I'm 38 years old, and I feel some pressure to have my babies close together, both for biological and financial reasons. What have other mothers done to increase their fertility without weaning? Is it even possible or a good idea?
I understand your dilemma. While you want to have another child for financial and your own biological reasons, you are very sensitive to the needs of your 15-month-old and to the preservation of your breastfeeding relationship. When confronted with a dilemma and concern such as this one, the La Leche League Bibliography is a wonderful resource. The Bibliography contains books that have been carefully evaluated by the LLL Book Evaluation Committee. Each book is read and reviewed at least three times before it is considered approved for use in the Group Libraries. All books are consistent with LLL philosophy, purpose, and mission. The complete LLLI Bibliography can be found on LLLI's Web site at http://www.lalecheleague.org/BEC/BEC.html?m=0,5,0.
The Bibliography contains several titles that address your concern. Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility is a comprehensive guide to many aspects of fertility and includes a positive and encouraging chapter on breastfeeding and fertility. Fertility, Cycles, and Nutrition by Marilyn Shannon explores how food choices and combinations can increase or decrease a woman's ability to become pregnant with a supportive stance concerning breastfeeding. Your Fertility Signals: Using Them to Achieve or Avoid Pregnancy by Merryl Winstein provides basic fertility information and also discusses fertility concerns while breastfeeding. Nikky Wesson's Enhancing Fertility Naturally: Holistic Therapies for a Successful Pregnancy takes the basics one step further by incorporating information on acupuncture, aromatherapy, and relaxation as it relates to fertility. Of course, the classic book, Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing by Sheila Kippley, continues to be a valuable resource for a clear understanding of the impact of breastfeeding on fertility. Incidentally, all of the above-mentioned books are available through the LLLI Catalogue except for Toni Weschler's Taking Charge of Your Fertility. Check your Group Library as well. Since each of these books has been approved for use with LLL Groups, you may find them at your next meeting. Good luck.
Krissi Gayle
Akron Ohio USA
I understand your concern about wanting to have your next baby soon, but not yet having seen the return of your fertility. My cycle took over a year to return after each of my children, and I felt a biological imperative to have them before I reached a certain age. I did some research into the factors that would influence the return of fertility, and found that the things to try, in this order, are: night wean (go at least six hours overnight without nursing), start the baby on solids and supplemental drinks, limit daytime nursing to less than every four hours, and then if fertility still hasn't returned, complete weaning would be the next option. A valuable resource for me on this topic has been the book Taking Charge of Your Fertility by Toni Weschler. This book is also a big help in understanding other factors in your fertility, such as when in your cycle you are most fertile.
Andrea Kelly
Brookeville MD USA
Some women seem to require very little stimulation at the breast in order to keep from ovulating, while others seem to ovulate shortly after giving birth. I have come into contact with this issue quite frequently as a natural family planning instructor. Sometimes it takes only a slight decrease in nursing frequency to resume ovulation and menstruation to achieve another pregnancy.
Since your baby doesn't seem to nurse at night anymore, perhaps looking at her nursing patterns during the day might give you an idea about another time of day when you might put limits on her nursing. When does she nurse? When she's tired? When she's thirsty? How about when she's bored? Can you find ways to distract her or provide alternatives to meet her needs during one or two of those nursing requests? That might be all it will take for your body to decide to ovulate.
Many mothers find that simply reducing the nursing by just this small amount will bring a return of fertility without complete weaning. However, other mothers require complete weaning before normal menstruation will resume. Hopefully, you will fall into the former category!
Deidre Doran
Two things to consider in your situation might be the relative ease with which you became pregnant with your first baby, and also the possibility of waiting just six months before making a lot of changes. If becoming pregnant with this baby required little time, then even though you are in your late 30s, it's possible that when your fertility returns, your chances of becoming pregnant are very good. If, however, you used fertility treatments or tried for more than a year, your timetable might be different because the length of time involved does introduce a sense of urgency.
Also, even though you're not breastfeeding a lot at night, the average time for return of menses for ecologically breastfeeding mothers is 14 months, according to Sheila Kippley in her book, Breastfeeding and Natural Child Spacing. Therefore, you're quite within the normal range and night-weaning and/or partial day weaning tend to be easier, I believe, with a baby closer to age two. At that age it is possible to reason or substitute more easily than with a 15-month-old. You might consider waiting three or six months and see if your situation doesn't resolve itself naturally.
Ardie Keck
La Grange KY USA
Even though I wanted -- and subsequently achieved -- a three-year gap between my babies, I remember I started to feel a little anxious when my periods hadn't returned when my eldest child turned two. It seemed as if my fertility was never going to return until my daughter weaned, and I felt myself in a predicament. Should I wean the baby I had and whose needs were real for a baby I wanted but might never exist? In the end, I comforted myself with the knowledge that this was my body's way of telling me that I wasn't ready for another pregnancy yet, and perhaps my daughter's way of telling me that she wasn't ready to share me with a sibling. Sometimes it is hard to accept that we can't always control our plans. As it happened, my period returned at 26 months postpartum, and two months later I was pregnant with my son. I'm sure that when both you and your daughter are ready, your fertility will return and you can look forward to a new nursling in your family.
Sara Walters
Cardiff Great Britain
There is no perfect answer to this question, because our bodies and our situations are so varied. The trick to returning fertility is to have the amount of nursing finally go below the amount of suckling your body requires to suppress ovulation. If nursing is simply a beloved habit, gentle and patient encouragement to gradually reduce the amount of nursings should eventually bring you to the point that your menses return. For most mothers, this does not mean total weaning, just less nursing than previously. Keep in mind that return of menses does not automatically mean ovulation. It is possible to have several periods before the whole reproductive cycle starts up again.
However, if you find that efforts to reduce the amount of nursing are causing problems for you and your daughter, it may not be time to consider trying for another baby. Waiting a little longer before trying for reduced nursing may be worth it in terms of your daughter's maturity. It is amazing how things change in only a few months.
It is natural to be concerned about getting pregnant again when you are in your late 30s and want more than one child, but be careful not to let your desire for more children get in the way of enjoying the little girl you already have. It is possible to sacrifice the present moment for the sake of future hopes and then regret having done so, so make your decisions carefully.
Anne Marie Miller
Lilburn GA USA
My cycles resumed when my son was 19 months and I thought I was in good shape because I had periods of fertile mucus. When my son was two, I started actively trying to conceive. After a few months with no luck, I started reading more about fertility and breastfeeding on Web sites and found short references in books. I found that I had the classic cycle of someone breastfeeding with high prolactin levels: long fertile periods with a short luteal phase. The luteal phase must last at least 10 days to allow a fertilized egg to implant; mine was consistently eight or nine days.
During some of this time, I was very much yearning for a new baby, but a big part of me was watching the child in my arms and seeing that his needs were still quite great. Eventually, I came to the realization that my son was not ready for a sibling and that my body would let me know when it was time. After what I figured was about 12 months of infertile cycles, I finally was able to get pregnant. Sadly, I miscarried twice.
Katherine Dettwyler has an online article entitled "Fertility and Breastfeeding." It was enlightening for me to read that the return to fertility is gradual. It may happen quickly or slowly, but there are steps. For me it seems that the steps were very drawn out.
Almost four years after my son's birth, I am currently 37 weeks pregnant and the long-awaited baby will be here soon!
Amy Weetman
Webster NY USA
It is wonderful that you continue to breastfeed your toddler even though you seem to be feeling the pressure to conceive due to age and desire for more children. We also wanted more children, and while continuing to breastfeed my first child, I was happy to conceive again when she was 15 months old. So when we again desired another child, I imagined it would be easy and along the same time line. It was not. I also was doing the math in my head regarding my age, and was becoming more eager each month. I was tandem nursing both children and thought perhaps that would delay the next conception a bit. Month after month rolled by. I was consistent in keeping a calendar documenting symptothermal details, and nothing seemed suggestive of ovulation. I spent a fortune on ovulation tests kits as well.
Finally, as my second child approached 22 months old, I made an appointment with a doctor to discuss infertility. His answer was that I wouldn't become pregnant until I weaned, and that I should reschedule a visit after weaning to review options. (I neglected to offer the fact that I was tandem nursing!) Well, to my shock and delight, I tested positive later that month with a pregnancy test. How ironic that I was already pregnant while sitting in that doctor's office while listening to the "weaning" monologue.
There is nothing that I did or didn't do to increase fertility. For whatever reason, time was the factor for this latest pregnancy. So yes, it is possible for you to become pregnant again while you continue to breastfeed. Not knowing if you are monitoring ovulation by charting, testing, or other means, I would offer that suggestion. And perhaps by the time you receive all of the reader's responses, you may already be pregnant! Best wishes to you.
Donna Gatto
Camp Zama Japan
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Shoppers are hungry for convenience and value and Target continues to deliver both.
The fact that more customers are shopping Target more often has everything to do with decisions put in place several years ago to dramatically expand food and consumables and implement a loyalty program that rewards shoppers with 5% savings. The combination of those two strategies – along with consistent execution of the company's differentiate merchandise offering – has yielded 11 consecutive quarters of positive same store sales growth with a 3% comp increase expected during the third quarter.
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The significance of loyalty is impossible to overstate. When economic conditions are more favorable and cash is sloshing about the marketplace even marginal retailers appear to have loyal customers. True loyalty doesn't become apparent until consumers become more discriminating about where they choose to shop and how much they spend, as has been the case now for several years. That's why Target's differentiated brand, shopper frequency initiatives and growing loyalty program are enabling it to prosper as others flounder outright or struggle to grow.
Meanwhile, Target is confident of more participation upside in its 5% Rewards program. The nationwide penetration rate is now at 12.8% a little less than two years after it was launched. However, in the Kansas City test market where testing began a year before the national rollout the penetration rate is expected to reach 20% next year and CFO John Mulligan believes the company could see a similar level achieved nationally in the coming years.
"Given that the nationwide rollout has closely followed our experience in Kansas City, continued growth in that market provides all of us a clear road map for where nationwide penetration will likely be a year from now," Mulligan said.

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We're excited to announce that our Edinburgh Emporium will be taking part in a very special exhibition this August. They have teamed up with Scottish charity, Craft Scotland, and will host the organisation's first ever summer show.
The show will launch Friday 2nd August to coincide with the Edinburgh summer festivals.
Craft Scotland is a Scottish charity working to unite, inspire and champion Scottish craft. Throughout August they will take over our second floor with features from designers who specialise in everything from furniture to jewellery.
More than 70 people applied to take part in the exhibition but organisers had to whittle the exhibitors down to just 36.The exhibition will give Scotland's crafters a chance to shine and will showcase the best craft talent Scotland has to offer.
Fiona Logue, Business Manager at Craft Scotland said:
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You may remember that our Edinburgh shop was host to the Edinburgh Art Festival last year and was a venue to an Edinburgh Fringe Festival play the year before. Our second floor space is really roomy and right in the heart of Edinburgh; a great location for festival season.
We're really looking forward to working with Craft Scotland and can't wait to see the work on display! You can find a full list of exhibitors over on the Craft Scotland website.
We'll be giving you regular updates (look out for a competition or two) via our social media channels and you can stay up to date with the Craft Scotland Summer Show on twitter via @craftscotland or #cssummershow.


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Timeline: Scientific events from 2012
NASA and other nations have launched spacecraft into Earth orbit for decades. Rovers have already explored Mars. And scientists have known since the 1960s about the possible existence of a nearly undetectable particle that fills the gaps in understanding physics and the universe.
Out of the most celebrated scientific achievements and events of 2012, many relied on pages straight out of the history books, yet provided new twists that captured the world's attention.
During the year, Hawthorne-based SpaceX became the first private company to launch a spacecraft, sending its Dragon capsule to the International Space Station and starting a new era of space missions.
The Mars Science Laboratory - aboard the Curiosity rover and managed by Jet Propulsion Laboratory - landed at one of the lowest elevation points on Mars and began a two-year mission to find evidence that life might have once existed there.
The Higgs boson
CERN, the international agency that runs the LHC, is shutting down the massive underground particle accelerator this year for maintenance, but research into the particle is expected to continue in 2013.
Mars Curiosity rover
- Plenty more science is also expected from Curiosity this year, particularly when the rover turns its attention later to a possible mother lode of scientific discovery: Mars' Mt. Sharp.
"The complexity and the capability that Curiosity has just dwarfs all the other missions that we've sent to Mars in the past," JPL mission manager Mike Watkins said. "The fact the Curiosity has worked so well has been amazing."
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Its first scientific results were mostly check-out procedures for the MSL instruments, but project scientist John Grotzinger set the rumor mill buzzing in November when he declared results would be "one for the history books." Speculation centered on organic matter, a major clue that life may have existed there, but the results turned out to be only hints that organic matter might be present.
Curiosity's final check-out, drilling, is expected to start in January at an area called Glenelg.
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- Closer to home, the SpaceX feats signaled that commercial businesses were finally ready to succeed NASA's space shuttle program, taking over supplying and transporting astronauts to the International Space Station.
In May, the company's Dragon space capsule became the first privately made craft to berth with the International Space Station.
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SpaceX, whose official name is Space Exploration Technologies Corp., followed its May space station berthing with a second successful mission to the orbiting laboratory in October, starting the first of at least a dozen regular flights to the orbiting outpost.
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Other companies are throwing open the doors to commercial spaceflight ventures, including Virgin Galactic, Orbital Sciences, Golden Spike and Planetary Resources. The latter hopes to mine resources from asteroids.
There were plenty of other headline-grabbing events in 2012 that made nods to the past.
Record setting skydive
Baumgartner made the jump on the 65th anniversary of Chuck Yeager's flight, the first to break the sound barrier.
Endeavour's final flight
Several days later, Endeavour traversed Los Angeles city streets from LAX to the California Science Center, as tens of thousands of spectators gathered to watch the 2 mph crawl.
"It is so impressive, I actually tear up every time I see it," Susan Garcia, the museum's membership manager, said before the shuttle exhibit opened Oct. 31. "It's an emotional experience. There is such a personal connection people have made to Endeavour."
A new center is planned for the shuttle's permanent display, to be built by 2017.
Celebrating Voyager
- In September, NASA and JPL celebrated the 35th anniversary of the twin Voyager probes' launch, looking back at their visits to the solar system's four gas giants, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus and Neptune.
A few months later, scientists announced that Voyager 1 had ventured into a newly discovered layer of the solar system as it pushed farther than any other man-made spacecraft, moving ever closer to interstellar space.
Notable deaths
- The space community also said goodbye to two pioneers: Sally Ride, the first American woman in space, died on July 23. Neil Armstrong, the first human to set foot on the moon, died on Aug. 25.
Another notable death was someone who never made any scientific accomplishments, but shaped much of the conversation. Los Angeles-based science fiction author Ray Bradbury died on June 5, before he had a chance to see Curiosity's landing.
NASA honored him by naming the rover's touchdown spot Bradbury Landing.
Staff Writer Muhammed El-Hasan contributed to this story.


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Every week there's a lot happening on the WTA - on the court, off the court, by the numbers, even a few tweets... catch up on it all in this week's WTA Diary.
The Fanatics in the Ken Rosewall Arena on Monday evening may not have got the result they were after, but they were certainly not left short changed for entertainment. Aussie favorite Samantha Stosur has not had the best of times on home soil in recent years, but when she saved a match point in the second set tie-break and then forged ahead in the decider against Zheng Jie, it looked like her luck was about to change.
It was not to be. Zheng failed to stick to the script, taking five of the last six games to eke out a 63 67(7) 64 victory. Catch the best bits from this and all the other first round matches on our new video player.
Welcome Back
Prior to her first round match alongside Anastasia Rodionova in Auckland, Cara Black hadn't played any competitive tennis since Wimbledon 2011. Not that you could tell. In her first tournament back, Black, with her eight-month-old son, Lachlan Alexander Stephens, watching on, picked up the 55th doubles title of her career.
Last week also saw Shenzhen make its bow as a WTA stop-off. To the delight of the home fans, Li Na took home the title, but the performance of the week came from Peng Shuai, who managed to retain her usual cheery demeanor in the autograph booth despite the advances of a nightmare-inducing giant orange bear.
Quote Of The Week
Serena Williams may be on top of her game at the moment, but she's not feeling like fun time Serena any more.
"I'm really boring now. I used to be fun. For a fun time, call Serena," Serena said during her title run in Brisbane last week. "Now for a fun time, do not call me - I don't know what happened to me," she said. "I think I just got older and I realized I can't be that fun girl for the rest of my life. I think that's pretty much what it is. I could be the oldest No.1. I don't know how that goes with the funnest."
APPy New Year From The Williams Sisters
Serena may not feel like a youngster, but she's still the WTA queen of cool. So cool, in fact, that Apple chose her and sister Venus to star in the advert for its new 'Do Not Disturb' app. The advert premiered on January 1 and you can check it out here.
Get Well Soon
The tennis gods have not been smiling on Andrea Petkovic in recent times. After missing virtually all of 2012 due to back and ankle injuries, the WTA's favorite twinkle-toed German is now going to miss another two months after undergoing surgery to repair the torn meniscus in her right knee suffered whilst on Hopman Cup duty for her country last week.
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Eating cake and watching Interpol concert on TV. Hospital isn't too bad after all. And lips and botox face turned out fine btw.


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Tennessee Census
Portal:United States Census >Tennessee
The following censuses for Tennessee are available:
1790 and earlier:
For the area that is now Tennessee, but was part of North Carolina until 1790:
- Fulcher, Richard C. 1770–1790 Census of the Cumberland Settlements: Davidson, Sumner and Tennessee Counties (in what is now Tennessee). Baltimore, Maryland: Genealogical Publishing, 1987. (Family History Library book 976.8 X2f.)
- McGhee, Lucy Kate. Partial Census of 1787 to 1791 of Tennessee as Taken from the North Carolina Land Grants. Salt Lake City, Utah: Genealogical Society of Utah, 1990. (Family History Library films 1728882 item 4: parts 1 and 2; 1683130 item 3: part 3).
1810–1880: All Federal censuses are available for Tennessee, with the following exceptions:
1810: Only the Rutherford County census survived.
1820: Only the censuses for Middle and West Tennessee survived. [1]
1850 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person's residence and age in 1850, birthplace, occupation, other family members, and neighbors.
1860 United States Census—A free Internet index and images to the 1860 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. This index includes every name listed on the census and is linked to an image including information about each person's residence and age in 1860, birthplace, occupation, other family members, whether married or single, and neighbors.
1870 United States Census---A free internet index and images can be viewed on FamilySearch Record Pilot site. This index includes the full name, age, sex, race, birthplace, occupation, month if born in census year, month if married in census year, birth place of father and mother, if born in a foreign country.
1880 United States Census– A Free Internet Index and Images to the US Census can be viewed on the Family Search Record Pilot – Pilot Site. This index includes an every name index to population schedules listing inhabitants. It includes the full name, race, sex, age, birth month (if born during the previous year), relationship to head of household, whether married, single or divorced, whether married during the previous year, country or state of birth of each person and his parent's, occupation and street address and house number.
1890: Destroyed except for the Union veterans schedule.
A reconstructed 1890 federal census index using tax lists is at the Memphis/Shelby County Public Library.
1900 Federal Census - A free Internet index and images to the 1900 United States Census can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search – Pilot Site. Important additions to this census are month and year of birth of each household member, number of years married for each married person, number of children born to each mother and the number of those still living, year of immigration, and number of years in the United States. 1900–1930: All Federal censuses are available for Tennessee.
1940–present: Have not been released to the public.
Historical Background
The area now comprising Tennessee was part of North Carolina until 1790.
If possible, use online indexes first. Use other indexes if the ancestor was not found.
1810–1930: All existing federal census records for Tennessee have every name indexes online at www.ancestry.com ($$).
1810–1850; 1870; [***other years]: Indexed online at www.heritagequestonline.com.
Statewide book indexes exist for Tennessee for the following years:
1810–1840: The books index the head of each household.
1850–1890, 1910: Books usually index the first person listed in the census—usually the father or head of the house. The Indexes also include the first person by any other surname listed in the household.
County indexes: Do a Place Search for for the county in the Family History Library Catalog, and choose from selections under Census.
All years available at the Family History Library. Do a Place Search for Tennessee and choose from the Census options.
There is a SOUNDEX (phonetic) index on microfilm for part of the 1880 census and all of the 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 censuses.
The 1910 Soundex is in two parts: 1 - Cities (Chattanooga, Knoxville, Memphis, and Nashville) and 2 - The rest of the state. Search both soundexes, if not found in the one you expected.
Research Aids
Maps show the many boundary changes over the years. One publication that shows counties as they existed when Federal censuses were taken is:
- Thorndale and Dollarhide's Map Guide to the U.S. Federal Censuses, 1790–1920. Tennessee is represented on pages 314–325.
Special Censuses
In addition to the "population schedules," the Federal government took other schedules, sometimes called "non-population schedules." These include:
Agricultural schedules: Few are at the Family History Library, with the following exception:
- Marshall County, Tennessee Agricultural schedule, 1857. Nashville, Tennessee: State Library and Archives (Family History Library film 977522). This record is arranged by districts within Marshall County and then alphabetically by surname.
Slave schedules: Taken with the 1850 and 1860 censuses, list the names of slave owners but seldom list the names of the slaves. The numbers of slaves, whether male or female, and the slaves' age-ranges are given. Tennessee slave schedules at the Family History Library are cataloged with the population schedules.
Slaves who died during the twelve months before the 1850 and 1860 censuses were taken (30 June 1850 and 30 June 1860) are included in the mortality schedules.
Mortality Schedules (1850–1880): Mortality schedules list persons who died during the twelve months before the 1850–1880 Federal censuses were taken.
They provide the month and cause of death and the number of days ill for each deceased person, in addition to the same information provided in the regular census schedules for the living. The Tennessee State Archives has these schedules, and the Family History Library has copies:
- United States. Bureau of the Census. Federal Mortality Census Schedules and Related Indexes: Tennessee; 1850–1860
- Tennessee Mortality Schedules. Nashville, Tennessee: Byron Sistler and Associates, 1984. (Family History Library book 976.8 X2t; film 1697901 item 5.) This record covers the census years 1850–1860 and 1880 in a combined format.
1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules—A free Internet index and images to the 1850 United States Census Mortality Schedules can be viewed on the FamilySearch Record Search - Pilot Site. Mortality schedules provided nationwide death statistics for the twelve months prior to the 1850 census. Key genealogical facts found on the 1850 mortality schedule are: Name, age, sex, color, married or widowed, birthplace, month of death, occupation, cause of death.
Veterans Schedules (1840 and 1890): The 1840 Federal Census included a list of Revolutionary War veterans, and the 1890 census included Civil War veterans. A book with the actual 1840 census information is:
- A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service: With Their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington DC: Printed by Blair and Rives, 1841. (Family History Library book 973 X2pc 1840; film 1064759 item 3.)
The following indexes these veterans for all states:
- A General Index to a Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Service, 1840. Baltimore, Maryland.: Genealogical Publishing Company, 1965. (Family History Library book 973 X2pc 1965 index; fiche 6046771; film 899835 items 1–2.)
For the 1890 census of Tennessee Union Army veterans of the Civil War, see:
- United States Census Office. 11th Census, 1890. Schedules Enumerating Union Veterans and Widows of Union Veterans of the Civil War. National Archives Microfilm Publications, M0123. Washington, DC: National Archives, 1948 (Family History Library films 338254–57). Some Confederate veterans are included.
For an index to the 1890 veterans schedules see:
- Jackson, Ronald Vern. Tennessee 1890 Census Index. Salt Lake City, Utah: Accelerated Indexing Systems, 1990. (Family History Library book 976.8 X2j 1890.)
A resource for finding Tennesseans in Texas during the 1890 Civil War Veterans census is:
- 1890 Civil War Veterans Census, Tennesseans in Texas. Evanston, Illinois: n.p., 1978. (Family History Library book 976.4 X2e 1890; fiche 6087374.)
State Censuses
At times the state, county, or city may have a census taken for various reasons. The Family History Library has copies of a few censuses taken in Tennessee:
- Reed, Sue S. Enumeration of Male Inhabitants of Twenty-one Years of Age and Upward, Citizens of Tennessee, January 1, 1891, as Provided for by an Act of General Assembly of Tennessee, Passed January 15, 1891, and Approved January 22, 1891. Houston, Texas: S.S. Reed, 1989. (Family History Library book 976.8 X2r 1891). Each of the eight volumes in the record is individually indexed for the counties listed. All counties not included in this work are on microfilm at the Tennessee State Library and Archives.
- Memphis, Tennessee Census, 1869 (3rd Ward), 1897. Nashville, Tennessee: Tennessee State Library and Archives (Family History Library film 375237 item 3: contains 1869, item 6: contains 1897).
Territorial Censuses
None exist, since Tennessee was included in North Carolina until 1790 and was never a territory.
Web Sites
Ancestry ($$): http://www.ancestry.com
Heritage Quest Online: http://www.heritagequestonline.com
Census Online: http://www.census-online.com/links/TN/
Genealogy Today: http://dir.genealogytoday.com/usa/tn/census.html
Access Genealogy: http://www.accessgenealogy.com/census/tennessee.htm
Tennessee State Library and Archives: http://www.state.tn.us/tsla/
National Archives: http://www.archives.gov/
Mortality Schedules: http://mortalityschedules.com/
Tennessee Research Outline. Salt Lake City, Utah: Intellectual Reserve, Inc., Family History Department, 1998, 2001.


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Gov. Corbett's poll numbers are in a slump
Pennsylvania Governor Tom Corbett's mid-term approval rating is the lowest it's been since last June.
A Quinnipiac University poll finds 42 percent of polled registered voters disapprove of the way the governor is handling his job, while 36 percent approve of his efforts.
Tim Malloy, with the university's polling institute, says 51 percent of respondents say Corbett shouldn't get a second term.
"By nearly a two-to-one margin, Pennsylvanians do not want him to be re-elected," said Malloy. "We didn't poll why, but those are just the numbers. But he's kind of done a roller coaster for the last six months or so, but these are discouraging numbers."
The survey did not ask about Corbett's chances against other candidates in the 2014 gubernatorial election.
Only one Democrat has made a formal bid for the seat — former state Department of Environmental Protection secretary John Hanger.
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Among the expansive selection of light bulbs on the shelves of Los Altos Hardware, shoppers can find halogen, compact fluorescent lamps (CFL) and light-emitting diodes (LED) models. Missing from the bevy of boxes are incandescent bulbs, the dominant household lighting choice since Thomas Edison introduced his innovation in the late 1800s.
"Some people aren't happy with it, but they don't have a choice," said in-store lighting expert Emerson Oliva of the disappearance of incandescent bulbs from shelves since 2012.
With the federal government mandated phase-out of 40- to 60-watt A19 incandescent bulbs this year under the Energy Independence and Security Act of 2007, consumers will have no choice but to find alternatives. Effective Jan. 1, manufacturers are prohibited from shipping A19 bulbs to stores, leaving retailers like Los Altos Hardware with a stockpile of only approximately 20 boxes.
A step ahead of the process, Oliva noted that the store began educating customers about the switch several years ago and tested various lighting types in-store for customers to examine. With variances in color, temperature and even the quality of engineering by bulb type and manufacturer, selecting the right bulb replacement can be challenging.
Shedding light on new regulations
A crowd gathered at the Los Altos main library last week for an illuminating GreenTown Los Altos-sponsored conversation on the new lighting landscape from Los Gatos designer Tal Mashhadian.
"Old light bulbs (incandescents) are like a dial phone and new LEDs are like a smartphone," Mashhadian said, alluding to the fact that new CFLs and LEDs offer consumers not only more choices, but also more room for confusion.
Instead of judging a bulb by the number of watts on the package, consumers should measure output by lumen, Mashhadian suggested. Lumens are used to measure the amount of visible light that a source emits.
New lighting sources are significantly more energy efficient and take less power to produce the same quantity of light as their predecessors.
For example, a 40-watt incandescent-halogen light, a 15-watt CFL and a 12-watt LED produce the same amount of light as a traditional 60-watt incandescent bulbs with 25-80 percent less energy, according to the U.S. Department of Energy.
Although Mashhadian believes that consumers can "change out 90 percent of bulbs in-house without knowing the difference," he added that the specifications on the box aren't always accurate and it's best to test them in person before purchasing.
Los Altos Hardware's Oliva echoed the sentiment.
"Not all LED lights are the same," he said. "It's important to research the brand and model when shopping."
Although the new bulbs offer cost savings over the long run, the sticker price on the new bulbs is significantly higher. A traditional incandescent bulb sold for $1.50 per bulb; the starting prices for new bulbs at Los Altos Hardware are $2.75 per bulb for a halogen bulb, $7.99 for a CFL and $35 for an LED.
Some consumers may be tempted simply to find the lowest-priced bulb on the shelf to save money. Oliva advised against automatically selecting the least expensive model, noting that some manufacturers create a cheap alternative to pricier models of the same bulb. As lower-cost bulbs often produce less accurate color and don't last as long, Oliva and the team at Los Altos Hardware hand select the bulbs they sell in-store.
Although recycling light bulbs is already commonplace, it is particularly important for consumers to recycle new CFLs because they contain mercury. If packaged in a clear Zip-loc bag and placed on top of their blue recycling container, Mission Trail Waste System offers curbside pickup for Los Altos residents. Alternately, residents can bring their bulbs to Los Altos Hardware, 441 First St., or House of Lamps, 343 Main St., for recycling.
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A PRIMARY school in Blackburn is urging people to 'shop' vandals who have smashed up its main entrance.
Since the £7million St Silas Primary School reopened in Clematis Street in April, a piece of toughened, double glazed glass measuring 10ft by 5ft, has been smashed four times.
The latest incident happened overnight between 6pm Tuesday and 7.50am on Wednesday.
Sam Patel, school business manager, said: "This is the fourth time it's happened and it's very frustrating.
"We are worried about the safety of our children and the residents walking past broken glass.
"It's a big piece of glass and we believe that it's taken some force to break. In the past, the police have told us it's been done with a metal bolt and it's likely to be someone stood on the road, or driving past in a car.
"It costs £500 to replace the window each time, and so that's now a total of £2,000.
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The damage has not affected the running of the school, which is looking at improving security at the entrance.
PCSO Matt Mason, of the Corporation Park and Revidge Neighbourhood Policing Team, said: "Because this is a new school, the windows are very expensive and it's causing problems at the school.
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PHOENIX -- A.J. Pollock came into Wednesday's game riding an 0-for-14 streak at the plate.
But the D-backs rookie outfielder wasn't about to change anything.
"You do everything right and you don't get any hits, and you change something and you're doing everything wrong and not getting hits," Pollock said. "I just had to keep reminding myself, 'You've lined out a bunch of times and it's baseball.'"
Pollock's approach paid dividends, as he slugged a pair of home runs to help lead the D-backs past the Pirates, 10-2, at Chase Field.
With the win, the D-backs (6-3) managed to avoid a sweep.
Pollock, who made the team after outfielders Cody Ross and Adam Eaton were forced to start the year on the disabled list, went 3-for-5 with four RBIs. He also made a diving catch in center in the first inning and stole a base.
"We got some balls in some spots we didn't want to," Pirates manager Clint Hurdle said. "He's in the big leagues, you make mistakes to a high-ball hitter, all the pitches were up. And, basically, he's one ball off the barrel from hitting three home runs. A day he'll darn sure remember for a long time."
Despite his struggles at the plate recently, Gibson played a hunch and put the right-handed-hitting Pollock in the No. 2 spot against left-hander Jonathan Sanchez.
"He's better on lefties than he is righties," Gibson said.
There were signs in the first inning that this could be Pollock's day, as well as his team's.
In the top half of the inning Pollock made a diving catch in center and Gerardo Parra made a sliding grab in right for the final two outs as the Pirates stranded a runner on second.
Then in the bottom of the first, after Pollock had doubled, he broke for third on a stolen-base attempt. But he left a bit too early, and Sanchez was able to step off the rubber. He should have had Pollock out at third, but Sanchez rushed his throw and it sailed past third baseman Josh Harrison and Pollock scampered home with the first of a three-run first.
"I was trying to time him up," Pollock said. "I probably hit it a little bit too early and I'm sure the middle infielders said something because I'm pretty sure he was going to the plate if I didn't go that early. So I caught a break and thought maybe it might be my day today after that."
Said Gibson, "He got a little lucky on the stolen base, but you have to give him credit, a lot of guys stop there, you have to pressure the guy and make him make a good throw and Sanchez threw it away. That was also a good sign for us early in the game."
The D-backs scored another three runs in the second, all on Pollock's first homer.
"Just trying to be a good competitor out there and I felt good," Pollock said. "I can't speak for the results, I never really concentrate on the results, but they were there today."
Pollock led off the fourth with his second homer of the game, as the D-backs went on to score four runs in the inning.
It was the first multi-home run game for Pollock since his collegiate days at Notre Dame. He hit two home runs in 81 at-bats last year for the D-backs.
"For me hitting home runs, I don't think it's about power, it's more about how to hit the ball correctly and your approach at the plate," Pollock said. "It's more about getting the right pitch and taking the right swing in the right count."
While the D-backs were scoring runs, starter Wade Miley was keeping the Pittsburgh hitters in check.
"Threw the ball great," Gibson said. "Moved it in and out good, had a good slider, a good changeup."
It was the second straight outstanding outing by Miley, who allowed five hits and two runs over 6 2/3 innings. In his first start of the year against the Brewers, Miley went six innings and allowed one run.
"The defense was great, the offense was even better," Miley said. "I just tried to get us back up there as fast as I could. Just want to get the offense back on the field."
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This is a video game that lets you use a real guitar and kinda sorta teaches you how to play along with songs selected by the game makers.
I was flirting with learning how to play some guitar for a long time and I wanted to share what this game did and didn't do for me.
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get more stamina in my hand and fingers (most important thing the game helped me with)
get better at 2 and 3 finger power chords
think about playing without looking at the guitar
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want to learn more songs
Did not help me...
learn songs note-for-note*
develop sense of rhythm
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Walk into the doors of Elsewhere Vintage in Orange and take a step back into the glamorous 1920s. From the ragtime music to the decorative hats and fluffy petticoats, this antique shop has taken no shortcuts in transforming itself into a tiny time capsule.
Since opening Elsewhere Vintage in Old Town Orange on Olive Street four years ago, owner Kristine Houston has relocated her shop and opened two spin-off stores, Lost and Found and Joy Ride Vintage for Men.
All three shops are located next door to each other on West Chapman Avenue and Olive Street so Houston can scurry from store to store, overseeing each one.
"We really needed the space and we have such specific clienteles for each store," manager and buyer for Elsewhere, Kalli Noel said. "The men's store is high end and it has a lot of smalls (undergarments), some oddities and other things that we couldn't carry before we expanded."
To meet the needs of the mainstream vintage shopper, Lost and Found carries styles from the '70s, '80s and '90s, which are not as rare and are more affordable.
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With the help of the staff at Elsewhere, shoppers can mix vintage styles into their modern wardrobes. Every employee is knowledgeable of all products and each item has a price tag attached with the description of the clothing and what time period it came from.
"It's so easy to mix it with your modern wardrobe too and that's what we really try to do here; show people how to wear things without looking like you are wearing a costume," Noel said. "We want to find everything good homes and I think that's what makes us unique."
Elsewhere Vintage, Lost and Found or Joy Ride Vintage for Men is any vintage junkie's heaven.
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|Implementation of a Third Generation Sentinel Surveillance Approach Among Men Who Have Sex With Men at High Risk for HIV, Type-1 Acquisition in the Andean Region
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The governments of Peru and Ecuador signed an agreement with the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis, and Malaria to help guarantee comprehensive quality of care to people living with HIV, including access to antiretrovirals (ARVs). Current methods of surveillance are inadequate in estimating the true burden of disease. Broad access to ARVs in countries without regular drug resistance testing can also cause rapid development of ARV resistance. By establishing a more sophisticated surveillance system able to capture HIV incidence, prevalence, patterns of HIV resistance, and genetic variability of viral strains, Peru and Ecuador will be better equipped to monitor the HIV epidemic, develop personalized prevention and control measures, and track patterns of HIV resistance among infected patients. This study will estimate the incidence of HIV, syphilis, and herpes simplex virus 2 (HSV-2) among MSM in Peru and Ecuador, as well as examine the number and variability of ARV-resistant HIV strains.
This study will last about 2 weeks. Medical history, a physical exam, an HIV rapid test, and HIV pre- and post-test counseling will occur at study entry. Those who test HIV positive will be asked to return to the test site in about 2 weeks to receive confirmatory test results. Patients confirmed to be infected with HIV will be referred to HIV treatment clinics in their area.
At study entry, participants will also undergo a syphilis test. Those who test positive for syphilis will receive same-day treatment at the clinic and be asked to return during Week 1 and 2 to complete treatment for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) according to local guidelines. STD treatment will not be provided by the study. Those who test negative to both the HIV rapid test and the syphilis test at screening will not participate in any more study visits. Patients who consent to having samples stored for further investigations will also have their samples tested for HSV-2 infection following completion of the study.
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- HIV uninfected or unaware of HIV infection status
- Male at birth
- Report having anal intercourse, either insertive or receptive, with another man 6 months prior to study entry
- Living in one of the participating study cities at time of study entry
Self-report at least one of the following behaviors:
- No condom use during the last receptive or insertive anal intercourse
- Receptive or insertive anal intercourse with more than five sex partners 6 months prior to study entry
- Exchange of money, gifts, drugs, or shelter for sex 6 months prior to study entry
- STD symptoms 6 months prior to study entry
- Inconsistent condom use with an HIV infected sex partner 6 months prior to study entry
Exclusion Criteria:
- HIV infected
- Unwilling to participate in HIV screening
- Any psychiatric or mental condition that may interfere with the study
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|Lima, Peru
|Policlinico Daniel Alcides Carrión CIPRA CRS
|Lima, Peru
|Asoc. de Servicios Generales de Salud y Educación CIPRA CRS
|Sullana, Peru
|Study Chair:
|Juan Guanira, MD, MPH
|Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru
|Principal Investigator:
|Jorge Sanchez, MD, MPH
|Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru
|Principal Investigator:
|Javier R. Lama, MD, MPH
|Asociación Civil Impacta Salud y Educación, Lima, Peru
|Responsible Party:
|National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID)
|ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
|NCT00279331 History of Changes
|Other Study ID Numbers:
Project 3B
10408 ( Registry Identifier: DAIDS ES )
|Study First Received:
|January 18, 2006
|Last Updated:
|September 20, 2013
Keywords provided by National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID):
HIV Seronegativity
Men who have Sex with Men
Drug resistance, viral
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Lentivirus Infections
Retroviridae Infections
RNA Virus Infections
Virus Diseases
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral
Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
Immune System Diseases
Slow Virus Diseases
Genital Diseases, Male
Genital Diseases, Female
Treponemal Infections
Gram-Negative Bacterial Infections
Bacterial Infections
Spirochaetales Infections
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VIERA, Fla. -- Nationals right-hander Jordan Zimmermann had another solid outing in a 9-3 victory over the Braves in a seven-inning, rain-shortened game at Space Coast Stadium on Sunday afternoon.
Zimmermann lasted six innings, allowing three runs (one earned) on six hits, while striking out four and walking three. The game was so windy that the right-hander wasn't able to throw his curveball and slider. At game time, the wind was blowing at 20 miles per hour -- and Zimmermann felt like he was on a ship in rough waters.
"I felt good. The fastball was good, the changeup was good today," Zimmermann said. "Obviously, throwing the curveball and slider in this wind is not good -- not the ideal conditions for that. So I stuck with the fastball and changeup, mostly.
"I left the fastball down in the zone. I got a lot of ground balls. The Braves didn't hit many hard hit balls, which is definitely good."
Zimmermann's last game of the spring will be Friday against the Yankees at Nationals Park. He is ready for the season to start.
"The fastball is where I wanted it, and the changeup has come a long way," said Zimmermann. "I feel I can throw it at any time. If I need to work on anything, it would be the changeup a little bit more."
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Updated from 1:05 p.m. to include Icahn filing and closing share prices. NEW YORK ( TheStreet) -- Carl Icahn may be breaking new ground in the world of mergers and acquisitions when it comes to his proposal to trump a $13.65 a share offer for Dell ( DELL) arranged by Silver Lake Partners and company founder Michael Dell. Instead of a management buyout or a private equity buyout, Icahn is offering a shareholder buyout, of sorts. A new proposal offered by Icahn seeks to pay a $12 a share cash dividend to Dell shareholders and give them about $1.65 a share in Dell's remaining stock. Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, two top Dell Shareholders, will opt out of the cash dividend and instead take the $12 payment in Dell shares priced at $1.65. Current shareholders will have the ability to either take the cash dividend or additional shares under Icahn's proposal, which does not constitute a formal offer for the company. Were Dell to eventually agree to Icahn's proposal as it stands, the deal will look like a leveraged recapitalization of the company for shareholders who take the $12 cash dividend that Icahn plans to finance using $5.2 billion in debt, Dell's cash stockpile and other unutilized assets. For Icahn and Southeastern Asset Management, the deal will look more like a shareholder buyout given their dramatically increasing stake in Dell. Late on Monday, Icahn proposed himself and five nominees to Dell's board of directors, while Southeastern proposed six nominees, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Icahn and Southeastern said in a Friday proposal that they hold about 13% of Dell's outstanding shares and expect at least 20% of Dell shareholders in total to take Dell shares instead of the stock dividend. According to the proposal, investors opting for Dell shares over the dividend would get about 7.3 Dell shares priced at $1.65 for each current share. They would also retain their existing Dell shares, but priced at $1.65. Were the deal to meet expectations outlined in the Friday proposal, the Icahn-Southeastern "consortium" is likely to hold a controlling stake in Dell's remaining publicly traded shares. The Dell deal would also look like a shareholder buyout, a novel act of financial engineering that could be the most imaginative of Icahn's career. In recent proposals for Clorox ( CLX), Lions Gate Films ( LGF) and Commercial Metals ( CMC), Icahn has held out "tender offers" to buy out those companies' shareholders at a fixed price, in offers that are similar to the average private equity buyout. Friday's proposal is closest to Icahn's 2012 campaign for CVR Energy ( CVI), which remains publicly traded after the activist won a $30 a share tender offer for control of the company, but scrapped a plan to take it private in August. Distributing Dell's unutilized cash on a leveraged basis and taking a far larger stake in the company, however, would be new ground for Icahn beyond his infamous activist campaigns and hostile tender offers. At face value, Friday's proposal also may be the most earnest proposal yet to turn Dell around and recoup years of declining share prices. The Icahn proposal gives all shareholders a continued stake in Dell's turnaround, while it even allows investors the ability to double down. More importantly, the proposal seeks to make full use of Dell's unused cash and its balance sheet. That contrasts to the debt-laden $24.4 billion takeover that Silver Lake and Michael Dell have offered shareholders. In the Silver Lake offer, which has already been agreed by Dell's board of directors, Dell shareholders get no remaining stake in the company. Meanwhile, Dell's near $13 billion in unused cash will help to finance the take-private deal. That cash belongs to existing Dell shareholders and not potential private equity and management buyers. Icahn's proposal makes far more effort in returning Dell's cash to shareholders, while also giving investors the ability to benefit from the company's resilient earnings figures and a nascent tech services business. Still, some analysts expect Dell shareholders to favor the certainty of Silver Lake's cash takeover offer even if Icahn's proposal could net a higher share price. "Overall, we think it adds some pressure on Silver Lake to raise its bid but still see the acceptance of the $13.65 bid as the most likely outcome," wrote Peter Misek, a Jefferies analyst, in a Monday note to clients. Still, Misek calculated a $13.95-to-$20.68 a share value for Dell in Icahn's proposal, given the company's projected earnings per share of 50 cents to 89 cents. Icahn indicated on Friday Jefferies could arrange about $1.6 billion in financing for his proposal. Dell shares closed Monday trading up 7 cents to $13.52, slightly below Silver Lake's formal takeover offer. Shares reached as high as $14.50 earlier in 2013 amid a frenzy of takeover proposals that's since cooled.
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As I mentioned in my gluten free update, I entered a bake off contest at my local vegetarian organization's monthly potluck. I realized as the potluck began that my food choices were a lot more limited than others and unfortunately I was one of the last in line so my choices were even more limited since many food options were gone by the time I got to them. Luckily, people are really good at including a recipe card with the ingredients so sorting out what I could and could not eat was fairly easy.
There were about 80 people in attendance and 15 entries in the bake off to be voted on including my Cheesecake Cherries Brownies. There was a panel of judges to decide on winners for the categories best tasting, most original, and healthiest treats. Then, all 80 people in the crowd got to try the entries and vote for their favorite. I was announced as the winner for the most original recipe and I also got the most votes! The people voting my gluten free recipe as their favorite was so rewarding.
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Dec 18, 2011
Lighting Up the Long Dark Nights...
24 comments:
- Kathy said...
What a lovely idea! Looks charming! I hope you have a blessed week,
- December 18, 2011 at 5:19 PM
- ♥ Sonny ♥ said...
what a fabulous idea.. I have 2 bird cages on the wall in my living room and I had no clue what to do with them.. Now I do...
Please consider my copying you the highest compliment.
- December 18, 2011 at 5:41 PM
- Rosemary@villabarnes said...
That's a beautiful way to light it up.
- December 18, 2011 at 6:01 PM
- Audrey said...
Love the lights in the birdcage. I have a big one and that is just what it needs. Thanks for sharing the idea. Heading in there right now to add the lights.
Audrey Z. Timeless Treasures.
- December 18, 2011 at 6:12 PM
- Lori said...
awesome idea! Looks so warm and cozy!
- December 18, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Pam - diy Design Fanatic said...
I love the teal lights in your bird cage! Great idea!
- December 18, 2011 at 6:30 PM
- Heaven's Walk said...
That is soooo pretty, Bella! You're so creative in thinking outside the "cage". lol!
xoxo laurie
- December 18, 2011 at 6:48 PM
- Lavender Cottage said...
Hi Bella
Great idea to put tea lights in your bird cage. Your home is stunning for the holidays again this year.
Merry Christmas.
- December 18, 2011 at 6:53 PM
- The Corson Cottage said...
Very cute! Love your garland.
- December 18, 2011 at 7:33 PM
- Shelia said...
Hi Bella and what a great idea! The glow is so pretty!
Be a sweetie,
Shelia ;)
- December 18, 2011 at 7:38 PM
- Jacqueline~Cabin and Cottage said...
Love the candles in your cage! It gives a dreamy light. I'm so excited about the longest night because things start going the other way again! We woke up to a dark morning with frost on everything. Headed to warmer weather!
- December 18, 2011 at 8:05 PM
- Pam@OurAdventuresInHomeImprovement said...
What a fun way to add some light to your space! I love the birdcage and the tea lights are icing on the cake.
Happy Holidays!
- December 18, 2011 at 8:19 PM
- Cindy said...
Goodness gracious, everything you do is enchanting! Love the little lites in the the birdhouse, why didn't i think of that, and why don't i have a birdhouse!
- December 18, 2011 at 8:34 PM
- Cottage and Broome said...
What a great idea, so cute. Nothing beats beautiful glowing candles, have a great holiday, Laura
- December 18, 2011 at 9:32 PM
- FRENCH LAUNDRY said...
Oh Bella, it is a beautiful display.
- December 18, 2011 at 10:24 PM
- Ann@A Sentimental Life said...
what a great idea. I love sitting with all the lights off except the christmas tree and garlands.
- December 19, 2011 at 6:12 AM
- Just this... Alice said...
Hope you don't mind if I use your idea and bring out my bird cage and put some candles in it. This would add a nice ambience to the porch.
- December 19, 2011 at 7:12 AM
- Marydon said...
Spectacular idea & so romantic & eleagnt, Bella.
septic overflow,
Merry Christmas
- December 19, 2011 at 7:37 AM
- Bernideen said...
Looking very sweet here!
- December 19, 2011 at 3:21 PM
- Cindy said...
Your birdcage lamp is very pretty! It is so nice to have the lovely glow on these long nights. I love it.
Hugs, Cindy
- December 19, 2011 at 3:41 PM
- Angie said...
Your birdcage looks absolutely gorgeous filled with candlelight!
Thanks so much for sharing at Knick of Time Tuesday!
Angie @ Knick of Time
- December 19, 2011 at 10:18 PM
- Ivy and Elephants said...
Bella not only is your birdcage absolutely gorgeous, but this is such a fabulous idea. I would love for you to share this awesome post at our What's It Wednesday link party. Hope you can join us.
- December 20, 2011 at 12:19 PM
- Beth said...
Love the candles in the birdcage! It's beautiful, Bella. You are a very creative and classy lady. Merry Christmas to you!
Hugs, Beth
- December 20, 2011 at 4:33 PM
- kelly said...
A lovely idea, Bella. I am going to take a look at those Victorian Christmas Crackers too.
- December 20, 2011 at 8:14 PM