If you had an unlimited home design budget, what would you do with it?
Lindsey W.
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Comments (4)I don't doubt your calculations at all! The fill pump does run every 50 minutes no matter what - I have to evacuate the water or else it floods my basement. The tank get filled and the overflow goes to the curb. The lawns are not in yet so I am just irrigating trees and veggies now. There is fresh water pretty close to the surface so that many established trees don't need watering (not on my property...my trees are all new). I think I figured for about 3000 sqft of lawn. I am going to use a combo of rye+bluegrass (and friend in town has that...very nice). I might end up using a LOT more...we'll see and thanks for the metrics....See MoreWhat would you do, if you had to start over?
Comments (32)I am so sorry to hear of your loss. You will be in my thoughts. This just takes my breath away. Two years ago I outfitted the galley of a very small sailboat. After two years at sea the report was that I did a pretty good job of it. I'll try to recall what I purchased or sent from my own kitchen. I made an effort to supply things that had more than one use and/or could nest for storage or were small. Everything had to be nonferrous, nonelectric for the most part, and unbreakable as well. Pressure cooker Stock pot and lid Collapsable silicon steamer/colander that fit neatly inside the stock pot for steaming 2 quart thick bottom stainless pot with lid Enameled fry pan, could also go into the oven and the stock pot lid fit it Nonstick fry pan Large good quality chef's knife and steel Small utility knife Vegetable peeler Flexible cutting boards, set Small teflon cutting board Assorted baking pans, loaf, round, square, 9x13 Broiling pan Mallet meat tenderizer Coffee grinder French press Small mortar and pestle Pepper mill Ladles Silicon spatulas Regular egg-flipper type spatula Bamboo spoons Medium sized whisk Batter/mixing bowl with handle - it also was melamine and had a nonskid bottom Set of measuring cups Set of measuring spoons Wine opener/church key Strainer with handle Several microplane graters Assorted herbs and spices Kitchen timer Oven gauge Meat thermometer Can opener Bread knife Kitchen shears Tongs Camping toaster Potato masher Slotted spoon Small blender Electric water kettle, there were times when they could be docked and plugged in Additional things I would suggest for a regular kitchen: Food processor Cast iron skillet Griddle pan, nonstick Grill pan, cast iron Ceramic pie dish Covered casserole dishes, oval, square, round, whatever pleases Bundt pan, nonstick Large covered saute pan Dutch oven Muffin tin Mixer, hand or stand Toaster Cooling racks for baked goods Pizza stone Springform pan Waffle iron Additional mixing bowls Outdoor grill (the boat had a small grill) Crock pot Odd things I love having: Ice cream maker Fish poacher Popcorn popper Canning equipment Crepe pan Pasta machine, mine is manual I'm sure I forgot a few things that went into the boat galley but that's most of it. I also sent plastic dishes, glasses, and stainless tableware....See MoreIf you had unlimited money, would you buy this?
Comments (25)The Maytag Neptune drying cabinet worked like a vented dryer, if I remember correctly. Heat and steam were vented to the outside. The LG Styler and similar products by V-Zug, Asko etc., have a heat pump in them to condense the humidity and return it into water. Basically a condenser dryer/ventless dryer without the rotating drum....See MoreNeed advice: what would you do if you had a lot of volunteer edibles
Comments (16)I grew 'Superior' potatoes a few years ago. I missed a nice potato when I dug up the crop and found it the following spring when digging up the garden. Since it had sprouted, I moved it to a good site and marked the spot with a stick. It grew well and bore 5 nice potatoes and a few marble sized ones. After harvesting my "free potatoes", I planted the marble sized spuds back in the same place in the hope they would grow the following year again. Success! They are up so I have another year of "free" potatoes. The crop that keeps coming back. I grew dill last year. This year I have little volunteer dill plants everywhere. One bad lesson I learned is to NEVER plant morning glories in the garden. After planting them, I have had volunteer plants come up the past 6 years! I try to pull them all out but a few get away from me late in the season and run up the tomato plants and flower. Seeds fall everywhere so the problem comes back every year. I have had "volunteer' tomatoes come up where the previous year's cherry tomatoes grew. Sometime so many come up on their own, I have to wonder why I keep starting more from seed under my lights each winter?...See MoreP Banos
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