Just a little test post -
ThinMan Z5 MI
9 years ago
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I'm trying to see how the new posting works. First, let's try a nice photo, just in case anyone went to the trouble of reading this post.
Oh, that worked, I think. I like it. It's a much more modern way to post a photo than the old GardenWeb way. I'm going to call that an improvement.
Now, can I use HTML tags to get italics or bold-face text? I'm guessing that HTML tags aren't allowed any more, because of security issues, I think.
How about alt-codes? See if this works: °F
I think it did.
Hmm, there doesn't seem to be any preview. I think I'll miss that.
OK, let's post and see what happens.
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ThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoaftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
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Comments (1)Hi linda, looks like your post is viewable. :) However, this area is really more for conversations between gardeners. The seed exchange is over here: http://forums2.gardenweb.com/forums/exseed/ So if you wanted to post a swap request of some sort, please do so at the above link. :)...See MoreWANTED: testing...sorry to post...testing
Comments (0)i've been having some updating issues...sorry this is just a test to see if my email is showing up near my username..thanks for understanding!!! happy new year!!...See More...little boxes, little boxes, and they all look just the same...
Comments (17)Historic residential architectural styles were not based on a "look" but a collection of specific cultural, experiential and architectural influences that were adapted and modified by architects and builders often but not always retaining much of the original intent. American Colonialists brought the Post Medieval style from England but substituted local materials (lap siding and wood roofing shingles instead of stucco, half timber and thatch). As the colonies prospered they adapted and modified the more fashionable English styles that were based on Classical (Greek & Roman) designs from the Italian Renaissance. We know these styles generally as Colonial and specifically as Georgian, Adam, etc. They were later used as inspirations for the Colonial Revival styles. In the case of the Craftsman Style, it was originally developed in southern California by the Greene Brothers. They were architects influenced by the English Arts & Crafts movement, oriental wooden structures and formal training in wood & metal working and designed intricately detailed handcrafted houses of natural materials that joined the interior with the exterior. These designs and much simpler variations were published in many American magazines like The Ladies Home Journal, Good Housekeeping and The Craftsman and were quickly adopted by pre-cut material supply companies that sold mail order kits. This resulted in the rapid spread of a watered-down version of the Craftsman Style bungalow across the country. This is why it is difficult to find a Craftsman Style house that retains much of the inspiration or detailing of the Greene brothers. A similar thing happened when a vernacular version was developed of the Prairie Style. When a historical architectural style is reduced to a "look", it usually only retains the name for advertising purposes. When I see the term Craftsman it tells me virtually nothing except that the house is unlikely to have classical detailing but you can never be sure without a photo or drawing....See MoreMy little skin cream test
Comments (32)OklaMoni - I suspect that you won't like cheaper products after using EL (depending on the EL that you use) and of course your skin type. I can't use EL except, surprisingly, for the Verite cleanser that I can just use to wash my face. I wish I could use any of the products mentioned - I can't. I have very thin, fair, naturally extremely dry skin, and am allergic to just about everything - especially botanicals (and antihistamine) and of course can't use any form of acid/retinol/C - or fillers. Skin is right colour for laser, but skin is too thin. So I have always used the most hydrating toner I could find along with a hydrating serum/cream, followed by a night cream during the day (this was post the period when SPF started being added to day creams - can't use a combo product). Finding a sunscreen that doesn't cause a rash is the devil - and I need one that is moisturizing and doesn't eat my makeup. I am 63 and agree with those who posted that they can see aging basically all of a sudden. It happens - and often in 5 year bumps. My face is thin - always has been, even when I weighed 200 lbs. during my teen years. At 63 it is still thin which does not help. I am not overweight now but my weight is all on the bottom. I have a long waist and short legs - so always wear long skirts (and at 5'7" hard to find) - of course I use to be taller. Cost is definitely becoming a problem - not developing a burning rash from a product is of course a primary concern - but absorption of a product is key. Products that I have tried that cost less and resulted in a rash also did not absorb. My foundation contains oil - has to - and since I am yellow based with a ph of 3.5 everything changes on me - so not easy either. I guess it is a good thing that I have only one lipstick, blush etc. since I have only been able to find one shade in everything that I use - and they have now been d/c. I hate reformulation - everything these days is about actives and botanicals - deadly for my skin. So I need high end products - but fortunately I am at the low end of the high end due to my botanicals/actives issues. I will try just about anything provided there is a chance it will work - I will not rule out say one botanical or 2 if they are at the bottom of the list - but when the listing starts off with Linden Blossom, Lily, Lavender, Rose etc. - forget it. Forget anything "natural". I can't even make a cheap masque using honey and egg due to the honey. I can't use yogourt on my face because of the lactic acid - this will guarantee a rosacea attack. Soy is also a major problem. And forget perfume/fragrance. I can't even use Clinique - there is something in the products - I know it was Aloe Vera at one time - maybe still is. I have been trying to find cheaper products that work especially with the high cost of living and my husband's retirement looming. I worked for a company that did not provide a pension. Then there is hair. My natural hair colour is auburn. I greyed in my 20s - and it is ugly iron grey that does not look nice with a yellow-toned skin. How I wish I had that gorgeous silver or white hair with a pink-toned complexion. But I don't. I tried on wigs in other colours - horrible. Natural auburn (nothing with a purple tone) is perfect for me but now that I can't get the colour shade at the drugstore - not to mention the full grey that I would now have - it would be tough doing it myself as I did until 15 years ago because I would have that awful line of demarcation - and I do need to pull the colour through. Red fades, no doubt about it. I always wear a hat. I have extremely thick, very dry, naturally wavy hair that grows like a weed. Last time I went for my colour the growth was twice that of the normal person. And living in Toronto going to the hairdresser is not cheap. I need to have my hair cut by someone who knows how to cut curly hair and I need to have layers so that it will curl properly. I do not suit it really short - and I would look (I know because I wore it short until I was 30) like a brillo pad. There are people that I know (my husband is one) who can use anything. And yet, I could look worse - well I am about to. I have been on HRT for 6 years - so am about to be taken off it. There were no health reasons for me not to take it so I did - my reason being my very dry skin....See Morefrogview00
9 years agoroseberri, z6
9 years agolast modified: 9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoHi, Roseberri. It sounds like you did what I did. Click on the photo button, then the browse button, select a photo and click on Open. As I remember, it showed up fairly fast. After I hit Submit it showed up in the post.
I'll try it again on my iPad, if I can find a suitable pic. Here's one. Not my garden though.
ThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years ago
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
9 years agoI think I will need to practice with photos. Not sure how to size them. TM and roseberri-nice pics! I still wish we had a conversation side on the cottage garden forum. How do we ask someone? Home decorating got one!
Cynthia
cyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
9 years agoaftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agoaftermidnight Zone7b B.C. Canada
9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
9 years agocyn427 (z. 7, N. VA)
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9 years agoThinMan Z5 MI
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9 years agoNHBabs z4b-5a NH
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marielle
9 years agoMy turn to participate....Love all the pictures above, so nice to see flowers. I'm in Nova Scotia and we've had a very demanding winter, so much snow, unbelievable. This is my neighbour plowing my driveway. You can only see his snowmobile helmet.
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