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Sunny days, cool nights bring out the best color in leaves By LEE REICH Associated Press Sugar maples, native to the forests of eastern Canada and northern parts of the Central and Eastern United States, paint the landscape each autumn in fiery shades of yellow, orange and red. What puts color into the leaves of the sugar maple, or of any tree? Green, of course, is from chlorophyll, most welcome in spring and throughout summer, but not our concern now. A leaf has to keep making new chlorophyll in order to stay green, and shorter days, with the sun hanging lower in the sky, trigger leaves to stop producing it, unmasking other pigments lurking there. ONCE-HIDDEN COLORS The yellows and oranges were there, hidden by the green of chlorophyll. They come from carotenoid pigments, which help chlorophyll do its job of harvesting sunlight to convert into plant energy. We can thank LEE REICH carotenoids for the warm, yellow glow they give to gingko, aspen, hickory and birch leaves. Tannins are another pigment, actually metabolic wastes, that are hidden earlier in the season by chlorophyll. They give us the subdued browns of fall, notable in some oaks but also enriching the yellow of beeches. Because leaves harbor carotenoids and tannins all summer long, nothing particular about autumn weather should either intensify or subdue their autumn show. The only glitch could be an early, hard freeze while leaves are still chock full of chlorophyll. In that case, cell workings come to a halt and you’re left with frozen green leaves that eventually drop without any color change. AND NOW FOR SOME RED AND PURPLE Autumn color also has its reds and purples, most evident in red and some sugar maples, Japanese maples, scarlet oak, sourwood and winged euonymous. Those reds and purples come from yet another pigment, anthocyanins. Anthocyanins do not begin to be formed in leaves until autumn. Exceptions would include trees like Purple Fountain beech and Royal Purple smokebush, whose leaves stay red right from the get-go in spring and remain so all summer. Anthocyanin formation requires sugars, so anything that you or the weather do to promote sugar accumulation in autumn increases anthocyanin levels in leaves. Ideal weather for anthocyanin formation is warm, sunny days to maximize photosynthesis, and cool, but not frigid, nights to minimize the burning up of accumulated sugar during darkness. Cloudy, rainy autumn weather results in less red in autumn leaves because less anthocyanin is formed, and any that does form is diluted. MAXING THE COLOR We can ratchet up the reds and purples by making sure that leaves bask in light. Plant a tree where light is adequate and, if necessary, prune it so the branches do not shade each other. Street lights don’t count as light, and actually have a negative effect by disrupting the signal that days are getting shorter and it’s time to slow chlorophyll production. We also can play a role in the autumn show by planting trees genetically programmed for good autumn color. Among those most colorful trees and shrubs — which besides those previously mentioned include goldenrain tree, hickory, ironwood, black tupelo and fothergilla — individuals within each species might pack a bigger wow than others. Examples of especially colorful varieties include Rubra spicebush, Cheyenne lilac, Fall Fiesta sugar maple, Sumi nagashi Japanese maple, Moraine sweet gum and Autumn Gold gingko.
This undated photo shows a Japanese maple tree in Tillson, N.Y. The bold red of this Japanese maple reflects not only the tree’s genetics but also autumn weather, with sunny days and cool nights bringing out the best in the leaves. (AP photo)
This 2018 photo provided by Tracee Herbaugh shows the exterior of the James Blake House, located in Boston's Dorchester neighborhood. The house, built in 1661, is listed as the oldest in Boston. (AP photo)
Living in a 17th century house has its tradeoffs By TRACEE M. HERBAUGH Associated Press BOSTON — What does it take to make a 17th century house livable today? Ask Barbara Kurze, who lives at the James Blake House, which the Boston Landmarks Commission says is the oldest house in Boston. The five-room, two-level house was built in 1661 by Blake, an English immigrant, in Dorchester, now a neighborhood of Boston. Kurze was offered the chance to become live-in caretaker of the property, owned by the Dorchester Historical Society. Keeping the house both livable and historically authentic has been a constant struggle over the centuries, Kurze said. Like many municipalities, Boston has strict rules about making changes to historic buildings. “There’s always a balance, what to preserve and what modern touches are appropriate,” said Paul Hajian, an architect and professor of architectural design at Massachusetts College of Art and Design. Still, he added, “people in old houses don’t want to live like they’re in the 17th century.” Kurze, 58, a preservation planner, moved into the Blake House four years ago and brought a renewed ambition to restore the home to splendor. She enlisted the help of Boston-area interior designer Sarah Cole. Despite significant restoration work over the years, “It was clear when I first saw the house that it was in need of some serious maintenance and repairs,” said Cole, owner of design firm Sarah C. Interiors. “The paint was peeling everywhere and the plaster was crumbling.” To start, Cole and Kurze needed approvals from the Boston Landmark Commission and the Massachusetts Historical Commission to make interior changes. They received permission to restore the plaster on the walls and ceilings, and add a new layer of paint. They could choose the color of paint so long as it adhered to the commission’s guidelines. Nothing could be hung on the walls, to prevent damage. Cole prioritized the house’s unique old charm when it came time for refinements. “If you look at the walls, they aren’t smooth, and our goal was not to make it look new,” she said. The Blake House’s floors are slightly uneven, and it has low ceilings and drafty, single-pane windows, all common characteristics of buildings from that era. Indoor plumbing and electricity were installed in the 19th century and have been updated since. There’s heat, but no air conditioning. Storage has proved problematic for the home’s occupant. The Blake House has only one closet. See House p. 2D
At top, in this 2017 photo provided by Sarah Cole, a specialty craftsman repairs plaster on the walls at the James Blake House in Boston. The house is one of the oldest structures in Boston and dates back to 1661. Above, this 2018 photo provided by Sarah Cole shows the living room of the James Blake House in Boston after it was restored. Cole chose many neutral colors to compliment the house's natural wooden beams and floors. The Mitchel Gold sofa adds a pop of color for a modern touch. (AP photos)
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House to Home Mortgage Index 30-YEAR Rate-Fee/Pts.
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This graphic represents a Tuesday survey of regional lending institutions. Figures are based on rates at Range Bank, mBank, First Bank of Upper Michigan and Marquette Community Federal Credit Union.
This September photo provided by Mia Walsh shows items that were packed into care packages at the Baltimore, Md., home of Mia Walsh during a care package party. Care package parties are a great way for parents to bond as they swap updates about their children, support each other and pack a fun box of treats for their child away at school. (AP photo)
Rx for missing your college student: care-package parties
By LISA A. FLAM Associated Press Eighteen years after Diana Sutera Mow gained an instant family with the arrival of her twins, her Southern California home “became an instant empty nest” when they flew across the country to begin college last year. Gone were the everyday sounds of her children, Alex and Rachael, laughing, running around the house and telling her about their day. Gone too were the familiar voices of her son’s lacrosse teammates and her daughter’s friends. “We went from not just having our children but several others in our home at any given time to just my husband and I and the dogs,” said Mow, of Poway, California. “The silence is deafening.” To help fill the void and to stay in touch with fellow parents, Mow began participating in a growing trend among those with an empty or emptying nest: the college care package party. At these parties, parents, usually mothers, share a glass of wine or a meal and then pack a box of goodies to send to their college students. The moms laugh, hug and bond as they swap updates about their children, support each other through new struggles, and sometimes shed a tear among friends who get it. Mow, who hosted four parties during her kids’ freshman year, opened her home for her fifth on Aug. 31, at the start of her twins’ sophomore year. “It gives us an excuse to get together and be a support system, and see that we’re not alone in this journey and everything is normal,” Mow said. The parties work like this: If the RSVPs show that 12 boxes will be made, each parent brings 12 of an identical item, one for each box. Parties often follow a festive theme, like Halloween or Valentine’s Day, or boxes can be filled with snacks and stress balls for finals. Some groups of moms wear college T-shirts for extra fun. Crafty moms decorate the box flaps with colored or holiday-themed paper or add tissue paper in school colors. Moms often write notes of support to the students, or the whole group may sign a card for each box, so students know who was thinking of them back home. The parties are spreading “like wildfire,” says Lisa Heffernan, co-founder of the website Grown and Flown , whose Facebook group has many posts on the parties. “Every time we put one of these pictures up in the group, it spawns a whole
bunch of parties,” she said. “Just because our kids got older, that doesn’t mean parents don’t need a community and the village.” Heffernan says the people invited to the parties aren’t necessarily your closest friends but the moms you enjoyed socializing with through your children’s activities. Through the parties, the moms get to maintain long-standing connections with other parents while continuing to support the children they have adored and cheered on for years. “We’ve stood on the sidelines of their lives,” she said. “This is a way of us continuing to do that.” Of course, a mom could simply make a single care package on her own, but the parties are more fun, Heffernan says: “It ends up being like a girls night out.” Mia Walsh dropped off her older daughter, Kate, at Bowdoin College in Maine in August, and held her first care package party on Sept. 6, welcoming 15 moms of first-year college students into her Baltimore home. They had appetizers and drinks and talked for 90 minutes before starting the “conga line” of filling the boxes with adult coloring books, dry erase boards, candy and more. “It was wonderful,” said Walsh, who has another
daughter still at home. “We all had stories to tell even though the kids had been in school for two weeks.” There were a few tears, but the moms doing well offered guidance to those struggling. “It was really, really helpful to the moms that were having the most difficult time,” she said. Mow, whose son is at Lehigh University and whose daughter attends Columbia, says the women at her gatherings have grown closer through the relaxed, personal setting at home. The best thing about the parties, Heffernan says, is that parents stay connected to people they care about. “We call it the empty nest,” she said. “That’s such a depressing, vacant-sounding word. This kind of takes away the empty part. This is one way that allows us to stay meaningfully connected to our community, and it’s just great fun.”
This 2017 photo provided by Sarah Cole shows the walls at the James Blake House in Boston. The plaster work on the walls is rough and uneven compared to the style of modern homes. (AP photo)
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Until the early 1900s, most people simply didn’t have as much stuff. There wasn’t the need to store extra clothes, shoes and sporting equipment, as there is today. Another difference is a lack of overhead lighting. “It can get pretty dark,” Kurze said. The stairs leading to the second floor are narrow and steep. “I couldn’t bring most of my furniture because it wouldn’t fit up the stairs,” she said. After the plaster and paint were finished, Cole began looking for furniture that would
fit — both physically and aesthetically. “We looked for things that came in pieces,” she said. “It was pretty difficult finding nicer furniture that could be assembled but still look right in the space.” Accessories help give the rooms a modern feel. Cole chose a floor rug with natural, tan and terracotta hues to complement the wooden beams and floors in the living room, for instance. For Kurze, the biggest surprise about living in such a historic home has been the number of visitors who stop by to look at it. “Several Blake descendants have come by,” she said. “I’d say one comes by every month or so.”
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