What is a Dwarf Banana Tree?

August 13, 2013 by Debra

A Dwarf Banana Tree

Dwarf banana trees are expected to grow between 4 and 8 feet tall. They are easy to grow. It’s considered to be either an indoor or outdoor plant. The ideal temperature for the dwarf banana tree is 55 degrees and warmer.

I have my son to thank for this plant. The end of last spring he brought this plant home. Back then it looked sad- real sad! The price tag reads $26.00. That was not the price he paid for it. He was eyeing it for quite some time. Finally he asked the clerk how much it was. He could buy it for ten bucks. That’s what he did and now it looks beautiful. The clerk did mention he should replant it into a bigger pot. He did. To be honest I never thought it would grow. Adam just moved into his own apartment and left the tree with me on loan.

After searching the internet for the “how to care” for this dwarf banana tree, I realize the sprouts or shoots should be removed. Will do that shortly. The day Adam comes to pick his plant up, I will be rather disappointed. A green thumb I am not- but it’s been fun watching it grow!

How to care for a dwarf banana tree.

Organize Your Digital Photos

August 11, 2013 by Debra

After working on image editing and using several software programs, it occurred to me to organize digital photos is not an easy task and there is no real right way. Does it ever drive you crazy to try and find pictures on your computer for your child’s school project? Your pictures are all safely backed up on your computer, but they are so disorganized that it takes 45 minutes to find anything! This is called computer clutter! It’s a lot like having a desk with a huge pile of pictures on it and you have to physically sort through them to find what you are looking for. An organized desk will have nicely labeled folders with all of the contents sorted accordingly and your pictures folder in your computer should look the same way.

If you are suffering from this kind of computer clutter, then to keep your photos organized and easy to locate, start by creating one folder in your pictures folder of your computer that is for the entire year, and is labeled by the year. Then create one folder inside of this for each month of the year. Now when you go to upload your images, you can easily dump them into the month and year that they were taken. This takes all the frustration out of trying to find that certain vacation photo and truly helps you to be able to find any photo any time!

Gage Park | Topeka, KS

August 5, 2013 by Debra

Gage Park | Topeka, KS

train ride at gage park — Train ride at Gage Park.

getting ready to ride the train — Getting ready to ride the train.

going down the slide — Going down the slide.

My day at Gage Park with Erika and Briella is now in my book- ready to be viewed over and over again! The above pages were created and saved as a pdf file. It’s a project I started when Erika became pregnant with Briella. The first journal was the baby shower. This project is very simple- can be done with Micro Soft Word or Works. Printed at home or can be sent to FedEx Kinko’s or somewhere similar. For my pages I use the Lumapix;Fotofusion I referenced in an earlier post.

Create your pages with images you have taken. Write about what you were doing at the time of the image. Save and print your pages. If you are using a different program than Word or Works, be sure to leave a margin of 0.25 inches. Printed pages do not print edge to edge. Creating a margin will assure your full page is printed. After printing let the page dry and insert into clear sheet protectors and put into a three ring binder. A very inexpensive way to preserve your memories. Save your project in a folder and be sure to back up your folder for save keeping.

The Gage Park images are available for download on the family page. ‎