Scentuous is really lovely
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Is Maman Cochet Cl Really THAT lovely?
Comments (15)There are several very old bushes of Maman Cochet in our neighborhood, surviving in the unkempt yards of old houses. I dug one out of a hedge (only the tip of one cane showing) at the house of some friends of mine, and convinced them to cut back/dig up that end of the hedge. After about 2 years, MC had grown 3 feet wide and 7 feet high, and was covered in gorgeous blooms. My friends were astonished, but I was not - the old roses which have survived decades of no care (and even survived being eaten by hedges!) are VERY hardy (as in tough, not as in temperature). I have a Niles Cochet (another color sport of Maman Cochet) which I got in the neglected (but full of old roses) back yard of a small cottage in our neighborhood. The elderly man who lived there and owned it knocked on our front door with his daughter one day about 20 years ago, and asked for "Lor". That was my FIL's name, and we now live in the house he grew up in. At that point he had been dead for several years. I invited the man in, and he told me that he had moved back into his childhood home (the cottage down the block from our house), and that he had been a childhood friend of my FIL, about 80 years before he knocked on our door! Anyway, he invited me to come look at the roses, and take cuttings of anything I wanted. Here is a bloom of 'Niles Cochet' I got from the bush I have that I rooted from a cutting from a very old bush growing behind that cottage. The Cochet family of roses obviously likes our neighborhood....See MoreI really really really love this light
Comments (2)WOW! I've never seen anything like that and I thought I'd looked at every chandelier ever made. Here is a link that might be useful: chandelier...See MoreI really love the 1cm/0.5inch matte honed countertops, but ..
Comments (28)There are several other brands of similar materials. The main ones that have had a few other discussions on this board come from Stone Peak, MSI and ThinSlab. While Neolith/Dekton generate the most discussion, I would definitely check out the other products, especially if you are after a particular finish. I agree that the edge profile would be a problem with a obviously veined countertop. But an all white countertop or even one with faint, thin veining should not be a problem at all with a thin profile edge. The main body color matches, and there is very little to see beyond that on a thin edge. I would imagine that the NYC area has a lot of Neolith installs, so you should be able to find an experienced installer. If you contact Neolith, they would direct you to their recommended installers. Pricing reports on this forum have varied quite a bit. Some people find it insanely high priced in their region, others find it quite a bargain. There is no way to know until you start pricing it out locally. You may also try asking the question directly in the Kitchens forum, as I don't recall if any of the previous posters who have discussed pricing have been from the NYC area. All that being said, should you strike out with this material, I know that other stones do come in thin versions, it is just about what is available locally for you. Polycor, in particular, makes and heavily markets their granites and marbles in 1cm slabs....See MoreLove bugs are really bad this year
Comments (9)I would think anyone who's been around a heavy invasion of love bugs finds them annoying. They must have some sort of gluey substance on their bodies! And what they do to your car if you drive through a swarm! Fortunately I haven't noticed very many this year around my place - I'd rather the dragonflies eat mosquitoes....See MoreDiane Brakefield
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