Lars, give an expiation, please
CA Kate z9
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Comments (47)Joanne, I think you are absolutely on track by getting all of the elements together to see what looks best. I took AGES to pick the paint color in my guest bedroom. The reason I was so cautious that time was I picked the color for the back bedroom just by looking at paint chips against the wall, in natural daylight and at night with the electric lights. The color didn't end up being ANYTHING like I expected when painted all over the walls. And it didn't go with the other pieces in the room like I thought it would. Plus looked different because I had to paint the trim too, (the PO's son had painted the trim in that room hyperlink blue!). With the guest room, the wall color looked great. Then, I had the floor sanded and refinished, and the floor color ended up being totally different than it had been before, throwing the look of the walls off again, as they looked different contrasted against the different floor color. I'd get something approximating what you think the new roof color will be, and yes, try to find something approximating the mulch color. Will you be using the same type of mulch as you have now? If you're going to make a big investment in this block, don't feel guilty about really taking your time. Also don't feel guilty about looking some more. In that guest bedroom story above, I looked at paint swatches from five different companies. The brick that I hate in my backyard patio just came from the one company my landscape designer worked with. I was overwhelmed by the brick issue so I let her make all the decisions for me, something that was a mistake because she wasn't really going all out to find the best options. Mine was a small job so I'm sure it wasn't worth the trouble to her to spend time searching for the perfect patio block for me. She just basically said take it or leave it and I had already invested time and money in her so I didn't want to throw a wrench in the machine, but now I am stuck with something I don't like, that cost 4K so I am pretty much stuck with it forever. I will not be able to justify tearing that out when I have so many other big ticket items in my house that need attention. If this is a once in a lifetime do-over for your yard, you have a right to take as much time as you need!!...See MoreAny presents you are excited to give?
Comments (40)I bought my brother a coffee bean roaster plus a supply of green coffee beans, and I think he will enjoy this, as he likes his beans roasted a certain way (light or blond) and they are more difficult to find than dark roasted beans. We do not normally exchange gifts, but this year he was diagnosed with colon cancer (at age 53) and after his surgery, he now has to live with a colostomy bag. While he was in the hospital, a couple of his co-workers (friends) visited him, and one of them did grocery shopping for us, as I was recuperating from surgery at the same time. So I made some pillows for them with fabric that I got at work. I made one for my sister as well. The fabric is from 24" x 24" samples of fabric that is now discontinued, and so I got the samples for free, but if I had had to buy the fabric it would have been $144 to $175 a yard wholesale. I also made some chocolate Habanero hot sauce that one of his employees loves, and so she will be getting some of that in addition to the pillow. The chocolate Habanero chilies are very difficult to grow and they are impossible to find in stores (very occasionally at a farmers' market here), but they have a very distinctive smoky/earthy flavor that a lot of people (including me) love. I grill the chilies over wood/charcoal to intensify the smoky flavor. Anyway, the sauce is rather labor-intensive to make, considering I have to grow the chilies, but I still feel like I'm being cheap when I give it as a gift since it costs me very little to make, other than my time. I put zippers in the pillows I made, and that was the biggest pain in making those. I've given pillows to people before who did not appreciate them - one person wanted liquor instead. One year that our family had Secret Santa, I got my BIL's name, and I made him a really nice heavy knit nightshirt, but my sister stole it from him....See MoreLars, Thank you for the Recipe
Comments (3)Thanks! I do make this recipe at least once a year, during strawberry season - more often when we have parties, which have not happened recently. The recipe came from Cuisinart, but I changed the vanilla to Cointreau, which I like much better. Vanilla does not belong in strawberry ice cream IMO....See MoreLars, I had to Google.....
Comments (10)This is what I bought, which is very inexpensive, and so it's not much of an investment if you decide you won't use it. I specifically wanted two so that I could have one at both houses. I use it for bread and pizza dough as well as pancake batter. It's also easier to clean than I expected. My pizza dough is fairly wet, and this makes mixing it much easier. Originally, I thought I would want a longer handle, but that turned out not to be the case. Here's one with two eyes, if that is your preference....See MoreSherry8aNorthAL
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