Park City Resort Builders, a Division of Cameo Homes Inc., just started to build another luxury home in Jeremy Ranch, Park City, Utah. Here is a picture of the lot and we are just getting ready to pour the
footings...
Planning Next Summer's Vegetable Garden
(Garden pictures provided by Tiffany Fedderson)
It's never too early to begin planning next summer's vegetable garden. In fact, sales of greenhouses and seed starting supplies usually begin in late December and early January, and by the end of February, most retailers have a variety of seeds for sale on store shelves. If you want to plant a vegetable garden this coming summer, some advance planning will ensure that you are able to get all the seeds you want before they sell out, and you'll be able to start them in time to have healthy young plants ready for transplant into your garden in early or late spring.
The first part of planning your vegetable garden is deciding what to grow. How much space do you have for planting? Someone who lives in the country and has a large plot of land will certainly need to do more advance planning than an apartment dweller with a small deck or veranda. Remember that even if you're limited by space, there are many types of vegetables that grow well in patio containers. Also be sure to consider your local climate. For areas with longer summers, you'll have more options of plants you can grow, plus a longer season in which to grow them. However, gardeners living in cooler climates shouldn't discount the variety of cool weather vegetables they can cultivate such as spinach, peas, lettuce, potatoes, carrots, and beets. You should also honestly ask yourself how much time and energy you'll want to put into your vegetable garden. If you're someone who works long hours and you're tired at the end of the day, you may not want to spend an hour or two every summer evening weeding and caring for a large plot of land. If this is the case, start on a small scale. You can always plant a larger garden next year, if you want.
Next you'll want to obtain seeds and seed starting supplies. Read each seed packet carefully to determine when to start the seeds. If plants take 2 weeks for germination plus 4-6 weeks before they can be transplanted, and the last expected frost date in your area is May 15, then you should sow the seeds indoors around the last week of March.
Finding a good place to start your plants from seed will be very critical to their early growth and development. An ideal location is a warm sunny window facing south or west. If you don't have such a window, a small indoor greenhouse might be a good investment. Indoor greenhouses can be as small as just a couple of shelves that occupy only the top of a table or workbench, or they can be as large as a floor unit, standing four or five shelves high. Small indoor greenhouses can usually be outfitted with heat lamps or grow lamps to encourage germination and rapid early growth of seedlings.
Before transplanting seedlings to the garden, be sure to map out where you're going to plant everything. Pay attention to the space requirements of each vegetable, keeping in mind that some need extra space for air flow around the plant, while others need to be close together to promote pollination. Also remember that you don't have to group all similar plants together. If you have 5 or 6 tomato plants, for example, space them out around your garden, mixing them in with other types of vegetables. Inter-planting crops can help discourage insect infestations and other pests.
Preparing for a vegetable garden requires time, patience, and a lot of pre-planning long before the weather even warms up. These early steps may take time, but the effort you put in now will pay you back dividends over the summer in the form of a bumper crop of healthy produce.
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Park City Showcase of Homes 2011
Park City Resort Builders, a Division of Cameo Homes Inc., has been a part of the Park City Showcase of Homes for the past 3 years. This year, Park City Resort Builders will be showcasing another beautiful home in Tuhaye, Park City. The Showcase of Homes will be held the weekends of Aug. 20-21, 27-28 and Sept. 3-5. Here are some pictures of the home during construction...
Here is a link to our home we built last year for the Park City Showcase of Homes 2010:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lXORP9rW5s&feature=related
Park City Resort Builders, A Division of Cameo Homes Inc., is known for exceptional architecture and interior design. Detailed state-of-the-art homes and value-driven business practices have made Cameo Homes Inc. an industry leader since 1976.
Northern Wasatch Parade of Homes 2011
Cameo Homes Inc. is excited to announce that we will be participating in the Northern Wasatch Parade of Homes 2011 June 24th thru July 10th. It's an exciting opportunity to be a part of the Parade of Homes this year. Our featured home is located in North Salt Lake, Utah and will give you an inside look at the latest home trends for 2011.
- Built By Cameo Homes Inc.
Cameo Homes Inc. is a family owned business that builds homes with the modern family in mind. Our featured home is located in North Salt Lake, Utah. It is a 2-story design with 5,508 square feet including 6 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms. It has a fresh design with interior brightness and an expansive feeling. The interior of this home is innovative, sustainable and great for entertaining.
This home is in a prime location being just 7 miles north of downtown Salt Lake City, the Eaglewood Golf Course is only 2 minutes away and down the street is the Eagle Ridge Tennis and Swim Club. If you enjoy hiking, biking or running, there are several trail heads within 5 minutes of this home.
Modern Craftsman Kitchen
Front Entry
Upstairs Hallway
Master Bedroom
Upstairs Bedroom with Loft
Great Room
Upstairs Bathroom
We will post more pictures as we get the house decorated and staged for the Parade. We hope you will come out and visit us this year at the Northern Wasatch Parade of Homes. For more info. on the parade you can visit: http://www.cameohomesinc.com/#Partners
How to Find the Right Paint Colors
Click on the following link for a great article about finding the right paint colors for your home...
DEEELISH!
We made this great Easter cookie recipe called 'Cadbury Egg Cookies' from the 'Our Best
Bites Blog' and they are Delicious!! They definitely won't be listed under our Health &
Fitness category however, they are worth the once-a-year indulgence! These also taste
really good with peanut butter chips instead of the cadbury eggs. You can find this
recipe at: http://www.ourbestbites.com/2009/04/cadbury-egg-
cookies/
Sneak Peak of Draper Home
Here is a sneak peak of a home Cameo Homes Inc. is currently building in Draper, Utah. This home is SOLD and will be completed July 2011.
Here is a picture of another home Cameo Homes Inc. is building in Summerwood, Bountiful, Ut.
Why does everyone want to go to Disneyland?
Why is it that so many people around the world dream of visiting Disneyland? Why do many people after winning a huge event declare, "I'm going to Disneyland?" What is it about that place that draws millions of visitors per year?
Could it be the 55 minute wait times for any given ride or possibly even 75 minutes to see an 18 year old woman dressed up like the girl in the movie Tangled? For the opportunity to spend $62 on lunch for a family of 5? Maybe it's the thrill you get after purchasing a bottled water for $4 or a churro (a fried stick battered in oil, sugar and cinamon, YUMMY!) for $3.50? Maybe it's for the great feeling parents get after they realize their 2 year old has run off into a crowd of 134 people and thinking, "I may never see that kid again." HMMM...could it be for the chance of a lifetime to hear the ever-so-glorious song entitled, 'IT'S A SMALL WORLD' 682 times in an 8 minute time frame? Or maybe it's for the professional photo of yourself going 65 miles per hour in the pitch dark you get after a ride and asking yourself, "Is that really what I look like?" I wonder if it's for the great experience of watching every child under the age of 5 having a complete meltdown while lying on the concrete and screaming, "I don't want to go on any more rides" around 3:00 each day. I'm really not quite sure.
Well my friends, even though all of the above FACTS ARE TRUE, that isn't the reason why millions of people want to visit Disneyland. The reason is found around 9:00pm every evening at Disneyland when it's dark and a spectacular firework show begins. As each Disney character is shown and each Disney song is played, every person, young and old, remembers these characters from their own childhood and feelings of happiness related to each one. Then, when the finale begins and the song plays, 'When You Wish Upon A Star', you start to believe that dreams do come true. You start to realize that when you wish for something, it is possible to have it come true. You start believing that Disneyland affords you the opportunity to Dream Big and so every time you think of Disneyland, you think of your dreams coming true. And therein lies the answer, people go to Disneyland to remember that their dreams do come true.
April's Recipe of the Month
Here is a delicious spring salad that would be a great part of any Easter Dinner.
Nancy's Spinach Salad
Graciously shared with us by Jen Vietti
Nancy’s Spinach Salad ¼ c vegetable oil (I used EVOO b/c I like the flavor better) 2 T vinegar 2 T sugar Salt and pepper to taste 1 bag baby spinach 1 c sliced celery ½ c chopped green onion 1 can Mandarin oranges ½ c Candied Almonds (see below)
Mix first 4 ingredients together (dressing) and set aside. Put spinach in large bowl, add celery and green onions – mix together. Drain juice from oranges and then pour oranges over salad. Add dressing and candied almonds – mix well.
Candied Almonds
3 to 4 T sugar
½ c slivered almonds
Stir over low heat until well coated. Grease foil or parchment paper and pour over it. Pat the nuts down so they aren’t so bunched up. Allow to cool and then separate.
Recently Finished Home by Cameo Homes Inc.
This home was just recently finished in April 2011 and is located in Eaglepointe, North Salt Lake, Utah.
http://www.spotlighthometours.com/tours/tour.cfm?mls=990575
Front Entry
Kitchen
Master Bedroom
Upstairs Hallway
Deer Valley ranked #6 in Top 2nd Home Market
Financial magazine, Barron's, recently named Deer Valley as #6 on its list of "Top Second-Home Communities."
#6 Deer Valley, Utah
"It couldn't be easier to fly into this world-class ski haven. Abundant nonstop flights to Salt Lake City, which is less than an hour's drive away, give the area a clear edge over other Rocky Mountain snow spots. Park City is the main commercial attraction, but the place to go for your hideaway is the gated community of Tuhaye. Built by Canadian-based Talisker, which developed much of Deer Valley and now owns the local Waldorf-Astoria hotel and Canyons ski resort, Tuhaye offers top-notch golf, great dining and the opportunity to custom-build the house of your dreams." Tuhaye prices:
2009 Median: No Sales
2010 Median: $1.3 million
To See the top 10 list visit http://bit.ly/SecondHome2011
Park City Resort Builders, a Division of Cameo Homes Inc., is currently building homes in Tuhaye. For more info. visit our website at www.parkcityresortbuilders.com
4 Hidden Tips YOU NEED TO KNOW about Pumping Gas
With GAS expected to reach $5 per gallon by summer, these tips that I received from a friend might come in handy.
TIPS ON PUMPING GAS
#1 Only buy gas or fill up your car/truck in the EARLY MORNING when the ground temp. is still cold. Remember that all service stations have their storage tanks buried below ground. The colder the ground the more dense the gasoline, when it gets warmer gasoline expands, so buying in the afternoon or in the evening...your gallon is not exactly a gallon.
In the petroleum business the specific gravity and the temp. of the gasoline, diesel and jet fuel, ethanol and other petroleum products play an important role. A 1-degree rise in temperature is a big deal for this business. But the service stations do not have temperature compensation at the pumps.
#2 Don't squeeze the trigger of the nozzle to a fast mode. If you look you will see that the trigger has three (3) stages: low, middle, and high. You should be pumping on the low mode, thereby minimizing the vapors that are created while you are pumping. All hoses at the pump have a vapor return. If you are pumping on the fast rate, some of the liquid that goes to your tank becomes vapor. Those vapors are being sucked up and back into the underground storage tank so you're getting less worth for your money.
#3 Fill up when your gas tank is HALF FULL. The reason for this is the more gas you have in your tank the less air occupying its empty space. Gasoline storage tanks have an internal floating roof. This roof serves as zero clearance between the gas and the atmosphere, so it minimizes the evaporation.
#4 DO NOT FILL UP if there is a gasoline truck pumping into the storage tanks when you stop to buy gas. Most likely the gasoline is being stirred up as the gas is being delivered, and you might pick up some of the dirt that normally settles on the bottom.
This info. comes from a friend who works at the Kinder Morgan Pipeline in San Jose, CA where about 4 million gallons are delivered in a 24-hour period thru the pipeline. They have 34-storage tanks with a total capacity of 16,800,000 gallons.
Savory Recipes
Are you looking for a wonderful, NEW, cookbook? Look no further, The Gathering of Friends Cookbooks are adding a Volume 3 cookbook at the end of March 2011. These books "were created to introduce food as a love language." These cookbooks are available on their website at www.thegatheringoffriends.com
Boutique
Cameo Homes Inc. would like to thank those who participated in our recent event. We held an Open House/Boutique at our recently finished home in North Salt Lake. The following businesses were a part of this event:
Jane and Me Jewelry can be found at www.janeandme.com
Little Town Boutique can be found on www.Etsy.com
Tara Warren brought products by Thirty-one that can be found at www.mythirtyone.com/tarawarren.
Chayna Webster brought fitness apparel from Nordic Track and Free Motion. Chayna can be reached at 801-651-6725
Emily Sanone is a Distributor for NuCERITY and can be reached at 801-598-1200
Megan Riddle with Harker Design (www.harkerdesign.com), brought a collection of Mercer Lane Frames to sale at the Boutique.
Thanks everyone who came and supported our Boutique. We all had a great time!!
HOME FOR SALE
Park City Resort Builders, a Division of Cameo Homes Inc.
Park City Resort Builders, a Division of Cameo Homes, has been part of the Park City Showcase of Homes for the past 3 years. This year, Park City Resort Builders will be showcasing another beautiful home in the Tuhaye Development in the 2011 Park City Showcase of Homes.
A Cameo Life
Albert Einstein once said, "Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving." In order for us to be successful in our work, we must have an overall balance in our personal lives. CAMEO HOMES INC. is excited to start a blog that emphasizes the need for balance in all of our lives. The first word in the definition of Cameo is: GEM. A gem is a precious stone, something valued for its beauty and perfection. Who doesn't strive to achieve a precious, beautiful life, or in our words, A CAMEO LIFE? Through balance, life becomes a true gem. One that is precious and valued.
We hope that our blog inspires you to live A CAMEO LIFE!
