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plores what’s hot from patterned concrete patios to water features to lighting and even outdoor TVs. Your back yard is a blank canvas to let your imagination run wild.

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Welcome to another jam packed edition of Michiana House and Home. This spring has been fairly cool and a bit rainy. Hopefully you have your mower ready for the season and your spring garden planting done.

And to get some great ideas on how to use your outdoor space and decorate it, be sure to check out the upcoming Builder’s Association of Elkhart County’s upcoming Parade of Homes as well as the upcoming Art in Bloom Garden Walk in South Bend.

Turquoise has been loving having the windows open. Since I live on a very busy street, she is an indoor cat, so having the windows open lets her enjoy the sights and sounds of outside while still keeping her safe. She is also a master supervisor while I mow the yard or do any type of yard work- she’s right there in the window observing. While the first day of Summer isn’t technically until June 20, we’ve just celebrated Memorial Day which traditionally kicks off the summer season nationwide. In this issue we talk about tuning porches, decks, patios and more into outdoor rooms, expanding the living space of your home. This has been a huge trend for quite a while and it’s not hard to do, regardless of the size of your patio, deck or back yard. It’s a great way to enjoy the flowers and plants you’ve either planted or moved outdoors for the summer. To go along with expanding the outdoor living space, we also talk about outdoor furniture, which we want to be beautiful, but it also has to be durable enough to handle the elements. Writer Julie Young ex-

Writer Beth Anne Brink-Cox explores the origins of Father’s Day going all the way back to how the holiday was established in Did You Know? This month I’ve included two recipes from “The Mystery Writers of America Cook Book.” I love a good mystery. The mystery section is where you’re most likely to find me browsing in the library. And many fictional private eyes also love to spend time in the kitchen. I pulled a recipe from this particular cookbook, it’s a chicken recipe from Sara Paretskey who writes the V.I. Warshawski mystery novels. I must confess, I haven’t road tested this one yet but it doesn’t require using the oven, so you won’t overheat your kitchen while trying it out. So I hope you find some time to kick back and relax in your backyard with a glass of iced tea or lemonade while enjoying this month’s issue.

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No matter if a property is large or small, has plenty of greenspace or merely a small porch upon which to curl up with a good book, today’s homeowners are eager to enjoy everyday life al fresco. Luckily, today’s outdoor living trends are ready to accommodate those activities with options that will make your front, back, or side yard a “staycation destination” where you can work, stay, and play. A SPACE FOR EVERYTHING One of the biggest trends in outdoor living is the creation of well-defined rooms that offer additional square footage to the home. Rather than a flat patio or deck that serves as a catchall space for gathering with family and friends, homeowners are creating efficient, well-defined spaces that evoke a room-like

feel. Industry experts say work nooks, formal living rooms (complete with outdoor televisions and movie screening equipment) and well-appointed outdoor kitchens offer homeowners more square footage for far less than a traditional room addition.

BACKYARD ESCAPES Resort style features are also on trend in outdoor living. In ground pools, grottos, fountains, and other water features coupled with lush landscaping will transform your backyard into a getaway that’s not far away and give homeowners a

chance to relax and recharge. According to Tom Denman at Fish Pond Aerators, a great water feature such as a cascading fountain or fish pond coupled with lush landscaping and natural stone can create a sense of Zen in your back yard and help create a mood for any special occasion. “These elements encourage wildlife to come to your property and the sound has a way of relaxing you,” he said. “Not only that, but when you install a water feature like a fountain, you can add lights that can be programmed with colors and filters that can really set the mood for your event or just give you something pretty to look at in the evening.”

are personalizing their space with a wide range of furnishings and elements that complement a family’s lifestyle and needs. Geometric patterns, stamped concrete, clean lines, and custom woodwork are taking outdoor rooms to the next level while living walls offer an added aesthetic that is pleasing to the senses. Don’t forget to mix monochromatic tones with bright, accent colors to create some contrast and infuse a little summer fun into the palette. Your property is a blank canvas upon which to create your outdoor oasis so have fun, get creative and see what you can come up with. “There really is no limit to what you can do,” said Denman. n

PATTERNED PATIOS When it comes to outdoor living spaces, eschew the basic picnic table and folding lawn chairs of the past that provided function over fashion. This is not your parent’s backyard. Today’s homeowners | Michiana House and Home | June 2022 | 5

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Trees are fascinating

PLANTS By Dan Carlson Michiana Master Gardener

During the summers of my early teen years, my mother would take me to the Morton Arboretum in Lisle, Ill., southwest of Chicago. She would drop me off in the morning with a sack lunch at the far east end and I would spend the rest of the day hiking, exploring and learning about trees, shrubs and wildlife. My mother would pick me up at the west end of the arboretum in time to get home for dinner. Occasionally, one of my fellow Boy Scouts or another friend would join me on my trek. Later in life I continued to enjoy trees. I helped Boy Scouts with tree identification. My wife and I built our first home on a wooded lot. When we built our second home on what used to be a potato field, we planted almost 500 trees on our property.

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The first tree like organism was a fungus found in fossil records. It was the 20 foot tall Prototaxites, living 450 to 350 million years ago.1 The first real tree appears in fossil records 385 million years ago. It was a 26 foot tall Wattieza, a fern like tree that reproduced by spores not seeds.2 During the Jurassic Period, a genus of cone-bearing evergreen trees, now named Wollemia, lived on the supercontinent Gondwana. These ancient trees were long known only from the fossil record and were thought to have been extinct for 150 million years. In 1994, a few survivors of one species were found living in a temperate rainforest at Australia’s Wollemia National Park. That species, Wollemia nobilis, is often described as a living fossil. Only about 80 mature trees are left, plus some 300 seedlings and juveniles. The species is listed as critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature.

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While Wollemia nobilis is the last of its genus, there are other middle Mesozoic trees still alive today. Ginkgo biloba, aka the ginkgo tree, dates back about 200 million years and has been called “the most ancient living tree.”3

THERE ARE ROUGHLY 3 TRILLION TREES ON THE EARTH. Approximately 15 billion trees are cut down each year. It is estimated that from the time humans appeared, the global forests have decreased by 46%.4 The number of tree species currently known to science is 60,065, representing 20% of all angiosperm and gymnosperm plant species.5 Angiosperm plants, such as apple, produce seed within a flower. Gymnosperm plants, such as conifers, produce seeds without a flower. Trees are a priceless asset to our wellbeing. Every day, a 40 foot tree takes in 50 gallons of dissolved nutrients from the soil, raises this mixture to its topmost leaves, converts it into 10 pounds of carbohydrates and releases about 60 cubic feet of pure oxygen into the air.6 The average person uses about 13 cubic feet of oxygen per day.7 One tree can support 4.6 people per day. The 3 trillion trees can support 13.8 trillion people. The world’s population is 7.9 billion, increasing about 1% per year.8 Cutting down 15 billion trees each year is a 0.5% decrease. While this seems to be an abundant supply, we share that oxygen with all the other animals and insects and devices that burn fuel like cars, trucks, and furnaces. It is extremely important to our wellbeing that we preserve our trees along with other oxygen producing plants. n 1 “University of Chicago News Office”, April 23, 2007. 2 “Tree Hugger”, 15 Astounding Facts About Trees, Russell McCledon, updated January 14, 2020. 3 ibid 4 “Nature”, September 2, 2015. 5 “Journal of Sustainable Forestry”, Volume 36, 2017, Issue 5, 25th Anniversary Issue, E. Beech, M. Rivers, S. Oldfield & P.P. Smith. 6 Source unknown. 7 “How Stuff Works”, Sherry Kahn, updated May 11, 2021. 8 https://www.worldmeter.info/world-population/.

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It used to be when you heard the word ‘utilities’ in regards to your household, that meant gas and electric bills. These days utilities can mean any or all of these: water, sewage, electricity, gas, cable, internet, communication and postal, just to name a few. Phil Sleeseman at Surf Broadband, Elkhart, said, “Surf began in 1999 serving dial-up internet customers as MapleNet. Our business has transitioned from dial-up through fixed wireless and now fiber optic broadband. Broadband is a great equalizer, providing customers access to the same resources as their friends in more urban areas. Fiber optic broadband technology is transformational and will fuel the next level of community transformation through technical innovations.” Sleeseman further explained, “Surf is becoming a leading fiber optic broadband provider with the goal of transforming the Great Lakes region. We provide fast, reliable internet that is symmetrical–the same upload and download–no data caps or limits, pricing is simple and transparent and service is green and has low latency. There is no contract or setup fee and our service has a pricelock: people who sign up for our service will have the price guaranteed.” “We’ll be there between noon and…” But Sleeseman said no. “Surf buries a fiber optic cable from our network to the home. The typical home install takes 2 to 3 hours. We have installed systems in more than 41,000 homes in the past 24 months, and plan to be near 80,000 by the end of 2022. The newest thing is ‘cutting the cord.’ Many customers are transitioning from traditional TV service to the internet. Consumers use our fiber optic broadband to save money, oftentimes cutting monthly costs by over 50%. We offer whole home wifi, allowing wifi coverage throughout the home.” 8 | Michiana House and Home | June 2022 |

The pandemic and quarantining saw a very real need for services not used in your homes before: e-learning, working from home over Zoom or Skype, banking and shopping. Sleeseman agreed. “Surf was able to purchase sufficient materials in advance to make sure we could supply the customers who want our service. The pandemic amplified the need to have affordable, reliable internet access.” Cottage Watchman Security got its start in the early 80s with monitoring livestock and environmental monitoring. Frank Rhoades started this company, saying “I drug my feet about going into the residential market, but we eventually did. We have grown considerably, and son, Jason, does a much better job than his dad did. The business is still on the family farm.”

Home security has changed, Rhoades said. “Nationally speaking, 90% of all break ins used to be through the door, so doorways are the first place to install. We monitor unattended homes during the winter; doors/motion/ furnace failing/water detection in lower levels. We have one home with 30 of those devices, which has saved their wi-fi three times. We watch for burglary, environmental (too cold or hot) smoke (fire detection.) That’s a big deal, monitoring those elements.” Rhoades continued, “Smartphones bring up multiple camera views; lake owners can look at their boat if there’s been a storm. Newer systems are integrated; remotely controlled arm/disarm or viewing history. It’s NOT all one device. It’s components for each element in one system. Video is an independent system for servicing reasons, because it became more convoluted, harder to troubleshoot.”

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Rhoades further explained, “We have sold medical pendants traditionally worked inside the home, now we use things like a mini cell device which goes anywhere you go, utilizing the cell surface. And GPS can know where that person is and send help.” The pandemic has affected Surf. It experienced difficulty getting equipment, especially commercial fire equipment. But Rhoades added, “We’ve been blessed. Our techs are so specialized, it takes two years to get online ready to go. We have taken on some younger workers and let the experienced ones train them while they assist.” Rhoades said to do your due diligence and check reviews before choosing a service. “If I got two phone calls today, one as a system problem, well, I know my priorities. Until I take care of the customer I have, I don’t deserve the next one.” n

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WELLFIELD BOTANICAL GARDENS | ELKHART • Through September, Yoga in the Gardens, 6-7 p.m. Wednesdays, 9:1510:15 a.m. Saturdays, $8 per class or $72 for 10 classes • June 6, 13, 20, 27, Beacon Health Nature Walk, noon to 1 p.m. Mondays, free with paid admission • June 7, 14, 21, 28, Bird Walk, 4-5 p.m. Tuesdays, free admission • June 7, 14, 21, 28, Stories in the Gardens, 5:30-6 p.m. Tuesdays, free admission • June 16, 23, 30, 7th Annual

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the BAEC. “Visitors will have the chance to see the latest colors, trends and home design elements that are red hot for 2022 so they can turn their dream into a reality whether they are building, renovating or remodeling.”

PLENTY TO SEE A total of 13 homes will be on display during this year’s Parade of Homes Plus including new construction by Schrock Homes, Square 1 Builders, Shipshewana Homes, Miller Brother Builders, Fireside Homes, Team Construction Company Inc., and Legacy Builder Town & Country Builders among others. Admission to the Parade of Homes Plus is $8 online or at Martin’s in advance, or $10 at the door. Show hours are 1-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 18-19 and June 25-26 and 4-8 p.m. Thursday and Friday, June 23-24. “Most of our homes are in Indiana, but Town & Country has a parade home that is located on Klinger Lake in White Pigeon, MI,” Groves said. “Aside from Schrock Homes, Town & Country has been in the parade the longest.”

project by Elevation Home Builders, and two non-profit homes being built by Lifeline Youth Ministries and Habitat for Humanity of Elkhart County. “We are so excited to showcase all our industry has to offer in Elkhart County so the public can get ideas and see what our members can do for them,” said Niki Groves, executive director of 12 | Michiana House and Home | June 2022 |

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“If you don’t have the means to bring it indoors and stack it, that’s where the covers come and are helpful. They normally have ties on them so you can secure them down.” She added that rugs are crucial to any area where furniture is placed, even outdoor spaces, but make sure you’re getting the right rugs. Most outdoor rugs are made of 100% polypropylene, but they, like everything else, need the proper precautions to ensure longevity. When it rains, or when your rug remains wet for too long, mold and mildew can still grow, even on material designed for outdoor usage. Flip rugs to allow the sun to dry the area out. For those looking for an even cozier design in their outdoor landscape, there are also options for lighting. Carpenter is fond of the idea of custom lighting fixtures. “If someone is building, and they’re doing a patio area, think ahead of time if the floorplan is mapped out, they could literally have outlets where they wanted them,” she said. “That would be nice, to be able to be in the middle of the backyard on your lawn in the evening and you have lamps that are lit, but in that case, it’s because you planned for it.” For those who aren’t in the process of building and just looking to create something in their existing space, there are other lighting options, too.

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When planning your summerscapes, seating design and layout is key to creating a space you, your family, and your friends will enjoy for years to come.

companies, Carpenter says it’s a given that the fabric will hold up, but precautions should always be taken. Carpenter recalls adding a custom fabric she used from a company she trusted to an outdoor table and chairs set.

The most important thing for designing an outdoor space, Debbie Carpenter, a member of the American Society of Interior Designers, of Sweet Water Interiors said, is knowing how big the space is and exactly how that space will be used.

“I put this colorful pattern print, and the flowers faded,” she said. “Just because it says it’s good for outdoor use, you can’t be 100 percent that it will always be fade-proof. At some point in time that does want to happen. There’s different qualities, I think, too, of fabric.”

“Is there going to be a firepit? Is there going to be a grill? That helps determine what pieces that you would search for. What are the activities that area is going to be used for?” Will your gatherings require loveseats? Sectionals? “You have everything from aluminum frames, to iron, to a faux wicker that can accommodate the outdoors. It’s made for outdoors.” Create a plan before you get started so you understand exactly what you’re looking for. Box stores and local craftsmen sell a variety of options, but you can also opt for more custom designs and fabric. If you’re buying furniture designed for outdoor use, especially by outdoor

Even the best fabrics, can’t hold their colors forever without some support. “There can come a point when fading can still happen because it would be difficult to control mother nature. The sun can just be very damaging.” As a result, one of the most important parts of any outdoor layout to Carpenter is covers. “It’s a given that most outdoor companies, they’re going to have the finishes that will work for outdoors, however, I do believe in covers,” she said. “If you’re not going to be using the furniture for any length of time, cover it.” Covers also benefit in strong weather or winter weather.

Carpenter is also fond of plant details. “I think plants are important too around a nice outdoor area,” she said. “I don’t know that the type matters. I’m thinking palm or some fig trees, but I do think they add (something to the space).” Then there’s artwork - special artwork designed to stand up to much of the weather outdoors. They can be positioned on an easel, or hung on a screen, or even on the siding of the house. “Sometimes people’s outdoor porch areas are literally right outside their house and you could even hang artwork above your sofa, and it might be on the siding of your home, but it is able to accommodate the weather.” In the case of artwork, especially, having an awning or covered porch is important, again, to prevent fading. When coordinating outdoor design from a custom design company, Carpenter said one of the most timely pieces of information is to realize that wait times aren’t what they used to be. “It’s many more months than it used to be, and by that I mean it could be 10 months before you have everything, easily,” Carpenter said. “I’ve had situations where the furniture is ready and it’s in the warehouse to be picked up but there’s no trucks available to pick up the merchandise to get it to Elkhart.” n | Michiana House and Home | June 2022 | 15

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Ingredients: Enough olive oil to cover the bottom of a skillet plus 1 tablespoon 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped 1 fryer chicken cut into pieces 1/2 cup Armagnac 1 cup pinot grigio (or other dry white wine) 6 Calimyrna figs, cut into quarters

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Directions: 1) Coat the bottom of the skillet with olive oil and heat for about 30 seconds. Add garlic and sauté until golden brown, stirring constantly. Remove garlic and reserve. 2) Add the additional 1 tablespoon olive oil to skillet. Turn heat to high, quickly add chicken and sear each piece on both sides. 3) Remove the skillet from the heat. Pour the Armagnac into the skillet, and flame it with a match.

(Light the Armagnac the instant you put it in the pan or it will not flame.) Return the pan to the heat. 4) Once the Armagnac has cooked off, add the pinot grigio and simmer the chicken, covered on low heat until tender, approximately 30 to 45 minutes. 5) Add the figs and sautéed garlic for the last 10 minutes of cooking. 6) Serve with a green salad and a crisp cold white wine. n

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The 32nd annual Arts in Bloom Garden Walk will take place 9:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. Wednesday, June 29. This year the garden walk will feature seven gardens located in Arlington Heights off Ironwood Drive; in Springwood Estates off Hickory; and Woodland Hills off Grape Road. Not only will visitors enjoy some of the most diverse and outstanding gardens in the area, local artsts will be painting their favorite views, demonstrating the event’s connection to the South Bend Art Museum. Proceeds from the event provide financial support for programs aimed at enriching the lives of children through exposure to the works of art at the museum. The Art League was founded in 1969 to aid the South Bend Museum of Art in promoting the visual arts in the region. The Art League offers a luncheon lecture series during the months of September, October, November, February, March, April and May. Tickets are $20 in advance or $25 if purchased the day of the event. Tickets may be purchased in advance by sending payment to the South Bend Museum of Art, 120 S. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd, South Bend, IN 46601 or online at southbendart.org/support/ art-league. Advanced tickets along with guides may be picked up at the hospitality center, located at Christ the King Lutheran Church, 17195 Cleveland Road. La Parilla Caliente Food Truck will be offering refreshments from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the center. The purchase price of the tickets to the garden walk is tax deductible. For more information contact the South Bend Museum of Art (574) 235-5968. n

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Did You Know? The history of

Father’s Day

By BethAnne Brink-Cox House and Home Writer

Do you know very much about Father’s Day? Seems most of the cards feature golf or fishing or lawn mowing, but the origins of this holiday have nothing to do with any of those things. It’s very special in my family and always has been, having a Daddy who chose my mom, my baby brother and me to be his own, and give us his name, a name I still carry proudly linked to my husband’s. The first known Father’s Day service occurred in Fairmont, W.Va. on July 5, 1908 to honor hundreds of miners, who had died in the worst mining accident in U.S. history. While it honored all fathers as well as the fallen, it didn’t become an annual event. Sonora Smart Dodd of Spokane, Wash., is credited for originating Father’s Day. Her father was a Civil War veteran and raised her and her five siblings after their mother died in childbirth, leaving children from 16 to newborn. Dodd, in an interview years later, said her dad assumed both roles of father and mother, performing them with courage and selflessness until all of the children were grown and on their own. She got the idea in 1909 when she was 27, listening to a Sunday sermon about Mother’s Day, which was then being recognized as a holiday. After the sermon was over, Dodd, who was expecting her own child, approached the pastor and told him, “I liked everything you said about motherhood, but don’t you think fathers should have a special day, too?” Not content with just the comment, she rallied to make it happen, circulating petitions and convincing the Spokane Ministerial Association and the 18 | Michiana House and Home | June 2022 |

YMCA to set aside one Sunday in June; she proposed June 5, as it was her father’s birthday. The third Sunday was chosen to allow more time after Mother’s Day. That first official Father’s Day, Dodd delivered gifts to handicapped fathers, and boys from the YMCA pinned roses on their lapels (red for living fathers, white for deceased). First celebrated in 1910, President Woodrow Wilson and his family honored Father’s Day in 1916; he approved it, but never signed a proclamation for it. President Calvin Coolidge gave his support in 1924, calling the day “A national event to establish more intimate relations between fathers and their children, and to impress upon fathers the full measure of their obligations.” In 1966 President Lyndon B. Johnson issued a proclamation recognizing the day, and finally in 1972, President

Richard Nixon signed the legislation that designated the third Sunday in June as Father’s Day. Dodd’s father, William Jackson Smart, died in 1919, but she lived well into the 1970s, dying 6 years after Nixon signed the legislation for Father’s Day. Just remember, these days he’s not so likely to want the classic gift of many decades: a tie. So fire up the barbecue! Bring on the cards (homemade is just fine) bake a cake, pin a red or white rose on your husband, father, uncle, son, grandfather–any man in your life who was and is part of your raising–and celebrate him, and all he has brought to your family and its history! Don’t forget to take pictures, and relive some oral history with family stories and memories. It’s every bit as special as Mother’s Day. n

Other countries and cultures have celebrated fathers in their way, too: –

There are mentions of Southern European traditions all the way back to 1508! – Catholic countries in Europe celebrate on March 19 as Saint Joseph’s Day, and have done so since the Middle Ages. – The Taiwanese celebrate Father’s Day on Aug. 8. The eighth day of the eighth month, because the Mandarin Chinese word for eight sounds like their word for “Papa.” In Thailand, Father’s Day is celebrated on former King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s birthday, Dec. 5. (The king reigned from 19462016.)

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