Today we hit our first 90 and our AC quit!
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Went to our first farmers market today.
Comments (10)Our market opened last month and our first day was very cold and drippy (it even snowed one county over from us). It didn't affect sales. Our current weather is pretty warm but so far we haven't had the wall to wall crowds that I was hoping for. This is my first year at this market and I am happy with the move - sales have increased each Saturday. I still need to make more money but other vendors that have been with this market for years are doing ok so I think I will stick it out and see what happens. Usually once the weather gets hot and buggy people give up on the yard - and plant sales drop off. So there is huge push to move plants before that magic moment. This Saturday will be in the 90's and I will be watching to see if it affects sales - or my level of perkiness as I stand on the asphalt pavement. Between all the years I have sold plants I still cannot determine a pattern to customers. What sells well one week won't move at all the next week....See MoreHow do we cool our pool?
Comments (22)Here's an image, sort of. (See link below!) You'll need to go to www.poolcoolers.com to get an idea of how it works, and how to drill the holes. On the website, they don't have any close-up pictures, and I'll bet it's because it'd be too easy to figure out how to do this. They're literally buying PVC parts for less than $5 and selling them for $50 - I don't blame them! And to be honest, if I wasn't so... 'value conscious,' I'd probably spend the money. It's just too easy to make. Anyway. This stuff is cheap. Check out what kind of fittings your pool returns are - you'll most likely have to unscrew them. They're most likely threaded and 1 1/2 inch, like ours. If so, just get the parts in the image. If not, well, improvise. I'd be cautious about gluing inside the pool, though. If I had to glue it into the pool, I'd think about doing something else. Get an idea of what you're looking for, and head over to Home Depot, Lowe's, or your local hardware store. In Home Depot, there's a whole aisle of this stuff. You can play with it in the store, and halfway build it up so you can see what you're doing. Don't be afraid to try it - just don't seat anything in too far - sometimes they can stick pretty good, but can be separated with tools as long as it's not glued. Don't forget the pipe. Home Depot sells 2 foot segments of 1 1/2 inch pipe precut, at least they do in my area. Once you're home, you'll want to do a dry run. Assemble the pipe and the 90 degree fitting *with no glue*, and make sure that you can install the thing. There are returns in my pool that I can't do this with without a lot of extra turns. Once you've determined that you can get it installed - take it out. Glue the pipe into the 90 degree fitting, and glue the cap onto the other end of the pipe. Now, the fun part - power tools! Drill some staggered holes on the pool side of the pipe. I used three columns, I think maybe 8 or 10 holes in each columns. If it helps, walk the undrilled part over to where it'll be installed, and hold it up to visualize where the holes will be. (yea, I did this!). Also, you probably don't want any holes below the waterline. I used a fairly small drill, not sure what size. You can always drill them bigger if you need to. Let the glue dry for a bit (it sets almost instantly, but I was leery of dipping the uncured glue into my pool!), and install. Adjust as necessary. It's kind of fun. Don't be afraid to try different sizes of pipe, you might try running a long horizontal pipe with lots of holes if your pool allows. You could also use this to make a 'shower' water feature for the kids to play in - my 5 year old loved it! And, as I said above, the jury's still out on effectiveness. My second option would be to tap into one of the return lines outside of the pool - I'd use the weeping wall lines on mine - and set up some sprinkler heads to spray into the pool. Not sure about the flow rate yet, and I've yet to head to Home Depot to see what kind of spray heads are available that would work. And I really don't want to cut into the plumbing if I can help it, although PVC work is easy. Good luck! Here is a link that might be useful:...See Morewe received our first offer..
Comments (23)*lol* Different people live in different ways. And he is the boss in our house. To be fair though, this has been his home for 15 years, and mine only a year and a half. And, the only reason he is selling this for a bigger nicer home is for me and my children, so, I try to give the poor guy a break! We will know by 11:00 tonight if our offer is accepted or not. If not, there probably won't be any negotiating as another couple put an offer in today as well. Whichever offer is most attractive to them for whatever is reason is the one they will take. Hey, any Louisvillians care to take in a bossy dr. dr. professor, a 42 year old college student (and secret shopper) 2 kids, 2 dogs, and 4 cats? Anyone?... *sigh* guess not. Sure hope this goes through for us! ~Christina...See MoreWe got our first offer
Comments (191)Wow-thanks for a great thread writersblock. I bookmarked it. My iris and peonies are 20-40 years old. I brought some from my first house. My friend is digging in a garden at the town hall. Maybe she can put a few there. I don't know if our buyers will garden. They are weekenders from the city and it's a lot of work or money to pay someone to do it. Here's the FL garden. It looks much worse now because the house was empty for 2 months. Lots of weeding to do....See More- 8 years agolast modified: 8 years ago
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