I am doing square foot gardening with a twist...I use to live in the country with lots of room and did the Ruth Stout gardening technique....but with less room, I am doing the square foot garden this year...I have harvested so much form just one bed it is amazing,,,we have four 4x12 boxes and a long 12" wide bed in the back where I have these wonderful Sunflowers...I plant a few marigolds here and there too..I don't know if they help with the bugs but they are pretty. I tired to plant just the number of plants two people will need, so I have a variety but not too much of anything. I love this method,,,no weeding,,,and mulching everything the way I do,,,,I really am not watering that much although it is in the 90s here now. Right now, I have squash,,several types of beans, broccoli and peas are just going,,cabbage,,onions, peppers, hot and sweet, basil, tomatoes, carrots, mustard, eggplants, bausch, and I just noticed I have little watermelon and cantaloupe...I also have strawberries, only six plants, and cukes,,pole beans (Kentucky Wonder and Contender) and patio, cherry tomatoes,,I tried to grow lettuce but only got one picking,,,I think it got too hot... Here is a link to my blog...

My husband and I are planning our complete kitchen remodel right now. We've decided on a BS 36" Platinum (in Jet Black) after seeing a 48" all stainless in a local showroom and playing with it. We liked everythng about it and thought it would suit our needs better than other brands we had seen. (We have not seen a CC, however, so I cannot compare.) My husband is the main cook and he loves the open burner styling. It was the interchangeable grill/griddle/burner that sold the Platinum line to me. I emailed BS last week asking for specs on the 36" Platinum to give to my GC. I got them yesterday. We should be placing our order within the next two weeks. BS said they were running about 4 weeks out plus shipping time. Having the front painted will likely increase the time until delivery by 1-2 weeks but it's worth it IMHO to get the look we're going for.

I'm calling this final until my next meeting with the GC: Deke, my current closet door is only 24", so I'm happy I'm gaining some space! Kirk, a towel warmer on the wall between the shower and entry door. I have almost 3' there, and the towel warmer in my current bathroom is 20" and pretty sufficient, so that's a go. Then a regular towel bar (also probably 20") on the wall between the tub and window. I'll see about doing a mock-up, but I'm picturing getting out of the shower -- with the entry door closed -- and having a pretty big space in front of me. Is your concern the space between the open shower door and the wall between the bath/bedroom? If the scale in the program is accurate, it's about 3'10" -- just using a tape measure, that feels like a lot of room to me. Maybe I'm not getting your question :)? Here's the current closet plan too -- I'm losing 10" of tall hanging space but gaining 110"+ of short! I might turn the double-hanging section on wall B into more long, or maybe make the drawers in B only 24" instead of the current 30". I love the hamper/linen wall A :). And finally, some 48" vanities -- the next to last one is the 55" one I can't use. My dilemma -- I really like the open shelf on 3 and 4, but really like the green glass on the others. Haven't found that combo yet in the size I want! Thanks for the ongoing dialogue -- very helpful. Here is a link that might be useful: Vanities on Flickr

When you fill your sink with water, does it take on a blue tint? Hard water is not the culprit. In fact, hard water is your friend because it helps to coat the interior of your pipes with scale and minimizes water's contact with copper. Soft water sometimes causes this issue, but since you are on a well I might take a look at your electrical system believe it or not. I lived in a subdivision in California about 20 years ago and everyone had "blue water". It took over a year for the water company to determine that electricity was leaking into the copper pipes via some ground wire that they use to keep the mains grounded. This caused a cathodic reaction with the copper leaching into the charged water.