I have a book on bulbs here and it says that the most prolific of daffodils needs to be divided every five to six years. Some daffs are slower to increase, in which case you can also just divide them every decade or so. I grow Mount Hood, this is the second year they will bloom and already the flowers on each bulb have tripled and there are bulbils in sight as well. I might have to divide mine every four years... I guess it is best that you keep a journal for your daffs and monitor closely how much they increase each year. If you have trouble seeing how more new growth could come up in the limited space between this year's growth, that would be a sign that it is time to divide. I can't find the bit about when to divide these, but I gather all bulbs are best divided during dormancy, which would mean any time between the moment the leaves fall off and the moment the ground freezes, although I think earlier is better. I think that fall is a bad idea because by then, the plant may have grown more roots that reach deeper, and it will be that much harder to lift them, plus the new root growth would be wasted and it wouldn't have enough time to regenerate properly by next spring. But this is just my admittedly not perfect logic speaking. I would try to do it as soon as the leaves fall off. That way, you do it before new growth starts but after the plant is done producing for the current year. It would then be about to start using its gathered reserves to grow new roots, so your newly transplanted daff would be nicely nestled into place by the time spring comes.

My guess is they the dough got too hot either in the oven or the water you added was too hot. An experienced bread baker can tell by the texture of the dough when working the dough if the yeast is alive. I would have tested the yeast you tossed in warm water with a bit of sugar.....and if ti didn'ts how proof of being active...I would have written Fleishman or Red Star a long sobbing letter telling about your ruined bread....and maybe you would have gotten a nice supply of yeast out of it. The yeast package says "store in a cool place" doesn't it? I think that might exempt your pantry. I keep yeast in the refrig or the freezer. Now you see how forgiving yeast dough can be? Ain't it fun?! Linda c

Having just retired from the Navy, I'm pretty well versed with all the rules for renting to military folks. The folks that moved out of the home were Air Force. Most military folks will insist on getting a "military clause" with their lease that clearly outlines under what circumstances they can break their lease without penalty. It is usually because they get orders to another duty station or separated from the military. There are a couple of clauses which I would not sign, seeing as how I understand how they work, but I would imagine a non-military owner might not understand. One of these is TAD/TDY over xx days (usually 180+ days). This is often so that if the hubby is sent away to some training for a long period, the wife may want to move back with her parents, especially if there are small children in the family (i.e. hubby sent to Iraq). Although I'm sympathetic, the family is getting paid allowances (by us taxpayers) for the rent on the house, so they should pay rent for one, not pocket the money. The other is that they can move into base housing if it becomes available. Base housing is optional, so this means they have no intention of completing the lease - they are just using you as temporary housing until their names come up on the list. Just my take on this. And yes, the house is back on MLS because technically, we have no contract.

I say average because I got several quotes and this company wasn’t the highest nor the cheapest. I felt comfortable with them Although I did not go view any of their work which was clearly a mistake. That said, this job was a bit tricky so others could have messed up too, but it no doubt should be better.