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CONTENTS

COVER FEATURE

DEPARTMENTS

6 HUMOR The benchmark of all summer parties—the family reunion.

8 TRAVEL Bowling Green resident and Nepali native, Damber Adhikari witnessed the destructive power unleashed during the recent earthquakes in Kathmandu.

14 OUTDOORS Larry Russell Smith uses his years of experience at pool building to create custom features on ‘rock star’ pools.

18 VIEWPOINT The form and function of today’s porches.

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HUMOR

Family ReunionBy BERNIE ERICKSON

Growing up in a small town in northern Minnesota, I

was fortunate to have both sets of grandparents living nearby,

which meant lots of gatherings with lots of aunts, uncles and

cousins.

Every July, we looked forward to at least one family—

if not two or three—who lived in a faraway place

like Minneapolis or Seattle making the trip back

home.

But as time moved on, grandpas and

grandmas moved to smaller homes, cousins

became moms and dads, and lazy summer

afternoons spending time with cousins became

a distant memory.

I decided it was time to do something about

that, so I called my friend Dahlia.

Dahlia lives in the historic mansion where she and her

husband raised their family. Now they are well-known

for throwing the most fabulous holiday parties and the

benchmark of all summer parties.

“Dahlia, I’m thinking of hosting a family reunion. Since you

throw such great parties, you must have some insights on how

to do this.”

“Well, you might be surprised,” she said, “but after a couple

of snooze-fests, we all agreed that forcing a summer family get-

together just isn’t all it’s cracked up to be.”

First thing, Dahlia said, decide on a cool name for your family

gathering.

“Family Reunion” sounds OK but kind of hearkens

to registration tables, sign-up sheets and public

campgrounds with dubious restroom facilities.

My friend Sydney’s family has a biennial

“Schmuck-fest” at a nice resort.

Another’s family calls their event “Quake at the

Lake.”

It seems things tend to get a bit out of hand at

that one.

I decided to call ours “Get-Together.”

“What about food?” I asked Dahlia.

I told her I read in Betty Better-han-Yours’ advice column

that throwing a party and then asking guests to provide food

was rude and should not be done under any circumstances.

EVER.

Dahlia said that it would be rude to deprive Aunt Marjene the

honor of showing of her cream-cheese-Velveeta-and-sardine-

stufed lefse nibbles to everyone.

And it would be naïve to believe that Uncle Cletus would show

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up without some pickled ish heads in a

jar and some smoked wild game sausage

and jerky sticks and a very detailed story

of how each one made it from the wild to

our picnic table.

Lastly, who wants to risk being

responsible for some cranky cousin’s

woeful sighing at the pitiful lack of food at

the bufet table and constant ofers to “run

to the store and pick up a little something.

Seriously, I don’t mind. Really.”

Not me.

Assigned potluck it would be.

First names A through H would bring a

salad, I through O would bring a hot dish,

and P through Z would bring dessert.

And yes, Aunt Marjene’s lefse nibbles

would count as a dessert even though

they contained cured ish. here were

irm instructions that if you wanted to

bring something outside of your assigned

category, you must swap with someone

of another category or else the whole

balance would be thrown of, and the day

would simply deteriorate from there.

After all, this IS my family, and if there

is one thing they know about me, it is that

I have certain control and organizational

oddities that are best privately

acknowledged and then pleasantly lived

with.

Finally, Dahlia said, don’t forget about

something for the kids to do.

Was she kidding? hat would

be my favorite part of the event

planning. 1. A garden hose and a slip-

n-slide. 2. A few old bicycles borrowed

from neighbors. 3. A net of some type,

volleyball or two and some badminton

rackets and birdies. 4. A bucket full of

squirt guns and a water cannon.

he water cannon is for me.

Nothing gets kids squealing like a crazy

uncle popping out from around a corner

and soaking them down with a water

cannon.

Well, with Dahlia’s sensible advice, a

few weeks later our irst “Get-Together”

came of without a hitch.

Plenty of food. Plenty of fun.

And plenty of new memories for a new

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Everybody knows that home is where the heart is. But what happens when one

heart is in two places?

Last February, Damber Adhikari left Bowling Green, her adopted home, and

returned to Nepal to get married. Her husband was known to many in Kathmandu.

Rupesh Upreti is a dancer and performer who often appears in television shows there.

As is the custom in Nepal, Damber’s family and friends had arranged the meeting

with the hope that they would fall in love and get married.

Which they did.

But at the end of the trip, when it came time to return to Bowling Green, Rupesh

could not join his new bride. He had to stay in Nepal and initiate the long process of

immigrating to the United States.

Among the many others who await the opportunity to come to the U.S. are Damber’s

parents and the youngest of their six children. he process can take months, but

Damber is conident that she will be reunited with her husband and her parents. Just

in the meantime, she also knows how important that time together is.

So as 2014 turned into 2015, she made plans to visit. In early April, she took time

away from her work at Graves Gilbert Clinic and made the long light to Kathmandu.

Heartache and Heartbreak A Firsthand Account of the Nepal Earthquakes

En route to her in-laws' home in Nepal, Damber Adhikari was alarmed by the destructive force of the earthquakes and aftershocks. Roads were covered with stones and travel was nearly impossible.

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Everything went well. She was reunited

with Rupesh and stayed with him in the

countryside at the home of her new in-

laws. hey wanted to get the formalities

of visiting family out of the way so that

she and Rupesh would have time just for

themselves. He had work to do, but she

made him promise that he would wrap

up ilming and then give his undivided

attention to relaxing and spending time

with her.

Together, along with the cast and crew,

they traveled into the northern part of

Kathmandu on a bus. hey stopped at

a little shop for snacks and then hiked

up onto a hillside that was selected

as a backdrop for the set. Damber

stood nearby, watching her husband’s

performance. A large boulder provided

some shade from the hot sun.

It was four minutes until noon on April

25, and we all know what happened next.

Nepal was hit by a magnitude-7.8

earthquake. housands of people were

buried alive. Buildings, temples and

landmarks were reduced to rubble.

Damber stood awestruck as buildings

collapsed in the distance. She says she

didn’t even have the wherewithal to

be concerned for her own safety. “One

of the guys was yelling, ‘Earthquake,

earthquake,’ and I said, ‘Really?’ But then

it got so big. I was looking for Rupesh, and

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he was looking for me,” she says.

“hank God we were outside,” she says.

“If we were inside, you never know who

would have survived.” She said the fact

that the quake occurred on Saturday was

a silver lining in a very dark cloud. Schools

and businesses that would normally be

open were closed. People were out and

about instead of sitting behind desks.

And as the aftershocks rumbled across

the landscape, being outside was the only

refuge. “We didn’t go inside. We stayed

outside. Nobody went inside. We were all

so scared,” she remembers.

For several hours, the cast and crew

were adrift. Eventually they boarded the

bus and left the hillside for the city. Rather

than risk going inside their apartments,

however, Damber and Rupesh and a

group of about 30 others spent the night

huddled in the open air, leaning against

each other in an efort to feel safe and

keep warm. Eventually they set up in a

market with a rolling aluminum gate

that could be kept open.

Rumors began to circulate that another

large quake would hit 24 hours after the

irst one, and in fact, there is geological

evidence to support that theory. Across

the quake zone, hundreds of thousands

of people slept under the stars in an eerie

silence.

Damber says that as time passed,

people determined that those rumors

must be false, and they began to return

to their homes to survey the damage.

She said she ventured into a store to try

to buy some vegetables from one of the

few vendors with food to sell. Suddenly,

a little more than 24 hours later on April

26, a magnitude-6.6 aftershock sent

people scrambling back outside. More

than 8,000 people had been killed in a

little over 24 hours.

For three days, they stayed in Gorkha,

just outside of Kathmandu, before

Damber convinced Rupesh that they

should head for higher ground and go

check on their parents.

Damber’s parents live in a lat area

and were relatively unscathed by the

earthquakes. But when they traveled up

the winding, rock-strewn roads in a trip

that she describes as harrowing, Damber

saw that every house that had been

standing when she irst came to visit

was now lattened—including Rupesh’s

parents’ house. he two-story family

home was now a one-story demolition

site. Rupesh and Damber found them in

a makeshift tent that they constructed

from bamboo and plastic.

“His parents are living in a little tent,”

she says. “hey’re OK, but their house is

gone.”

And they’re not alone. here are an

estimated 1.8 million people who lost

their homes in the quakes.

Damber and Rupesh stayed close to

his family homesite. hey felled giant

bamboo poles and used them to build

a larger shelter. Nepal is mostly jungle;

daytime temperatures reach into the

high 80s, but nights can be very cold.

here was no relief in sight, and Damber

blames not only their remote location but

also ineptitude and corruption on the

part of the Nepali government. She said

she is worried for everybody now because

they don’t have enough fresh water, they

don’t have enough food, and they don’t

have adequate shelter. “I’m just worried

for everybody. I’m worried the water will

make them sick,” she says.

Temples were destroyed. Landmarks

were destroyed. Houses were leveled.

People were in shock. he earth wouldn’t

stop rumbling. People were talking

about the end of the world. “Yes, it felt

like that. It felt like the end of the world,”

says Damber. “If you go there, you will

believe it is the end of the world.” She

says she remembers when the Mayan

calendar designated the 12th month of

the 12th year as the end of time. hat

number—12—kept being referenced.

She says that in the Nepali calendar,

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earthquakes occurred at the noon hour.

Despite the tragedy, Damber was slated

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a brief visit, and she was scheduled to

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She says she woke up that morning

and showered, which sounds like a bit

of normalcy, but in reality, showers were

quick and unpleasant. Being inside was

not a safe place, and she jumped at every

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She had intended to do at least a little

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felt that familiar rumble of earth. Again,

dust lew, and the earth rocked as the

third big quake hit Nepal. American

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Mount Everest and a base camp destroyed

by snow. One hundred and thirty-ive

more people died, and 2,100 were injured.

When Damber inally arrived back

in the U.S., the air was calm, but sitting

under the shelter waiting for a ride

outside the Nashville airport, the sound

of cars brought back the ight or light

instinct.

Now, she is back to communicating via

social media with Rupesh and her friends

and family in Nepal. She continually

checks every Nepali news station. She

jokes that she is going to make a Facebook

update and when her friends in Nepal

want to know what’s happening with her,

she will happily report, “Nothing!”


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Q: Tim, We would like to add a porch to our existing home but are not sure how to proceed. We ind some porches exceedingly attractive while others look out of place. Can you give us some porch advice?

A: In my experience, you can add a

porch to almost any house, but only a well-

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Scale

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added and then add the porch. his allows

our customers to see what their project

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Choosing materials that complement

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or some combination of wood and

other materials. However, newer low-

maintenance products such as composite

hand rails and decking as well as iber

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it for porches that have exposure to the

elements.

I like to get ideas from the existing house

and its surrounding materials and piece

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the porch more attractive. he trick is to

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and trim the home. If the real thing is no

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example—typically we can come close

with reproduction materials and even

synthetics. In addition, complementary

products such as stone rather than brick

can sometimes give the porch just the

right appeal.

Function

Porches are transitional spaces, a

bufer between the outside and the

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be 4 feet deep. his gives you room to

receive guests without forcing them

back down the steps when you open the

screen door.

If you’ll be using the porch for outdoor

activities, you’ll need more space.

Benches or chairs require at least 5 feet

of space from wall to railing. If you add

a table for eating, the wall-to-railing

distance should be at least 6 feet.

A porch must also properly protect

doors and windows from the elements.

It must be properly lashed to prevent

leaking between the structure and the

porch. And it should relect the style of

the existing home.

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The staircase serves as a core to keep the circulation moving from upstairs bedrooms, main-level living, and lower level complete with its stylish open-air decks and custom gunite pool.


As the exclusive designer for Ford’s

Furniture in Bowling Green, Clarrisa

Smith has helped hundreds of people ind

their way through all the decision-making

required when decorating a home.

She has 35,000 feet of showroom to

select from, and if necessary she’ll zip

from one area of the store to the next,

putting together a mock-up of a room for

clients who have diiculty envisioning

a inished space. Lamps, rugs, lorals,

paintings and furnishings are the tools of

her trade.

Clarissa has a saying that sums up her

work. She uses it to explain that despite

her ability to bring a project to life,

of a Real ShowstopperShowcasing the Interiors

Retaining walls and a well-considered blueprint allow for maximum beauty on this corner lot.

Despite its Old World ambiance, the home is full of modern conveniences like an upstairs laundry room complete with a coffee kitchen.

Clarissa Smith has been helping customers at Ford’s Furniture renovate and recreate their interiors for almost 12 years. She handles everything from price point to picture placement and the service is free for Ford’s customers and corporate clients.

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PHOTOGRAPHY BY JOE IMEL

LAYOUT BY M. SCHOFDING


No room is off limits when it comes to accessorizing, and what better statement than Grecian art in a grotto bath.

A variation on the wagon wheel chandelier lends elegance to the foyer.

This intimate vignette is courtesy of the rich leather seating and built in case goods. What better place to relax on a cool evening and enjoy a good book?

A rag faux inish on every wall is the perfect inish. It enhances the placement of artwork and leads the eye seamlessly from one room to the next.

The simplicity of a serving tray speaks volumes—casual, welcoming and reined.

ultimately she will take a step back and let

the project stand on its own.

Her mantra: “When I leave here,” she

says, “you live here.”

In this case, however, that saying does

not apply. She lives here.

Clarissa and her husband, Larry

Russell Smith, built and decorated this

beautiful 6,500-square-foot home on one

of the last available lots in the Pine Grove

subdivision.

he lot had a steep grade that kept

many builders away, but Larry and his

business partner Barry Lindsey of Lindsey


Smith believes that everybody needs at least one timeless piece of furniture and one good accessory—be it a rug, a painting, or in this case a mirror.

Always consider the subject when selecting a frame. Here an old world portrait is framed by ornate styling

Back lighting on the buffet lets the holiday dishes sparkle.

Combining the interior light of the cabinet with a pair of table lamps and a spotlight above creates continuity and warmth.

Smith Construction were intrigued by the

potential. hey altered a blueprint and

designed a three-story old-world villa

and sited it so that the corner lot with the

steep grade becomes one of the home’s

core strengths.

A central staircase serves as a dramatic

focal point as well as a curved spine that

supports the entire circulation—from the

lower-level to the master suite—complete

with a private patio overlooking the pool

below.

hey selected dark woods with rich

grain for the looring, the case goods

and much of the trim. he entire home is

painted in a rag faux inish that gives the

impression of soft leather. Crisp white was

used strategically on the molding to add

depth and contrast.

he home’s architectural elements

ofered the perfect foundation for Clarissa

to build upon. And while she is always

on the lookout for new decorating ideas

for clients, in her own home, she knows

exactly what she wants. She has collected

an extensive array of accessories, not the

least of which is her prized collection

of luxurious oil paintings in elaborate

frames.

“I’m over the top. I know it,” she laughs.

She tells the story of her moving day two

years ago. Bad weather was forecast, but

all she could think about that Friday

evening was meeting the moving truck

to unload her paintings. She says that she

and Larry worked all weekend, and by

Sunday evening, “the oil paintings were

hung, and it looked like somebody had

lived here for years.”

When she works for herself, she knows

her tastes. “I’m old school,” she says. And

the rich hues and brown leather, dark

woods and reined furnishings relect

that. With clients, however, the challenge

is diferent.

She says her job requires that she be

part best friend and part investigator. She

tries to get a sense of what each person

wants from his or her space and drills

down with a series of questions meant to

reveal a person’s true lifestyle.

“I listen,” she says. “I listen because part

of being a good decorator is being a good

listener.”


A mirror may be the perfect accessory because it is functional and at the same time mirrors can add unique depth and elegance in the most interesting angles.

This corner lamp is both functional and beautiful. Forcing the light toward the ceiling, the eye travels upward.

A lovely vase can stand on its own thanks to its classic black and gold French country motif.

Equestrian design elements are displayed throughout, but captured here in this unique desk lamp.

It’s all in the perspective. The designer encourages clients to maximize the scale of the home and not to be afraid to “go big” with wall art. Her own personal collection of oils is her muse for each of the rooms.


A beautiful leather headboard compliments the Master suite.

Built in bookcases in the bathroom can display towels, soaps, candles, or in this case, family pictures.

Measure, measure, and measure again advises the designer. Once the moving truck is at the door, it’s not the time to have miscalculated.

One client had resorted to “living in

her bedroom” because she “hated her

house.” So Clarissa put her skills to work,

redesigned the entire home, and surprised

this client with a reveal that brought her

to tears of joy and relief.

Listening is a big part of what she does,

but in the end, her clients need more than

a good listener; they need somebody to

help them personalize the space.

Clarissa’s advice is to make the room

itself a foundation for anything that goes

in it. She calls it putting the toppings on

vanilla ice cream. “Don’t paint your house

14 diferent colors and expect it to work,”

she warns.

In addition, she says discussing the

budget is critical. Some clients are not

comfortable having that conversation,

but she really appreciates those who do.

It helps her know where the client stands

inancially so she can select from the

furniture lines at Ford’s Furniture to get

the best price point.

No matter the budget, Clarissa

says accessories are as important as

furnishings. Her goal is to make sure a

client has at least one timeless piece of

furniture and one great accessory—a rug,

a painting or a lamp.

And despite her appreciation for those

online sources like Pinterest and Houzz.

com she is a self-described non-techie.

A mere twelve year veteran of a family

business founded 78 years ago, she is also

the “baby of the Ford’s family.”

Alvin Ford Jr. along with Harry Ford

Jr. and Andy Ford make up the second

generation of owners. And Alvin especially

likes to joke with his designer about her

aversion to email and other trappings of

the modern world.

Smith smiles and is undeterred by the

ribbing. Although she literally brings her

work home, she also knows how to keep a

good work life balance.

“When at work,” she says, “I give it

my full measure.” But her preference

for weekends is not to endlessly check

email or surf the web. She would much

rather curl up poolside, watch throwback

television and enjoy time with her

husband and their trio of four-legged

“children.”


By SHERI FERCHO

Summer Entertaining in Bowling GreenEasy tips for a summer

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DIRECTIONS:Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Stir together irst 5 ingredients in a large bowl until smooth. Stir in chicken and next 5 ingredients until blended. Spoon cheese mixture into a lightly greased 8-inch square baking dish.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30 minutes or until bubbly. Spoon into a serving bowl. Garnish, if desired. Serve with tortilla and sweet potato chips.

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Serves 10

INGREDIENTS:10 limes, fresh pulp and juice 3/4 cup white sugar30 leaves fresh mint, or to taste 1 cup white rum1 liter club soda

DIRECTIONS:Muddle lime juice, sugar and mint leaves together in pitcher until leaves are well broken down and sugar dissolved. Add rum and lots of ice topped with club soda. Garnish with fresh mint and limes.

BROWN SUGAR FRUIT DIP

Brown sugar brings sweet goodness to the fruit dip. Pair it with any seasonal fruit. We prefer strawberries, pineapple and grapes.yield: Makes about 3½ cupsPrep: 10 minutesChill: 4 hours

INGREDIENTS: ½ cup irmly packed brown sugar1 8-ounce package cream cheese, softened1 cup sour cream1 teaspoon vanilla extract1/3 cup coffee liqueur (optional); we used Kahlua1 cup frozen whipped topping, thawedBrown sugar to garnishAssorted fruit

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are not too complicated.


DIRECTIONS:Beat brown sugar and cream cheese at medium speed with an electric mixer until smooth. Add sour cream, vanilla, and if desired, coffee liqueur, beating until blended and smooth; fold in whipped topping. Cover and chill 4 hours. Garnish, if desired. Serve with assorted fruit.

WHITE BEAN DIP WITH ROSEMARY OLIVE OIL

Rosemary oil adds rich lavor and color to this earthy dip. If you are short on time, top instead with kosher salt and olive oil. Prep and cook time: 20 minutesyield: 2 cups (serving size 1 tablespoon)

INGREDIENTS:¼ cup olive oil, divided2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced (add more as you like)2 cans (15 ounces each) white beans (great northern, cannellini or white kidney beans) drained and rinsed2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice2 teaspoons kosher salt (add less or as you like it)3 sprigs fresh rosemary, rinsed

DIRECTIONS:In a 10-inch frying pan over medium heat, stir half the olive oil and the 2 gloves garlic until fragrant, being careful not to brown garlic, about 1 minute. Pour the oil and garlic into food processor. Wipe out the pan and set aside.

Add white beans, lemon juice, and small amount of the salt to the food processor and whirl until smooth. Pour into a serving bowl.

Return the frying pan to medium heat and add the remaining 2 tablespoons olive oil and the rosemary sprigs. Warm the rosemary in the olive oil until fragrant, about 3 minutes, stirring occasionally so the rosemary doesn’t burn. Remove from heat and let cool 10 minutes.

Set the rosemary aside and drizzle the olive oil over the bean dip. Mince 1 tablespoon of the rosemary leaves and sprinkle over the dip.

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A beautiful array of edible lowers including violets, dandelions and chrysanthemums

Chopped chive blossoms have a delicious, mild onion lavor.

The delicious art of edible lowers Take advantage of the natural beauty, aroma and lavors from your garden

It is known that a rose called by any other name smells as sweet, but

what about taste? Beauty and fragrance—as well as creativity and

curiosity—have long been integral components used by our ancestors.

According to recorded history, nearly every civilization has used

lowers in the form of food, including the Incas, Aztecs, Hindus, early

Romans and Asian cultures. Tangled pea vines and roses are depicted

on Bronze Age artifacts. Carnations are used to make Chartreuse,

an old classic French liqueur. Leonardo da Vinci himself penned his

own rosewater recipe. Flowers and their seeds were just as important

during the spice trade as spices like cardamom, cinnamon and mace.

Flowers have not been restricted to the conines of a vase since 140


B.C., where they were irst mentioned

as something greater than the beauty of

their petals.

Edible lowers are simple to grow at

home and are becoming readily available

at farmers markets and grocery stores.

When using lowers as a part of your

home cooking, it is important to keep

a few things in mind. Not all lowers are

entirely edible. For example, only the

petals of roses, calendulas (marigolds,

also called poor-man’s safron), tulips

and chrysanthemums are edible. It is

important to remove reproductive parts—

stamens and styles—before use.

Be familiar with where your lowers

are coming from, or better yet, grow

them yourself to ensure that you know

their source. Don’t eat anything that

has been treated with pesticides. Pick

lowers early or late in the day, as you

would other produce. Sugars and volatile

oils, which give lowers their aroma and

lavor, are highest before the heat of the

day and photosynthesis converts them

into starch. Do be cognizant that some

lowers are poisonous, including azaleas,

crocuses, dafodils, foxglove, oleander,

rhododendron, jack-in-the-pulpits and

lilies of the valley. However, do not let this

deter you from expressing creativity in

the kitchen, because edible lowers vastly

outnumber those you should not eat.

Flowers that are wholly edible, such as

violets, pansies, nasturtiums, honeysuckle,

lilacs and begonias, are beautiful inside of

a homemade Popsicle, almost frozen in

time. Begonias lend a citrus lavor, while

the violets add an earthy sweetness. For a

lovely presentation, fold them gently into

cake batter, add to ice cream or place on

your plated dessert.

Today, like they did centuries ago,

lowers add lavor, charm and romance

to our food. Imagine hibiscus or gladiolus

holding your favorite fruit dip, candied

and sugared blossoms for cake decoration.

Add their petals to tea. Incorporate

the beauty and delicious aroma of the

blossoms by steeping in milk or cream to

create a loral crème.

Herb lowers are not to be forgotten. We

often overlook their potential; in fact, we

purposefully rid them to give more plant

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INGREDIENTS:Edible lowers, such as orchids, violets, nasturtiums, pansies and snapdragons, that have never been treated with chemicals.

Water. For crystal-clear ice, use distilled water that has been boiled and then cooled. This will eliminate impurities and air bubbles, which make cloudy ice.

DIRECTIONS:To suspend lowers in the cubes, work in layers: Fill an ice tray (large cubes will last longer) a quarter of the way with water. Add lowers, facing down, and freeze. Add more water to ill halfway, and freeze. Fill to the top, and freeze again.

energy to the desired herb leaf. Next

time you go to pinch the buds or lowers

from your herb garden, keep them. he

lowers of garlic, dill, basil, leek, onion,

hyssop, cilantro, fennel and so many

more ofer their own unique lavor. hey

lend themselves nicely to salads, or

serve judiciously with fruit for a sweet

and sour combination. I haven’t tried

it, but I thought chopping herb lowers

or their buds would work very nicely in

pasta dough. Chive blossom pasta dough

sounds appealing. Be imaginative; the

possibilities are endless.

For many centuries, the beauty,

aesthetics and fragrance of lowers

have afected the human senses and

emotion. Steep yourself in creativity by

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1121 WilkinsonTrace Bowling Green, KY

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Serving Southcentral Kentucky For Over 30 Years

Western KentuckyOrthopaedicand NeurosurgicalAssociates

BOWLING GREEN 165 Natchez Trace 270.782.7800

GLASGOW 1330 North Race Street 270.629.2780

FRANKLIN 1030 Brookhaven Road 270.586.0286

SCOTTSVILLE 456 Burnley Road 270.622.3288

RUSSELLVILLE 101 West 2nd Street 270.725.8200

Providing The

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•TotalJointReplacement•ArthroscopicSurgery•SportsMedicine•SpineSurgery•HandSurgery•PhysicalTherapy

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All Board Certified Physicians with more than 170 years of combined experience

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LynnD.OlsonM.D.

CraigA.BeardM.D.

DavidB.Richards

M.D. KeithD.Morrison

M.D.

WilliamA.SchwankM.D.Neurosurgeon

ChristopherM.PattonM.D.

JohnT.BurchM.D.

KirkA.FeeM.D.

PhillipJ.SingerM.D.

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