"It seems like they are LOOKING for reasons to me." That's exactly what I meant! NOT to imply that you aren't model tennants, because I didn't believe that for a minute. Sometimes it's personal, but more often (I think), there's a financial motive. "Another guess is they are trying to get rid of all the Non-Hud tenants. She has been getting rid of all the working families and all she has been moving back in is government assissted families. We think they may be trying to turn this place into Government housing." NOW I think you're onto something!... "The Government covers a portion and sometimes all of the rent under section 8 housing." There's some financial advantage to this for the landlord. I don't know much about it, but when we were setting up our TV and couldn't change the channel yet, there was an informercial on about buying up real estate and renting it undeer Section 8 laws, and how you could 'get rich quick' doing that. I wouldn't be at all surprised if that was what Tammy was up to. Is there a decent newspaper anywhere nearby? One with an investigative journalist who might be willing to do some digging in exchange for a juicy story? Because I smell a rat... Or course, you may not want to go to all of that trouble since you were wanting to move anyway. But if that landlord controls a large chunk of the market, you could be in trouble no matter what happens with this particular apartment. And maybe the only way to have any housing security would be to get the government looking into her business. How much effort are you willing to go to? And regardless of the 'right and wrong of it' (easier said than done, I know), what do you want your outcome to be?

Well I'm NOT a blue person. Indoors I have NO blue. My husband doesn't understand this. I have no idea why I feel this way. Outdoors things are different! I have a blue/yellow/white garden bed which I love. Yes, delphineums, catananche, campanulas, baptisia and more, are mixed with trollius, coreopsis moonbeam, peony Claire de Lune and low growing white clematis and aquilegia. It is a big mix and wouldn't be any fun at all without the blue! There are loads of clematis that are purple or blue/purple, but also some very nice blues I think. You do get into the question of "what is blue?" My husband and I think this could well be a male/female issue! Also, by saying a flower is blue, perhaps a catalogue gains more sales? * Posted by: coolbeans (My Page) on Sat, Feb 2, 02 at 13:12 This is my VERY favorite thread, and I totally agree with all those who feel that there is just "something" about blue flowers; they ARE magical, they ARE very special; and they make me happier than any other color flower. Don't know why...I just started a flat full of Bluebird delphinium seeds I saved from my one lonely plant last year. A bunch of them germinated, so now I can't wait to have a huge stand of them! Maybe they won't bloom this year, but maybe they will. And also "true blue" penstemons, I'm trying for the first time. I can't get enough of this precious color. * Posted by: Anne_Marie_Alb (My Page) on Tue, Feb 5, 02 at 17:47 WOW....... Did anyone realize that this thread started almost 5 years ago... on Feb. 15, 1997!!!!! I am amazed it has survived that long. Probably, the oldest thread still on the top page! I wonder if "Clare B" (who started the thread) is still an active member of the Garden Web!!! I personally love blue flowers (I mean blue, and not purple, which I also like). I can't believe how many blue flowers I am starting from seeds this year... and that was just a pure coincidence! I also love RED flowers.. Maybe, I should start a "red flower" thread! I will first check the archives! * Posted by: Clare (My Page) on Thu, Feb 7, 02 at 20:34 Yes, Ann_Marie, I am still here! I will be a bit sad to see this thread fade away when it hits the 100 posts mark. After that, the threads are closed. I don't think I have any true blue flowers still. "Victoria Blue" Salvia is the closest thing. I use it a lot. It is such a heavy, long bloomer, and about one in twenty of them will survive winter here. Just wish I could predict which would survive so that I could save seed from those alone and perhaps work up a more hardy strain. By the way, the Hydrangeas in Memphis, Tennessee are incredible. Some are so saturated blue that I'd have to call them navy. * Posted by: Dswan (My Page) on Sat, Feb 9, 02 at 22:37 I'm going to add to this extremely long thread only because there really is something to true blue. I grow from seed a very difficult plant to propagate called Penstemon cyananthus or Wasatch Penstemon. I cold stratify and plant these every year in hopes of gettting one or two in my garden every year. Absolutely gorgeous. * Posted by: Rosa (My Page) on Mon, Mar 11, 02 at 10:24 Did no one mention Gentians-now those are blue! (along with my favorite penstemson of course-some are indeed blue). * Posted by: pineshade7b ) on Mon, Apr 15, 02 at 11:02 i agree with gloria mc coy. i love blue and green , they are my favorite colors in anything. just look in my house and closets. blue..ocean, blue jeans, my own eyes are blue and my husband's are green. many reasons to answer -why blue. although i do not "hyperventilate" , if i should go into a nursery and ask for a blue -flowering plant and the staff looks down their nose at me, i'll know now that they are only doing it because they think I'M a snob. until i adopted gardening as a serious hobby i had no idea that blue was a "snob" color. i just naturally began to look into flowers in the colors i liked personally. you learn something new everyday. i would have been hurt and confused to walk into a nursery and be looked at like a pariah, what did i say? now i know, thanks clare. * Posted by: DesertGardner (My Page) on Fri, Apr 19, 02 at 12:38 Wow - I never knew there was such a controversy over the color blue in the garden. After reading all the posts, I now understand why some gardeners prefer the color. And I have to say that I've never met any gardeners whom I would consider snobbish. Most of them are really quite down to earth! (if you pardon the expression...) I recently tried planting a red, white and blue flower bed, with 'Victoria Blue' Salvia being my blue color. It's a little too purple and doesn't look right as a "patriotic" design. I will probably tear out the red and white and keep the "blue" (purple) since it seems to like this desert heat. Someone mentioned black flowers, and I remembered seeing black pansies in the most recent Burpee catalog. They're a beautiful velvety black with a spot of yellow in the center. I think I'll plant some this winter, and start an obsession with black flowers! (just kidding Clare...) -Kara [* Posted by: yeona_sky (My Page) on Mon, Jun 24, 02 at 0:37 I just bought a blue poppy and am nervously watching its progress. My success with blues has been an up hill battle, but that hasn't changed my desire to spotlight it in my garden. Why blue?, again it's a passion with me. Clare, I hope you get the last word on this thread, and I hope you understand Why blue, a little better. * Posted by: Duster (My Page) on Wed, Jun 26, 02 at 23:56 I agree with the many others about getting annoyed when purple is referred to as blue. Maybe that's why I take up the cause of truly blue flowers! 99% of my Delphiniums are the true electric blue ones. I'd love one of the Himalayan Poppies but just not right for my little yard. I like the blue flowers, rather than the blue foliage plants. And no, blue is NOT my favorite color - I have nothing blue in my home decor. I just like the uniqueness of the TRUE blue and my stubbornness to get people to stop calling it purple!!!!

So this process is ongoing! I painted the kitchen and living room Manchester tan. Selected a new fabric for the kitchen to do box pleat style valances. Costly but think it will create the clean lines. I like the stationary Roman shades look but would be too costly. Just concerned box pleat is not enough of a flair I want. Could be I’m just stuck in the 80s pouty look. What do you think of this fabric (I love) and box pleat valances and fabric???

Toronto Veterinarian said, ", a personal sense of style that matches the current fashions, and you live in a location with lots of options - then you probably can" I think you're in Toronto, hence your name ??? So you probably have more options than I do in Calgary. ;) Being cheeky here.... Money is a problem: I work retail, I'm not making much $$ but I do believe in "you get what you pay for" when it comes to clothing. My feet are very wide and short for my height. So I wear men's running shoes. Don't even get me started on women's dress shoes. They just don't make them for my feet, I literally have to squish my feet in them when I wear a dress and when we go to a wedding, I'll kick them off under the table and only put them back on to walk to a washroom, or whatever. I seriously have hunted for MONTHS to find the right running shoes for my feet. MONTHS and I have planters fasciitis and having been off work for 4 1/2 months, I was hoping my feet would be a lot better, but OMG, I almost fell flat on my face last night when I stood up after sitting for an hour when I got home from work, having worked 8 hours on my feet. I drenched my feet in a rx strength muscle relaxer cream and it helped "some". And I am only speaking for myself so I am not invalidating anyones experience or choices, just as those who want to wear ugly crocks don't invalidate my experience or choices. Have a good day.