Slightly OT: Cat paw prints on my cabinets!
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Slightly OT: need help with dog bed for kitchen
Comments (30)Badgergirl, your granddog looks very similar to my baby, Bella, who lives with my STBX POC DH. I miss her terribly. She has black spots like a cow, though, but has the same smile as your sweetie. Pits (and Rots) are incredible dogs. (My Rot, Shelby, died a few years ago. I still miss her little dances.) They're so smart they'll do anything to please their owners. They're great natured, but because of their quick intelligence, easy to ruin. They learn what makes the owner happy, and if it's horrible, how are they to know? Their owner is happy and safe, and that's all that matters. I'm all for the death penalty for those who train these smart, loving dogs to be aggressive and dangerous. I'll get off my soapbox. They're fabulous. 'Nuff said. Fori, your baby looks like he got caught doing something! That's a funny place, a log! My Morgan sleeps on a cold tile floor. She can tear up a bed in less than 10 minutes. I started buying comforters at the thrift store, which she'll fight with, roll around with, and eventually sleep with a paw or sometimes her head on the blanket. They'll last about 6 months. My foster Pugs sleep on the comforters. They're just weird, sweet, funny little dogs who could do a bed, I'm sure, but they don't care as long as they're together. Thanks for the bed links, though. Morgan is 12-14 years old and I'd like to get her off the floor!...See MoreGuess Where We Found Paw Prints?!?
Comments (34)LOL, Jenellecal. Sounds like you and the cat have come up with a perfect way to make sure DH is motivated to keep making progress on the kitchen. Our first cat, which we had for sixteen years, was such a sweetheart. She honestly didn't get on the tables or kitchen counters. In fact, we had her trained not to get on most of our furniture, unless we were there and she could sit on one of our laps. She used to come and find me and meow and meow until I would follow her over to a chair in the family room. She wanted me to sit down so she could jump in my lap and take a nap. Of course, I did! Having a cat that didn't hang out on our furniture sure made the cleanup and hair containment a lot easier, too. Our first cat really spoiled us and unrealistically raised out expectations. We somehow have acquired THREE cats (two littermates and then a third cat our son brought home as an abandoned kitten)! None of them have ever seen a surface they didn't want to inspect. Keeping them off our countertops has been a constant, and losing, battle. They don't get up there when we're in the room, but they clearly explore when we're not around. We've tried just about every type of deterrent--spraying water when catching them, doublesided tape, contact paper, noisy aluminum cans, disposable aluminum trays filled with a mixture of water and white vinegar, and plastic carpet protectors (like are used in offices under rolling chairs) turned upside down so the prongs are facing up and would be uncomfortable for the cats. Unfortunately, all of these things failed. We even found the cats lounging on the carpet protectors that were supposed to be so uncomfortable for them. They acted like they were getting a massage....See MoreSlightly OT but do you have a favorite stock pot?
Comments (29)Hmmmm, bmorepanic, I found this interesting from your link: "Regrettably, the aforesaid (and much-respected) Cook's Illustrated Guide to Essential Cookware (which we cited earlier on this page), has now been hidden behind a fee-pay requirement of the Cook's site (well, one can hardly blame them--though you could sign up for the "14-day free trial"). In it, they chose cookware makers item by item, rather than by "set" or "line". Excepting a few items that All-Clad does not make (such as cast iron and enamelware), their picks were uniformly from All-Clad. (We should also note that for a stockpot, they recommend the cheapest thing not actually trash that you can find, inasmuch as all they recommend using it for is boiling large amounts of water, as for pasta; for true stock-making, they much prefer a Dutch oven.)" Ok, I went from thinking I liked the Dutch oven shape the best for soups and spaghetti sauces because I didn't really know what I SHOULD be using or wasn't doing it right, to thinking I am not a complete idiot after all. My own personal experience and just what works for me counts, too, and I need to keep that in mind. I am going to do some more reading over there, I find it interesting. It seems like All-Clad or similar brand like Cuisinox will be best in a dutch oven type shape, with or without a copper bottom. I still haven't clarified that one. I think the copper will win out but may get eliminated due to price and less available bargains in that line. Then I am going to have to examine some of these more interesting shapes and maybe add one or more onto my wish list. :) I also have a yearning to try at least one piece of Le Creuset just to see if I like it....See MoreSlightly OT Poll - How Do You Store Le Creuset Dutch Ovens?
Comments (30)We just bought the 5 shelf iron display. The shelves are not wide enough for the large 9 1/2 qt oval dutch oven. The 5 1/2 qt and 3 1/2 qt round ones look great on it. I am a little disappointed the large oval doesn't fit. I tried putting it on top, but, since it's the largest pot in the mix, it looked strange. Also, we have the 3 1/2 qt braiser, it fits, but, you have to turn it so the handles don't hit the bars on the side. So for now, the stand and the other pans in the mix sit in my bay window. It's the only place I could see all of them and not keep them in a cabinet. For me, they are heavy, it's easier to lift them from about half counter height. And it makes for a nice window display. We paid alot for them, it would be awful just to hide them away....See MoreBunny
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