Lessons learned - Buying appliances on Ebay
Dorys Prentice
3 years ago
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Comments (31)What have I learned? That the plants in the catalogues are actually professional models that go from company to company posing for photographs. They are evil aliens intent upon driving the human gardener crazy. That looking at the plants in the catalogues and visualizing them in your garden is one of the purest forms of pleasure known to mankind. That you should keep a journal of your gardening--especially for those days when--well, expecially for those days when. That there is great joy in sharing a treasured plant with a treasured friend. That if you aren't enjoying your gardening, you aren't doing it right. That while diamonds are forever, true immortality lies in compost. That sometimes you should just sit back and admire what you and God hath wroth. That if your reaction when your four-year-old brings the rose she has picked just for you is that she spoiled the appearance of the bush--you truly need to rethink your priorities. That chives do survive crewcuts. That the maligned dandelion should be admired for its sheer persistence, its affirmation that life does go on, and the pure joy its puffball brings a two-year-old. That thyme planted between stepping stones gives off a wonderful scent when crushed underfoot--and does not require weed-eating. That when God (it must be God, because your neighbors wouldn't do such a thing) gives you zucchini, make puree. That heirloom plants are NOT more difficult to grow than "modern" varieties. That no, dammit, planting a little extra so there will be enough to share with the wild animals does not work; it merely encourages them to invite their friends and family for dinner. That mud washes off. That every second that elapses between the time an ear of corn is picked and the time it's eaten, its taste diminishes. That planting kudzu is a BAD idea. That almost anything can be pickled. That plants sense fear in their owners and will sometimes die out of sheer perverseness. That herbs thrive when benignly neglected. That storing your garden tools with the blades stuck down in a five-gallon bucket of oil-soaked sand will keep them from rusting. That plants don't care if the row is straight. That SO's who do care should keep quiet. That having children, dogs, cats, birds, koi, ducks, squirrels, goats, possum, deer, raccoons, snakes, frogs, and turtles co-existing with plants will make you appreciate the task of the United Nations. Ray...See MoreDidja learn your lesson?????
Comments (6)Oh my did I ever learn a valuable lesson on this brug forum. Mostly if you bought it during the fall/winter it DIED. If someone sent it to you free, most of them lived. LOL Now I don't know about all of you, but I think I'll be holding my hand up for a bunch of cuttings for free for now on. Well, that is if I can get a job and pay for postage. (I was going to write LOL here, but it really isn't funny, it's sad. I need a job.) I must say that most of my babies from Karyn and Brenda did beautiful and are growing in the greenhouse. Now the ones I fussed over and kept in the house, they didn't do too well. I think I babied them to death. LOL Oh, and guess what my seedmat finally came in the mail today. Two months after I ordered it. I told them at the rate they were going I would be able to sow directly into the soil. Oh, don't get me started on that. I can always use it next year, If I can find where I put it. LOL Brenda my hostas are soooooo beautiful, I've never grown them before. Now I gotta figure out where and how I can get me about 20 more. LOL Got to finish going around all those oak trees. Kristy, I hope you get to feeling better real soon. It's no fun being sick, hurting, or both. Best of luck in the fishing tournament tomorrow. Get some kid to plant your daffodils. LOL What about Karyn, how is she after surgery? Happy Gardening dear friends, Love Marian...See MoreAdvice/lessons learned for potential DIY kitchen renovation
Comments (28)You can do it. I think the most important thing is to have thought through it all very well and truly have a plan in place. Know what materials and finishes you want to use, or you'll be wasting time and money with "while we've got the wall open" and "let me just see how this tile looks." I tend toward the analysis paralysis" side of planning, so I spent at least six months tweaking the IKEA kitchen planner and picking out cabinets, backsplash and countertop. But once I made a selection, I stuck with it. Ours dragged on a bit, but we're a very busy couple and made the decision to do most of our work on the weekends and not also consume our weeknights with the kitchen. We DIY'd absolutely everything except the quartz countertops and the final plumbing hookup. DH and I would get testy with each other, but we each had our "roles" in the process. We know our strengths and weaknesses and don't play against them. I decide the overall look, he gives input where it's important to him, and I work those things into the plan. I measure, he cuts. He holds, I check for plumb. I hold, he nails/screws. He builds walls and hangs, muds and tapes drywall. I finish drywall and paint. I sweep/straighten up at the end of each day. I assemble cabinets, he builds platforms/bracing walls for them and installs them, together we level them (we had one run of 17.5' of cabinets). Play to your strengths. Spring-fall 2009 - play with IKEA kitchen planner, web search incessantly for the "perfect" backsplash, get fridge and range on sale at Sears that was closing and go ahead and install them in the old kitchen). Buy open box $800 sink for $100 at Lowe's.Buy range hood and Expo that is going out of business (sense a trend here?) October - travel to IKEA to buy the cabinets and hardware during the sale. Order the mosaic tile backsplash on 40% sale. November - Demo the range/fridge side of the kitchen of Thanksgiving weekend and start work on some wiring changes (for range hood, moving microwave into pantry, wall to create fridge alcove, and little pot lights in the ceiling). All of this gets done (to include drywall install and painting) by Christmas and we install the two new cabinets for that area with plywood tops for the holidays. December 2009 - Dad comes back up after Christmas to help us demo the sink side of the kitchen and help install that run of cabinets. From this point we don't have a kitchen sink or DW and use the little bar sink on the other side of the room. I can't decide on a countertop for several weeks and pull the trigger on that on 12/31 to get a sale price. January 2010 - lots of waiting around. Some of the quartz slabs are faulty, and then some of the second batch are cut wrong, so the third batch finally comes in and is installed (this we paid the pros to do, of course) in . . . February 2010 - I pay a plumber to come in and hook up the sink and DW (for a few hundred bucks, we get a guy who has all the right bits and bobs on the truck and it saves us 6 trips back and forth to Lowe's). We DIY the backsplash and range hood install. Kitchen is functional at this point. April 2010 - I finally paint the pantry doors and trim and the kitchen is DONE....See MoreBest life lesson I ever learned
Comments (23)my MIL has psych problems, she lived in a small garage apartment on our property..she is a hoarder.. even her car was piled with stuff..trash, papers, magazines. broken dishes,art supplies, baskets, plastic containers, receipts, tax business papers from 10 years ago, old clothes, bags of recycling bottles and cans and filthy old smelly musty and moth ball smelling stuff.. helping her clean i once found a ketchup bottle in a plastic bag under an easy chair. it was so old it was dark brown.. she remarried, has moved 800 miles away and i am still finding her crap in the garage. this is after she had 2 dumpsters filled within 12 months.. i have not been to the new place.. i can only wonder.. i do not mind clutter..if the house is clean, floors, windows, sinks and counters, porch, patio, outside of appliances, bathroom, etc.. but that kind of trash and hoarding is really sad. she never taught her son how to clean or be organized and guess who is stuck holding the (garbage) bag? hahahaha i love my man and he is smart and organized at work, when he comes home it is a whole other story.. i am getting ready for winter and cleaning closets and cabinets and putting summer things away and getting out he winter stuff..ugh,,we have literally 2 closets..so things have to go to the garage and shed.. and when i get the place back together i have to put my foot down and set some rules.. EVERYTHING has a home and it's place....especially bad when the kids were living at home, small house, before they flew the coop, what is so hard about putting it back after you use it? and if you drop a potato chip or some food or paper or twist tie or something on the floor why can't some people pick it up? they leave it and will walk by it 10 times!!!! i just tell myself to forgive, they know not what they do......See MoreDorys Prentice
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