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Do you ever get comments about your kitchen not looking lived in?
Comments (57)So many posts it may already have been said but... redroze, I like your thought about the candy jar because what I hear is this: if the comments are just snarky because lots of people (me!) feel insecure about our own messiness, you can't fix that. On the other hand, likely you do ( seeing as how you have friends over and are not a hermit) want to have a WELCOMING kitchen. So that is more of trying to please others when you are in the role of hostess, and certainly there are many ways to do that, some small touch that says, come in, sit down (or stand up!), I'm glad you're here. If it is possible to tell the difference--between something that someone is foisting on you as a control or jibe thing, vs. intentionally planning a little something that says welcome--then it seems the latter is where a lot of us would like to be. For example, the reverse is ,a kitchen or home that is really too messy, say, to sit down without squashing something or knocking things over or getting some undefined goo on oneself--that's not welcoming, either, but again, if someone drops in, so be it. I read some glossy magazine article by some experienced or well-known "hostess" about little touches for parties, and instead of it sounding nutso (like, "first create your own hand-made paper and then spend 5 days making individual origami party favors" ) , there were very good, small simple things that seemed to have good track record and are easy. I'm not saying you need to change anything at all, especially not saying that one has to be perpetually prepared with candles and a dish of nuts for a member of family or close friend dropping in --I'm just saying I liked your attempt to think, what might draw someone in, say "treat yourself here " and still be simple and neat....See MoreRandom question about rose rosette disease
Comments (9)It showed up here about 5 years ago. Here being about 20 miles west of Sharon. The odd thing was that it seemed to come from the north, not the south, and did not show up in the garden where I expected given the usual wind patterns. It seems to be fairly manageable so long as you pay attention to your roses. I don't know what the general landscape is where you are. We have a lot of wild multiflora that isn't particularly happy because of pH issues. So sick multiflora doesn't tend to survive and spread problems, but obediently dies off. Aside from the wild multiflora, most of the roses I've seen with RRD have been various wichurana crosses....See MoreBaseless, random speculation about nonsense
Comments (76)I am online almost constantly and they aren't a part of my online world at all. I don't understand how *they* could possibly be mainlining their lives into the public's veins WITHOUT permission. I'll read an article once in a while but I have to CLICK on it to do so - no one and nothing compels me to do so. I also don't watch Good Morning America or The Today show, and I don't read entertainment magazines. As a frequent visitor to Paris, this story is of interest to me. A lot of people like them, hence their popularity and financial successes. Don't read anything about them! Change the channel! It's all in your control. As for 'flaunting wealth', that can be said about a lot of things every day Americans own - houses, vehicles, smartphones, etc. As a celebrity, I'd have a certain expectation of safety and security at an exclusive residence in Paris and, of all things, would feel that wearing expensive jewelry to designer shows during Fashion Week would be just fine and expected of me....See MoreRandom post about HGTV-esque offering from across the pond
Comments (95)I've been watching this show again on DABL, but it is now called "Selling Houses with Amanda Lamb." I also sometimes watch it on YouTube. They are still doing feature walls with bad wallpaper, and often the clients/sellers will refuse to use the paper that Amanda picks out (she has particularly bad taste) and pick a better wallpaper themselves or just paint. I do not like Amanda at all because she can be overbearing and arrogant, but I do like the sellers and buyers. The buyers still often pick none of the three options they are given - much like "Escape to the Country" (which has much better realtors), but there is a prize (I think) for the seller that the buyer likes best, even if they do not buy. Amanda Lamb is 5'-11½" (1.81 meters) tall and often towers over others in the show, especially if she wears heels, but she often wears flats. A show I like better is The Unsellables, with Sofie Allsopp, who is much better put together than Amanda Lamb. I believe it started in Toronto and then moved to England. Sofie is 5'-8", and so she is rather tall also, and she almost always wears extremely high heel - which I like. I always notice her shoes in the shoes, and they are always very nice. Sofie gets a lot of criticism on YouTube, but I mostly disagree with it....See MoreAnnie Deighnaugh
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