Speaking of a Buffet Line
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Comments (11)Alpinesmom -- I use a combo of "defenses" for my front yard where I grow roses, which seems to have worked this season. Not sure which one does the trick or whether this is just pure luck. 6 feet-tall fence (does not work as deer jump over it; town does not allow taller fense for front yard) 2. Repellex (a tablet that is feed to the roses early in the season, which is supposed to make the foliage taste like hot pepper to deer and other critters. Available online or at Home Depot) Milogranite (human sewage based "organic" fertilizer; supposed to smell bad to deer. Liberal application everywhere a couple of times during the growing season). Lavenders, lots and lots of laveders. I have about 8 varieties now, and 3 dozens of clumps. Shreds of cloths with Vicks rub, used a few times earlier during the season. Irish Spring soaps, a half dozens sticked on top of the fence. Human urine. Yes, I pee in my front yard from time to time. So far, I have been able to fend off those darn things from the fenced area, while their damages are seen everywhere else in my yard. However, I know that it takes only one hungery deer to be ignore all these unpleasantness and ruin my roses. Fingers crossed. I gave up fighting deer for the backyard, and it is all they can eat.Two kinds of plant that the deer have NEVER touched in my backyard where they roam free: floxglove (because of the toxicity) and lavender (smell, oil and texture). Also, poenies, although I read from this forum that at least one person's poenies got browsed. I saw Russian Sage and Catmint are are grown everywhere by landscaper, and I have never seen signs of deer damage. I don't have space to grow those myself. Good luck with whatever you do. The consensus seems to be that the best way to go is a fence that is tall enough....See MoreSpeaking of Bathtub Drains...
Comments (2)I suspect that you are right in part. Now that the pipes are clean, they drain much faster and the strong flow of water would be causing a vibration. In addition, I suspect that a stapl or strap has come loose and is no longer holding your drain pipe as securly to the joists as it once was. If the pipes are visible from any vantage point (ie the basement), fill up the tub and go find the loose strap. My knee-jerk reaction is that this is just an annoyance and not anything to be concerned about - however if the vibration is strong enough (and your pipes are old) I suppose you could break a seam somewhere and cause a water leak. unlikely, but possible (I suppose). Another possibility is that sometimes when air gets into pipes they can cause your pipes to 'bang.' This is more common from a hotwater source like a boiler or hot water heater - I'm not even sure it's likely from the drainage - but in any case, some presure tests may be able to determine/fix those kinds of issues....See MoreBig dinners: family style or buffet line?
Comments (131)For many years I did a lot of entertaining: large business parties for my husbands colleagues (up to 80), our California family (15 t0 30), traditional family parties (15 - 18) and many weekend dinners for our friends of my sons friends. The large parties were served buffet style with seats indoors and out. Family traditional parties were part served and part buffet. Two weddings (200 and 100 each) were catered by my sister and her dear friends. Both are gourmet cooks and members of an international group and the dinners were a smash. They brought a 60 lb. fresh frozen king salmon and barbecued it right on the patio. Salad and sides were beautiful as well as delicious. The fish took up the entire grill! Our family and traditional meals were a group effort. The menu was - and still is - selected by the hostess and assignments are given depending on the skills of the contributing cooks. This gives the vegetarians and fussy eaters the opportunity to prepare and bring what suits their diets and others can try their selections as well. Some times we would have place markers for each guest and other times it would be much more casual. When the kids were small, we would decorate fall leaves and then write a name of one guest and place on the salad plate. We did these meals buffet style and of course helped anyone who could not navigate with a plate in hand. Adults migrated to one table, the teens at theirs and the kids would have a kids table to everyone had a great time. Everyone felt at home and helped serve, clean up, do dishes and put the tables away at the end of the evening. It was always a treat to have a family dinner and wake up in the morning to a tidy house!...See MoreSpeaking of throw aways..........
Comments (38)We still have the BR set we were given when we married, over 50 years ago. When we built this house, we gave away most of the more contemporary furniture we'd had for 10 - 15 years and bought new in a more traditional style for LR, Library, DR, Kitchen. (A neighbor's church was having their annual rumage sale.) That was 20 years ago. We've had one small sofa refurbished. The kitchen table needs replacing; my mistake, not realizing the (Pennsylvania House) top was laminate, not finished wood. We still have our old outdoor furniture on the screened porch. Most of our furniture is Century upholstery and Baker casegoods. We have wood flooring and wool Oriental rugs (not antique, just contemporary). I laugh to see new furiture *leased*, especially as it's so cheap to begin with that it will be trash in a year or two, not the six years on the payment plan. We have two old, but 'smart' TVs; 40-something-inch in Libraryand 20" at kitchen table. Cable. Cell phones are hand-me-downs from DS. GE and Kitchen Aid appliances are 15 - 20 years old. I've only had to replace the Dishdrawers, but fear the day the fridge dies. Just got our washer repaired, thanks to a tip from bpath here on the KT. I was a car fan in my youth, starting with my 1962 Austin Healey convertible. DH and I spent way too much money on automobiles -- but not *recently*. We even sold our 'second' car' when it started gathering dust in the garage. We now share one 2005 Jaguar X-Type w/sports package...and 45K miles. At least we eventually learned to buy 'last year's' Jag; this one came with a 6-year warranty. (Jaguar buyers tend to 'need' a new car every six months; let them absorb that instant depreciation.)...See More
6 years agolast modified: 6 years agoI remember seeing those linked chafing dishes, but I don't remember who made them. We have a Salton electric hot tray plus a chafing server like this:
Ours is some off-brand from QVC and you can either use two larger inserts or three smaller ones like in the pictures. Add a crockpot for the gravy and everything stays at a food-safe temperature throughout the meal. After the meal, I cover and refrigerate everything. Later, if people want to put together take-home packets of leftovers, they can remove the dishes from the refrigerator, but I don't want any food sitting out for hours.CA Kate z9 thanked Fun2BHere- 6 years ago
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