Well, first off you need to be able to put your pictures on the world wide web. You can post them on one of the photo hosting sites, or if you have one, your own web site. If you have only a picture or two, you can upload them to the GardenWeb Gallery. Once you have pictures on the web, you can then copy the link that appears in the address box and paste it into the "Optional Link URL:" that will show up on the second page of the form that you use to start a new thread. If you are on a photo hosting site, you have to do something to make the pictures public, so we can see them without logging in. If you want to embed your link in the text, you can follow the directions linked below. Good luck, we are looking forward to seeing your pictures. Here is a link that might be useful: How to make a clickable link.

Are you talking about a wall oven or range? Before I could recommend any oven for you, I would have to know more about how you use your oven. I would consider Bosch, Electrolux, Gagganau and Miele. I would have at one time recommended Wolf and I bought my DF range because of their reputation for service. My dealings with them have been very unsatisfactory. Although they make this claim on their website, they DO NOT "resolve any issues you may have to your true satisfaction". Read about their blue porcelain chipping. BlueStar is new so there are not that many reviews yet and nothing long term. In the past you could buy appliances and not pay much attention to the warranty but now it is key. You can read all kinds of stories of failure on this forum. I would carefully read and understand what the warranty says and read online how well the company stands behind the warranty. I would consider an extended warranty if buying an oven with extensive electronics but you have to read it very carefully looking for exclusions. Also read the use and care manual usually found online very carefully for any oven you are considering. I would read as much as you can and understand the differences in gas and electric ovens. Understand how convection works. This is a post I wrote earlier to get you started. "These are some differences in the way electric and gas ovens bake/roast. These features can vary quite a bit brand to brand. -You will commonly read that gas is moist heat and electric heat is dry. This is only if you look at the source of heat without considering what goes on in the oven. Electric ovens hold on to more of the moisture from what you are baking or if you add steam. This actually ends up "moist" heat. This promotes starch gelatinization.This is mostly a benefit for those that want a particular type of crust when baking bread. It also will delay the setting of a cake or things that rise a little giving it a better rise. Gas ovens do not hold on to the moisture very well because they are ventilated much more. Gas actually releases moisture as a product of combustion but it leaves the oven chamber quickly so a gas oven has "dry" heat with more movement of air. Also more heat into your kitchen. Some bread bakers cover their bread to keep the moisture in the first half of the baking process in a gas oven. Some have even tried blocking the ventilation to keep moisture in the oven. This dry heat is good though for the second half of baking because it promotes browning. In some blogs I have read, bakers open the electric oven briefly after a cake has set, to release steam and/or turn on the convection fan. The dry heat of a gas oven is better for roasting as it evaporates moisture and promotes browning. The convection fan will do that in an electric oven. I think this makes an electric oven more versatile. -Some electric ovens have a very narrow range of temperature. The normal swing is about 25 degrees on either side of the set temperature. I have not found it that important to have the very narrow swing in temperature. -Some electric ovens have modes with the ability to direct more heat from the top for roasting and from the bottom for baking. The convection fan speed may also vary, slower for baking, faster for roasting. You might also have two fans. Electric ovens also might have third(and fourth) elements called European or true convection which is only in a few gas ovens. This is a benefit when the oven is full in having things bake more evenly. You can't always tell when these elements are being used in a given mode. My Electrolux oven has a little indicator that shows the rotation of the elements but most do not. You can hear a difference in fan speeds. Gas ovens typically have just an on and off switch for the fan. I like the different modes but some people do not find utility in them and consider them needless "bells and whistles". They do require a computer board to coordinate them which some do not like because some ovens have had boards that fail in self cleaning. Some also do not like the sound of cooling fans that can run after you turn the oven off These features do have the potential to heat an oven more evenly if they work. I would avoid any new models with these modes until they are proven. Some electric ovens have an "auto correct" feature for convection. It is ok if optional, but I don't like for an oven to automatically lower the temperature for me. This is not always necessary. Electric ovens are more likely to have self clean. One model of the Capital Culinarian AG has self clean but is $$$. Many people avoid use of the self clean because it seems to be a possible source of problems with computer boards and interior porcelain enamel failure. Look at the broiler. Some higher end ranges have a infrared broiler that can be narrow, but widths of the broiler can vary. I need a wide broiler because I mostly use it to toast trays of appetizers or something like that. Look at the range of temperature and how can you use the fan? Some ovens only go down to 225F. Others might go down to 80F for proofing. Consider the size do you need to fit full baking sheets in the oven? I personally would avoid any oven that uses " logic" to maintain temperature instead of a thermostat. Capital does on its electric ovens as does Dacor Discovery ovens. There are threads on this. I would also want a rapid preheat to be optional because I sometimes put food in my oven to start either using the timer or I just want that option of starting it in a cold oven."

I also would rather give too much than too little. I wouldn't Assume people are greedy or selfish-maybe just excited..overzealous... I'm like that, even when I'm buying. That's why I have thousands of seeds I'll never use. It's just hard to see all the varieties and not get caught up in the possibilities. Also, if it were something else, say bottles- would anyone be mad that someone collected them for free and earned a small profit from them? Lastly, if a persons biggest hustle is to get free seeds and then sell them to make a buck, I'm busy thinking about how lucky I am that I don't HAVE to pull the ends that tightly to make them meet. Ultimately, the love of gardening is spread-maybe that tomato plant will change someone's life-however it got to him. #cardCarryingOptimist

Different people use the word "friend" differently, so a lot of this is semantics. I tend to extend "friend" much more broadly than my husband, who has zero people he considers friends. But the lesson is what is necessary to be successful in group situations--manners and civility, which seem to be on the wane in today's society, but I don't think that is a good thing or something I would want my kid to emulate. I have this argument with my husband all the time, knowing what is and is not appropriate to say in group settings. I grew up in a small town, I learned early on to avoid gossip and trash talking anyone, ever. You never know you might be speaking to their cousin or brother-in-law!! :) My grandmother survived in her tiny village in Poland during World War I because she could get along with all sides in the conflict and smuggle resources into her town to keep people alive . . .Hence I grew up with an emphasis of not making enemies although also was taught to have principles and to stand up for them . . . just do so in a way as to not alienate those around me . . . easier said than done . . . Look at all the people who are suffering because of snarky things they have said publicly. I am in the camp that says best to err on the side of civility which is not the same thing as agreeing or supporting things that clash with your values. It's just a matter of knowing how to chose your battles. A good life would not be a constant battle ground, but it is for some people. I would definitely want my child to learn to find some ways to develop inner strength/peace/serenity or whatever the right word is. It's a life long struggle. My Mom's mantra was the "Serenity Prayer." But of course no matter how many times we discussed this concept, it never totally went away because that's life. However, my mother was quite successful professionally because she learned to overlook certain things and just keep moving forward, not get bogged down by drama. As a teacher and person who gives public program and raises money, I had to learn to never, ever speak ill of anyone, it just isn't worth it, life is long, people and circumstances change, one never knows. On the one hand. But on the other hand, if the hitting bothered your daughter and she asked her friend to stop and she didn't, they you daughter has every right to distance herself from that behavior. I would just advise your daughter not to rush to put people in the "friend/not friend" category. Just treat all people with dignity but also you can detach from the drama that troubled people might bring into your life. This is not the strong suit of a teenager, but a good skill to develop. Otherwise, your life could be much more stressful if you don't learn techniques for tamping down interpersonal drama in your life. One has to be able to do what my Mom advised, not make other people's problems your own. You have to be able to be in this world, experience the drama, but not get pulled into it. A good technique is to focus on projects and actions, not personalities. A tough balancing act, one that teenagers have to learn to navigate and it can be tough even for adults. Trust is tricky. There's a whole other dynamic too, being liked vs being a doormat vs being mean and unlike-able. It's just a balancing act we all have to perform . . . Detachment has not been my strong suit, and I've often wondered if it is possible to develop more of it or if it is just in your genes . . . vs passion . . . and then when to hold it and when to play it ???