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One of my sisters has sworn by these for years and I happened to find a good collection of info about the benefits of adding a few pumpkin seeds to your “treats” list:

That comment at the #1 position is important for those of us who are trying to reduce the amount of acid in our diet. You can only eliminate but so much of it – if you plan to eat at all – so the best defense is as usual, a strong offense. Add as much alkaline-type foods to your diet as you can. Pumpkin seeds, almonds, cucumbers – there’s something on the alkaline list for everyone!

Here’s a good graphic with more on what is alkaline and what is not.

Happy Sunday!

I am in the process of doing some renovations on this blog. Advertisers that were here that are no longer, posts I’ve had to remove since the advertisers either died (not literally) or for some unknown reason decided not to be represented here. Whatever…

They have wasted a LOT of my time and won’t be seen here again! Unfortunately, the little LinkWithin app that shows thumbnails to other/older posts beneath each new post, will apparently continue to reference a post I’ve just removed.

Hopefully, this will filter through fairly quick and you will not see any additional “page not found” or “the page you are looking for is not here” BS! Trust me, it was “here” but if I click on a product image and it is broken because the advertiser left without notice, I will remove the entire post as being no longer effective. Other times, advertisers update their product codes without providing notice – I do what I can when I see it…

Sorry for the confusion but it WILL make this blog cleaner and more effective – whatever the individual post’s message or purpose…

No real estate news today – I am once again being attacked by my own sinuses and feeling less than “informative.”

Just a quick reminder to anyone who is interested that the Belmont Stakes will be run this afternoon with California Chrome having a shot at winning the Triple Crown.

It will be televised – coverage beginning today at 4:30 pm (Eastern) on NBC – and via online stream here.

++ Post time is 6:32 pm Eastern.

California Chrome would be the first Triple Crown winner since Affirmed in 1978. Pretty exciting stuff if you ask me. I’m off to find my usual “OTC” remedies for clogged sinuses. Have a great weekend…

Can’t say it any better than Senator Scott did…I don’t think he’ll mind me sharing this image. I encourage people to pause for a moment today and remember the sacrifices made by so many on this day 70 years ago.

Well, I’m not sure how it tastes and I haven’t tried it, but it does LOOK rather refreshing. If it also helps break down fat, how bad could it be?

I decided I wanted a good quality glass Hummingbird feeder this year so off I went to Lowe’s…

The liquid container was a little larger than I’d like and I was concerned with it being red glass, I might not be able to see how much food was left. But, as you can see, it just takes a glance to note the liquid level, and I never add more than half this total available capacity anyway. The liquid gets too hot and stale and Hummingbirds deserve a refreshed supply every day or two in the hottest months of summer.

About $17 at Lowe’s – and a LOT more sturdy than those cheaper plastic feeders that don’t age well in the sun and are hard to clean.

And yes, I already have quite a few “customers.”

Found this “couple” just awhile ago on one of my backyard feeders. Unusual to catch both the male and female at the same place and time – long enough to get the camera anyway!!

He seemed a little concerned at my presence and then decided things looked safe enough so, back to the bird seed!

Happy June!!

I’ll let these speak for themselves, but if having a smaller yard has stopped you from having a pool you’ve always wanted, maybe you just need a few new creative ideas!

Another month of 2014 all but over. Doesn’t it seem we just had Christmas?

Some real estate tidbits of interest for this week…

++ How profitable is it to invest in real estate?

++ Glut of real estate shows feed TV’s appetite for easy ratings

++ The 10 Best Cities to Flip a Home

++ Smart Moves: Staging vital when selling vacant home

++ Garden.com Clearance – up to 80% off!

++ Share of home buyers paying cash reaches new high

++ Rent or buy? The math is changing

++ Short Sales, Foreclosure Sales Slow in U.S.

++ Countertops get creative

++ Property Tax Data by US State & County
    (Nice lookup tool!)

Please be careful with this one!

I used to sit near someone working in IT cube-land who was a garlic advocate – but he unfortunately was not too careful about the “where” and “when” of his garlic usage and it was almost painful to talk with him some days…

Check out the site listed on the image for additional details…