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Comments (17)jdayo, I'm not saying I disagree with your assessment of the flooring you found but.... I proudly picked out the identical flooring that is resting on the side of the cabinet for my first house that we built in 1984. LOVED IT!!! (for about 5 years and then it yellowed and peeled and ...) I think that's the hardest part about picking out stuff for this kitchen redo. I'm thinking of spending a boat-load of money. What of the stuff I'm picking out now is the equivalent of that old vinyl????? I just get paralyzed sometimes envisioning someone coming into my house in 2020 and saying "What in the heck was this person THINKING????" - even worse when I'm the one walking into my kitchen saying "What chemicals were you into in 2009?"!...See MoreDo you find that little things can make a difference?
Comments (8)I think you will see a big difference anytime you can do away with part of a wall that makes the room seemed closed up or blocks a nice view. I was always against an open floor plan, but I'm at that time of my life now where I want to do an about-face on so many things. We've removed part of a wall and a cabinet that blocked not only a lot of natural light but a beautiful view. The change is wonderful! Color changes the personality of a room. As much as I love my pinks and roses, I'm searching for a new paint color that still makes me feel good, but reflects my changing tastes. I'm thinking terracotta or something close to Fiesta's persimmon. It seems that I can't totally abandon the lighter shades of red....See MoreAnother thing you can do on FindAGrave......
Comments (11)Kath, according to FindAGrave, I've filled 16 photo requests. I'm guessing I've looked unsuccessfully for about half that many. These were in very small, old cemeteries where I could look at every stone in one trip. The cemeteries always included some stones that were so old they were unreadable, so I assume that's why I didn't find the name(s) I was looking for. I also have a large backlog of requests--not sure how many, but I recently moved them all into one file on my computer. I began volunteering to do this when I wasn't working. When I had to go back to work, the job ate up a lot of my free time. Plus gravestone photography is definitely a seasonal activity for me. With my Raynaud's Syndrome, there's no way I could be outside doing this in the cold weather. This summer I started trying to catch up, but I still have a long way to go on the backlog--and I continue to receive new requests. I may have mentioned that I often get request that are out of my area. When that happens, I email the person making the request and explain that it's not likely I'll take the picture but I wish them luck finding someone else to do it. I haven't done any research beforehand other than speaking to the person in charge of the cemetery. Sometimes the request includes a location within the cemetery, but usually not. I'm not sure what you mean by private cemeteries. If I need to know who's in charge of a certain cemetery, I always find out by calling one of the local funeral directors. Hope this helps....See MoreWhy can't I find things to be pretty just because I do.
Comments (32)may_flowers and sprtphntc - I seldom buy either. I have been buying and looking at a few things lately. Both my mother and my MIL downsized this year and I got a few small pottery pieces from each of them. I wanted to display them but none of them really went together and so I was looking for other pieces to set them off so I was prowling consignment stores and antique stores. So much of it was pretty but not suitable, but when a piece "spoke" to me and I thought "yes, you will set off and add to my enjoyment of my great-grandmothers water pitcher", that's when I bought something. palimpset - exactly. I agree with you. I too prowl real estate listings (used to frighten my DH) but I don't want a new house. Appreciating things does not mean having to own them. mudhouse - oh I really like that imagery of "stocking the visual library in our minds". I'm going to use that line on my DH the next time a situation arises. Then watch him try to figure what I'm saying - he won't get it, poor guy. romy718 - Perhaps like your daughter, I just want to convey my joy in seeing something that I think is, for me, pretty. I don't expect the person that I'm with to agree with me because I do know that we all have different tastes and different definitions as to what is visually pleasing. I guess I just want them to see my joy in seeing something that I find to be pretty and I want to share that - not to buy but just to stop, take a minute and enjoy looking.. Oh, and to be clear that doesn't actually happen all that often. And kevinmark - you're right ,not every gorgeous accessory is meant to buy. I suspect that if one did that the joy of owning pretty things that one found joy in would somehow be diminished over time. For me anyway....See More- 10 years ago
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