Ask the master gardeners
Q: I want to bring color into the house during the winter months. Can you suggest a few good blooming houseplants?
A: Depending on the light, humidity and temperature levels in your home, you have many plants to choose from. Here are just a few.
African violets bloom all year and come in a variety of colors.
Tags: Winter, Winter Windowsills
If youre in an apartment building and inherited a sturdy but ugly metal security door, you may find it something of an eyesore. You could try hiding it with some of the full-sized prints from Sensunels.
Designed by famous designer Karim Rashid, these door decals can spruce up ugly doors or simply improve boring ones, offering a bit of life to your office space or drab rooms in the house.
Head over to the designers site to browse through a gallery of colorful and creative options.
Tags: Security, Security Doors
On Wednesday night I had the pleasure of being asked to join the 3rd Thetford Beaver colony for their weekly gathering, this weeks fun filled evening was to learn First Aid. The reason for my invitation was that Anglian Home Improvements had donated some of our obsolete bandages which are no longer within their use by date for their lesson. Normally these items would be disposed of, but as they are otherwise in perfect condition, we have donated these to the 3rd Thetford Beaver’s for their First Aid training evenings.
Now if you’re not familiar with modern Scouting, the Beavers are the youngest members of the Scout Association, aged approx 6 to 8 yrs old.
Tags: Beaver Colony, Colony, Thetford Beaver, Thetford Beaver Colony
LOS ANGELES — Tahlula started life as a victim of bad breeding and will end it as a victim of arthritis.
The Rottweiler had hip dysplasia and ruptured knee ligaments when she was adopted in 2006 at age 4. Ligament surgery followed, then a diagnosis of a dislocated spinal disc and arthritis so bad that the dog would cry in pain and sometimes stumble and fall. Her owner, Lea Jaratz of Cleveland, wondered at times if she was putting her through unnecessary pain and should be putting her down instead.
But after trying assorted therapies, Jaratz hit on a combination of an over-the-counter supplement, glucosamine, and a prescription drug, Tramadol, that seemed to help.
While arthritis in dogs and cats is not curable, it is treatable, and pet owners should experiment with medicines, therapies and lifestyle changes until they find an approach that eases the pain and inflammation, said Dr.
Tags: Arthritis, Arthritis No
This moving wall house designed by Olson Kundig Architects is a great escape offering privacy when you need it, and openness when you want it. We love the idea of this wood cabin design on San Juan Island in Washington State; a compact cottage with the most unusual feature – timber walls that fold up for privacy, and fold down to reveal a glass wall house with breathtaking views in every direction of the surrounding countryside. Inside, a fireplace feature at the center of the home is an instant hotspot in this small but sweet book nook – a cozy place to escape busy city life with only your thoughts and your favorite reading. Read full post…
Tags: Moving Wall, Moving Wall House, Openness, Wall House
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