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Our Big Outdoor Home Improvement Project

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Woohoo! It’s done! It’s done! It’s donnnneeeee! Remember how I mentioned that Mal and I “supposedly” weren’t buying each other presents for our birthdays, Mother’s/Father’s Day, and wedding anniversary because we were spending a lot of money on an upcoming home improvement project? Well, it’s finally done, and it was worth every penny. We couldn’t be more thrilled with the end result! And, of course, a project with all sorts of awesome construction equipment was a huge hit with a 3 year old. Qman was in heaven watching the crew from Mento Landscape  work – hours of entertainment! A little background on this project: When we bought our house , we knew that the retaining walls outside needed to be replaced at some point or another. They were pulling away from the house and a decent-size gap was forming. One of our contractor friends said they could stay up for another few years or maybe ten – it was hard to know for sure. Even still, it was a project that we wanted to tackle soon

Weekend Link Love – Edition 458

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Home » News July 02, 2017 Weekend Link Love – Edition 458 By Mark Sisson 0 Comments   Print RESEARCH OF THE WEEK More research shows that chocolate is good for cognition. A skull cult at Gobekli Tepe. Why can’t I join a skull cult? Now this is a depression treatment I love: bouldering . Identical workouts have different effects on mood depending on whether you’re indoors or outdoors. I’ll let you guess which setting gives the best results. Scientists just ran seven different replication studies of the original power pose research. All of them failed to replicate . Millennials are having more strokes than is normal for their age. C’mon, guys. Risk-taking may breed happiness . Our ability to withstand extreme endurance efforts arrived alongside our large brains. Family men and women are more productive workers . NEW PRIMAL BLUEPRINT PODCASTS Episode 175: Cassie Parks : Host Elle Russ chats with Cassie Parks, a woman who loves helping people discover

Market Watch: Apricots

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With their luscious, velvety texture and sweet-tart flavor, fresh apricots are one of the highlights of summer. But unless you’re lucky enough to live near a local grower, you may never have tasted one that’s truly worth biting into. That’s because, like peaches and plums, these tender little fruits are best when allowed to ripen on the tree. One of the first of the stone fruits to arrive at markets, apricots are only available for two short months, beginning in late May and extending through mid-July. There are about a dozen common varieties, produced primarily in California, but they are also grown on a small scale in many other regions of the country. Any fruit you see during the winter months have been imported from either South America or New Zealand.   Apricot Facts Apricots are rich in carotenoids and xanthophylls, nutrients that researchers believe may help protect eyesight from aging-related damage. They are also a good source of vitamin C, fiber and potassium. When dried,