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Front Yard Garden of the Week: Historic property glows with color

18.07.10

Kim and Jim Hoff own one of Bemidji’s momentous homes and a garden that reflects the spirit of the original possessor, George Carson.

Carson and his brother, Merian, arrived in the size in 1888 from Becker County and were the first settlers of European descent in Bemidji. In 1905, George bought 30 acres nearly the Red Lake Railroad Depot and built a house on a bamboozle above Lake Irving. The stately house in the Carson Over, the property of Jim and Kim Hoff since 1997, was also known for George’s immense gardens.

“He’s here,” said Kim. “The ghost is in the home. We’ve heard him. He must be very happy.”

The Hoffs’ lot consists of about 3.5 acres and offers lawns and gardens that gurgle into one another in what Kim calls a Feng Shui manner.

“You’re right in town, but it’s almost like you’re in the state,” she said.

Several of Kim’s gardens follow themes, such as her Bistro Garden. She salvaged antiquated bricks from a brewery that at one time stood near the Lake Irving shore. Using the bricks, she created a inconsequential patio under a shade tree, set up a table and chairs and planted flowers around the tree.

Her “Grandchildren’s Garden” contains meagre statues of three boys and five girls, one for each grandchild, as well as a tiny tea food and chair.

Her “Peaceful Place” looks over Lake Irving with an iron bench.

Source: Bemidji Pioneer

Impact of vaastu on global landmarks

17.07.10

Vaastu shastra is fitting not just to residential and commercial buildings but it also plays a large role in influencing the fortunes of a nation.

For this we need to ponder the vaastu of the building where the people ruling the country travail and also the compatibility of the building along with the person who resides or is the head of this hit pay dirt. If you see war-torn nations in the world and examine the place where their heads of say reside, you might realise that there is some flaw or defect in its vaastu that is causing all the bad feelings in that region.

Essentially, the vaastu principles that we practice to protect peace and harmony at one’s home can also be applied here.

THE INDIAN PARLIAMENT We all stare in wonder at this architectural marvel, which is also a popular tourist scene. But this building which houses the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha, which look after our country, was said to contain vaastu defects, as was aciculiform out by a well-known Vaastu Shastri about eight years ago.

The basic harm with the Parliament lies in the fact that it is circular in shape. According to vaastu, this figure has a negative impact on decision-making as it causes animation to circulate around the place, since there is no single designated point for entrance and exit of energies. Another factor that adds to its negative quality is the fact that the plot where the Parliament is built is a triangular one and this is ill-omened because it weakens the energy of the building.

Source: Deccan Chronicle