Desperately Seeking- what is your unicorn rose?
Karen Jurgensen (Zone 4 MN)
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Comments (4)Rogue Valley Roses has Gloire de Dijon in stock, own root. Burling Leong at Burlington Roses does grafting. Perhaps if you have Rogue Valley send her the roses, she will graft them for you. Burlington Rose Nursery Visalia, CA 93292 - you can google for her phone and email. Here is a link that might be useful: Rogue Valley Roses...See MoreDesperately Seeking Suggestions for front beds... PLEASE!
Comments (24)Oh sure, silversword, you have to recommend Gardenias and then give me that post to read. Ha! Ha! I only made it as far as the August 3rd posts, but I intend to read a little more at each sitting. Boy is it funny/eye opening. I, being a Gemini, get bored easily and can't finish things so I just skimmed a little to see how far the thread went. I happened upon the reply from "Jim" who was giving his wife a Gardenia bush for Mother's Day and then he was printing out the entire thread and writing "sorry" on top of it and running. That was so funny! I guess I am pretty stupid because even after reading all that, I am going to have to get a Gardenia at some point. I was sold on the description of the scent. I am just not sure I will actually try to grow one. I would probably do better to just have one and toss it aside like the Freesia. For some reason anything I try to actually put love into and take care of, dies on me, whereas anything I just neglect thrives. Perhaps my plants are suicidal too. The title of the thread reminded me of something Jerry Seinfeld says in his book Seinlanguage and it makes me laugh every time I read it: "I have no plants in my house. They won't live for me. Some of them don't even wait to die, they commit suicide. I once came home found one hanging from a macrame noose, the pot kicked out from underneath. The note said, "I hate you and your albums." It's so funny to think of plants as human. I'm screwed though because I am definitely a sucker for a good-smelling plant. The house we bought has some kind of lilac that blooms in the spring and fall. It is pathetic looking (not like back home) but I never grow tired of smelling it and reminding me of home. And I love the Freesia because it smells like Froot Loops (which reminds me of my childhood). The roses that I dug up were sad looking and not very pretty plus the fragrance was not that great. The funny thing is that I have NEVER been a flower person. My husband likes to do romantic gestures like buy flowers for me, but he won't buy roses on Valentine's Day because they cost much more than any other day of the year. So he likes to surprise me with flowers some other day. I am fine with that because we have a cat who tries to eat ANYTHING that looks like plant matter. I can't even have Easter grass in baskets because the dummy will eat it. So roses cannot be enjoyed because they have to spend so much time behind closed doors and I am not really one of "those" women who requires candy and flowers on Valentine's Day or birthdays, etc. I might give that Little John some consideration somewhere around the house because I adore watching the hummingbirds. :-)...See MoreDesperately seeking HELP on appliances for new kitchen, please!
Comments (17)To the OP (original poster): Induction cooktop: Great, much better than electric. I haven't researched the units you are considering, but for brand preference, I'd pick Gaggenau. We have a single burner 15" Gaggenau induction burner & it is awesome. GE Monogram fridge: No problem here. Dishwasher: Definitely Miele. We have 2 Excella's. The features we like best are also in the Optima, so you should be very happy with either. Ovens: As you said, this is the problem area. We have the Gaggenau combi steam oven & love it. However, I do not see any mention of availability of plumbing a water supply & drainage, which this appliance requires in addition to a dedicated 240 power circuit. This is tough unless planned for in advance of construction, & probably killer in your situation. One suggestion for using your existing oven wiring: stack a 120 Advantium wall oven over the convection oven of your choice. The 120 Advantium can function as a speed cooker, microwave, convection oven, & warming oven. We have the 240 Advantium Monogram version & love it; it cooks more quickly than a 120 but does not have convection or the warming oven features. For your full size convection oven below the Advantium, I'd recommend a single Miele MasterChef. The problem with trying to put a combination microwave & oven double unit under a steam oven is that the top appliance will be too high to safely use, and you haven't solved the power issue. Here is a link that might be useful: GE Advantium 120 wall oven...See MoreDesperately seeking suggestions for awkward corner nook!
Comments (73)Apologies if this has already been said but I don't have time to read all comments. I had a living room that was similiarly awkward and it took me so long to find a good furniture placement. Bear with me. While I can't see the rest of the living room, I suggest arranging the living room furniture with the end of that stone wall (fireplace I assume?) as if it were the wall. So in other words the rug would stop where or near where the fireplace ends. What makes that lovely space awkward is that it looks as if it's trying to be part of the living room. My suggestion would be, after you move the rug, switch the table and chair. Table under painting, chair in a "room with a view." It becomes a destination, a resting spot, a lovely special corner for retreat. At that point you have created an entrance area for the living room, possibly a gallery effect on the wall. Add a lamp to the table below the picture to make it a a real statement piece, which it is! Maybe some lighting in window area. Then you play with placement of things in the corner that draws the eye and gives people an opportunity to say, what's the story behind those skis? P.S. What a view out that window!!...See MoreKaren Jurgensen (Zone 4 MN)
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