A lot of this threads remedies are not immediately available. At the onset of symptomatic tingling, to stop any development of an unsightly blister & obviate the need for scabbing that will take weeks to fall away there is a really easy trick. Buy a product for gum pain, like tube sold for denture irritation (these are a heavy colloid designed to stay in place) & apply (dab it on, do not rub it in) this directly on the lips where feel a herpes cold sore is brewing. Repeat as often as deem needed, throughout your waking hours, for as many days as feel threatened. If you do not test scrape your lips with your teeth, or probe lick the spot with your tongue, or scrub wash spot, or hot compress the site the treated cold sore will NOT develop - unless you stupidly dehydrate the site from excess direct sun exposure, thereby promoting the site's skin to crack. These tubes for denture pain are way cheaper than any products touted just for labial herpes. The active ingredient, 10% benzocaine, is a local anesthetic that keeps you from fretting the site into a full blown outbreak. When you use this & let the tingling site alone it will still threaten to get worse, but in reality the bump will dry out un-noticed by anyone but you. This drying up is not so much the lip's meaty tissue as it is the virus & auto-immune response factors being kept to a minimum inside the flesh. Keep the benzocaine tube capped & you can use it again for years. It is also very convenient to take with you so can re-apply throughout the day. It is a heavy cream & people might notice the white daubed on your lip - be resolute & don't rub it in (remember, roughing up the site will make the outbreak course unstoppable). It is my experience that this simple remedy also makes the repeat intervals of outbreak less frequent.

I had no idea this conversation was so active the day of the swap! I missed all the Friday chatter. Happy, sorry i didn't respond about the tomatoes. I did manage to pick up six different ones, however, for which i got in trouble. *big grin* Mone, I didn't get any Annabelle's. I'll maybe drive over this weekend. My patio is getting finished today and then i'll have plenty more room where I want to put the Annabelle. Annette - I didn't say bye to you because i couldn't find you! As always, wonderful seeing you! LilBlossom - someone saved me Lamium, but if you got there at 6:30, we must have crossed paths because that's about the time I left. if it's still at Ellen's or Esther's, I will drive back for it. I have plenty of space. I didn't pick up too much this year, though my mom did. I figured i'd have to defend the quantity of plants I brought home and decided the fight i'd take on was over the tomatoes. HAHA OH, on that note, if I just bought an heirloom tomato, could i just pluck out the seeds and plant them? is it really that easy? Thanks all! -Rolando

There are localized exceptions to this but generally, the further west you go through the middle band of the state, the more gprs likelihood is-- Kansas, though further than you plan to travel is where emoryi mecca begins. There may be other sure bets in small pockets closer to St. Louis. Calligaster and phaeogaster shouldn't be a problem over there-- the eastern component to this forum will likely be able to point you to them. Good luck and welcome Matt.

I have been debating getting marble for my kitchen counter tops for a few weeks now. I am nervous because EVERY installer/salesperson/designer says to not get them or you will regret it. I have read so many inspiring stores from people who love their marble on this website, that I feel I would love marble too. But before I can take the leap, I want to see what marble will look like after years (2-5 or more) of wear and tear. I am asking if anyone lives in the Chicagoland area with marble counter tops, will you let me see them in person. I just don't feel that photos can give you the real feel of how they wear. I am planning on having kids in the next few years and I love to cook and can food. My counters will see a lot of action especially since our peninsula will be our kitchen table. Thanks!!!