Houzzers, thank you so much. Took 2 years but it’s done!
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Thank you to CP artist, Buehl, Mammagoose, Beth and so many, many kind and generous folk on this forum. We hired a kitchen designer, but it did not work out, she could not come up with the layout suggested by the good people here.
Plan to replace fridge with SS.
For some reason cabinet pics appear darker than they are in IRL
This was a Do it yourself project.
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MRI All Done! Thanks so much!
Comments (7)Kathy, A lot of things in life aren't so bad, once we get there. When I was in Korea and we used to get a parcel from relatives at home, I'd leave it sitting on the corner of the desk or a table, etc., in a place where we could see it from time to time during the day as we went about our tasks and open it in the evening. Sue found it rather hard to do that ... so we'd only do it occasionally, after she came! That kind of anticipation is much different from yours! But, as Grandma used to say, "Don't cross a bridge till you get there!". She died in 1950. Grandma'd been a farm wife - they have to plan ahead. But if they worried ahead ... they'd get gray hair early! By the way - be careful what you say in the hearing of a kid - it sticks! More likely to if they respect you. If I'd wanted to get upset about not-too-big- issues, I could have gotten upset innumerable times over these 79 years. Last spring when son was with me when the car got smacked -my car, not his (back tire, driver's side - just behind me), he said, after a few minutes, that he was surprised at my calmness ... and I replied that, while some damage had been done to the car, that no one had been hurt, not even a bruise or a sprain, as it turned out, so we were fortunate. It did cost more to fix it than I'd paid half a year before (it's 20 years old) ... but that's only money, and it didn't leave me worrying about how I could afford that month's rent! I hadn't paid anything like new-car price, either. I'm thankful that my body continues intact and to work well. I hope that when you get to be 79 yours works equally well ... even better (I have a touch of arthritis - have you seen the capital "A"s that sometimes appear in my posts, but it's not painful, and a couple of allergies). I'm a bit lazy, too - but I think that's a shortcoming of the brain, or the will, maybe?, rather than the body. Oh, yes - it looks as though I'm to have the lens(es) in my eye(s) replaced with one(s) that'll let me see much better (cataracts). Will learn more on Apr. 29, at appointment with surgeon. Am I worried? A little bit - not much. I'm not a big worrier, I guess. I pray that you will be, too - that we all may become more that way, as well. In the first place ... it doesn't do a darn bit of good! Good wishes for things going well for you in the coming days. ole joyful...See MoreOkay, so I think I'm done...Thank you ! (PICS)
Comments (81)That is the prettiest backsplash I have ever seen. I love: - the surprise sparkly squares - the color flow between the backsplash and the granite - the large amount of bright white in the backsplash and granite, with a minimum of grey (I like silver/gold, but not grey tones) - how the cabinet stain seems to match a hue in the mosaic backsplash... PERFECTLY! As though the cabinet stain was designed for that mosaic or vice-versa. Wow. Also quite clever is that curve-around feature on the peninsula. That looks very fun and very practical. Questions: Do you do cartwheels into this kitchen every morning from sheer glee? Did you put brackets under the granite curved out part? What chairs did you settle on ? Thanks to the person who linked to this thread from a posting today!...See MoreUltranutty Pecan Bars - THANK YOU HOUZZERS!
Comments (14)Well since you asked... :-) I was 20 when we got married and our first baby was born 10 months later. It wasn't as whirlwind as it sounds, we had dated for a year and a half before we got married. We moved to the farm when our daughter was almost one year old. Here comes the crazy part: by the time we moved we had seven kids!! We had built an addition to the mobile by baby #4 so at the last we were 9 people living in 1300 sq ft. It was tight I can assure you but when kids are small they don't need much space, especially with 70 acres to run on. For us it was truly the only option; we wanted to farm with my husband's parents and in order to do that effectively we needed to live on the farm. My in-laws' property that we lived on is 70 acres, L-shaped, and the property we bought is the last 10 acres that turns that L into a rectangle. We farm the two properties as one. So it was 100% worth the wait, although at the end I was going a bit mad. I couldn't have put up with it much longer. We've lived in the "new" house for almost two years. The property came with a home but it was extremely neglected and had to be gutted. Almost anyone else would have torn it down but we have family and friends in the building trades so we could manage a large scale reno with the least number of hassles possible. One terrible thing is that my mom-in-law went into hospital the day we signed on the house. She never recovered and passed away 6 weeks later having never come home. So those weeks were of course super stressful and we had to make a lot of major decisions about the house when we weren't in the best emotional state. Some things felt too rushed but I had been thinking about my dream house for so long that I had a good idea of "must" and "cannot." Anywho, that's my long story. :-D Oh, and I chuckled at your "LindsAy" observation. I find that I'm very emphatic when I say "with an E." And people usually grin and nod!!...See MoreDigDirt2 - It’s All Because of You
Comments (7)not me but Hubby has plenty.Hey buyall kind of Cr. w/o checking the ingredients list. I have to say acc spill jars.. Or will throw contents into the woods.. Im not about to throw out but maybe the many cherry tomato canned jars. Okra too im leary of.. Diily Okra naw stull got some. yum yum. You dont know about half the proc food we buy. DR D says (natural flavor) means "none of your business". Same way with "spice" I called one company that mfg the nitrate free turkey bacon(wellshire) I think... and asked what "spice " meant I believe she said "celery seed or salt" and sent me several cents off coupons. Hum Heck I got stuff I canned fro 2011 ...My only real canning marathon yr. I only threw out 6 qt. jars that my new hard to use American Canner didnt get up to the correct pounds. It killed me to do so. They were the most gorgeous Cherokee yellow beans and were delicious, and my first really serious seriously garden in my big somewhat city suburb front yard.. Back yard too shallow. Only had 20 feet deep or so...I was so blessed that yr.... They looked okay but I knew of no test to try.. I prob didnt toss them out in the woods till at least 2014 or later. I kept looking at em in a milk tote in the basement sighing,,,Boo hoo...See More
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