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Comments (3)First, I'm very sorry for your experience - not a great introduction to working with a landscape professional :-( I assume you do not have the plans? Or even any preliminary sketches? It is very possible to develop a cottage style garden or at least an informal, naturalistic planting in a fair amount of shade. I am not sure why folks vere away from shade gardening as such a design challenge - it's ony a matter of becoming familiar with plants that prefer those conditions and there are lots. bboy points you in the right direction - include some smallish understory trees and shrubs and fill in with woodland plants and shade or part shade lovers - hostas, astilbe, brunnera, ferns, hellebores, columbine, bleeding heart....the list goes on! In sunnier areas, you can include more sun tolerant plantings typical to a cottage garden, including peonies, iris, delphiniums, etc. Try your local library for a book, "The Complete Shade Garden" by George Schenck. Should provide some inspiration as well as introduce you to a long list of shade tolerant plants. It's a bit of closing the barn door after the horse has escaped now, but should you embark on a professional landscaping adventure again, be sure to protect yourself as best you can by insisting on a contract with the professional that outlines their participation in detail as well as your responsibilities and never pay more than a modest deposit towards work that has not been completed. Personally, I'd have to think a designer was up to no good from the outset if they asked for $10 grand before any plans were completed and delivered and to "reserve" an installation crew and plants for spring. An ethical professional just doesn't work that way....See MoreHelp! Need appliance package for in-laws!
Comments (2)I'm not sure what brands might meet your needs, there are many here that can help with that. But I would suggest induction as a safety measure, consider raising the DW a bit for ease of use when aging, and MW and wall oven at a comfortable height to minimize bending and reaching for hot objects. A single sink to minimize the need to manipulate larger items when cleaning might help, as well as watching how deep it is so it will be comfortable for them. I bet they will love the new place! Sounds like they have some great people watching out for them....See MoreI need some advise
Comments (7)Catlady15, PB is correct that you should be asking yoru dr these questions. Normally your gullbladder stores and releases bile, which was made in the liver, after you eat a meal that contains fat. The bile helps you digest the fat. After your surgery your liver and area around where your gulbladder used to be, will hurt if you eat foods rich in fat. so as your dr probably said, you should stay off fat for awhile. you should never feel bad if you are doing something like not eating high fat foods when you are recovering from gullbaldder surgery. this is your health and it is more important than pleaseing someone. you just need to explain to your family that right now you can't eat high fat diet for medical reasons. i am sure they will understand. Like i started out saying, you should talk to your doctor for a post surgery consultation and check up. make a list of questions you have before you go for that visit, but dont wai to see the dr. best of luck...See MoreI need advice for my mother in law
Comments (8)Trust me. My mother in law wants nothing to do with this man. & neither do I or his son or his daughter. I'm like Gini: he's greedy & wants as much money as he can get his hands on. He beat my husband with a pipe after my husband's maternal grandfather left him mineral rights. He spent the night in the ER. No jail time was served. A temporary restraininng order was given, but after it expired, we couldn't get another one. He lost his gun rights sometime during the 90s when he had one of his tantrums in the front yard. He kept pointing his gun at people, mostly his kids. Everytime he shows up to someone house, things go missing. It's always random things at that. We''ve lost a crockpot, a weedeater that had missing parts, rusted up dog kennels, a trash can, a broken broom, gas cans, keys, our checkbook almost. He is always asking to "borrow" money. The last time I saw him was not quite a month ago. He showed up at our house needing help finding out what was wrong with his truck. The owner before him had installed an after market alarm system & this what was ausng everything to short out. When my husband identified the problem, he then expected US to pay to have it fixed. He didn't like it when his son told him no. He went into a rage. We have been building a porch, so there is a lot of lumber & other debris piled up around our yard. He starts throwing things, kicking things, all the while yelling non sense & reminding us we don't deserve anything from him & that we are all good for nothing. I grew up with a family just as disfunctional as his, so my tolerance for this kind of crap is very, very low. I went into the house, grabbed my PS90 (put the name in so everyone will believe me when I say the following) & walked back out onto the porch. I told him "This thing holds fifty rounds. You have two options: shut the hell up or get off my property. Other wise, I'M making you shut up." He gave me a filthy look before he got into this truck & left. I knew of him before I met my husband, so my opinion of his was low. As far as my sister in law goes, even with out the animals, her check wouldn't be able to cover the bills. The rates in that area are high. I know. I used to live there. She was granted full custody (I don't the correct term) over her SS after her father was caught sifering the money. She is well over the age of 18. Besides, she is mentally retarded. If she wants a few animals to take care of, then by all means let her have some freaking pets. There is legal aid here, but they only do the divorce, no allemony, childsupport, that kind of thing. My mother in law is wanting allemony....See Moretete_a_tete
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