Plant Bulbs In Fall For Flowers Next Year; Preserve Photos Onto CD
Start Planning Your Springtime Garden Now
Summer has barely ended, yet it’s already time to start thinking about spring.
In the garden, that is. If you would like flowers such as tulips and daffodils next year, fall is the time to consider what you want and where to put it. Unlike seeds, which you give relatively quick results, bulbs are easy to forget about. Typically, you plant them in the fall and neglect them till springtime, when they begin sprouting.
Catalog your yearly accomplishments in the garden by scanning old photos onto CD. This is an excellent way to track your progress and learn from experience. For inspiration, you can visit a farm or region that specializes in bulbs. Tulip fields are a wonderful source of color and instant cheer. This picture was taken at the annual Skagit Tulip Valley Festival in Washington state. Here, the flowers are almost as tall as the young boy!
Planting bulbs isn’t rocket science, but it can be tricky. In warmer climates, you have to refrigerate them for weeks because the soil doesn’t get cold enough. In other areas, you might have to protect the bulbs from pesky animals. Generally speaking, smaller bulbs such as snow drops and crocuses bloom earlier, whereas tulips and similarly large bulbs blossom later. After the bulbs bloom, many should be deadheaded, but the leaves left alone.
No matter where you live, you can “force” bulbs to bloom indoors. All you need is a shallow pot or dish, pebbles, water and sun. Paper whites and amaryllis are two popular bulbs grown inside the home. You may have scanned Christmas photos onto CD that show off these living holiday staples.
The best part about bulbs is the memories you can create with them. The flowers make beautiful bouquets, but look just as elegant as single-stem arrangements. They are sweet, meaningful gifts for loved ones, especially when you consider all of the care and effort you put into cultivating them.
and jellyfish to gnarly stingrays and sharks. I think it’s a really fun place for people of all ages. 
Summer may be prime time for a vacation, but fall is the season for true nature lovers.
Jack LaLanne, famous fitness guru, will be celebrating his 95th birthday tomorrow, September 26th. His life is full of amazing tales and Jack was happy to stroll down memory lane with me. Who knew I’d ever be lucky enough to ask, “What’s your story, Jack?”
That lecture changed Jack’s life. But their tardiness almost caused them to miss the opportunity. As Paul Bragg’s lecture had already started when they arrived, they started to leave. Paul stopped speaking and announced to the crowd “We don’t turn anybody away. Usher, put those seats and put them on the stage.” As Jack remembers, “Then my mother and I sat in front of all the audience. I was so embarrassed!”
With his new sense of purpose, he went back to school and then built a small gym in his backyard. “I had all the policeman and firemen who couldn’t pass the physical, working out in my backyard. Then, every one of them passed the physical.” These types of examples gave him drive to think bigger. He wanted to help more people change their lives.
More recently, Jack has been focused on the 
When asked if he had a stunt planned in honor of his 95th birthday, “I wanted to swim from Catalina Island to Los Angles underwater- that’s a trick I always wanted to do. But my wife says if I do, she’ll divorce me.” Smart man. So instead, “I’m going to tow my wife across the bathtub!”
Are you ready for the big one?
To a young child, few moments in the year are as significant as the first day back at school.
Nowadays, in the months leading up to the start of school, countless stores advertise great buys, from essentials such as crayons and lined paper to colorful extras in the form of neon gel pens and monogrammed Post-Its. The excitement of a new school year is boosted by the thrill of acquiring new gear. You can even buy stylish reusable lunch bags at office supply stores.
Consider them bonding moments with your children. Take out old images of yourself as a young student to share. You’ll likely have a good laugh over whatever hairstyle and outfit you were sporting then! If you’ve ever asked, Should I scan my pictures? then wonder no more. The effort to have photos converted to digital format is well worth it. Your kids will treasure them as much as you.
A trip to the movies is an extra special experience at Grauman’s Chinese Theatre. It’s not about the bonbons, the buttered popcorn or even the film that is playing on the screen – it is all about the building.
Trailers are making a comeback.
Today, you can find tricked-out trailers and trucks selling just about every dish under the sun. Cupcakes, snow cones, waffles, crepes and even pork rib roast, rabbit and lamb. In Austin, there’s a parking lot in the ultra hip “SoCo” (South Congress) neighborhood that’s become ground zero for food trucks. In New York, trucks frequently change locations to make the most of the masses (and perhaps escape ticketing officers!).
Kogi, of course, isn’t the first food truck to appeal to mainstream America – we all remember the ice cream trucks of our youth, right? But Kogi is the first food truck to utilize social media so effectively to alert customers of its location, to introduce new menu items and get instant feedback on its dishes, and to generate intense buzz about its brand. That marketing innovation makes it a pioneer in this evolving field.
During the organizing process, one of the questions I get asked the most is, “do I need to keep this?” We generally have such an abundance of stuff that we oftentimes don’t even know what all we have anymore. We’ve just accumulated it and now don’t know what to do with it. Deciding what needs to stay and what needs to go can be daunting. The question to ask yourself as you are faced with items you own and don’t know what to do with is, “
& shoes and let go of any items you no longer need or wear. Give these clothes away to friends and family or donate them to a charity. 
