Hey Lou, I haven't been on here in a while and look what I almost missed. Beautiful girls Lou. Congrats to your great granddaughter! The picture of you and your wife is wonderful. I know you miss her! When you have a minute send me an email and catch up. I'm wondering about your physical injury? Karen

I spent a week in New Delhi this spring and my best two days there were spent with Jyoti. I had two days of one-on-one cooking classes in her home, a tour of the markets, and a tasting tour that started in a number of restaurants, and ended at a market having a street food competition. I must have sampled over a hundred dishes, while my husband only ate the food provided by his conference. Guess which one of us got Delhi belly? (Hint: Not me.) I bought the spice box pictured above, idli makers, a ton of spices, and an obscene amount of textiles. If you have time in New Delhi, I can't recommend contacting Jyoti enough to have her set up a culinary tour or cooking class for you. Here is a link that might be useful: Gourmet Desire

AKTillery, that hood looks fabulous! Over the years of thrifty home maintenance I had already learned simple electrical (changing outlets to 3 prong, changing switches, installing ceiling lights and fans) and plumbing (changing out faucets and sinks which involved altering the under sink pipes somewhat, shower heads, garbage disposal, fixing the leaky sillcocks outside, fixing the toilet and actually replacing a dishwasher). I have always painted and caulked-- the paint that I used this time is of so much better quality, though, it made me look much more expert -- I was just admiring it yesterday! My Reader's Digest Big Book of Home Maintenance, although decades old, still guides me through such tasks. That, and YouTube! I have previously cut and installed baseboard too, but I still don't have the mitering down to perfection. The only things that I did in the kitchen, besides the painting, were to replace the cheap looking window trim that the GC had used while insulating under it at the same time (still struggled with the miter cuts), re-installed the dimmer switch because it actually wasn't installed correctly, and replaced the outlets and switches with bisque color because I didn't like the bright white the GC installed. Oh, and caulking areas where cold air was flowing in from behind one cabinet and the hood.

Ellen, I'm just finishing up the estate anda final account, I signed her up for Medicaid when she went into the nursing home and now the state wants $9,000 or "they'll sue the estate". OK, the estate has $104.62, LOL, let 'em have it! LindaC, the jellyfish weren't on the beach, they were in the water. Bud did find ONE on the sand after Amanda and Makayla got stung, but I didn't see any. Apparently the warm summer is causing an "infestation", according to the child liftguards. http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article93042812.html "Martina Jedlicka, spokeswoman for Lack’s Beach Lifeguards, said reports of jelly stings are “so many we don’t count.” “It’s been all day long,” Jedlicka said Monday. “We spray people in the morning until afternoon, but it’s really common for this time in August, that people get stung.” Read more here: http://www.myrtlebeachonline.com/news/local/article93042812.html#storylink=cpy It's too bad jellyfish aren't good to eat! The Princess is a "back spot". She was the flier last year, but had a growth spurt and now she's 4 inches taller than I am, she's the tallest on the team and the most athletic, so she lifts, she catches and she does the dance/gymnastic stuff, but she doesn't "fly", thankfully. She got dropped her share of times, LOL. Annie