Dream Thread! (What do you wish you had now?)
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Comments (24)Those of you who know my "love" of phals will really laugh at this one! I am happy to say I do not miss a single plant that has died. Don't get me wrong, I probably mourned, but I have undergone so many changes in "orchid affections" that I really don't miss any of them. And the ones that I gave away or traded? Well, good riddance! OK, so the ONE? A phal!!! And the only reason why I miss it is that DH gave it to me (a HD phal), and it eventually spent a tortuous summer getting sunburned, and then, since I can't stand phals, (but they hate me too, and refuse to bloom) I decided to give it to my mother as a starter orchid. Well, close to it being mailed, I noticed a spike! Well, I felt committed to giving it to Mom, and against DH's advice ("She'll kill it!"), I sent it to her. She killed it. DH and I really had no sentimental value attached to this plant. But a shade plant that took A LOT of direct sun (my live or die regimen), got sunburned to hell, and THEN decide to bloom?! I should not have sentenced it to certain death. That's why I miss it. It didn't deserve death. And I deserved it's bloom ;) Besides, I could have given it Mom after it bloomed :p Carolyn...See MoreWhat garden do you wish you had?
Comments (37)Lol - dh recently read Setting the Table, by a restauranteur who has a bunch of restaurants in NYC, and said that now he has a reason he would want to go there. I was going nuts trying to remember the name of The Cloisters as a place I would want to visit! I'd also love to visit Sissinghurst and Giverney. As for what I would want for myself - a pond with irises and water lilies, a walled garden instead of just the perennial border of my garden room, roses, and, well, just lots more areas to do differently in different color schemes, etc. Of course, I would also need a full-time staff to help me maintain it! Btw, another of my favorite public gardens is the one in Madison, WI. We were there last summer, and dh and I are going back to Madison next week for our 10 year anniversary. The main plan is to visit some wineries, but I may sneak in a visit to the botanic gardens....See MoreWhat do you wish you had NEVER planted?
Comments (59)Ricky, I use huge leather welding gloves and the same tool as you. How about after they fall and need to be picked up and hauled to the curb? How about while carrying them, dont you get punctures in your hips and arms from the branches sticking out over the top of the can? And then when walking out to the curb (barefooted) to get the empty cans and stepping onto small chunks of these poison tipped organic hypodermic needles that missed the truck? The answer sounds like 'book' material to me! I am waiting to hear 'Karen does THAT part'...See MoreWhat do you wish you had done differently? [Part 2]
Comments (25)hmmm, let's see - so far I would change: - the hybrid radiant/induction cooktop to full induction. There really is a difference. I'm afraid I'm going to weare out the induction part since I try so hard to use them over the radiant ones. - the kitchen layout. It wasn't until AFTER the granite was in, did I realize that it would not have been that difficult. - kept the sink order with Galaxy to get the sink I wanted. I was done to the midnight hour and would have had to pay an extra $90 for overnight shipping. I used the sink that my fabricator found - builder grade. It's OK, but it scratches a lot. It replaced a then top-of-the-line Elkay that didn't scratch nearly uas much. I like what I have, but think the extra $$ would have been worth it. - planned!! I didn't plan on doing this - just replace one appliance. That turned into having to add this, that or the other as I moved along the way. - different faucet. I have Kohler (don't remember model), and don't like it at all. It's too expensive to just switch out, but if I can find a taker, I'll make the change. All-in-all, I'm very happy/satisfied. I ended up with some very good new toys, but I just know if I had planned, I would have done some things very differently....See Morebdpeck-charlotte
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