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I don't think I would have given her back considering the lack of care. I am so sorry for you AND the dog.
They hadn't gotten the puppy spayed or made sure it's had its shots because they didn't ever intend for it to be around any other dogs, or even be outside. Kept it in a cage all day every day. That's animal cruelty.
The only thing that I would possibly change, is to match the lower windows to the upper. Other than that, nothing except some planters with greenery along the lower window ledges - but it is fine without that.
It was a little bit of a tongue in cheek question, as I was hoping someone would photoshop new windows in. It took some effort to find a picture of the old windows. The glass block is a travesty.
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Historical bank building in Hammond Indiana. Indiana Landmarks has them on their website looking for a new owner.
https://www.indianalandmarks.org/2021/04/hammond-seeks-new-owner-for-landmark-bank/
It will be worth the delay to get a tile you love. We delayed progress finalizing our tile selections, and then when one of the natural stone tiles arrived quite different from the samples, we delayed even more to find a tile we really liked. I knew it can be really stressful but you will be happy in the end if you don't sacrifice and accept something you really don't want.
You can do it! it will be so worth it. Breath and repeat again and again,,, "these are GOOD problems I am grateful".
Get you mood going via a nice white and beige faux marble on the bath floor and shower walls. Find a warm mosaic for the shower floor.
Get a plain white top on the vanities. THAT is what is making this so difficult for you- the belief you need veins. Put the veining elsewhere!!
Doing that will free you.
New, white, beige, serenity in larger format porcelain. Letting go of hex shapes as it will only exist in real marble-
None of those changes will make for a boring bath.! You will have the pattern in the most noticeable areas, and a bath counter top just simple with a beautiful faucet, mirror and sconces.
Free yourself, : )
https://www.tilebar.com/basic-onyx-aurelia-12x24-satin-matte-porcelain-tile.html
Will send a photo. Thank you. Will cut there. No leaves yet, hoping they get better once outside again.
Next winter, try putting them in a cool area, low light (or cover) and don't water or feed them. I kept mine in my cool basement that way - along toward the end of March they would start to awaken from dormancy and start putting out leaves - that is when I would bring them into light and start to water. Now they are big so I keep them in the unheated garage, covered with an old quilt or blanket (still don't water them until they can be outside.)
The silver veining and conduplicate leaves shows Geum canadanse. The markings on Hydrophyllum virginianum look more like paint splotches
Thank you all. I found a photo of Geum Canadanse that look identical to mine, with the silvery-blue-ish coloration of the bottom leaves and silvery veins.
I did see mentioned that it grows with a tap root - but the one (a larger one than in my photo) that I dug out didn't have one, or at least not yet - it had a thick mat of fibrous roots.
Dedtired commented on her neighbor watching movies in the morning. I don't now, but when my DD was in early elementary school, I would take her to school, then sit down with another mug or two of tea and watch a movie on TCM or AMC. Single parent, 12 hours shifts, those morning movies were my "me time". I didn't really care for the broadcast morning shows.
Updating from 2 years ago, I still have Peacock, mostly just to be able to watch pro cycling races; still and likely will always have PBS Passport; and currently have Max on a 6 month intro rate (one month to go, so I have to decide if I want to keep it - but probably will cancel). I had Britbox for 3 months and really liked it, will probably return to it at some point, maybe in rotation with Netflix.
I do binge watch a series if I am liking it, two episodes (or 3 if I stay awake) per evening - although many evenings I don't turn the TV on - until I've seen the full series. Then, it is on to the next.
Well, here it is, two years later. So funny to see old threads pop up. I actually have come to the conclusion that I prefer silence over television any time of the day or evening. When my son comes over he immediately turns on the tv then walks away. He just likes it to be on.
My mother used to keep the TV on at all times, and I hated that, partly because she would not mute commercials, and those got extremely repetitious and annoying. She said she could "tune them out," but I could not. I had a roommate who used to turn the TV on as soon as he got home, even though there was nothing on that he particularly wanted to watch.
I prefer music as background noise, and sometimes I put that on when I am doing housework, but not always. When I worked in an office, however, I always had music on, partly because my office had fluorescent lights that made a buzzing sound.
Good advice about being wary of what gets planted with the pool. Not just tree roots but tree flowers, seeds, and leaves are a constant bother with a pool. You might be able to add taller trellises here and there to the fence, and train flowering vines on them, for more privacy.
One thing that helped budget wise was to wait to buy plants until late summer/early fall, when nurseries and big box stores heavily discount shrubs and perennials. Most of my shrubs and trees were acquired that way, saving 50-75%. As someone above said, take the time this summer to prepare the areas for planting.
"Most bang for the buck improvement items" is pretty vague - can you make a list of specific improvements you want to see, then order it by what is most important to you and/or a pressing issue that needs fixing? (pressing need = things like bad drainage, improper roof runoff, a patch of invasive weeds, rotten fence boards). Also most do-able.
I would spend some time at the library, looking at home & garden magazines (my library has gone to all on-line that I can view from home) and checking out books to get more solid ideas of the way you want things to look in the end.
See if "walkable" ground covers would work in your area, instead of sod - to cut down on the mowing, fertilizing, weed control etc.
Do you have any family members who would pitch in to help? Maybe a preteen or teen for a few dollars?
Thank you! The stain I used is Ready Seal in the shade pecan. They have plenty of options but I like how this one has faded. At first it’s much more intense. It’s a fool proof stain, i just used a roller and followed up with a stain and it blended perfectly.
I used little lime hydrangeas and spaced them 6’ apart from center and 3’ from the fence line. Panicles are so easy and they bloom on new wood so you can prune them whenever. They’re also hardy and they don’t particularly care about soil composition. Just need to water every so often- full sun to partial shade! I just extended the bed to the right so they are significantly smaller but they catch up fast. I recently added gem box hollys in the front because they are a native evergreen and i wanted some winter interest since hydrangeas are deciduous.
Yuck to OJ. Sympathy to his children. Peace to the Ron Goldman family.
I will never forget the astonished look on lawyer Robert Kardashian’s face when the verdict was read. Very revealing to anyone who didn’t already have a clue.
At least he died with hospice and pain medication, in relative comfort, as opposed to how he slaughtered his victims.
Too bad the trial was so mucked up. Too bad that years later the hat and glove were not tested for his DNA. (And why weren’t they? Not too late. Truth, science and all that good stuff.)
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I went to a place about (usually) a 90 minute drive from home - north of Kenton, OH. Original plan was to take a nearby, 2 lane road west across town to get to Rt. 33 heading northwest - but I could see it was backed up, so I opted to hop onto rt. 315 north to the circle freeway. 315 was fine, but the freeway was stop, slow and go for miles - I probably would have made better time on my original route, since this part took me 3 or 4 times longer than it normally would. Once I exited that at Rt. 33, traffic was still very slow due to road construction happening (!) and an accident- just a fender bender. Once past that, it got better, and much better after the exit to the big metro park. From there it was mostly smooth sailing, a little bit of slowdown approaching Marysville, but after that maintained 70 mph right up until exiting to the local county road.
My biggest issue was trying to use Google maps to navigate the smaller roads - I don't know if it was lack of coverage or what, but although it would show me my location, it didn't identify any of the roads or names of the towns (including Kenton). As a result I made a wrong turn that added about 30 min. to my drive, on a winding rural road.
Coming back the traffic was very heavy, and slow, although not stopping, from just west of Marysville all the way back to the circle freeway - there were spots that it improved as people exited to other roads, then worsened again - I only saw one more accident on the way back, again a fender bender. I could see that the freeway was very congested and slow, the on ramps for both east and west were backed up - but the lanes for my original route were clear and it was smooth sailing the rest of the way home. I would say the return trip took maybe 50 minutes longer than usual.
I passed a wind farm on my way and was curious about the noise the windmills make, since I have read complaints about it (and passed several signs reading "No Wind, No Solar" at farms that I had passed) - so I took a little detour down a road that went right through the middle of them. Stopped the car, turned it off, and listened - heard and felt nothing except the sound of a mower that I could see a short distance away.
Lucky you Chisue - not only did you have clear skies for that 94% totality you also had an easy commute with convenient food and bathroom facilities
We were in sitting in our yard at our place in NE Pennsylvania which would have had 94% totality if it weren't for the clouds. The first 15 minutes were beautifully clear, then heavy clouds appeared and within 20 minutes our view shifted to a 100% totality of eclipse blocking. We could barely even see where the sun was supposed to be.
We went to a town near Temple Texas. The roads were clear of eclipse watchers at 7 am. People filtered in later. They drove in from other states like Minnesota, California, Colorado, etc., or flew into Austin and drove over. We met a family from Seattle who had done that. It was less of a crowd than expected. Leaving was a lot more crowded. The police were at intersections working the traffic lights. People were mainly polite.
The skies cleared up enough to see the eclipse, but the clouds were still there. I didn't get to see stars, but did see Venus and Jupiter was visible at times. It was an amazing few minutes. I'm thrilled I got to see it.
How old is Rocky? Has he always had the regurgitation? There are so many physical issues that can cause it, such as an incompetent sphincter or a gastric outlet obstruction.
One of my cats when about 18-19 years old, suddenly developed trouble swallowing. In her case I believe that she had a small stroke that affected her ability to swallow, but her problem was mostly with solid food.
We use Feliway and it does help with anxious cats. The other thing is - have they checked his blood for allergies? I had a cat that threw up every time she ate. We tested allergies before anything else because she was so young. It turned out she was allergic to sugar beets, corn, duck, and cow milk. And dust. Go figure. I have had cats with thyroid issues too - but wonder about allergies.
It's too bad you don't have many options as to vets. When our elderly little kitty's health began to fail, we were fortunate to have an emergency vet in town that's open 24/7, and a cat hospital just down the street - one of the vets was a specialist in geriatric and palliative care. Such a vet might know more about what may be going on with your guy.
The article is compiled from opinions and "likes" on Reddit. That explains the rigorousness of the research.
Anyone who doesn't need food and goes to a food bank is first and foremost a jerk. It has nothing to do with how much money they make.
I live in an Amish community and love going to the farm stands and farmer's markets, but there are now very different types of farmer's markets.
The main farmer's market in our downtown that has been a mainstay for more than 100 years changed dramatically about 20 years ago. They moved the farmer's market from it's original building to a three story building, added a posh restaurant and an art gallery upstairs and the rents for booth space skyrocketed. Now it is a place to go to get gourmet cheeses, homemade baked goods, boba tea and essential oils. We still have a fish stand, meat stand and poultry stand owned by local farmers who not only sell their products, but also sell prepared foods or ready to cook items. (I can't get a Portobello stuffed chicken breast at the grocery store).
This seems to be the model for new farmers markets, especially those in the more urban areas.
I enjoy going to these markets, but it isn't inexpensive.
I really love going to Roots market. Completely different experience. This is actually a farmers market and auction. End of the day and you can get some crazy deals on stuff that didn't sell at auction, as long as you don't mind buying by the case or bushel basket. You can buy plants and produce and live animals.
Then you have the farm stands that sell their own and neighboring farm good along with a few home made pies, jams . . . The one that made homemade ice cream closed last year. Kids didn't want to take over the farm.
The best deals - the roadside tables. Fresh corn or strawberries or whatever is in season picked in the morning and set out on tables at the side of the road with a sign that tells you the price and a jar where you drop your money. These are getting more and more rare as people help themselves and don't pay or take the jar filled with the days $$$. Some now have a kid sitting and keeping watch or putting the money in their pocket. Says a lot about our society when the honor system fails.
Baking soda has worked well for me everywhere that grease has been allowed to build up or burn on, without harming finishes. Sprinkle it on, dampen, allow to sit for a while, then use a non-scratch scrubbie to clean off the burned on grease.
Do you eat any fried food? Bacon, Fried chicken, etc? If so just fry in it. That will season it just fine.
Also, I do not like to cook anything in mine with tomatoes or vineagar. I can taste the iron fron the pan and it WILL make it rust.
I do not think you had rust, just leftover from the hamburgers.
I haven’t read the advice you‘ve been given thus far but here’s mine, a combination of advice I’ve read here and elsewhere and what I’ve found has worked best for me:
It looks like it’s nicely cleaned up. wash it one more time then wipe it dry, then as you’re drying it rub it hard with paper towels. If there’s a bit of black that’s ok but if there’s any brown then there’s more rust to scrub.
After you’re done with cleaning and drying well, coat with oil. Flaxseed - pure flaxseed, found refrigerated - is supposedly the best but I don’t bother as it’s expensive and I have no other use for it. I use avocado oil, and have used grapeseed in the past. I do NOT like to use vegetable oil though many instructions include that.
Once oiled, take clean paper towels to wipe off as much of the oil as you can. Anything more than that left behind can become gummy.
Put upside down in an oven. Heat to 350, let it bake for a bit then shut off the oven. A couple hours later when it’s all cooled, repeat. And repeat. If at any time you find the pan feels gummy, you left too much oil. Scrub the gummy sections clean and start over, as it won’t go away on its own. Oil and bake three times and you should have a nice shiny skillet to cook with.
“I "love" the commercials for one laundry product where the actor boasts that the clothes smell "fresh" for weeks.”
I’m wondering if that could be for the Downy “UNStoppables” fragrance boosters someone gave me. Haven’t used them. I do use Tide’s original (HE) liquid detergent and have no issue with the scent. I’m pretty cautious with the amount I use for all loads. I rarely do more than a medium size load with just the two of us. The amount of detergent I use is usually just below the #1 bar inside the cap. It works nicely for me.
woodrose, I’m guessing the UNStoppables are the scent beads you mentioned.
I can barely stand to have workers and repair people come to my home because it seems they all use products with that same, ubiquitous scent! And forget about walking down the laundry products aisles in stores! People must have dead scent detectors to think that stuff smells good. They even sell garbage bags infused with that scent! I’m sure thousands of years from now, when archeologists discover our ruins, they will still be able to smell this stuff.
Agree! I always buy unscented everything. I use powdered detergent, but we bought Kirkland unscented pods for a time when we had a young teen at home - he was using way too much powder detergent - and they seemed to work pretty well. After he got more adept with measuring, we stopped using pods. I think they're overpriced and the plastic doesn't get completely dissolved and is forever in the environment. (Same with dishwasher pods/tabs.)
There actually are bad foods, heavily processed foods certainly are..
There is NO food we need to excess, and no singular food we need at all. Yet here we are with a huge portion of our population who can't limit themselves to necessary amounts. Think it's because they all WANT to overear? Or are there cravings and rewards going on in the mind, just like any other addiction?
Reporting back: the pizza was wonderful, I relaxed and watched 'The Godfather' for the first time this year. However, I am still cleaning/decluttering. I think sometimes that the smaller your place is, that it is actually harder to declutter. So I decided to sell some clutter items on fb marketplace as well as giving some stuff away.
Several of the fb items were sold, no problem. But one set of tv tables which I had priced low, as a lot, and put 'firm price' on, caused a little aggravation. One woman sent a lowball offer, I said no. She kept on incrementally raising her offer well below the 'firm price'. I finally told her I had a special deal and sent an offer $20 higher than my original price and she squawked and squawked but finally left me alone. (They sold the next day to a lady who paid my asking price, showed up on time, and caused no aggravation at all).
The giveaways went well and were gratifying except for one. I knew a local woman who I had paid some months back to help me move a few things. She sells stuff, so I asked her if she would like several bags of salable items. She said yes and picked them up. Then, the next day I get a fb message from her. I couldn't imagine what it could be, all the stuff I gave her was salable and in good condition, just items that were not worth selling individually because most would sell for under $15-$20.
So I open the message and (I swear this is a true story) she says she had been paying on a no insurance ticket and had to make her last payment or they would put her in jail the next day and could I please send some money. (!) So much for trying to do a good deed.
So today will be my final day of the project. But, no more lapses for now; dinner will be a nice salad with a small bowl of blueberries for dessert. All's well that ends well.
Thank you, Olychick, that was wonderful!
Olychick, I had seen the piece on Eric's Heros a year or so ago, and when this came up again this week I was afraid it meant we had lost her. What a lovely, gracious lady and generous in every sense.
Sadly, that did prove to be the case and her services this week. At 98, all who loved her will be saying their final goodbyes tomorrow. I wish I could have known her.
Elma Elizabeth Johnson, The Pie Lady
Oh, Morz8, that's sad to hear. I wonder if that's why her story showed up on my FB page? She was a gem.
Nothing looks different to me, and the small "i"s in the headings still look like small "l"s to me, and I wish that would change.
I drove about an hour northwest to get closer to the center line - it did make a difference, compared to 2017 when we were in the 100% zone but near the edge. I didn't quite make it to my target location on the center line, thanks to road construction and accidents on the way.
I got to see the 360 degree sunset effect, which was lovely, and watched the black shadow approach then pass over. When I say black, it was just exactly that - looking up into the sky at a totally black cloud passing over. I did see stars - especially Venus close to the sun.
At ground level, although it was sort of dark, it wasn't so dark that there was no visibility. Dark enough turn on headlights if I were driving, like in a heavy rain, but still able to see.
I took one quick glance at 100% totality, and another (with glasses) as the sky brightened with just a sliver of sun exposed. It is one thing to see a photo, and another to be standing in a field seeing the black sun surrounding by the corona, with the dim dusk all around.
Food, I hope your eyes are okay and feel better. And also hope that the rest of your family is good.
We considered driving a few hours to Burlington, but decides to stay here in 95% area. We had a variety of special glasses and warched some of the partial eclipse — nothing like the real total deal, but no traffic or hours in a car.
Thanks to those of you sending you descriptions, photos and experiences. The quality of the light was different than ”dusk” —- bluer light. We give our local cottontails and cardinals a snack at dusk (sunflower seeds). DH was in back yard an a rabbit came up to him asking for his evening snack at 3 PM.
Can't use a larger screw, because the screw also needs to fit the knob.
If Loctite doesn't work, I have had success with the toothpick/wood glue trick.
Wood glue keeps if you seal it back shut, and proves useful over time for various loosening bits on furniture.
I would replace the wooden knobs with metal ones. I did this on one dresser I have that came with wooden knobs, and that solved the problem.
Could you give the knob a twist occasionally, or when things seem to be getting loose again?
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It's very probably fine, if you couldn't see or feel one when you checked. It is really unlikely that one worked its way through all of the covers (assuming that your bed was made). But, if one somehow did work its way all the way through and into the mattress insides, it won't come out again and will be harmless.
Edited to add: you could get a magnet and sweep the covers and mattress with it to be more confident that you aren't missing it. Get one of those inexpesive magnet dishes for screws and such at the hardware store - and then you can use it in the future to securely hold your needles and pins.
This is an unusual post, I must say.
Yes, I do think that it is okay.
You could always flip your mattress if it would make you feel better.
I'm a quilter. Here is one of my guild's recent projects Mini Scissors Case with Needle minder
We added a loop so the case could be clipped on a lanyard. The same designer also has Quilted Scissor Holder I also added a loop so the holder can be hung from a hook or clipped to a lanyard. You might also want one of these Flexible Magnetic pickup tool with light . I use this when doing machine quilting. I hang it around my neck.
What will be your view with them gone?
PS: IME grapevines don't want to stay small.... and take a deal of care to have them produce, and not be eaten by the local wildlife...
You are not planting food producing anything, including grapes, in the shade of those larger trees. It isn’t the rhodies that are making things dark. Rhodies are understory shrubs, and enjoy the shade of those trees. Food crops need blazing full sun.
Step one should be to find an aesthetic pruner (a good one) and try to shape the form to open up the space. If that still fails to give you the view you want, then I might spend a year trying to find an organization that would pay to have them moved. Those are too nice to just kill off.
" But the early reports vastly sensationalized the event creating needless panic. "
Funny, I was here and didn't have that impression at all. Damage was widespread, serious and in many locations, fatal. The media trying to deal with the immediate aftermath of any major event struggle to identify and grasp everything involved. Loma Prieta was difficult because of how large an area was affected.
Buildings and structures fell causing deaths from Santa Cruz to San Francisco. 70 miles apart. Bay Bridge closed and a freeway collapsed nearby, Hwy 17 covered with dirt from a landslide, power out almost everywhere. Gridlock everywhere as people tried to get home in the dark. For me in Silicon Valley, on the 10th floor of a dark building, trying to get out was a challenge. Getting home took hours instead of minutes.
Millions of people were shocked and inconvenienced in different degrees for weeks but fortunately not that many died. It was no more sensational then than it is to think about now. Which is a lot. I think your comment is callous and wrong.
How were you able to go without this last bit of advice? Were you in a hurry?
Enough was enough, Lars?
Another Dolly...
So Long Deary/ Hello Dolly
rebunky, did you know she refused to give the rights to anybody else? She knew the hit she had.
https://www.newsweek.com/story-how-dolly-partons-i-will-always-love-you-came-1873574
Not exactly humor, but worth a smile, I think...
Latest news is that 7 tornadoes touched down in the state yesterday. The area near where my daughter lives was pretty torn up by the winds. She lives near downtown/UK campus area. She thankfully lives in a basement apartment.
When I was looking to buy a house, I had wanted a sunroom, garage and basement. I didn't buy a house with a basement and now wish I had. I think these storms are just going to get worse as the years go on.
That is a tough one when you are voting on something already decided. Why is the primary so late in the year I wonder? Of course it was decided almost from the get go. But thank you for manning the polls. I would like to do it but I have a dog who can't wait 14 hours........ I wish they could make it in shifts.
My biggest issue with a corner sink is indeed the wasted space, and also a degree of being "penned in" to the corner by the flanking cabinets.
However, as Chispa pointed out, if well planned/designed they can function just fine.
The issue with a corner sink is accessibility for more than one person at a time.
As a former kitchen designer, I am a big fan of large drawers. One thing you might consider looking at on Amazon, is spring loaded drawer dividers. The ones made of bamboo seem to work quite well and help organize everything in the drawers - especially the large top drawers. I use them in my home and find them to be very helpful.
Might be worth telling the mother to supervise his flower picking and to get him to wash his hands after. This plant can cause skin irritation and should not be ingested. That is NOT a recommendation to remove the plant, or any other toxic plant. Just to be aware and to watch what he's up to. And to train kids not to eat anything without permission.