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Comments (16)Gldno, great photo; what kind of camera are you using? Count me in as another birdwatcher/birdfeeder, though like Mimi, I don't set the table year round. At Thanksgiving I start putting out black oil sunflower seeds in several tube feeders and will also hang suet or tallow if it's really cold. I take them up by St Patrick's. We have many mature trees and several shrubs around the house as well as a number of boxes and birdhouses and I've noticed that fighting over the feeders interferes with nest building. So, I'm happy to help out in the winter, but once it's spring, they're on their own. I only feed BOSS; the Finches like it as well as the considerably more expensive Thistle, and I figure if the birds are just hankering for corn, they can (and do) flit down among the chickens for a little scratch. Our Grandson usually makes a couple of peanut butter pine cone bird feeders each year for Christmas too. Have you done Cornell's Great Backyard Bird Count? It's a four day, nationwide event that consists of individuals simply looking out their window and counting how many birds (and what species) are hanging around. You don't have to count from your home; anywhere you see birds is good. You can spend as little as 15 minutes on one afternoon, or several hours each day if you have the time. You fill in a different report for each day which is why there are two reports for Bowlegs, although I was the only person participating. I'd like to change that this year, and get the local school science class or at least the 4H group involved. We live on a farm with a good pond, surrounded by open fields and woods that sits at least a half mile from the nearest house, so we have a nice diversity of native birds all winter, everything from Roadrunner and Turkey Vultures to Juncos and Goldfinch. When you add in all the domestic chickens underfoot, it's pretty lively out there. :^) Here is a link that might be useful: Great Backyard Bird Count FAQ...See More30' Warming Drawers -- Any Differences Among the Brands?
Comments (12)Then consider mounting the wall oven under your cook top. you may still need to go 36 inches to balance it with the range top but it still gives you a mix and match option. And hey, even though we know size doesn't always matter, another 6 inches could come in handy! When we first started designing our kitchen, Wolf and SZ were the front runners alone and I thought nothing was more attractive than the Wolf 36 inch wall oven. But then as I consulted this and other GW forums I let GW posters broaden and influence my choices. This led to looking at both Gagganeau andf Miele as well, both of which are equally attractive. The great thing is that these are not just pretty faces either, they are very highly rated. Of course the BS factor came into the picture early and the rest is the reuslt of our end product we call our kitchen. Our kitchen has Wolf, SZ, BS, Prestige (ventilation), Bosch and Sharp as the main and visible appliances. There is no mismatch look to it IMO at all. For the most part, our choices were performance and availability based first but when performance was ruled a tie, choices turned next to look. Those choices were made based on look alone and not manufacturer. We did consult with early on but elected not use a KD either. They are fine but I found the unlimited open and and objective (very objective at times) opinions and views expressed on the various forums of GW to be much more valuable in the utimate design and finished product of our kitchen in the long run....See MoreWeight Watchers Online?
Comments (14)As many have said - you've got to be serious about it ... and you're the only one that can do it. One of life's important guidelines is to get more bang for your buck ... so why help fatten WW's coffers? What about putting together a group yourself recruited among folks in various agencies or groups in which you participate, e.g. social, political, religious or sport, etc. and agreeing to meet regularly, and to do your weighing yourselves? Dare I say, "religiously"? The benefit? No fees ... or you could collect some and send the money through some agencies which feed hungry kids in various areas of the world, for thousands die there daily due to lack of food - or poor health, with minimal medical service available. 5%? 10%? of the world is worried/obsesses about being overweight ... while over 50% is hungry. If there's a God ... how do you think that S/He may feel about such a situation? Or about so many of the people who claim to follow Him/Her not doing a great deal more than collecting for food hampers for local needy at Christmas (e.g. massive re-arrangments of the world's economy with a view to greater fairness, more people getting a decent diet)? This issue of overweight, and bad diet (with many more of our kids being overweight than in earlier generations, and more suffering from diabetes) can be potentially life-restricting (even -threatening) for many in our society ... ... but it's immediately life-threatening for millions in many parts of the world ... especially in areas where they've been suffering for several successive years of drought recently. Surplus food hurts us - the lack of it kills them. This is a major part of the reason that our world is as sick as it is. I am sorry that I feel the need to rain on your parade, ladies. ole joyful...See MoreNeed help choosing among three options
Comments (24)Beuhl - I love your drawing and suggestions. Thanks so much! The idea to have a bookcase near the dining room for school stuff is ingenious. :o) It wouldn't hold everything we use, but it would hold the basic components of our curriculum, and the rest of the less-used stuff could still go in the pantry. It's also helpful to see the traffic flow and work zones lined out because that's the way I really want to use my kitchen. I think sometimes my ability to think through this stuff is stifled because I've been living with such an awful kitchen for so long. (I really need to post a pic! It will make you laugh!) :oD Rhome - I think your idea makes the most sense from a logistical standpoint, but one thing I feel like I just have to have in the kitchen is that wide opening. I will be able to make lunch and work on laundry while still keeping an eye on the kids doing their schoolwork. I know from experience that when they know I'm not watching, they tend to wander. ;o) As an aside, we actually finished our basement in preparation for our first year of homeschooling, complete with art area, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves, a comfy sectional for reading, wall-mounted flat screen TV for watching school videos, computers and desks, play area for the little guys, etc., but after that first year, I just couldn't stand it anymore! Every time I'd have to run upstairs to switch a load of laundry or start on a meal or something, chaos would ensue. It has worked so much better for us to be on the main floor together. I'm *really* looking forward to having our spaces more integrated. Thanks for all the input, everyone. I'm feeling a lot more optimistic about all of this now. I just hope these changes aren't going to cost us an arm an a leg and that they're actually feasible! :o)...See More- 8 years ago
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