Hi have you thought of keeping a log on the effectiveness of moving particularly frequently?? I grow mostly epiphytes and then mostly orchids . Almost all will grow in very dense shade in fact frequently better . What they don't do is flower well.lol Too much sun and they at least stress at worst sunburn. I keep a log as each plant goes into it's flowering period. How many flowers nd particularly what quality was produced in a given amount of foot candles. I have generally found moving them is counter productive they adapt to certain amounts of light so I never move more than twice a year. A log will give you a lot of info on what works. Even full sun plants that have been grown in shade will often croak when moved suddenly in full sun. I think the magic number is around 3 weeks of steadily increasing light before full exposure. So in my experience frequent moves are useless gary

Fig preserves are a lot of work for me but ahhhhh- the flavor! One of my canning mentors uses rosemary in hers. I tried bottled Key Lime juice as a change and really like the taste pop. Fig preserves work well with meats like lamb, pork or chicken. Add balsamic vinegar and you have a wonderful glaze. Pour fir preserves over a block of cream cheese and serve with crackers. An incredible dip or appetizer! LOTS of uses for Fig Preserves besides a wonderful sweet treat. Watch out with the Harvest Forum. It's addictive!

Here in Houston, tile setters generally get about $3-4/SF, which is CHEAP! While that's nice for the builders and homeowners who are more concerned with price than quality, it keeps the trade largely filled with unskilled and illegal workers from Latin America, so finding dedicated, professional tilesetters down here is as rare as hen's teeth. Consequently, while there is a lot of tilework here, it's often shockingly poor. I went on a home tour this past weekend of $1-3 million homes (the tip-top of our market) and the tilework in 7 of the 8 homes positively angered me! To my way of thinking, laying $35-50/sf tile with $3/SF labor, resulting in lippage, miscuts, raw edges and uneven spacing is a crime!

I started serious running in the 70's and did it for years until I switched to speed walking to save my knees. I walk the dogs three miles a day and go on the treadmill two more miles at 4.3 mph. So I thought I'd try a yoga class early last year when I belonged to a different gym. I went in cold turkey thinking how hard could it be since I do all this other stuff. Well, it was very difficult, and I ended up exhausted. I did find out I wasn't in the beginners class but in an advanced one. I think I'd like to do it at home maybe. My new gym doesn't have lessons. My doctor swears by it.