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Outdated makes me think I might go the other direction. My mother's, her mother's, and maybe even another generation before.
Use them!
I have my mom's circa 1950 aluminum canisters in the pantry. They're used. Same with some of her pots and pans.
Lulu, is that all that's on your counters? One of my uncles was a control freak and forced his wife to cover all countertop appliances. It's no wonder she drank.
I love having the room to make cooking/food prep easily accessible in my kitchen. For 25 years I lived with a much smaller space with hardly any storage. It's so nice having a pantry where many things can be stored rather than sitting out. Still, I don't want everything out of sight. I love to cook and want my kitchen to work for me.
I like the blue bird one!
I like the birds for your armoire.
I hesitate to have things sitting in a workroom somewhere before they are ready to use it
I thought the same thing.
I sent them pics showing how much yardage they sent. They sent what was clearly an autogenerated autoreply offering me 15% off. Umm, I am missing half my yardage.
Note to self - next time you buy anything from SnL, email them to complain. Send a photo of your dog. They will automatically send you a 15% refund.
Update - they are sending all new yardage, free of course, 2-day Fedex, and a label to return the incorrect yardage. Whew.
I didn't know you were kidding! LOL I was so horrified, I didnt think it through!
And same re: a weird snake theme ... I especially like it in jewelry. For some reason, a 14K snake isnt scary at all!
I thought I posted a reply but anyway I just went on the wait list for it. My experience is it's always a lot shorter than they say, and I love the surprises of what is available.
I am # 56 on 3 copies. Not too bad. ( ebook)
Just finished North Woods and loved it. I've recommended it for book group for next year. Lots to discuss and such an interesting structure. The chapters are almost like individual short stories, but the common thread of the house in the woods plus the links between the characters tied to the house over centuries keep weaving their way into and out of the stories. So cleverly done, and well written to boot!
Next up, The Expendable Man. Part of my quest to suss out film noir novelists. This one by Dorothy B. Hughes.
My latest read was William Kent Krueger'sThe River We Remember. Like his other stand alone books, this one is most excellent and would be good for book club reading. 5 stars
Those are bizarre and annoying ”features.”
The timed on method reminds me a little of my battery led candles. It may great if you want something to turn on just for ambiance and decor, but the timers sound like they are intended more for a business. I prefer my smart bulbs in regular lamps
Those "features" sound like a nightmare.
Bunny, I’m in a tract house, too, early 2000s build. I like the brick colors of mine (variations of reds with some dark charcoal), but want to update the trim color. It’s a big decision, especially whether to go dark or light. Our windows are black trimmed, so pretty much anything would work.
I’ve seen your house and glorious orange door, I think it all looks wonderful. I like the idea of sage green, too.
Friday, you are amazing! That looks awesome!
LOVE your hair and outfit. 😍
@Jilly
Thanks! That's about 20 years of dreadlocks.
Oly
The glue gun is right up there with mascara and lip gloss! Next to my makeup bag.
I packed for my trip with this project in mind. Do you have travel projects? For a while I made wire rings and jewelry to keep myself busy in hotel rooms.
I've watched a few of Nikol Johnson's videos, and she talks too much! I gave up on one video with a title like "this tinted moisturizer is MAGIC for women over 60" because I never knew when she was going to get to the point!
I'd call it a calico because of the white patches. Most likely female. I don't think that coloration is restricted to any particular breed. I used to have a tortie (no white) named Bunny, my Houzz namesake.
Well Jupi - that would have been a shock! Good thing you opted to stay inside.
Daisy being the queen of the screened porch with big brother Romeo. 😻
I think I would ask yourself why it's important you have these shoes. I know I'm quite capable of getting fixated on things but if I give myself enough time it'll pass. There's many wonderful things in the world to buy and own and wear and you will still be just as lovely in another pair of shoes.
In all honesty, i cannot imagine wanting a pair of shoes so much ??? that i would pay that amount. If I did, i would be embarassed to wear them.
That seems sensible^
I bought a pair of shoes from poshmark that were designated as used but were pristine, the bottoms of the shoes had obviously never touched pavement. They looked like someone tried them on and never actually wore them, and I thought well in a shoe store you’re trying on stuff other people have tried on. 🤷♀️
Since it looked like I was giving an update, I decide to do just that. As far as my hair goes, I’ve kind of let it go feral. And I’m fine with that. It’s got browns and whites and grays and probably looks odd to some, but I like it. Every so often I get tempted togo back to Brown with blonde highlights but then I remember how much I hate the upkeep so I don’t.
Life has been busy with family and work and travel. I’ll start an update thread one of these days.
This was taken a couple months ago
Kitschykitch & Kswl,
thank you for thinking of me . things are getting a bit better every day. there are times i can go a few days and manage quite well and then for no reason I go to pieces.
but that said i do see more light at the end of the tunnel.
i realize now that i still have a daughter and grand daughter that need me so I am working hard on trying to stay strong for them and i guess myself.
i am lucky to have them and am trying to be positive and count my blessings.
i know my DH would have wanted that.
One of my favorite TJ’s customer service stories, somewhat abbreviated. My elderly step father realized he’d left his wallet at home as they were bagging his groceries. Checker told him no worries and let him go without paying. My mom went back the next day to pay and they wouldn’t accept it from her. Pretty nice in my book!
TJs asked for my ID when buying alcohol long after it was warranted, well into my 30s. My gfs and I would laugh over this at the bus stop.
Once I had dental surgery, and couldn't speak afterward. I went into TJs just for some soup. When I explained to the cashier using my hands, and pointed to my swollen jaw, that I couldn't talk to answer his "did you find everything?", he had someone bring over a bouquet of flowers to send home with me.
Nowadays, most of the exchanges are the pleasantries like, "Omg, have you tried this yet? It's so good!" and "Any plans for the weekend?" They must train their employees in Niceness.
Having seen Elaine Stritch perform “Ladies Who Lunch” in the original “Company”, I can sure you that @palimpsest got it right. Those ladies were rich and bored, not keeping their community humming. It’s quite riveting.
My book club is a mix of women from different backgrounds and parts of the US. We got a bit rowdy one night and my Southern friend, trying to get everyone’s attention, kept saying “Y’all, Y’all” to no avail. So I piped up my NY lungs and said “Guys!” And everyone shut up. My friend and I laughed at how regional our linguistic styles were when trying to control a chatty group. But we also refer to ourselves as “Ladies” at times.
For “division of labor” my husband and I are closer to “old fashioned” because I’m the better cook, the much neater housekeeper and too OCD to let him take that responsibility. He takes care of the horses on our farm, all the equipment, bales the hay, mows the 25 acres, but does the dinner dishes and his own laundry. His nickname at the farm is MacGiver for his fixing skills. He’s quite mechanical - and better with a level, so anything that needs to be hung straight is his job. I tend the house garden, most of which I’ve planted. I’m not permitted to hang anything.
We are a second marriage and didn’t go through the young parenting years together. We dividiid up the labor when we were both working full-time (and I traveled a lot) and then when we moved to our current boarding farm, he officially retired from his hospital and his outside tasks increased dramatically. House finances are equally shared since we have two businesses.
We both go food shopping but I buy the requirements for meals and he buys “the heavy stuff” - mostly liquids, cat food, etc.
He appreciates how I have decorated our house(s) to our comfort, and hates when remodeling jobs interfere with his routine, but puts up with it. I also have a weekly cleaning service since that is not something I either do well or willingly. But I am tidy and go around the house and kitchen making sure things are where they’re supposed to be.
Due to the size of our boarding facility, which includes the care of my own two Morgans, I don’t ask my husband to do much at the house but I have to ask more than once when I need his skills at the house. The farm is 7 days a week, and yes, we have staff. But sometimes I need his attention at the house.
I take back one thing I said above. DH always planned our son's dental and orthodontist appointments. He always took him, so he always made the next appointments. For whatever reason, I always took son to the medical appointments and made those.
I know I am lucky that my DH has no preconceptions about traditional roles. He is willing to do anything even if it is considered 'woman's work' by some. We laughed when we were on a cruise recently and he was into trying a different cocktail with dinner each night. One night he ordered a cosmopolitan which neither of us have ever had. We are not big drinkers and really have no clue about cocktails. After he ordered it, he said I think some consider that a girl's drink. Well, it was a very girly pink color. He didn't care at all and drank it happily.
I also understand how other men are not like this. I was previously married to one a million years ago. He could not be bothered to clean up after himself. I would ask him to please put his clothes in the hamper instead of leaving on the floor. Didn't ask him to do the laundry. Just put the dirty clothes in the hamper. Would go on a tirade about how he wasn't going to live in a sterile house. Um, just pick up your damn dirty clothes! Needless to say, that marriage didn't last (for many reasons).
When dating the current, long lasting (29 years today!) DH and we decided to get married I had to have a talk with him. I saw his apartment. I'd been living alone (with my young daughter) for a few years at that point and was very happy that my home was how I liked it. Organized and clean. I explained to him that I would not be able to live in a home like his apartment. His response - your way is good; my way is bad; we'll do it your way. I knew I'd made a smart choice! My mom was always amazed at how he cleaned up after dinner. My dad, and my previous H, certainly never did that.
My husband and I were polar opposites about money. I was raised poor, he was raised working class but with two parents working for very large international companies and they were well compensated with great benefits. But his mother was a 'we don't have enough money' type and his dad LOVED to spend money, esp on big boy toys. His mom reined him in but once in a while would 'let' him buy something nice and shiny and new and made him feel like he was the 'man of the house'. She did all the financial stuff. My husband absorbed her attitudes about scarcity of money and according to him we could NEVER afford anything. But he also was used to an opinionated woman, so we meshed well, there.
I have a very laissez faire attitude about money. I decided we should buy a house early on (we were 24) and because he qualified for the GI bill, we bought a really cute little home. I really had to convince him that it would be fine; we could make the payments, but he was a nervous wreck. We had to move for his job and sold if within a year, pretty much breaking even. Moved to a place with no home inventory, so I decided we should buy land and build one. He literally almost died at the thought of that, but I persisted. We had a lot of arguments about all purchases in those days. I always 'won' in that we eventually made the purchases after much gnashing of teeth by him. Every car, every home, even though we didn't carry a lot of debt, always could pay for what we bought, his confidence never changed....it was always going to be the end of us and I knew it was his mom's voice speaking.
Finally, with our last home purchase, a bit more $ than we thought we would spend (but found a house that we loved so much), when he started in with his 'we can't afford this' I finally just said - you've been making that argument for 12 years now, we've bought or built two homes, we've made money on both, we have a nice car and truck that are both paid for and no credit card debt, so I am NOT having this argument with you again! It was clear he wasn't going to change and that I was not going to do without, so I just did it. And eventually he always came around to being glad we'd done what I wanted.
Compromise didn't work in this situation because we NEVER would have purchased anything. No amount of money in the bank would have made up for his scarcity beliefs. We took turns over the years paying the bills; one of us would get sick of doing it - or he'd get nervous I was going to bankrupt us, lol, and want to take over. That all worked out fine.
He was a good housekeeper/cleaner and did all the vacuuming and cleaning the bathrooms, cleaned up after me in the kitchen (I am a terribly messy cook), emptied the dishwasher...all the jobs I really hate doing. I had to take them on after he died, but I don't like it, lol.
I get some every 3 months or so in my crows feet, forehead, and "11s". It's a subtle smoothing, and helps give my eyebrows a nicer arch. It never immobilizes my forehead. I go to a plastic surgeon and they definitely don't water it down. It hurts a teeny bit but it's fast and worth it.
Gov. Kathy Hochul is a very attractive woman, but someone needs to tell her to lay off the Botox a bit. Her forehead is frozen solid.
Tina, yes, my PT also did dry needling for my foot. It didn’t bother me although I also hate needles! I am mostly a weenie about needles drawing blood 🤢 … I can handle other types of needles OK as long as I don't look.
I have Blissy silk pillowcases DH bought me for Christmas. He also bought himself the silk sleep masks from Blissy.
Never use fabric softener or dryer sheets with towels - they cost the fibers leading to s lack of absorbency.
Judi, I work on washing machines. I've seen any number of times what cold water washing does to the machine ... layers of smutz on the exterior of the inner drum and interior of the outer tub. No cold water here. Lowest I go for the few temperature sensitive items is 90°F to 95°F.
I use liquid softener only on sheets, a low dose for the scent. Excess/frequent softener also smutzes-up the machine, *especially* with cold water washing.
I don't use dryer balls. There's logically no appreciable effect garnered from them.
I'm with you, Bunny - I like my jeans to fade - and to not stink 😄
We had 100% totality in NNY with thin, high clouds. The second pic is during totality, it looked like a sunset in the sky, but facing due north.
what an interesting experience. As partial totality approached, the temperature dropped and the birds were silent. The clouds parted enough to see it . It was clear for the beginning and end. Here’s a photo i took through my glasses near the beginning
Holy carp! The stories you will tell.
If you didn't drop dead from a heart attack right there in the field! ;-)
That's your table?!! It doesn't even look like the same wood. It's amazing, whatever she did.
Gorgeous. Now you'll have to figure out where to put all the stuff that was covering it!
Edited to add - Hope the refinisher doesn't have too many Insta followers thinking it was you that trashed that nice table!
Wow, that's amazing!
I wish I knew of or could find a good refinsher. I have a large burl wood coffee table with inlay that I just adore. It's my favorite piece of furniture. I would love to have it refinished to fix some small mishaps but I am afraid of it being ruined.
I'm seeing changes on my MacBook where I use Chrome. Everything looks normal with Safari. Ever since the latest Chrome update.
I try to note the number of replies, and sometimes I remember that number...
Bunny, yes.. They cropped and sized the photos… in some cases in ways i'd not thought of
It was customized.You can specify frames you like or ieave it up to them to suggest. I let them suggest.