“Don't try this at home, dogs: Tessa the Labrador gets tied up in the ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs” plus 4 more

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• Don't try this at home, dogs: Tessa the Labrador gets tied up in the ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs
• Home & garden news and notes - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette
• Videos From the Web: Garden Pests - San Francisco Chronicle
• Charleston native on team that freshens traditional magazine's look - Charleston Gazette
• Independence resident celebrates a milestone birthday - Blue Springs Examiner

Don't try this at home, dogs: Tessa the Labrador gets tied up in the ... - Los Angeles Times Blogs Posted: 28 Sep 2009 07:24 PM PDT We love submitter nappyrabbit's shot of Labrador retriever Tessa, who seems to have gotten herself into quite a predicament. "Tessa loves playing with water hoses but always gets vexed in untangling herself when done," nappyrabbit explains. Vexed is right -- and we love Tessa's plaintive "Help me" expression after clearly having given up trying to extricate herself. For more great dog photos (or to submit your own), check out the Man's Best Friend album at The Times' photo-sharing site, Your Scene. -- Lindsay Barnett Photo: nappyrabbit / Your Scene This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Home & garden news and notes - Sauk Valley Daily Gazette Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:09 AM PDT By Mary Beth Breckenridge MCT News Service Q: Have they done something to bleach, like ban an ingredient? It doesn't work nearly as well as it used to. It doesn't smell like it used to, either. I have a plastic jug of Clorox and a jug of Food Club bleach. Neither works like bleach used to. A: I haven't noticed any change in either smell or effectiveness, but I posed your question to David Kellis, public relations manager for Clorox. Chlorine bleach is basically just a 6 percent solution of sodium hypochlorite, and "that hasn't changed in a long, long time," Kellis said. It can't change, because bleach is a disinfectant and is regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, he said. He wondered whether you might be using scented bleach. It doesn't have the same smell, so you may think the bleach is less effective. It's also possible the bleach is old. Bleach starts to lose some effectiveness after about 6 months, Kellis said. New guide aids in tree selection Choosing a tree for your yard? "Desirable Trees for the Midwest" simplifies the task. Author Scott A. Zanon has compiled information on 50 trees that fare well. For each, he provides details including the tree's growth rate, mature size and characteristics; siting information; and insect and disease problems that may affect the tree. He also includes a guide to choosing trees for particular needs. "Desirable Trees for the Midwest" can be ordered at www.DesirableTrees.com for $29.95 plus shipping. Fabric softener now sold as bar Bounce has broken out of the dryer-sheet mold. The fabric softener is now available in a long-lasting bar that attaches to the inside of a clothes dryer drum. Heat from the dryer and abrasion from clothing transfers the softener to the clothes. In developing the product, Procter & Gamble reformulated technology used by the laundries of luxury hotel chains. The bar and its base slide into a cradle that attaches to the drum with an adhesive. The product can be refilled. The Bounce Dryer Bar is available in two scents, Outdoor Fresh and Linen Fresh. Suggested retail prices are $4.49 for a bar designed to last about 2 months and $7.79 for one that lasts about 4 months. Comments Add Comments Click here to read the rules for posting comments

Videos From the Web: Garden Pests - San Francisco Chronicle Posted: 21 Sep 2009 09:13 PM PDT Home & Garden Expert, Lisa Quinn, shares how you can rid and safeguard your home from fireants, cockroaches and grubs, by identifying and treating pest hotspots as well as utilizing a new website from DuPont, called www.callyourpro.com. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Charleston native on team that freshens traditional magazine's look - Charleston Gazette Posted: 28 Sep 2009 08:57 PM PDT CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- The October issue of Southern Living hits the newsstand Sept. 29 with an updated look tweaked in part by Charleston native Derick Belden, the magazine's home and garden executive editor. It's still your mother's Southern Living, but with plenty of easy-to-read, quickly digestible information boxes and bullet points for busy readers. "For several years we've been talking to and taking the pulse of readers," Belden said. "We wanted to refresh the look, but not mess with the DNA of the magazine." The visual presentation of stories and information is a notable change, said Belden, 39. He pointed out an emphasis on photography with supporting graphics such as callouts, editor favorites and quick information boxes. "Readers can glean what they want out of the story and move on. Or they can read further." A Best of the South section features Blenko water carafes and other products made by Southern companies and craftsmen. Charleston-area subjects have previously found their way onto Belden's pages, including Carter and Alexander Giltinan's South Hills home and garden, Bill Mills and TerraSalis, and Charlie and Sally Love's porch and house. Bridge Road Bistro and Blossom Deli also have graced Southern Living's pages. If he had to pin down a Charleston story today, Belden said the vibrant atmosphere, colors and products at the Capitol Market would make a great subject for his magazine. Indoor vendors that feature specialty wines, cheese, meats, seafood and produce combined with seasonal offerings outdoors are a great example of what could happen elsewhere. Belden and his staff look for houses and gardens that offer more than just a pretty face. "We find houses that tell a story," he said. "I view my job as traveling the South and making friends." Belden went into journalism after starting out with a business degree from Washington & Lee University. Belden's parents, Fred and Betty Belden, still live in Charleston, where his father retired from One Valley Bank. Belden attended George Washington High School before finishing his secondary education at a boarding school in Virginia. "Charleston is a fabulous place to grow up. I loved the size of the town and how easily and quickly you can get around," he said. "My memories are of wandering around Capitol Street on Saturdays with my friends. We also used to go sledding. I do miss that." Snow is rare in Birmingham, Ala., Southern Living's headquarters. After college, Belden worked for a homebuilder, and eventually landed a job in the marketing department of Southern Living's Idea House division. Today, he's responsible for the editorial content in the magazine's home and garden sections. "At Southern Living, we're a magazine of experts covering areas of interest to our readers," Belden said. "We're journalists who live our beats. We speak from firsthand experience." Southern Living faces the same challenges of all print media as it adapts to a digital world. With 16 million readers, Southern Living is the sixth-largest monthly magazine. Newsstand sales have fluctuated, but subscription rates remain steady, Belden said. Magazine editorial content is selected specifically for the magazine, while online content is geared more toward quick information, like quick or themed recipes, entertaining tips, travel suggestions and a one-minute video of scenic fall photos, some shot in West Virginia. The magazine's Web site (www.southernliving.com) features brief instructional videos on choosing a paint color, creating a vintage look in kitchens and design ideas for master bed and bathrooms. "To simply rehash [print] content online doesn't work," Belden said. "You have to provide added value and a twist." Belden predicts Southern Living's focus on the traditions, styles and hospitality of the Southern states will continue to interest readers. "I don't think magazines are going away. We have a great opportunity to own the local scene," Belden said. "There's a personal experience people have with magazines. I personally never see a time when readers will throw a laptop in their beach bags." Reach Julie Robinson at jul...@wvgazette.com or 304-348-1230. This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

Independence resident celebrates a milestone birthday - Blue Springs Examiner Posted: 28 Sep 2009 09:40 PM PDT Playing barefoot in her garden, drinking whole milk regularly and baking delicious treats – these are the secrets to longevity for Independence resident Helen Kenworthy. Dressed in a denim pantsuit and a bright pink "Happy Birthday" crown, Kenworthy shook the hands and kissed the cheeks of each guest at her 100th birthday celebration Saturday afternoon at the VFW Post 1000 on U.S. 24. Kenworthy, who has lived on South Ash Avenue in Independence for more than 40 years, was born on Sept. 24, 1909, in Carroll County, Mo. Independence resident Bill Shields, 83, has known Kenworthy for years and refers to her as "cuz" because of a long-distance family relationship to his wife, Frances. "Honey, this is a big deal," Shields told Kenworthy last week. "This ain't no big deal," Kenworthy replied. "Hey, I'm 83, and I'll never make 100," Shields said, laughing. "Yes, it is a big deal. I think it's great." Whole milk and beer, Shields said, repeating what Kenworthy had attributed to her longevity. "That's cuz," Shields said, chuckling. "I mean, she don't mess around." Judy Smith, an Independence hairdresser who has styled Kenworthy's hair for about 20 years at Judy's Beauty Salon in Maywood, adds several factors for Kenworthy reaching the century mark – hard work, perseverance and keeping a garden. And, maintaining that garden barefooted. "I love her to pieces," said Smith, who checks on Kenworthy several times each week since she still lives independently. "She's like a grandmother to me. I just love her. She's a tough little lady." Kenworthy, who was married to John Kenworthy and has no living children, is a retired meat cutter who described her home garden to her doctor this year as "the size of a twin bed," according to her cousin Suzanne Pichlmeier. She never earned a driver's license, opting instead to walk nearly everywhere she went. "I just live day by day, and it's all good," said Kenworthy, who shrugged off questions about her life and considered her milestone birthday no big deal. "I've lived a good life." Kenworthy, who takes no medications, loves sweet rolls, doughnuts, and of course, milk, said Smith, who described Kenworthy as "a loving, God-fearing woman who wouldn't do anything to hurt anybody." She often sits on her backyard deck, even in 110-degree weather and sun, Shields said. Sometimes, though, Smith said she's scared because Kenworthy isn't answering her landline telephone. "Then, I run over there," Smith said. "And then there she is, on the deck." "Big smile, Helen!" her friends and family members proclaimed as Kenworthy posed with her cake. On Thursday – her actual birthday – an entire dining room of people at Los Compas on U.S. 24 sang "Happy Birthday" to Helen. The following evening, her neighbors gathered in a driveway for another party. "Cuz, are you having fun yet?" Shields called across the room to Kenworthy. "You're like the Eveready bunny – still goin'." This posting includes an audio/video/photo media file: Download Now

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