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Does anyone know of any plays, new or old, where gold is a dominating theme?

First time washing my new swimsuits and I think the black bleed onto the white one. Now the white top has a grey tint to it...

I despise articles that go on about layering scrubs and masks and lotions. But I love them too.

They never address what to do if you use acne products!

I'm currently on doxycycline, with the topical medications acanya (benzoyl peroxide and clindamycin phosphate) and tretinoin.

I'm also going to be starting accutane soon.

I hardly ever use anything on my face aside from cerave but I love putting on those disposable paper masks during a bath, but I never got around to looking into what order I should use the mask (and occasional scrub).

Should I wash my face with cerave after a scrub? Use the cerave before or after the mask? It's very frustrating because I don't want things to interfere or cancel out the benefits of the products, especially the acne ones!

What about the activated charcoal craze going on? I have a very cheap mask and the charcoal soap from lush that I use occasionally (not often enough to see any possible results, but they're so fun to use to mix things up).

I'd love any advice or links to articles that explain how to incorporate acne treatments into beauty routines.

I can't find my glasses prescription, but I have the prescription on my contact boxes, would this translate to the strength needed on a pair of swim goggles?

I have a very old door on a very old house, the door is one of those metal ones and I'd very much like to keep it.

The entire doorway probably needs to be reconstructed due to age anyway.

I neither have the tools, strength, or patience to take on the project myself. Since the decision isn't entirely up to me, I'm trying to get a rough estimate of the cost before I share my intentions (meaning I can't really have anyone come inspect it first...)

A new screen door is currently needed as well, so I was wondering if now would be time time to replace the entire get up, and if doing both projects together would cut the cost some...

Yeah I know its a little weird to make turkey AFTER Thanksgiving. We ended up with one at the last minute & didn't want to make it.

I removed the breast, legs, & wings from the spine & cooked the breast and legs. Now I have an uncooked spine and wings.

What can I do with these? I wanted to make stock but I've never done it before and all instructions I've found call for it to have been all cooked together. Is there something I can make without having to roast it first???

Thanks & points for any ideas. :D

I have 2 roses that I bought earlier in the summer (late spring?). One is a Blue Bubble and one is a Black Magic. They had a rough start and battled sawfly larvas about a month ago, but both have bloomed once already and are already budding for round 2.

But, the problem is that each rose is growing and blooming from just a single branch/cane. I was told early on to cut back dying/dead canes to about an inch close to the grafting bulge - did I do this wrong? Each rose has 2-3 dried up branch-ettes where I cut them back.

I live in zone 6 and I'm worried that my single branchers don't have the foliage to absorb and store enough energy to survive the winter...

At the moment I have them in very large pots (so I knew they would survive & bloom the right colors before I planted them permanently) and had hopped to plant them in ground by now. When is it too late to plant in ground and what can I do to protect them if I have to leave them in the pots throughout the winter? (I have some experience with leaving potted flowers outside and uncovered, but those had grown normally and had been able to store their energies)

Again, both branches have just a single active branch/cane each.

I have a vase that I'd like to turn into a small water feature either inside or outside.

The vase itself is a little over a foot tall and about 6-8 inches wide. Although it's clear and pretty see-through, the design of it looks more like frozen water or melting ice (ripples and blobs sliding down the sides), the height of the top edge isn't even and what I like to call the "back" stands a good 3-4 inches above the "front".

I'd either like to somehow get clear tubing to inconspicuously cling to the back to provide a gentle flow of water so that it spills from the front lip (Ideally I'd like the illusion of the water simply melting out of the vase, but there's no way I can make an intake hole to get water from underneath, so the smoothest/gentlest flow from the top lip out of the clear tubing is my goal). OR to find a small mister/fogger that would create a mist that would over flow and spill over the front lip - This would require a battery operated one as the wires leading into the vase would be too obvious unless the fog was thick enough that I could actually have the wiring come over the front lip to be obscured by the mist. However most misters I've had experience with require shallow water (or something to sit on) and don't produce a strong enough mist, nor have I come across wireless ones.

Does anyone have any tips/recommendations? The end result being in/outdoors will depend on available options and costs...

I guess while I'm at it I'll ask a few more questions regarding my other roses:

First off my blue boy: Seems to be going pretty good, however it seems to be growing UP too much, how can I get it to be bushier? (It stands maybe...2 1/2 feet tall) There is also one cane growing straight down (the bush has a big fat graft bulge that most of the branches have come out at a sideways angle, there's one that's looking to poke into the soil, should I cut this? Will it..."root"??

Second is my Perfume Delight: I don't know if it really IS a perfume delight, all pictures I can find of perfume delights depict a somewhat deep pink coloring, mine is bright barbie pink & ends up with an almost orange tint when I try to take pictures. This isn't really a problem, I love the color, but I'd like to know what it might possibly be if it's not a perfume delight...This is also another one that I'm worried about growing straight up rather than being bushier...

I have 2 other roses that I bought fairly late, so far they each have a single, short green branch (& each is in the process of developing it's first bud), I'm worried they won't be established in time for winter...is the single branch a sign that something is wrong & can I do anything to get them to sprout more?

So far ALL of my roses are in pots, huge pots I might add so - yes, they have plenty of root room. They're also all recovering from a tiny infestation of saw fly larvas, which I treated with thumb-over-the-end-of-the-hose

Am I doing something wrong with my fairy rose bush?

I've already had to cut back a single growing cane that was reaching 3+ feet long, and it seems to just be sprouting ever more and more length, with no buds.

How can I tame this beast and get some flowers?

I currently have it growing in a mop bucket (yeah, not the best choice of container. I'm hoping to plant it in ground or in a bigger container soon. The picture on the packaging showed a fairly small bush, so I figured I only needed a small pot for the time being...but I'm not sure exactly how BIG this thing is supposed to get)

I'm trying to keep it around the 18 inch - 2 feet wide&tall range, is this too small?

Is there a way to clean/separate ash from a bowl of sand used to hold incense sticks?

I know it's a silly question but I have white sand & have really begun to get into incense burning.

The guy that cuts my family's lawn offered to get rid of the weeds growing in between ours & the neighbors fences. But I have an active garden growing not too far from where the weed killer will be applied, so is there anything I need or can do to protect MY plants?

Or rather how does it work, and how big of an area does it effect?

There's also a mulberry tree growing in the midst of the weeds, will it die? Will it be harmful to eat the fruit off of the tree? If it doesn't die, how long do I have to wait before the fruit is safe again?

I have what I believe is a "Blue Boy" rose bush and it seems to be progressing fairly well, but I've recently noticed that there are...SHAPES that seem to have been cut out of the leaves. Now I say shapes because they're not exactly "holes", they aren't round - rather they seem to follow a path of the leaves veins to form more of a "window" shape.

I know the "blue" roses are pretty susceptible to black spot and I have a milk mixture that I've started using & is at the ready in the fridge for reapplication, but from what I know these window shapes aren't a symptom of black spot.

I've also noticed quite a few of what appear to be carpenter bees (possibly bumblers but I've never really gotten close enough to be sure), but the only mention I can find on bees making holes in rose leaves talk about round holes.

I haven't noticed any pests on the bush, nor under it's leaves (but I'm still kind of new to roses and don't always know exactly what to look FOR).

Like I said, the plant as a whole seems to be flourishing just fine, good colored leaves, strong new buds. But no explanation as to what's causing the windows on the leaves.

I do NOT have a serger. I bought a rolled hem presser foot for my sewing machine so I could finish the edges of some sheer fabric. However I can't find any how-tos on how to finish the edge when I loop around to the section I started sewing (I'd like to hem a skirt).

I'd also like to know if I could incorporate zig-zags into the stitch or if it has to be done in a straight line.

It's a 1/8" hemmer foot if that helps.

Pictures or video would be very much appreciated.

Can I plant blue sea holly with a russian sage plant?

I've just set up a raised garden bed & I've designed it so that I can expand it, at the moment it's about 4 feet by 2(+) feet. I was wondering if I could plant them side by side & if it would cause damage to the sage if I decided to dig up the holly later on to move or divide.

I'd also like to know if anyone knows of some more low lying plants I could plant with them (if they're compatible) in the foreground.

Is there anything where you can put in what you ate, or plan to eat, & it will add the end total of all the sodium, vitamins, calories, etc into one list?

The soil in my potted roses was off the chart on my ph meter (which only goes to 8). I know the meter works because I tested it with apple cider vinegar (the only thing I had at the time). I've tested the soil according to the directions on the meter, and every which way besides.

I currently have 4 roses planted and another still in it's "body bag", 3 seem to be doing fine, but I had several that didn't make it and one of the newer ones I just planted is starting to look like the ones that didn't.

The soil is all the same brand of potting soil, and since it was new I didn't think it needed to be tested & so I didn't until I purchased the meter and needed to see if it worked.

I'm afraid to try to mix in sulfur since it may disturb the roots. Is there anything I can sprinkle or pour onto the soil that may help my dying rose?

(The rose that's dying had green branches when I bought it, but over the last 2-3 weeks the branches have turned black, and the new red/pink branch-buds turned brown and dried up, it was labeled as a "blue bubble" rose)

The ones that are surviving are a pink fairy, black beauty, and what was labeled as a blue boy (though this one came from one of the lower quality suppliers)

I desperately need to lower the ph level for my potted rose bushes. I came across these tips http://voices.yahoo.com/a-garden-chemist-lists-6-s... which involved using coke, OJ, and vinegar.

Has anyone tried this? I know it says temporary but I need the fastest way possible. It's been rainy here and is expected to continue to rain, if I try this how do I compensate the dilution with the extra water from rainfall?

Like I said, my roses are already in pots and I don't want to risk damaging the roots by digging or tilling sulfur or amendments into it just yet.

(I had thought the soil would be alright when I bought it, but I didn't test the soil until after they started drooping and realized the problem)

Is there a ground cover plant that has silvery foliage? Preferably a perennial that likes/tolerates shade.

I've seen dusty miller around a lot and thought I saw something that was a bit shorter that was labeled "silver mist" but didn't get it at the time, now I can't find it.

I have a shady corner and I'd love to have something like that to brighten up the ground. I've also come across the licorice ground cover - but it wasn't as pale as dusty miller (& both need more sun than my corner gets)