Bryan: I have already got my first fruits from my potted bananas, and those that are beyond my apetite capacity are brewing into wine at the moment (sherry style, fantastic smelling so far). And my California Gold, as well from Mike are also brewing. Just enough to have 2 gallons. My dwarf brazilians are pregnant I think and will bloom this spring. Perhaps you need to keep the pot warm with an electric blanket or soil heater. This way, the demands of the canopy in a drier indoors environment will be matched with a more active root system due to higher temperature preventing leaf drops. Benny: I will email you a list of possible budwoods to mail to you or perhaps you can wait for spring time when we take the citrus tour to Gene Lester's citrus farm together with Ashok. That's in Watsonville and there is no excuse for you not to join us, LOL. You are practically a block away from Watsonville compared to us. At any rate, I may take more Key lime budwoods from you and bring you your wine and other citrus budwoods. Be prepared for a visit sometime in March.

I think that many of us in the very beginning used the commercial nectar especially if you started 10 yrs ago because their just wasn't as much info out there and of course very few people had access to the internet and all the resources that are available now. I hung my first feeder in the '80's and after using the initial packet of 'nectar' that came with the feeder, I went to the encyclopedia to learn more about feeding hummers since I had so many birds and I found out how to make my own nectar but even then the article I read stated that you could use a few drops of red food coloring to make it more attractive for the birds. It was quite a while after that that I found out that they would still come to a feeder with clear nectar. It is very understandable why so many people are still using the red stuff. I have to say that people are becoming more and more informed in recent years and even newbies are learning right from the start to use plain sugar and water. A couple of years ago I was at a local garden center and overheard one of the designers telling a couple that wanted to attract hummers to their yard to get a feeder and fill it with 7 UP and sugar. I nearly came unglued and approached the women about this horrendous information that she was giving out to people. She informed me that she was a member of the Co-operative Extension Svc and that one of the dept. heads who was a biologist by trade had given them this recipe and it was completely safe. She was quite adament about it too. She told me that unless I could PROVE him wrong she was going to continue to tell people to use this mixture. I immediatel contacted several hummingbird experts that I knew and had them send me letters that I could give to her and that she could take back to the Ext. Svc. She was still not convinced and said she would give the info to the person who had given the recipe to her. I haven't seen her since so I don't know what happened but I believe that we do have an obligation to try to educate people and when possible print out the correct information and pass it along. The earth would be an empty place without these flying jewels that give us so much enjoyment. Penny

Blood in urine is most commonly the result of idiopathic (interstitial) cystitis. However, incoordination and weakness are not symptoms of cystitis, so there is likely something else going on. It's time to run bloodwork, including a CBC and coagulation panel. These will check for infection, blood disorders (including anemia), and clotting disorders that may account for the continued bleeding and weakness. The following link is my favorite for helping me make sense of test results and providing me with potential explanations to discuss with my vet: http://www.broadwayvh.com/site/view/83223_LaboratoryAssessmentDescriptions.pml Blood test values begin at the top of the page, and urinalysis values are at the bottom. The following file seems particularly relevant to your cat's condition: http://www.broadwayvh.com/refId,9196/refDownload.pml The following link can also help with interpretation of urinalysis results, though the information is geared toward cats with renal disease. http://felinecrf.org/diagnosis_urinalysis.htm Laurie This post was edited by laurief on Tue, Sep 17, 13 at 11:44

I've been following SUGAR BUSTERS for almost 1 1/2 years now, reached my goal weight on June 10th, 2001, lost 70lbs. I truly believe, for me, that going low GI was the best thing I could of ever done, not only do I pay attention to low GI foods, but cutting out all the sugars and refined foods made a big impact on the way I felt. I'm in better shape at (almost) 40 than I was in elementary school. I just picked up the GLUCOSE REVOLUTION LIFE PLAN, but haven't had the chance to read it yet. If you need any recipes, we have some great ones posted on our SB SUPPORT BOARDS, the link is below! GOOD LUCK! Debbie Here is a link that might be useful: SUGAR BUSTERS SUPPORT BOARDS on the 3FC'S SITE