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Comments (103)U-li-he-li-s-d tsa-de-ti-ya u-li-he-li-s-d tsa-de-ti-ya u-li-he-li-s-d u-li-he-li-s-d u-li-he-li-s-d tsa-de-ti-ya Happy birthday to you Happy birthday to you Happy birthday, happy birthday Happy birthday to you I found this on a Cherokee site on the internet so decided to share with the 'birthday people'. (Wish I could sing it). Marian, it's so nice to read of the pleasure you have with your plants. The elements on our stove are replaceable. Have you checked into that? We have replaced some of the top burners. It is 'going on' 20 years of use. I have been enjoying scanning our long time favorite family recipes to share with the family members. Also included some recently mentioned on some of the forums and searched for on internet. One is 'Praline Sweet Potato Casserole' that our daughter has used for several years but is also on the internet. Another for baked cranberries which I did yesterday and put into small wide mouth canning jars for transport and serving. Also an apple pie recipe from a 50 year old 'Spry' recipe book including 'water whip' pie crust. Crocheted 3 hats this past week. Have a lot of yarn to use so plan to be productive during the winter. Also have other materials to use for 'something'. I appreciate the mention of 'happenings from the industrial world' so I can look up the news on the internet to share with family international.. who might not 'have a clue' about what is happening in the USA. We want everyone to be happy and satisfied where ever they have chosen to live and we also try to do the same regarding our choices. It has been very beautiful here this past year. I will put a photo below for a thread ending and our best wishes for everyone. EP...See MoreWell, I'm Back--Finally!
Comments (12)Hey there Prof! You have been missed! I haven't been on here in ages, but it sure is nice to check back in and see some folks that had been MIA. Really sorry to hear about Dee... we lost our diabetic cat this summer, so hard to say goodbye to our babies... You moved south- wowza- we're practically neighbors now! I'm just a bit north of Broadkill Beach, you'll have to come up for a glass of wine or two! Take good care and have a Happy Thanksgiving! Shore...See Moreback again.. final? layout decision help
Comments (19)I like Option 3 the best. I also prefer the refrigerator location in Option 3. It looks to be the most functional layout of the lot. The problem with the refrigerator on the opposite end of the kitchen from the range (on the sink wall) is that it's now inaccessible to the Prep & Cooking Zones without either running around the island or doing a lot of zone-crossing...refrigerator-thru Cleanup Zone-to-Prep Zone and back; refrigerator-thru Cleanup Zone-to-Cooking Zone and back. It's especially an issue b/c you have such a narrow aisle b/w the island and sink wall (it looks like 36"). Imagine doing all that running back & forth with a DW open and/or someone else working at the sink. In that location, the refrigerator is also pretty far from the MW and most foods that are MW'd come from the refrigerator or freezer. OTOH, with the refrigerator on the wall near the garage, it's right next to the Cooking Zone and easily accessed from the Prep Zone (the counter b/w the sink and range). (If you plan to use the island as a Prep Zone, I recommend a sink and, possibly, a wider aisle b/w the island and sink.) It's also right next to the MW. Personally, I like having all the appliances nearby that I need when prepping & cooking...without having to navigate around obstacles...things or people! The other advantage of having the refrigerator (and pantry) near the garage is that when you bring groceries in, you enter the kitchen right where they need to go to be put away. Island...you will have only a 9.5" seating overhang. 1.5" overhang + 24" cabinets + 1" decorative door on the back of the island = 26.5" 36" - 26.5" = 9.5" seating overhang You also have a rather narrow aisle behind the island (only 40" to the back wall). Even though you're skimping on the seating overhang, people will still take up the same amount of room in that aisle as if you had at least a 15" overhang...the stools will be pushed out b/c you can't fold up your legs to fit under the overhang, all you can do is have the stool farther out into the aisle and then lean forward...or maybe "straddle" the island (legs spread to "shorten" the distance b/w your hip and knees). With the minimum overhang, it's still recommended an aisle behind seating be at least 44". If that aisle b/w the island and back wall is going to be as busy as you say it is, you may regret it over time. My SIL has a 36" aisle b/w her refrigerator and island with a 12" seating overhang on a similarly located aisle (door to garage w/DR on the left and FR straight ahead)...and she became so frustrated w/the lack of space b/w them plus all that traffic that she removed the stools from the kitchen. It's not that the refrigerator is there, it's that if someone is sitting at her island, no one can pass by without forcing those sitting to get up and move out of the way....and they're a very thin family! I don't know what to tell you about the seating...except not have it...and I know you really want it. I guess this will have to be one of the compromises you make in your kitchen; we all have to make some compromises when our "wants" aren't compatible with what we have to work with....... Dimensions....in option 3, the arrow goes b/w the wall and the cabinets...not to the other wall. However, when I count boxes, that 11'4" measurement appears to be DR/FR wall-to-sink wall. If that's the case, I think you have a little less space than you realize. (The refrigerator wall cabs appear to stick out no further than the DR/FR wall, is that correct?) 11'4" = 136" 25.5" sink wall + 36" aisle + 36" island + 40" aisle = 137.5" So, one of the aisles will be 1.5" narrower than you show...which one? The work aisle really needs the full 36", minimum, and the busy aisle also needs as much space as possible... [Of course, if you have 0" counter overhang, then the overhang doesn't count and you're back to the 36" and 40" aisles.] Another compromise somewhere? Good luck!...See MoreIt's all about me...
Comments (12)Kathy, Pick Jetty up and hug and kiss him. You need that kind of unconditional love that he gives. Like you, I recently lost my Mom, and it hurts like heck. I don't want to die, but it sure isn't the same, not having mom to talk to. The smallest things can set me off. I sorted a few things of hers....I kept some purses, and some of her socks. It seems weird keeping socks, but her clothes are all like new, but they don't fit me. She wore these little white ankle socks, and this morning I was putting some away in my drawer and I started to cry, remembering her in the livingroom chair, wearing these little socks....See Morebcskye
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