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a cookie-sheet sized piece of parchment paper or a silicone mat, cutting the dough into small squares or rectangles, and sliding the paper or mat onto a cookie sheet keeps prep time and cleanup to a minimum.

“We simply cut them in small rectangles to get the most cookies out of the dough,” Charlie Pate said.

Charlie Pate’s recipe contains peanut butter, a veterinarian-approved choice that adds protein to the dog’s diet. Vets recom-mend avoiding peanut but-ter sweetened with xylitol, which in larger quantities can be toxic to dogs.

The past six months have been busy for Galveston Island Humane Society, as the shelter adapted to the COVID-19 pandemic by reducing contact and clos-ing the doors to visitors.

“We’re still appoint-ment-only, but we feel it’s working well,” Caroline Pate said. “We updated the website, so that anyone interested in adoption or fostering can complete the application online and

can check on the available animals.”

Pate encouraged poten-

tial adopters to check the website frequently.

“The animals stay current on the website, and if there’s something specific you’re looking for, it’ll be on the website as soon as intake is finished,” she said.

Early on in the COVID-19 quarantine, adoptions approached a high point.

“Initially, in the spring,

we had a lot of adoptions and fosters, and about 75 percent of the fosters were adopted as well,” Caroline Pate said. “Now, due to the economy, we’re seeing more surrenders. A lot of people have had to move from their houses into apartments that aren’t pet-friendly or move in with family and have brought us their pets.”

The current situation also affects shelter finances.

“The thing that’s hurting us are the events that we aren’t doing this year, like the Paws Gala and other fundraisers,” Caroline Pate said. “Our volunteers are a staple at so many local events and festivals, bringing animals ready to adopt, and not having that presence at festivals and at PetSmart hurts both adoption-wise and dona-tion-wise.”

Caroline Pate said the organization’s website, gal-vestonhumane.org, accepts monetary donations.

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9AM to 6PM

T he 2020 fall season technically com-menced 8:30 a.m.

Tuesday. As Tropical Storm Beta moved closer to making landfall, we actually received some

noticeably cooler weather Saturday.

The arrival of cooler weather conditions of the fall season is a

transitional time for Gulf Coast landscapes — es-pecially after a warm and humid summer season.

Many warm-season annuals have finished or are finishing their color displays. In anticipation of cooler weather, gardeners’ thoughts are beginning to turn to cool-season bedding plants to add dra-matic splashes of color to the fall, winter and spring landscape.

When you decide it’s time to replant flower beds and containers, you can choose from many wonderful cool-season bedding plants available. Excellent choices include pansy, dianthus, sweet alyssum, petunia, sweet William, nicotiana, orna-mental kale and cabbage, and dusty miller, to name a few.

The colors available in these cool-season bedding

plants are virtually unlim-ited. Now, here’s the hard part — don’t plant your garden with every color you can get your hands on. I know it is hard to re-sist, but what you will end up with is chaos-in-the-landscape that is not as effective as a well-thought-out color scheme.

Color is an extremely important factor in how we perceive and appreci-ate our landscapes. You should think about your color scheme and what you are trying to accom-plish with color in your landscape.

Here are some quick tips on color to get you started.

• Combine cool colors together or warm col-ors together for reliably

harmonious results. The colors within each group naturally combine well and look good together. Cool colors include reds with a blue tint, burgundy, rose, pink, magenta, pur-ple, violet, lavender, blue, navy and any variations of those colors.

Warm colors include reds with an orange tint, orange, gold, yellow, rust, peach and any variations on these colors.

White combines equally well with either group, and true blue flowers also look good with just about any other color.

• Use color where you want to focus attention. The human eye is instant-ly drawn to color. Never use color to “beautify”

an unattractive feature in your landscape such as a fire hydrant, storage shed or trash can area. You will simply make sure every-one notices it, and the color will not make it look any better.

• Use color where you can enjoy it. Many garden-ers lavish their attention and garden budget on their front gardens, and this is a wonderful gift they provide to their neighborhood. But when little or nothing is done in the back area where the family spends most of their time, I think that is unfortunate.

Don’t forget to include plantings of colorful cool-season bedding plants in beds, contain-

ers and hanging baskets around the patio and other outdoor living areas. Fragrant plants such as alyssum and nicotiana are especially nice.

• Reduce the number of colors you use for best results. In other words, as a general rule, use the colors you like in combi-nations that you like, but don’t use every color you like at the same time in the same bed.

• Plant in mass or groups. It also is import-ant to arrange different flower colors in masses or groups, especially if the bed will be viewed from a distance (as in a front bed being viewed from the street). If, for instance, you decide to use red, pink and white petunias, it is more effective to plant groups (three or more plants) of red, groups of pink and groups of white in the bed. This allows each color to be noticed. A scattered planting of individual red, pink and white petunias would give the overall appearance of pink when viewed from a distance.

• Effective use of pastel colors. Use pastel colors in areas that will be viewed primarily in the evening. Paler colors show up bet-ter in low light, of course. This also is an import-ant consideration when planting shady areas. Also, pastel colors make

a space look larger and more open. If you have a courtyard that seems a lit-tle cramped, a pastel color scheme would be quite appropriate. Cool, pastel colors also tend to create a serene, restful mood.

• Effective use of vibrant colors. Vibrant, rich colors energize the landscape and can help make a larger area seem small-er and more intimate. Combining colors that are complementary on the color wheel such as blue and orange, purple and yellow, or red and green is particularly energetic. Combining white with the primary colors, red, blue and yellow also is cheer-ful and lively. A patriotic red, white and blue color scheme is sure to brighten an area as well.

Creating an attractive, colorful look is easier than ever. But do a little think-ing and planning before you go to the nursery, and you will generally be more pleased with the results. Above all, have fun. After all, if the color scheme isn’t as great as you thought it would be, it’s only there for a season. You can always try something different next time.

dr. William Johnson is a horti-culturist with the Galveston County Office of Texas AgriLife Extension Service, The Texas A&M System. Visit his website at aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/galveston.

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Adding seasonal color in county fall landscapes

LAURA BELLMORE/CourtesyThe human eye is instantly drawn to color. Different flower colors should be ar-ranged in masses or groups to allow each color to be noticed.

pumpkin treats1 1/2 cups (1 can) canned

pumpkin1/2 cup chunky peanut

butter3 eggs3 cups whole wheat flour1 cup all purpose flour1 cup sunflower seeds

dIreCtIOns

Mix all ingredients with the paddle of a mixer until well combined. Roll out on floured surface and cut.

Bake at 350 Fahrenheit for 30 minutes or longer if you want them very crunchy. Make 3-4 cookie sheets full.

— Recipe courtesy of Lisa Blair

3-ingredient peanut butter

pumpkin homemade dog treats

1/2 cup Natural Peanut Butter

1 cup pure pumpkin puree, canned

1 3/4 cups whole wheat flour or brown rice flour

dIreCtIOns

1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees Fahrenheit.

2. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.

3. In a bowl, add peanut butter and pumpkin, stir in the flour 1/4 cup at a time just until dough is no longer sticky.

4. Roll the dough out between two sheets of parchment paper to 1/4-inch thick.

5. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the dough, then place on the prepared pan.

6. Bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 8-10 minutes.

7. Let cool completely. Store in an airtight container or freeze for up to 3 months.

— Recipe courtesy Bonnie Stark

like a fast twitch muscle fiber and blow and go a hundred miles per hour? Either one is OK according to your life-style as long as you are productive.

My goal today was to give you a better perspective of the body

type you’re creating from your workouts. If you ever have any questions, just know, I personally answer each email I receive.

Now, put your train-ing plan together and build the right muscle fibers you want.

Until next week, keep moving and improving.

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over and over. Spend much time talking about the illustrations. Take your child to a book store or the library to pick out their own book.

Read aloud together with you pointing to

the words. If your child makes a mistake, say the correct word and move on. Reading should be fun and will become a lifetime of stimulating fun and adventure.

sally robinson is a clinical professor of pediatrics at UTMB Children’s Hospital. This column isn’t intended to replace the advice of your child’s physician.

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FrOm tHe LIVInG FrOnt

A genuine leader is not a searcher for consensus but a

molder of consensus.

- Martin Luther King Jr.

A genuine leader is not a searcher forconsensus, but a molder of consensus.

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