thanks :) that's what all my friends keep telling me. Can't feel the end of my middle finger at all, hard to pick up small things when I drop them because I can't feel it lol. Had to plan the surgery after my last festival in July and before my first one in September. I took August off and didn't sign up for anything knowing I should have the surgery but originally took time because I wanted to finish the kitchen. Oh well :))

I have a wrist band from 15 years ago. This time it doesn't help, the metal brace hurts my hand even though its padded. Using the computer, out taking photos a lot and holding the heavy DSLR camera clicking the shutter, all continual movements. The DIY projects of course didn't help either. I installed 3 rooms with wood floors with the problem, but it was minor compared to now, no numbness or constant pain. I can type, but writing with a pen is a real challenge. Have a hard time writing orders at art festivals, my hand writing looked sloppier :D

uh oh, maybe I shouldn't have searched youtube

Marjie, that's hilarious! It's so true! My hand is hurting from typing .youre so funny!!!

I hope being funny is a good thing. :/

What's definitely not funny is that I have to be up in 5.5 hours to be relatively coherent and brain-functional. I'm off of here now. I can't take these late hours anymore like I could 20 years ago. (That's enough to make anyone sound old, isn't it!) ZZZZland coming right up!

here is part of my garden from yesterday :) Want to go to the local lavender farm and buy a few more. We have 2 very large Lavender farms within 10 mins from me.

yep :) http://carouselfarmlavender.com/ and http://peacevalleylavender.com/ There might be another one in the more Northern Upper end of our county, I'm in the Central area.

If someone needs the list I have it also.

I honestly would have to search for it so someone could send it to me if they can find it quicker than me.

I too never grew up with an open concept house, the house was built in the late 40's.

House we own now (20 years) the kitchen and family room are open to each other, then the living and dining room are one room separated by pillars and open to the foyer.
Two story foyer obviously opens to the upstairs hallway, but all the other rooms are closed off including the study off the foyer but we replaced standard inside doors with 2 9 lite glass doors. I just don't like a whole first floor with just about every room open from the time you open the front door, I don't want to see every corner of the house from the entry.

I really detest open concept homes. I haven't been in one that I felt was "homey". Rather, they feel sterile, cold and cavernous to me. I long for the days when the noise from the kitchen wasn't drowning out conversation in the living room. It's still a thing in my family that the women split from the men to talk; women in the kitchen, men in the living room. Kids go outside or downstairs. BTW, I also lived through cathedral ceilings once (the 70's) and really don't want to see that fad back again. What's next----the sunken living room??? ("Watch your step.")

I absolutely HATE these ubiquitous open concept floor plans! And they really are everywhere. Nothing beats a cozy English cottage with its many mini rooms, low ceilings, and thick walls and doors for restroning a sense of place and belonging. Now we're in America and the choices are exasperating! There is no house on any block in any city that does not feature the lauded "open floor plan." They offer all the coziness of a dentist's waiting room or an airport boarding lounge. Grotesque! But it seems the builders have all the imagination of a malaria mosquito and are singularly fixated on the "open floor plan" come hell or high water. Your only choice is to build your own home yourself and when the architect utters the first syllable "OP" to stuff the blueprints down his/her throat.

:)) just saw this on Facebook and had to share with this poll :D

https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=691403554253363&set=vb.114078235319234&type=2&theater

I meant the idea of breeding butterflies...I haven't seen a Long-tailed Skipper but with the thick body it reminds me of a Sphinx Moth, which I have seen.

Back on the thread topic we happen to have two dilute tortie girls right now, although I'm a bit more of a dog person myself. We're in-between pooches since we lost our 15 year-old in January.

NICE PICS!

OMG appytrails lol, hope that wasn't true

Once a week - shark navigator. We have two small dogs. In our new build we did hide a hose central vac and I cannot wait!!!!

Ironically I have a cleaning business so my own carpet only gets done when it gets really obvious; everyone else’s homes I clean look great though hahaha