1815 Bacons Bridge Road • Summerville, SC 29485

Sawbranch Apartments

October 2017

Your StaffProperty Manager Jessica MeadorAssistant Robin LacheneyMaint. Supervisor Michael JonesMaint. Tech Duane Bense

Important NumbersOffice (843) 871-6880Fax (843) 871-4500Emergency Maintenance:(After Hours) (866) 437-1060E-mail sawbranch@darby

development.comWebsite www.sawbranch.comFire, Police, Emergency 911

Office HoursMonday–Friday 8:00 a.m.–5:00 p.m.Saturday 10:00 a.m.–4:00 p.m.Sunday Closed

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Fall Yard SaleWith the holidays just around the

corner, who doesn’t need extracash, right?

With that being said, we will behaving our annual Fall Yard Saletentatively on Saturday, October 21st(as long as we get enough Residents tosign up). Please contact the office if youwould like to participate. Thank you!

Nutritious SeedsBright orange pumpkins are a

cheerful seasonal sight, but don’toverlook what’s inside them. Pumpkinseeds, also called pepitas, arenutritional powerhouses in smallpackages. Raw or roasted, they are ahealthy, low-calorie snack packed withnutrients, including magnesium, zinc,iron and essential fatty acids.

Welcome October!Days decrease as autumn nears,

such is the thankfulness of ourResidents endears!

Happy October from YourSawbranch Team:

Jessica, Robin, Michael, andDuane

The Tenth MonthThe Anglo-Saxons called October

Wintirfyllith, which means “fullness ofwinter,” because it saw the first fullmoon of the winter season.

True ColorsThe shades of red, orange and

yellow you see on fall leaves areactually present year-round. Thechlorophyll in the trees turns theleaves green in the spring andsummer, covering up the other colors.

Tastes ChangeDo you love the same home

accessories now as you did 10 yearsago? If not, you aren’t alone. Peoplechange and trends change, and it’squite all right to let things go. Partingwith some items and keeping onlywhat you still enjoy could giveyour home that fresh look you’vebeen wanting.

Travel Tip:Sail Through Security

Here are a few reminders to helpyou get through airport security lineswith minimum hassle: Wear slip-onshoes; limit the electronics you put inyour carry-on and make sure they areeasily accessible; and take one itemthat can serve as a blanket or jacketand is easy to remove.

How About Them Apples?Apple pie, apple butter, caramel

apples—America’s favorite fall fruit isas versatile as it is delicious. Autumnis when the crop is harvested andapples are at their freshest.

• More than 2,500 varieties ofapples are grown in the UnitedStates, and more than7,500 types are producedworldwide.

• After they are planted, appletrees grow four to seven yearsbefore producing fruit.

• Once established, an apple treecan live for more than 100 years.

• Apples ripen up to 10 timesfaster at room temperature thanif they are refrigerated. The fruitcan last for months in therefrigerator, but only a few dayswhen left out.

• Apple varieties range in size fromas small as a cherry to as big asa grapefruit. The largest appleever picked weighed 3 pounds.

• A mature tree can produce400 to 800 pounds of applesper year.

• Apples are part of the rosefamily, just like pears, plumsand peaches.

• China grows the most apples,followed by the United States,Turkey, Poland and Italy.

• The apple is the official fruit of sixstates: Illinois, Minnesota, NewYork, Vermont, Washington andWest Virginia.

• The science of growing fruit iscalled pomology.

“Even if I knew thattomorrow the world wouldgo to pieces, I would still

plant my apple tree.”—Martin Luther

Tips and Tricks for TravelingBedbugs are far more common

than people realize, and the hotel andtravel industry has been hit thehardest. This is why people who travela lot are at a higher risk of having abedbug problem. Although bedbugsare common, try the following steps tohelp you avoid bedbugs whileyou travel.

Pull back linens to check for signsof bedbugs, exoskeletons andspotting.

Always look behind the headboardif possible.

Always check the dust ruffle onthe bed.

Try not to use the dresserssupplied by the hotel.

Leave all clothing in your luggageat all times.

If you can, put your luggage in thebathroom at night.

When you return home, run any

clothing through a clothes dryer for30 minutes.

Leave luggage outside the home(i.e., garage, storage building, etc.).

Inspect all belongings for any signsof bedbugs.

Favorite Fall FlavorsAs the leaves on the trees turn

from green to glorious shades of red,orange and yellow, anotherunmistakable sign of autumn makesan appearance on grocery storeshelves and restaurant menus: theflavors of the season. Which of thefollowing is your No. 1 pick?

Pumpkin spice. This orangesquash has long been a popular falldessert ingredient, but pumpkinspice—a blend of pumpkin, cinnamon,nutmeg, ginger and allspice—nowreigns as the king of fall flavors, eversince Starbucks introduced itspumpkin spice latte in 2003.

Salted caramel. Specialty sea saltis the perfect partner for caramel, thechewy confection made by boilingsugar and mixing in cream, butter andvanilla. The sweet-and-saltycombination was first developedin France.

Apple cider. From a cup of freshlypressed, cold apple cider to asteaming mug of mulled cider, thisflavor is one of the most fragrant thatfall has to offer. The seasonalbeverage is often featured in muffinsand other sweets, including applecider donuts, a favorite at fall festivals.

Maple. This rich, dark sapharvested from maple trees istraditionally drizzled on pancakes andcan be used in baked goods or addedto coffee or ice cream.

Wit & Wisdom“Beware of the night, child.

All cats are black in the dark.”—Jean Genet

“Cats do not have to be shown how tohave a good time, for they are

unfailing ingenious in that respect.”—James Mason

“If cats could talk, they wouldn’t.”—Nan Porter

“Cats have it all—admiration, anendless sleep, and company only

when they want it.”—Rod McKuen

“Way down deep, we’re all motivatedby the same urges. Cats have the

courage to live by them.”—Jim Davis

“Cats can work out mathematically theexact place to sit that will cause the

most inconvenience.”—Pam Brown

“Cats are intended to teach us that noteverything in nature has a function.”

—Garrison Keillor

“I read that when cats are cuddlingand kneading you, and you think it’scute, they’re really just checking your

vitals for weak spots.”—Kandyse McClure

“Cats seem to go on the principlethat it never does any harm to

ask for what you want.”—Joseph Wood Krutch

“A cat has absolute emotionalhonesty: Human beings, for onereason or another, may hide their

feelings, but a cat does not.”—Ernest Hemingway

1895: The first U.S. Open golf

tournament tees off at the Newport

Country Club in Rhode Island.

1904: In New York City, more than

100,000 people pay a nickel each to

ride the city’s new subway system.

1916: The San Diego Zoo is founded.

Now world-famous, the California zoo

is home to more than 3,500 animals.

1921: The World Series is broadcast

on the radio for the first time.

1930: In the musical “Girl Crazy,”

Ethel Merman makes her Broadway

debut, earning standing ovations after

belting out the show-stopper

“I Got Rhythm.”

1941: Mount Rushmore, the sculpture

of four U.S. presidents carved into the

face of a South Dakota mountain, is

completed after 14 years of work.

1954: Singer Marian Anderson

becomes the first African-American

hired to perform as a member of

New York City’s Metropolitan Opera.

1968: American author

John Steinbeck is awarded the

Nobel Prize in literature.

1973: Queen Elizabeth II officially

opens Australia’s newly built Sydney

Opera House.

1982: Sony launches sales of the

world’s first compact disc player,

priced at about $1,000.

1990: East Germany and West

Germany end 45 years of division,

declaring a unified country.

2003: LeBron James, the first player

picked in the NBA draft, makes his

debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

He was named the NBA Rookie of the

Year that season.

2011: According to estimates by the

United Nations, the world population

reaches 7 billion.

2015: The single “Hello” by British

pop singer Adele makes history by

selling more than 1 million downloads

in one week.

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