I baked my DH.
kathyg_in_mi
3 years ago
last modified: 3 years ago
A birthday cake. Only 68 degrees out. Perfect for baking.
It’s a Raw Apple Cake, his favorite.
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Comments (6)Oh my. NO, you do NOT need to say more!!! I had to leave behind the first two Spicebush chrysalides I have ever had, knowing that they were going to eclose while I was out of town. Bless your heart. I like the suggestion from Liz. Ask for pics and updates! Good luck at the Capitol!!! Angie...See MoreDH says I missed my calling....
Comments (29)the greedy, heartless (blood sucking vampire squid?) insurance companies Amen to that. Great letter, DeeDee. I'm right there with the rest of you. After seeing what my parents have been through, I am very, very frightened of the impending doom of old age. I don't have the resources they did. Many of my friends and I say repeatedly that we will not go through what our parents have gone through, and we will not be warehoused in nursing homes. But what's the alternative? A suicide kit? For now, I'm healthy - thank God. Should that change, and the odds are it will, I do not know what I will do. Everything seems to come down to greed and money. And no one seems to be able to have a constructive discussion about politics anymore - just blind, deaf vitriol for anyone on "the other side."...See MoreDH made a concession... I tweaked my layout
Comments (28)I like the last plan too, but see equal advantages to having the ovens in either position. But the 18" whatever counter is going to feel awfully cramped if it's between the ovens and the wall. I'd make it a full height cupboard or stack of cupboards if it stays as pictured. You sound very pleased with the current plan, and that's most important. I can just see your grandson enjoying his time in the kitchen with you. As to cooktops (okay, this isn't the Appliance forum, but we're talking here), I think you'll find a similar amount of control with at least 12 power settings, better 17, on induction as you do with gas. Go for the 36" if you want it! With induction, which I've been studying extensively trying to find the right one, there are some standard configurations. The Induction Site is a helpful start, but not 100% accurate, so do your own research. Different companies call the same things by different names. A 10" burner can be rated for up to 14" pans, and an 11" burner can be rated for up to 12", yet they're the same inductors. Nine power levels can mean 9, or it can mean 17 (nine with half stops). Etc., etc. The 36" generally have one large burner (nominally 11") in the center, flanked by two paired burners of which one is medium (8-9") and one small (around 6.5", sometimes taking a pan as small as 4.5"). There are two standard layouts for nominally 30" cooktops (which in reality are 28+" to 31+"): Either they have the two flanking pairs from the 36" and no big burner, or they have the 11" big burner, paired with a 6" and a pair of 7-8". You can put a 9" pan on the 7-8" burner. From here the only difference is features. True timers shut off the inductor at a specified time. Some cooktops require you to first choose which burner you're controlling, then choose your power level. For the latter one, train yourself to remove a boiling over pan from the heat rather than fussing with controls. They'll all turn off automatically after a certain number of seconds if there's no pan. Most also have built in kitchen timers (i.e., they ring after a certain time). The number of power levels varies between a true nine and about 19. Nineteen usually means that besides 17 true levels there's a keep warm and a boost. They all have boost. Some are loud because of their fans. Some are loud because of the way they interact with certain metals in clad pans. They also require different amounts of clearance underneath. Some require 12", which is foul! Others as little as 2". Miele has the 11", has very little fan noise, you can program your choice of 9 or 17 power levels, true timers, and independent controls. If I can't figure out how to get a smaller one that I like, I'm getting this one (the Miele 30"). It's very dark black, however, and will probably show scratches really easily. But it requires less than 2" clearance underneath....See MoreAm I as crazy as my DH thinks I am? LR quandry.
Comments (32)I have not scheduled surgery yet and am ignoring the suggestion of having them both done at once. When I was a newly graduated RN I worked ortho for a year ( some disasters but hips have come along way) and my mom had a horrible hip replacement outcome, so I am putting it off for as long as I can. Don't wait so long you are too out of shape ... it's best done while you are still reasonably spry with muscle strength left for rehab instead of totally crippled and weak. And before you have wrecked the surrounding support muscles and tendons compensating for the pain and lack of mobility. (SO has a prosthetic knee, his brother has 2 of them, and another brother has a hip replacement he loves). Yes, it's come a LONG ways, even using 3-d imaging and custom manufacture of the prosthetics if needed. They can build a copy of the joint, figure out exactly how things need to be altered and dry-fit the prosthesis without ever lifting a scalpel....See Morekathyg_in_mi
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