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THE HOUSTON HOME JOURNAL
Tatum, Kusar
plan May wedding
Sharon Leigh Blaylock
and James Clifton Tatum of
Arkadelphia, Ark.,
announce the engagement
of their daughter, Mika
Leigh Tatum of Atlanta to
Joseph Ignatius Kusar, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Kusar, Jr. of Perry.
The wedding is planned
for May 8, 2004, at the
Decorative Arts Museum of
Little Rock, Ark.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of the late
Mr. and Mrs. Haran Nelson
Blaylock of Campbell, Mo.,
and the late Mr. and Mrs.
Edgar Hall of El Dorado. A
1993 graduate of
Arkadelphia High School,
she received a bachelors
degree in economics from
the University of Arkansas
at Fayetteville in 1997, and
a master’s degree in health
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JOSEPH KUSAR and MIKA TATUM
Think pink and feel rosey
I have been waiting for
the last couple of weeks
while I researched and stud
ied the spring and summer
fashions before writing an
article on the subject. Now
is the time to have fun and
share what I believe are the
HOT colors for the upcom
ing seasons. I am so EXCIT
ED to share with each of
you.
Before going on my
January business trip, I
went shopping for an outfit.
It was for a function where I
needed to wear something
bright and colorful. Well, off
I went to shop! I purchased
an outfit which I knew I
would be wearing this
spring and summer. You all
know that I attempt to be a
resourceful shopper.
Anyway, I am thrilled with
my purchases because they
are the IN colors for the
spring and summer.
Have I kept in all in sus
pense long enough? Well,
one of the colors is pink.
Brighter the better is the
attitude for spring! Fuschia
and bright pink are EVERY
WHERE! From sweater
tops to outfits all the way
down to pink sandals! I pur
chased hot pink sandals in
January which will be AWE
SOME to wear all through
the spring and summer
months. Make sure you
have pink polish to wear as
well!
Anyway, make sure you
have at least one pink item
in your closet for spring. In
fact, I would suggest you
have a pretty pink sweater
to wear. A multi-floral skirt
would be my next sugges
tion. This was another item
I purchased in January.
Granted, I looked really
funny purchasing it in
January; however, it was a
wise decision. Look at all
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care administration from
the University of North
Carolina at Chapel Hill in
2000. She is currently work
ing on a doctorate in busi
ness administration at
Georgia State University in
Atlanta.
The groom-elect is the
grandson of Caroline Kusar
and the late Joseph Kusar of
Euclid, Ohio, Frances
Vidmar of Mentor-on-the-
Lake, Ohio, and the late
Ignatius Vidmar. A 1993
graduate of Mount de Sales
Academy in Macon, he grad
uated magna cum laude
with a bachelors of business
administration in 1997 from
Western State College of
Colorado in Gunnison. He is
currently assistant vice
president, private banking
at Sun Trust Bank in
Macon.
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Adena Harper
Fashion Trends
hhomerun@aol.com
the fashions now in the
stores. I feel like lam on my
way to the tropics!
Another color seen with
the pink is black. I have
always stated that black and
white are two colors that
never go out of style. Pink
looks GREAT with black
and white. You can have
FUN using these two colors
for summer. A black skirt
with a pink top can make a
wonderful outfit! The acces
sories will also have an
important part of your look
so you have many choices.
A lime green is always a
great color for spring as
well. Green has not been
one of my favorite colors.
However, I am learning how
to wear it. It looks great
with black as well as
browns. A lapis blue is pop
ular this season also. This
color blue is between a royal
blue and a sapphire blue. It
looks great on all skin tones.
Have FUN this week and
Think Pink! I encourage
each of you to purchase
something pink this week.
Let me know if I can assist
you in any way. Contact me
at Hhomerun@msn.com
with any questions you may
have.
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DUSTIN WADDELL and LEAH HILL
April wedding
for Hill, Waddell
Joe and Nancy Hill of
Warner Robins announce
the engagement of their
daughter, Leah Hill, to
Dustin Waddell of Byron,
son of Bonnie Waddell of
Woodbury and William G.
Waddell of Warner Robins.
The wedding will take
place on April 3 at Massee
Lane Gardens.
The bride-elect is the
granddaughter of Mrs. Tom
The last word on
growing potatoes
This is the last of a three
week series on potato pro
duction. Today we will look
at some other cultural con
cerns of potatoes not previ
ously discussed and the
proper way to dig and store
your potato crop.
How important is the
pH of the soil in produc
ing a good potato crop?
Potatoes prefer a pH of 5.0
to 5.5, which is lower than
most vegetables. Soil pHs
above this range will most
likely contribute to common
scab, which is one of the
most common potato dis
eases.
How important is
nitrogen in the develop
ment of potatoes?
Nitrogen is a very critical
element in plant growth and
in the development of
tubers. Too much of it will
encourage lush foliage
growth at the expense of
tuber development. Too lit
tle nitrogen causes plants to
form tubers prematurely,
and once this process has
begun, nothing will reverse
it. Following the recommen
dations from a soil test will
help prevent a problem
here.
How important is a
steady supply of mois
ture to the potato
plants?
While the potato tubers
are growing, they command
nearly the plant’s resources.
If plants do not get enough
water during this period of
tuber development, the
tubers will grow much more
slowly. Then, when enough
water is provided, the nor
mal growth rate will
resume, resulting in knobby,
misshapen tubers. Because
it disrupts the normal
growth process, irregular
watering can also cause hol
low heart (a cavity in the
center of the tuber) and
growth cracks.
What about digging the
potato crop?
While you can dig for new
potatoes (young, immature
ones) any time, you should
leave the crop of mature
potatoes for storage in the
ground for at least two
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Mrs. J.R. Thompson of
Attalla, Ala. She graduated
from Northside High School
and Georgia Military
College and is employed by
Sentinel Offender Services.
The groom-elect is the
grandson of Willie G.
Waddell of Thomaston. He is
a 1991 graduate of Warner
Robins High School and is
employed by Tyco Health
Care.
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Gardening
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weeks after the plant tops
have died down. If you don’t
let the tubers age in the
ground, they won’t develop
the tough skin that’s neces
sary for long term storage.
Leave the tubers you’ve
unearthed outdoors for sev
eral hours in a spot shielded
from direct sun. Let them
dry until any remaining dirt
crumbles off. If you insist on
washing the tubers, but be
careful not to break the
skins in the process, and you
should be sure that they are
diy when you put them in
storage.
How should I store my
potatoes?
Unfortunately, most gar
deners have trouble provid
ing the ideal storage condi
tions for potatoes. Potatoes
demand high humidity (95
percent) and cool tempera
tures (40 to 50 degrees) in
order to remain in optimum
edible condition for the
longest time. Also, they
must absolutely be stored
out of the light to prevent
greening and sprouting.
Tubers, remember, are mod
ified stems, and produce the
green pigment chlorophyll
in the presence of light.
Excessively green tubers are
bitter and inedible. If only
slightly green, the tubers
are still edible if the green
layer of tissue is peeled off.
Also, make sure air can cir
culate around your stored
potatoes. Air movement
keeps condensation from
building up and encouraging
spoilage.
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Caring for your
antique furniture
When we are out buying
antique furniture for Carrie
Lynn’s, we often have to pass
oti lovely pieces that weren’t
taken care of properly and
have issues that would cost
too much for us to have
repaired and pass on to our
customers at a great price. I
have gone to estate sales and
lifted a doily off the top of a
dresser only to find a perma
nent matching doily impress
sion left by the sun burned in
the top or had to pass on a
nice sideboard that had one
side faded to a totally differ
ent color because it sat in
front of a window. I think it
would be good to remind our
selves how to take care of our
lovely treasures so they can
last for pass generations.
Always remember to posi
tion your furniture at least 2
feet from direct heat sources
such as floor heat vents. If
you must position a piece of
fumtiure over the vent, put a
diverter on the vent so it isn’t
directly blowing on it Keep
your surfaces free of dust and
dirt. Nourish your wooden
surfaces with a good beeswax
polish rubbing at least twice
a year. Spray on aerosol
cleaners tend togive a good
initial effect, but they contain
silicon which builds up a
sticky surface and a large
proportion of spirit which
evaporates quickly, taking
with it some of the natural
oils in the wood.
Antique furniture needs to
be protected from fluctua
tions in temperature and rel
ative humidity which can
cause a great deal of damage
and is costly to repair. Many
fine pieces of furniture which
have survived for centuries in
unheated conditions can suf
fer major harm in just one or
two winters of central heat
ing. The reason for this is
that antique furniture is con
structed from air-dried tim
ber and has a far higher
water content than modem
furniture, which is usually
made of kiln-dried wood con
taining far less moisture.
When subjected to low levels
of relative humidity, it gradu
ally gives up moisture to the
dry surrounding atmosphere
and starts to shrink and split
along the grain. This is
aggravated when underlying
pieces of wood used in the
construction are laid at right
angles to each other and then
veneered on top. The base
wood moves and the veneer
consequently tears and lifts
and pieces may become
detached. If this happens,
save the pieces in an envelope
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Seated is Dottle Fisher. Standing are Joe Hutcheson and
Dan and Fran Wade.
Happy birthday, Dottle Fisher
By Joan Dorsatt
HHJ Lifestyle Writor '
Colonial Gardens of Perry
resident Dottie Fisher cele
brated her 75th birthday
Saturday afternoon with the
help of a lot of friends. The
former Andrew Methodist
Church member was joined
by church friends and assist
ed living residents.
Every month Fran Wade,
Colonial Gardens assistant
administrator who is also
activities director, with the
help of her supportive hus
band, Dan, throws a party
for the residents whose
birthdays occur during the
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 2004
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Jillinda Falen
Antiques
falen@alltel.net
so they can be repaired.
Other typical dry air prob
lems include cracking, loos
ening joints (where animal
glues cfry out), drawers stick
ing, and doors warping and
no longer closing properly.
Prevention is always better
than cure and it is possible to
safeguard antique furniture
from dry air damage by
investing in a good humidifi
er which will help maintain a
constant level of relative
humidity in the air during
the winter heating season.
For a normal comfortable,
indoor temperature you
should aim to maintain 50-55
percent relative humidity.
As we mentioned earlier,
another aspect of prevention
is monitoring the amount of
sunlight that reaches furni
ture. A degree of light over a
long period can mellow the
colour attractively, but too
much will dry it out, diminish
the surface polish and lead to
uneven fading. When possi
ble, turn pieces of furniture
around occasionally to even
the fading process and keep
curtains drawn on sunny
days when rooms are not in
use.
If you take the time to
make sure you are properly
caring for your antique fur
nishings, you will safe your
self a lot of time and money.
Remember, restoration takes
time and is unlikely to be
cheap, but a botched repair
will not last, will never be sat
isfactory and could reduce
the value of your antique.
Take care of your treasures
and Happy collecting!
Jillinda Falen is the owner
of Carrie Lynn’s Antiques in
Perry. She has been collecting
and selling antiques for over
20 years. She is also an expe
rienced estate liquidation spe
cialist. You may contact her
via email at falen@alltel.net,
www.antiquesingeorgia.com
or through the Houston Home
Journal.
month.
Joe Hutcheson of Heart
Song played saxophone solo
in the absence of his musical
partner, Yvonne Edwards,
who was recuperating from
emergency gall bladder sur
gery. The group particularly
eryoyed the dance steps to
his music of hosts Fran and
Dan.
There were slug slot
machines compliments of
Arcade Store on Ga. 247 and
party lights and bingo prizes
compliments of Fran’s good
friend Rita Hall. Party
refreshments were eryoyed
by all.
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