Wonder if you ever found out the problem with your blueberries. It might be that the location may be too hot. I find that part shade [dappled] to full shade seems to work the best for the blueberries. Blueberry leaves will fry in the full sun here in our desert climate. Make sure that they are planted in very composted and acid type soil. Water several times a week. I also provide overhead spray for humidity.

Hello CNVH, Paul Meller from West Bloomfield, MI. (Just north of Detroit) I too have the base board/hot water heat. I have three heating zones (White Rogers zone valves) with one circulator motor (Taco brand.) When I bleed my system periodically (in the summer), I turn off the furnace, attach a garden hose to the drains (one drain is located beneath each zone valve) I manually open up one valve at a time (with the manual dial on the valve) and let it bleed. I do this to each of the zones. While bleeding each zone, I open up the pressure reducing valve so the water flows at full house pressure (60PSI). Before I close the drain, I put the pressure reducer valve back to normal. As you know, the system operates at 15 PSI. I repeat the process on all three zones. Then turn back on the furnace. Make sure your air vent on the furnace is not corroded shut. They are inexpensive to replace. It is important to periodically "flush" the system. If water gets old, it eventually gets corrosive. The valves, pump and lines begin to degrade.... which can cause leaks. Then some may have an enviornmentally safe "anti-freeze" added to the system. This is in case of power failure during a deep freeze. What a disaster should pipes freeze in a hot water system. Good reason to have a back-up generator. Consult a professional if you may need anti freeze. It has to be the "safe" kind of anti-freeze, so if it may by chance feed in your house supply.... you will be safe. Here's how to see if your system has a leak.... Just shut down the water feed to the system. Your system should hold the 15 PSI pressure on its own. You can do this during the summer, when the furnace is off. This will tell you if you have leaks, espeecially if you have pipes buried below cement on a lower level (like I have). The cement and ground touching the copper pipes will eventually cause a leak. I had leaks, so I had to "by-pass" some runs.... That's is another story, for another time. I installed my Peerless Cast Iron Bolier myself about 10 years ago... with the above by-pass. It works just fine, very silent. Hope this helps. Paul Mellerowicz

I feel your pain. I spent around $100 and a month painting foam core poster boards with samples to find the perfect green for my living areas. I finally settled on one and the painters finished up today. I'm happy with my choice. It's worth it to take your time and live with the color in the space, in all lights, for at least a few days. Bigger samples help a lot. When you find one you think is "it", put some on the wall, then live with that for a couple of days. I wish I could help with your colors. I'm not familiar with any of them or their nuances, but I could tell you a lot about the greens I tried out :-D.

Chicagoans, I talked to my grandmother and explained the situation to her and she understands that to build I will have to tweak it a little more than originally planned. Thank you for the suggestions, honestly, the main way I'm honoring my great-grandfather besides building on his piece of property and using parts of his house is by the front porch. My great-grandfather loved his front porch, it was the place you would always see him. In a rocking chair with his feet propped up on the front porch beam. Him and my great-grandmother(who I sadly never met she passed away in 1982) would each sit in a rocking chair with their feet propped up beside each other after being out in the field all day. Sadly those rocking chairs are no good, but the porch swing my great-grandfather built is, surprisingly to be built back in the 1930s, it will still hold 4 people and not crumble. So it will be going on the front porch, along with 2 rocking chairs of course. I will definitely be posting more. I love hearing and reading suggestions. I've just got to get this floorplan situated.