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Display Name: K8WMA
Member Since: 10/19/10

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Someone is living in Agawam! I come from next door in Westfield. I live in WI now, where it's so cheap it makes Western MA look like Boston!


Living In The Most Expensive Cities:
How Long Can We Keep This Up?
9/20/12 7:44 PM

Huge improvement!


Kitchen Before & After: From Bland Contractor Grade to Chic Modern Reader Kitchen Remodel
8/10/12 3:37 PM

Cheddar is yellow bc annatto was added. And good Cheddar should be crumbly - it means it's aged. New England and NY cheddar is white bc it's not as common to add annatto. I live in WI and feed dairy cattle for a living, but I am from New England. Both cheeses beat CA cheese :) (IMO)


Super Bowl Recipe: Chili with Pasta & Wisconsin Cheddar
8/5/12 7:35 PM

Go Wisconsin!


Flea Market Chic: Camp Wandawega Martha Stewart Magazine
6/22/12 5:15 PM

I have a dwarf Meyer lemon, and it's loaded with fruit right now. I live in northern WI. I keep all my plants (2 citrus, several orchids, herbs, and flowers) under lights in the winter and outside in the summer. I am careful about overwatering the citrus, and to use a heavy N fertilizer and you have to be careful of pests like scales. They like acid soils. I agree that this is not a good choice for a dorm.


Perfect Plants for Dorm Rooms & Beginner Green Thumbs
The Daily Green
5/22/12 1:53 PM

I wish there was some more editing done on these some of these posts; the blurb of information could have been written more concisely. Acres upon acres of pasture? Romantic much? And why mention rBST and rBGH separately? They are the same molecule.

1. Corn is a tropical grass.
2. ALL ruminant milk contains both biologically active isomers of CLA: it is biohydrogentated in the rumen.
3. Group housing calves can cause increased incidence of scours and respiratory disease, and most definitely does not work on most dairies.
4. What exactly is a "corporate cow"? 98% of dairy farms in the US are family owned: if a family forms a corporation or an LLC for a business structure, that's bad? I can tell you from years of experience that cows from large dairies produce equally healthy milk as those from small dairies. What makes you think otherwise?

I am a ruminant nutritionist. It's great to see a dairy farm on apt therapy. But please be aware that feeding cows silage and keeping records is what 99.9% of all dairy farms in the US do, you would be out of business quite swiftly if you didn't. Corn silage contains grain, FYI - it's the entire plant chopped to 3/4" and fermented. There is also nothing wrong with feeding cattle grain.

I hope more people will tour commercial dairy farms to understand the industry and get correct information directly from the source: US dairy producers.


Where Does Milk Come From? A Tour of Shatto Dairy in Kansas City
12/2/11 11:38 PM

I am from New England, and never saw a green bean casserole until I moved to the Midwest. We also never ate sweet potatoes with marshmallows, either. This wasn't mentioned, but we didn't drown everything in Ranch dressing, another oddity I notice here (Midwest).


Celebrating Thanksgiving in London
11/25/11 10:34 AM

Just, no.


Penelope's Resourceful Kitchen Renovation
Kitchen Tour
11/8/11 5:50 PM

Beautiful. I'd like to peer inside more Back Bay homes.


Terry & Lyndon's Pristine Palatial Parlor
House Tour
9/30/11 9:18 AM

If you happen to work in a university lab, you can find tons of real labware for free, since a lot of it is no longer used. I can't believe people will $26 for a wire test tube rack that was $1 from Fisher.


Creating a Collection: Scientific Style
9/21/11 7:21 PM

If this is the quality of their clothing...I won't bother.


H&M Home: Finally Launching in the US
9/16/11 9:55 PM

All the advice is good. Some things I've done:
1. nothing
2. switch shower head and save the old one
3. painted a bedroom - the ONLY reason was because the previous tenant smoked and it was GROSS, otherwise, I wouldn't have bothered
4. Tore out WTW carpet with the landlord's help, hardwood underneath :)

I would rather save money to buy a house. My rule is any money I spend, I need to be able to take it with me (quality furniture, kitchen supplies, etc.).


First Home Advice: Where Do Renters Draw the Line?
8/30/11 12:43 PM

Faux aging is not my thing. I prefer the before frame, and neither fabric.


Before & After: $69 Loveseat Makeover
The Turquoise Piano
8/19/11 9:04 PM

Most of these aren't bad. Just super expensive.


High End Real Estate: Wealth Doesn't Necessarily = Style
8/9/11 6:55 PM

I'm with fatskinnygirl...TCM all the way. All I could think of was Leatherface slamming the door near the stairs...


The Bone House
8/9/11 6:48 PM

"... in which track homes are dressed in.."

I think you mean "tract" homes.


Cinema Style: 20 Unforgettable American Movie Interiors
8/3/11 1:30 PM

Until your GPS lands you in a dead end street, in a campground, or stops working altogether. All have happened to me.

I still keep my atlas handy.


Have GPS? New Uses For the Atlas!
7/26/11 1:38 PM

All a patent really does is exclude.


Tomorrow! Knockoffs: Flattery or Theft??
Apartment Therapy Design Evenings
7/25/11 4:44 PM

@Laura E, I was thinking the SAME thing about Hampshire. And half of UMass is bunker and half is colonial. Also, I am not sure a college's architecture is as important as faculty/teaching/research.

I grew up in a revival saltbox that my father built and at least 50% of my friends grew up in large Colonials as well. When I moved to central IL, I had to get used to smaller ranches. I like both.


Design Influences: The American Colonial Home
American Style
7/24/11 12:07 PM

We have lots of hay grown here in the USA and Canada (as someone else said). This is stupid.


Hey Furniture by Hver?
7/21/11 2:10 PM