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Comments (5)There is nothing wrong with an enjoyable extended weekend with spring doing its last hurrahs and summer looming around the corner. I do hope, however, that we never ever come to call days like this a bank holiday. It was the common people who let their own blood for this day. Farmers who put down their hoes, paperboys who traded in their caps for helmets, fathers, brothers and sons and also daughters, wives and sisters. I made my rounds to the cemetery plots to lay flowers and revive memories and more than a few of my family gravestones were adorned with the flags of veterans. My father's footstone records service in three wars from foxholes in Europe to the DMZ in Vietnam and many points between. My Uncle, his brother, who died in Normandy. A cousin who served in Vietnam, and died shortly after his return, a broken man. Two 2nd great grandfathers, both of whom were prisoners of war in the War between the States. A grandfather who served in Europe in WWI. I can go all the way back to the first line of my family to have come to this country.....Quakers who took up weapons against their own beliefs to fight in the Revolution. A great Uncle who survived the Spanish American War and volunteered to serve in the Phillipine Rebellion and died there, but his stone sits on an empty grave in the local cemetery. Yes, it's a day in our family we always remember respectfully....See MoreMarble Lovers, come out, come out wherever you are!
Comments (57)Lhylcn- sealing should ideally be done both by the fabricator in his shop, and again in your kitchen once installed. Most sealer manufacturers I've spoken to say there's no exact number or times it should be done, but it usually takes several applications until every part of the marble is sufficiently sealed. This is tested by letting water sit on the surface of the marble and making sure it beads up well rather than soaking right in. Honing is just a process that makes the marble "dull" rather than shiny. It's a personal preference. My Vermont Danby marble is very honed, very little sheen. Red- two things that have etched my marble instantly are tomatoes and lemon juice. I'd think ketchup would etch, too, being tomato-based. Etching, though, seems not to bother most marble owners, myself included. You can only see it in certain lights, and it's a part of the patina of the living stone. As far as staining, my counters are sealed with Porous Plus 511, and could easily handle ketchup sitting on them for awhile with no stains. I've had coffee droplets that splashed from the Keurig sit overnight and just wipe up the next morning. I have no stains at all. The counter have only been in for about 2 months or a little less, but I've cooked a lot in these months, have had house guests and hosted Easter at the house, no stains! That said, the Vermont Danby marbles are known for being less porous--and therefore a bit more stain-resistant--than many other marbles....See MoreDo you think she dresses herself?
Comments (39)I think we all need to take a deep breath. I do think that there should be some form of etiquette when reading these threads. Side story: Once I posted a dilemma I was having on deciding what to do about a social matter. I received lots of good advice, and as often on here, most wasn't what I expected. But, there was one person who felt obligated to stress how trivial my thread was! Why would I even take the time to post such a thing? Here's why: The Kitchen Table is the place where you can talk about everything. Nothing is off limits from the silly to the serious. What I believe is off limits is to try to shut down a post because in your opinion is should not have been shared in the first place. For those who don't know who they are, nothing wrong with asking. Although I happen to know A-Rod, I wouldn't know most athletes as I don't follow sports....See Morewhat do you absolutely LOATHE???
Comments (142)The tenant who lives on the bottom. I've had a few run-ins with her since she moved in a year ago. She refuses to use the green bins.....everything goes in the garbage. I'm the one who takes the trash and recycling to the curb (I asked if she'd do it when I was ill over Christmas) and she said it wasn't her job, the landlord should do it. (No, it's not their garbage). So the garbage buckets are teeming with maggots in the summer as I'm taking them out. Now we have RATS. Never, ever a problem before. They're digging into the ground to get into the wooden storage area where the garbage pails are. The landlord found 2 rats yesterday. And just this weekend I asked if she wouldn't mind keeping her 2-litre pop bottles for me (she puts 6 in the recycling every week), as a friend on Freecycle is asking for some for her garden. She yelled that "it's none of your business what I do with my stuff!!" and slammed the door in my face. I pretty much disliked her before, now I detest her with a passion....See MoreRosefolly
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