Carol posted a good site for you. It is the most reliable one I know of. If you have a deep stock pot that will hold the jars and have enough room to put water over the tops by 1-2 inches and have room for it to boil, you can use it to process your pickles in. Put a folded towel or a cake rack or something in the bottom so the jars don't break. You will need a lid on the pot. You can use a cookie sheet even as a lid. If you are near a thrift store you may be able to buy a blue speckled water bath canner there more cheaply, if you want to buy one. You will need a canning jar tong to put the jars in and out of the water with. Here you can buy them for just a few dollars at Walmart or places that sell canning supplies. Even the grocery store has them here. You will need pickling salt, too, for your pickles. If you like sweet ones, the ones they call "Linda Lou's Sweet Chunk Pickles" are good ! Well, I could be a bit biased, ha ha ! Sweet pickle chunks: Pour boiling water over 24 pickling cukes for 4 days. On 5th day, drain, add this syrup.Cut cukes in chunks. 8 cups sugar 4 cups cider vinegar 5% acidity 3 1/2 tsp. pickling and canning salt 2 Tbsp. pickling spices, tied in a bag. Drain and heat syrup for 3 more days. On 4th day, pack pickles into jars, seal with lid. Process in water bath canner for 10 minutes. I love these with tuna! I use this recipe for dill pickles: It is my favorite one for dills. I cut in spears, some were in thicker slices, some I did whole. KOSHER DILL PICKLES (HEINZ RECIPE) 4 lbs pickling cukes 14 cloves garlic, peeled & split 1/4 cup salt 2 3/4 cups distilled or apple cider vinegar 5% acidity 2 3/4 cups water 12 to 14 sprigs fresh dill weed 28 peppercorns Wash cucumbers; remove 1/16 inch from blossom end, cut in half lengthwise. Combine garlic and next 3 ingredients; heat to boiling. Remove garlic and place 4 halves into each clean jar, then pack cucumbers, adding 2 sprigs of dill and 4 peppercorns. Pour hot vinegar solution over cucumbers to within 1/2 inch of top. Immediately adjust covers as jar manufacturer directs. Process 10 minutes in boiling water bath. Makes 6-7 pints

Oh my God...with the exception of a few sane people out there, I am absolutely shocked at this Woman's feelings toward this little girl, as well as the selfish people who agree with her. I got on here looking for advice for my 6 year old SS who has some issues with back-talking and innappropriate behavior (a legitimate concern considering that the behavior has been brought up in parent/teacher conferences). I have to say I got all the help I need. My eight year old son and 6 year old SS hit each other sometimes, my wife and I do not condone it and punish accordingly, but we in no way think either one of them is bad, they are KIDS! They do stuff like that. I think the issue is deeply emotional and complex. First off, like all of us, we are predisposed to look after our own offspring, which tends to create conflict in our step-families, but, that is what seperates humans from the animal kingdom, we have the ability to observe the situation, understand why we feel like we do and handle the situation based off of morals and values and what is best for the children that we have agreed to HELP raise. In my opinion that is what the issue is here, mom doesn't want this little girl taking resources from her, her child and their new baby. Secondly, maybe the girl does need to be set straight, get her butt whipped, shown she is loved and the situation explained. Maybe, Dad needs to live closer, and maybe, just maybe this child should be treated as part of your new family instead of the little monster who is trying to mess the whole thing up. I got news for ya honey, your little boy is no angel, and neither is SD, she may have some behavioral issues that need corrected but your little boy is in no way better than she is...how would you feel if Dad acted with that kind of resentment towards yours...you'd probably be divorced by now. After reading all this I know what I'm going to do...I'm going to be a little more understanding of everyone's feelings in my family. Although we do have to work out my SS issues with behavior...I think I'm going to go home and give him a big hug, just to let him know I love him. Geez...some people.

Oh thank you everyone for your kind/generous words. I didnâÂÂt mean to tease with just 1 picture, but I am sure that I would have gotten more posts asking for at least 1 picture. ï The picture was taken by my friendâÂÂs phone for whom I was making dinner (shrimp/marinated artichoke hearts in a garlic/capers/white wine sauce). Enjoying the nice company and good glass of wine = nice big smile. Dbfirewife/taggie/aktillery/kksmama/deedles: about the sconces: - need to give AOKATâÂÂs a shoutout for the inspiration from her beautiful kitchen) - Ugh: Thank you, and yes, I do love those sconces âÂÂlike those lights were created specifically for your counters and cabinetsâÂÂ. BUT I will never get them again. The quality control of these sconces was horrific. I had to go through 9-10 sconces to get these 4 because they were so incredibly flawed. I think that is why they no longer sell them. LampsPlus were ok w/ the returns etc. Williamsem: Handle in the front = much less splashing. âÂÂmakes me smile and think of GWâÂÂ: oh, I have so many things to be thankful for with Gardenweb. Everyone has been AMAZING!!! Olbat2be: ThatâÂÂs why: YES, my offer for a tour for anyone nearby is definitely open. I will PM you and we can set it up. âÂÂfriend had no interest in the tourâÂÂ: FUNNY! I get rather taken back also when my friends (who have not seen the kitchen) just say âÂÂNiceâÂÂ, and then move onto enjoying their drink or sitting down and start yakking about a blouse they just purchased or something. Like that blouse is important?!?! What about my use of my 4â filler (for my cutting board)? Or what about how my beloved Vitamix easily slides away when IâÂÂm done w/ it? DonâÂÂt you want to know about my spice jars? HAHHAHHAHAAA. Bookworm: pulls = Ikea Varde, w/out the little round âÂÂrosetteâÂÂ. I wanted something simple, quiet, and doesnâÂÂt catch on my clothing, so these were perfect for us. Now finding the right crystal knobs for my only 5 upper cabinets are another thing. Oy! Again, thank you very much: for the compliments and mostly, for all your help in so many things. IâÂÂve learned so much from GW. My kitchen would have never been as fantastic if it werenâÂÂt for GW. I often feel bad for people who discovered GW late in their renovation/design process. IâÂÂve been on GW for ?7years, so when we started down this road for this kitchen/renovation, I was ready. I had my tools/know-how ready to go. And if I didnâÂÂt, I knew where to ask! ï Amanda

I can't speak to permacon as they're not sold in my area, but that looks like a pretty standard wet cast step slab. At this point most of the paver manufacturers have ripped off one another's designs so much that structurally, most products are virtually similar. The big difference is in the finished look. For example, Techo-Bloc's Rocka step (similar to your Hemmingford) has less color variation than the equivalent from Cambridge-Armortec. For areas that see a good bit of traffic, we generally only use wet cast slab steps or sawn natural stone slabs (when we're not doing a full masonry set of steps). The really natural steps just have too much variation in height and depth to pass the official Revolutionary Gardens test of "can I navigate this safely after a bottle of wine?" For coming out of a house you will likely need something on the sides, but it's impossible to advise beyond that without knowing what you're looking at.