Y'all need to read that blog. :) Addie was buried in June. No excuse for a shallow grave, except the fact that she was buried in a hurry in the wee hours, and her husband and/or attending physician did not follow legal procedures of the time, requiring a burial permit. One of the reasons for these "legal procedures" was to achieve uniformity in burial practices. The fact that there was no burial permit for Addie was a big red flag. The fact that her doctor LIED (on the death certificate) and said there *was* a burial permit was another big red flag. She allegedly died of diphtheria, but that was just a bad lie. There were no cases of diphtheria in Lake Mills in 1901, or so said Addie's doctor in his report to the state four months after Addie's death. I've read the newspapers for that time period, and I've also read the reports from the state board of health. No diphtheria anywhere NEAR Addie's city. I've done my research. :) Addie did not die of diphtheria. If you want to learn why that's so, read the link below. It is a fascinating story, and I have learned a WHOLE lot, due in large part to the kindness of others, and their love of the truth. Everyone wants to know what happened to 29-year-old Addie Hoyt, and so many people want to help, and that's been a blessing. Thanks for the comments. Rose Here is a link that might be useful: Diphtheria? No way.

The height of the closet flange/drain pipe was perfect as is. The problem isn't the height of the toilet, but rather the depth. Raising it up a quarter of an inch would not have affected anything since the tile baseboard is nearly 7" tall, so the neck still wouldn't have cleared. We were told not to opt for a flange extender nor an offset flange because of the delicate condition of the cast iron drain beneath. All of the drain lines to the house converge right at that pipe before heading toward sewer, and the professional plumber we hired to do the job told us that disturbing it would likely damage something in that configuration and would require a total plumbing overhaul. We weighed all of the options before doing it this way, and felt this was our best. (The tank is a good 1" off of the wall installed; the toilet was only too large at the base by a fourth of an inch.)

That 1st one is most likely Hylocereus undatus (pitahaya/pitaya, dragon fruit). What you see is the way it grows (and that's why I got rid of one I had :) It grows big, spiny, with those hard aerial roots. It needs to have support and be tied to contain it. I would grow it again only if I had lots of space, or (even better) if I lived in warm climate, where it would get plenty of sun and heat it needs to produce fruit. You can look up how they grow them on 'pitaya farms', trained up on trellises. There are also photos available of plants grown in containers and kept quite neat - if they are real. I am not sure if I would invest space, time and effort in my zone. Just to have a big, very prickly plant...Obviously, it is your choice to keep it or not. If you get it to bloom, flowers are very nice. They are big and IIRC, nocturnal. This plant is used a lot as a rootstock for exactly what you purchased - grafted plants. It is very vigorous and probably easy & inexpensive for that purpose. It grows easily from seeds if you purchase fruit in a grocery store.

Hi Beth, absolutely, please go ahead and use the before and after pictures. What do you mean in your last sentence? You want me to add another pic of the before? Thank you, we worked hard, painting the cabinets was no joke. we have a very active 5 year old daughter running around ALL THE TIME, ha! We were up until like 1 in the morning painting the cabinets and she wouldn't go to sleep until we finished! it was a chaos, but we did it!