When are people considered to be old?
yeonassky
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Comments (19)I am very interested (uh, obsessed) in gardening for wildlife, and really enjoy having birds, insects, reptiles, and pollinators in the yard. The gardens seem so full of life. I'm relatively new to this though so have lots of learning to do. I leave many perennials and a few annuals standing for the winter because I've noticed the finches eating seeds and the dead vegetation and leaves provide winter habitat for beneficial insects. I have a couple bird feeders but I also cut Coneflower heads and bunch them with rubber bands to put out through the winter for Finches to eat. I've also collected Pokeberry berries and frozen them to add to the feeders in the winter. I also am very interested in native Ornamental grasses, in particular those that make seeds for the birds. I just purchased about 25 grasses including several cultivars of Switch Grass (Panicum virgatum) and Prairie drop seed (Sporobolis heteroleptis). Next year I'm planning to grow many vines (mostly natives) up snags and trellises that grow berries and provide cover for the birds. The only drawback - it looks kind of messy for some people's tastes to leave dead foliage or on a trellis or in the garden or dead trees on their lot. But tastes can evolve and change. I now think that it's beautiful when things are a little messy and I see dead trees and wood. A garden doesn't have to always be perfectly neat and tidy with formally spaced out plants and perfect edging and mulch....See MoreHoe old does a house have to be to be considered *old*?
Comments (21)Call me obsessive but I'd ask if the walls are sheet rock/dry wall/wall board or not. If not, the house could be old. Then - is it overbuilt? Then it's old. I had a vintage 1980 house that used all the modern methods, minimizing materials, etc. It was decently built but we sold it in '86. Then I moved to a 1972 house that was built to self destruct in 20 years and OMG it was trying so hard! By now even the supposedly permanently finished aluminum siding has been painted (so says google earth.) I still wonder if the 1980 one is holding up better than the '72 one - did it need as much work to keep it alive? (The vinyl siding hasn't been painted.) That would probably have to make a change to my "overbuilt" criterion. So now it's all back down to the plaster. The '72 is 42 years old now. In 8 years, by what people say here, it can be called "old." It still won't have any of the attributes for which we value old houses. As I work to restore my present 100 year old windows I can confidently say I wouldn't hesitate to replace the 42 year old ones. This all brings it back to the overbuilding, no matter how many crazy hipster kids are fascinated by the '70's. (Shiver.) I say it's the attributes, not the numbers....See MoreFeelings when people call decorating/clothing "old ladyish" or such?
Comments (142)Well there is a lot that babies and the antique have in common...no hair, no teeth, wear diapers... :) Talk about adults dressing like babies, did you see Dencia at the Grammys? Including the sequined drop drawers? Ridiculous. Loonlake, just for you, here's me on the way to the library today. Actually, after my Mom died (age 81), I went through her closets and took a bunch of her clothes. It was fortunate we were the same size. I was still working at the time and whenever I wore her stuff, I got compliments...when I wore my own, silence. What can I say? She was hipper than I! Of course, she got carded when she went to apply for the golden age pass in bowling...you had to be 80 to get it and they didn't believe she was! Cindymac, the colors in the jacket are pretty. I think what would make the difference between "blair" or "alfred dunner" and not is the presence/lack of a waistline. If it were mine, I'd probably take in the side seams in some way in the waist area to give me a little more shape. Here are some before and after tailoring for men...same applies for women. Vermont Country Store is another place to find styles untouched by time....See MoreWhat to Consider When Choosing Interior Designer for New Construction
Comments (6)Thanks for the input. We have it narrowed down to two, both of whom charge hourly. One is more expensive than the other, but we like the houses she's designed in the past better, as they seem to have more interesting and unique features, customized to the individual clients. Her natural style also seems to be closer to our own. She also uses technology to mock up interiors, which I find helpful since I'm not good at visualizing 3D space on my own. The other is a one-woman shop, more old school (she hand draws tile diagrams, for example), and with a natural style a little different from our own. I get the sense she's very good at good, solid basic design and could work with our style, but less creative. She's very practical and down-to-earth, though, which we like. We're actually right on the border in terms of using a designer or not - we have a pretty strong sense of our own style, likes, and dislikes, and we're actually looking to replicate a lot in our current home. In some ways this would be a good fit for the more basic designer, as I could do a lot of it myself and likely use her a bit less. On the other hand, with her I don't know how much added value I'm really getting beyond what I'd come up with myself. While the more creative designer will be more expensive, I also think I'm more likely to end up with something better than what I could do myself. Decisions decisions....See Moreyeonassky
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