Jack and The Banana Stalk Jack took the stand to tell his story and the Judge and Jury listened, intent on knowing the truth. His story went as follows ... You see, your Honor, my mother and I are poor. We only had a cow and two chickens plus the clothes on our backs and the landlord was demanding the rent. You gotta understand Your Honor, we couldn't pay. So I took the cow and the chickens and headed down to the market square to sell them. It was then that I was approached by a man who claimed to have a handfull of Magic Banana Seeds and that he was going to get rich by planting them and harvesting delicious Bananas for the rest of his life. I was naturally amazed that such small handful of seeds could make a man rich and when he offered me an opportunity to buy into his good fortune, I couldn't resist. And as all I had was the cow and the two chickens, I traded them for some of his Banana seeds. And my poor mother was at first in tears. But she was soon amazed after I planted the Banana seeds and of the seven I had, one grew immediately. It grew and grew, straight up into the clouds and I didn't even have to water it. About the second day, I wanted to see if there were any Bananas to be harvested, but I couldn't see because of the clouds. So I climbed up the Banana stalk. It took hours, but I finally came out on top of the clouds and was amazed to find solid ground and an enormous cabin with a wood pile outside it. Well, your Honor, I was curious, that's all. So I went up and not being able to get up to the window, I peeked in the open door. Nobody seemed to live there and I entered. I was amazed your honor. Upon looking around, I found a huge chair, by an equally huge table. And I climbed up on the chair and then onto the table, only to be even more amazed. There on the table were five huge gold coins, as big around as pie pans and as thick as ... well half as thick as that bible you made me swear to tell the truth on. I looked around some more and I found the hearth was cold and there was absolutely nobody around. So I assumed the place was deserted and could not believe my luck. With much effort I rolled each of those five coins, first off the table, then out the door and over to the Banana Stalk where I let them fall to the ground below. My mother had never been so happy. We were rich. But I felt certain there was more up there. So we bought the old shack of a house from our landlord with one of the coins and the next day, I woke early and climbed back up the Banana Stalk. As I broke through the layer of clouds I looked up and there, at the top of the stalk was an enormous bunch of Bananas and hidden amongst them was one that was made of solid Gold! I climbed up and was just pulling it loose when I heard him, your Honor. "Fee Fi Fo Fum" he roared, "I smell a scurvy thieving bum." I was frightened out of my wits. The golden Banana dropped to the ground far below and I started down the stalk. As I looked up, I saw him, this huge and horrible giant climbing down after me. I reached the bottom before he had time to and chopped down the stalk. He fell, crumpling up on the ground with his head, banging upon the golden Banana. But he was still alive, so I took out my gun and shot him, twelve times. Finally he was dead. It was self defense. And that's when the cops showed up and I was arrested. But you see, your honor, if that guy Jack could climb a bean stalk, get rich, kill a giant and live happily ever after, you gotta let me do the same. The Judge looked at him after he had finished and the Jury had rendered their verdict of Guilty. He clarified some details of the story. It would seem, Mr. Jack, that the giant wasn't much of a giant after all. He was nothing more than an elderly 72 year old retired man. Further, the wound to his head was inflicted by pistol whipping with the butt of your gun, not a golden Banana. But I will agree that the gun, with your finger prints on it, was responsible for the victim's death, although it'll never be clear, which of the twelve bullets ultiminately resulted in his demise. That fact makes this a particularly heinous crime and the Court will follow the Jury's recommended sentence. Your are therefore remanded to the custody of a State Penal Institution to await death by lethal injection. The moral of this story: If you are going to stand before a Judge and Jury in court with nothing more than a fairy tale or a fable, get a better lawyer to tell the story.

No one is going to tell you that they allow thier kids to come home after school and stay by themselves but that they are not mature or responsible enough to do so! I am not sure your questions are going to get you an unbiased result.

Thank you everyone for your replies and kind comments. Whats is still missing out that would give this warmth, is some photo frames from the wedding family etc. Always good memories bring out the best :) In the corner, my intention was to replace the flourish stand with a lamp close to the link below: https://s-media-cache-ak0.pinimg.com/originals/03/7d/c0/037dc05dd8967d4a027f6bfa6cdfe8da.jpg Also I was thinking of painting one of the walls. But as you all mentioned a curtain is a must so I will leave the paining aside for now.

Here is some info from U Mass on lawn establishment: You should not apply lime without a soil test indicating you need lime. If you already have alkaline soil, adding lime will make things worse. Do a soil test (U Mass offers them). If you need lime you can add it later. Doesn't sound like you have used any herbicide to kill weeds. You could spray weeds with Roundup before seeding and seed in a day or so. I would not use the manure. Look for starter fertilizer with mesotrione. Most important piece of equipment you need is a hose and sprinkler so you can keep the soil moist while the grass is germinating. What does the label in the bag say about what kind of seed it includes?