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It's in the 70s outside and we just had a hailstorm.
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I ordered the sunshades for the patio yesterday. I re-measured before putting in the order, just in case. We had to order custom sizes as one screen is 65.25" wide and the other is 70" wide (which are both way off from the measurements B told me they were, btw, from his diagram. I decided to do it myself and use a tape measure.)
I went for a "linen" color, which I hope will match the patio supports, with 1% penetration. I made them only 40" long because the back fence blocks light when the sun gets really low.
Now I think I will need to order a custom shadesail to hang under the patio roof while the weather is hot. Both of these will help to keep the living room cooler.
The last year has been one home improvement project after another and I like that. We're making a lot of progress and we've kept up that momentum all year. I really like seeing the house get better and better, and it is very satisfying to do it ourselves.
My next project is to add pinch pleats to the living room sheers, and hem them.
I went for a "linen" color, which I hope will match the patio supports, with 1% penetration. I made them only 40" long because the back fence blocks light when the sun gets really low.
Now I think I will need to order a custom shadesail to hang under the patio roof while the weather is hot. Both of these will help to keep the living room cooler.
The last year has been one home improvement project after another and I like that. We're making a lot of progress and we've kept up that momentum all year. I really like seeing the house get better and better, and it is very satisfying to do it ourselves.
My next project is to add pinch pleats to the living room sheers, and hem them.
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Ugh.
So B hired a guy to do the turtle fence. The guy made a big deal about how he HAD to come the next day. The next day he didn't show, called and said his trencher was broken and he would have to come a few days later. When he did show up, the trencher he had wouldn't work close to the fence. He said "I'll come back tomorrow with my other trencher." I don't think he came back the next day, but the one after that he came with a trencher, trenched (way too far form the fence) and left because he "had to return the trencher."
The next time he came back was a few days later. He "got a lot done" but then he left because he "needed topsoil." I asked B "Why does he need topsoil? He digs a trench, he fills the trench." So we went to look and saw why: he wasn't burying the wire in the trench, he was just laying it on the ground and piling soil on top of it. Against the fence, btw.
B communicated with him that it wasn't correct. He came back today and redid a portion of it. But I went out just now to look at it and ehhh. It's really sloppy. A lot of the wire is visible just on top of the ground, and it arcs outward away from the fence, across the ground, and into the trench, instead of just going down flush with the ground. I am not sure if it is secure, and I know it's really sloppy. He communicated that we won't be back until next Wednesday.
This guy is HOURLY and on two separate days he has nor followed instructions. He's done a shit job. B hired him off fiver so we have to figure out how we can fire him and not pay him for all the hours he "worked."
So B hired a guy to do the turtle fence. The guy made a big deal about how he HAD to come the next day. The next day he didn't show, called and said his trencher was broken and he would have to come a few days later. When he did show up, the trencher he had wouldn't work close to the fence. He said "I'll come back tomorrow with my other trencher." I don't think he came back the next day, but the one after that he came with a trencher, trenched (way too far form the fence) and left because he "had to return the trencher."
The next time he came back was a few days later. He "got a lot done" but then he left because he "needed topsoil." I asked B "Why does he need topsoil? He digs a trench, he fills the trench." So we went to look and saw why: he wasn't burying the wire in the trench, he was just laying it on the ground and piling soil on top of it. Against the fence, btw.
B communicated with him that it wasn't correct. He came back today and redid a portion of it. But I went out just now to look at it and ehhh. It's really sloppy. A lot of the wire is visible just on top of the ground, and it arcs outward away from the fence, across the ground, and into the trench, instead of just going down flush with the ground. I am not sure if it is secure, and I know it's really sloppy. He communicated that we won't be back until next Wednesday.
This guy is HOURLY and on two separate days he has nor followed instructions. He's done a shit job. B hired him off fiver so we have to figure out how we can fire him and not pay him for all the hours he "worked."
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I decided a few months ago that I want to change up my office setup to make it a floor-seated office. The main reason was for fitness and movement, as mentioned in this video. But another reaso occurred to me as I was thinking about it: the animals. I am spending a LOT more time at my desk these days than I used to, and it means they get less time and attention. Opal will hop onto a table next to me but Serena Pie and Bundor will not. A floor seated desk means they can snuggle with me while i am working, which will do a lot to make all of them happier.
While thinking on it I realized that before I can know what height my desk needs to be, I need to have my floor chair. So I ordered a chair and once it arrives I will be able to figure out what to do about my desk. Will I just cut the legs down on my desk, or need something new? I think I will probably need something new, maybe one surface for my keyboard and a separate surface for writing?
While thinking on it I realized that before I can know what height my desk needs to be, I need to have my floor chair. So I ordered a chair and once it arrives I will be able to figure out what to do about my desk. Will I just cut the legs down on my desk, or need something new? I think I will probably need something new, maybe one surface for my keyboard and a separate surface for writing?
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I want a chore chart for the house. I really want to find a pre-made one but it's hard. Most of the ones out there are for families and have a lot of daily tasks, when what we need is one for weekly/monthly stuff. Also it seems like houses with kids need a lot more cleaning than ours does. we don't wear shoes in the house and we don't mop our floors every week (it's just not necessary.)
So what I want is something with a list of what chores need to be done how often, so I can print and laminate it. Then when one of us does the chore, we can mark off the date we did it on the sheet with a dry-erase marker. If we have two sheets, we can the next week/month see how long it's been since x chore was done. etc.
So that's what I'm looking for.
So what I want is something with a list of what chores need to be done how often, so I can print and laminate it. Then when one of us does the chore, we can mark off the date we did it on the sheet with a dry-erase marker. If we have two sheets, we can the next week/month see how long it's been since x chore was done. etc.
So that's what I'm looking for.
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Our projector has been giving us the "replace bulb" warning for a few weeks now, and last weekend the bulb actually popped. The new bulb came today, but when B tried to change it, he found that the exploding bulb had embedded hot shrapnel into the control board of the projector. He wanted to buy a new projector right away, but I suggested that he first see if it could be repaired. He called Benq and they are sending us a mailer to send it to them for repair. It will be $85 plus parts. So, less than buying a new one. But I wouldn't be surprised if it takes a month or more. We will survive, but the projector was making quarantine easier.
In addition to that, the dishwasher died this week. The repair man came today and said it's a broken timer and he will let us know if he can replace it. I am confident that he can, I just hope we don't have to wait too long. The other day I washed a mountain of dishes and it wasn't as bad as I had expected. I am kind of annoyed that B has not washed as many as I did.
The brake is starting to wear out on our salad spinner and B joked that "they come in threes" and this is the third thing that will break. Thankfully, none of this is disastrous. I am only documenting.
In addition to that, the dishwasher died this week. The repair man came today and said it's a broken timer and he will let us know if he can replace it. I am confident that he can, I just hope we don't have to wait too long. The other day I washed a mountain of dishes and it wasn't as bad as I had expected. I am kind of annoyed that B has not washed as many as I did.
The brake is starting to wear out on our salad spinner and B joked that "they come in threes" and this is the third thing that will break. Thankfully, none of this is disastrous. I am only documenting.
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Question for my ppl who know about home improvement: it is time for me to re-seal the grout in my bathroom floor. Opal went through a phase of peeing on the floor in there. I have scrubbed the grout and the floor, and also mopped the floor twice. The grout is still slightly darker in the places where she peed. Is there anything else I can do to deep clean this area before re-sealing the grout, or should I just go ahead and re-seal?
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Our neighbors to the south of our house have a back yard the same size as ours, but for some reason they are not willing to use it. They do everything in the driveway and parking spaces in front of the house. They also let their small children play outside in the driveway at all hours with no car sense whatsoever.
This morning someone was knocking on our door for a long time. I ignored it because it was Saturday morning and I was in bed and not dressed- anyone I need to talk to isn't rolling up to knock on my door on Saturday morning! It kept going and going. Then someone started yelling "Is anybody at home here?" I pulled out my phone to check the camera and saw that it was the lady next door and she was walking away. I put the phone down and went back to sleep,to go back to sleep, but a second later she was KNOCKING ON MY WINDOW. We didn't answer the door so she went to a bedroom window!
Why, you ask? She was having a kids birthday party and she wanted to set the bounce house up in front of our house. I think this is insane and so inappropriate. Instead of trying to wake your neighbors up on a Saturday morning, set it up in front of your OWN house! Or even in your spacious back yard! I thought this lady was nice before but this is really out of line imo.
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About a year ago I bought a plant stand on Amazon. It was not exactly a great fit for our decor, but it was inexpensive and the best of the options available. But we've been keeping our eyes peeled for something better. In February, we found something better! I got an amazing deal on three acrylic nesting tables from Amazon warehouse. Once they got here though I was worried about scratching them up, so we were using them only lightly. I needed the time to source some thick, clear vinyl, and then the time to make table covers out of the vinyl. Because the protectors are clear, you really can't see them unless you're looking, and they relieved any anxiety I had about scratching up the tables.
I am so pleased with how they look- the clear acrylic takes up so much less visual space, and because the tables are shorter than the plant stand, it opens that whole area of the living room.
Here's the plant stand right before.
And here are the new tables after:
In addition to this we've made several other updates this year. B replaced the lights over our kitchen peninsula, added a wall cabinet in the hall bathroom, added shelves to the sides of our coat closet (we use them for pantry overflow/reserves) and also mounted some shelves in the master bathroom.
I am so pleased with how they look- the clear acrylic takes up so much less visual space, and because the tables are shorter than the plant stand, it opens that whole area of the living room.
Here's the plant stand right before.
And here are the new tables after:
In addition to this we've made several other updates this year. B replaced the lights over our kitchen peninsula, added a wall cabinet in the hall bathroom, added shelves to the sides of our coat closet (we use them for pantry overflow/reserves) and also mounted some shelves in the master bathroom.
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For 2019, B resolved to commit to the doing all the home improvements we've been wanting to do.
January: he added shelves to our coat closet, to hold overflow and reserves from the pantry
March: he installed a wall-mounted seat right inside our front door. It's attached to the wall and it folds up when not in use. I've wanted this for a long time, because we have no room near the front door for a chair, so it's awkward when our guests are about to leave and need to put on their shoes.
Installing this required quite a bit of carpentry, because the studs in that wall are 12" apart and the fastenings for the chair were 17" apart. Since this wall backs up against a closet, he opened the drywall in the closet and built a wooden reinforcement. The reinforcement is attached to the studs, and the seat is attached to the reinforcement. None of this is visible in the entryway, and I don't care what the wall looks like inside a closet.
April: He changed out the lights over the peninsula! The house came with ugly pendant lights that were hung at EYE LEVEL. They were just horrible. He replaced them with two Ikea Melodi pendants, hung 36" above the counter. They look awesome! They look really sleek and open up the whole area, plus the whole peninsula is really well-lit now. We did not use the canopies that came with the Melodi lights, instead we bought some flat canopies for a cleaner look.
Next he says he will put up some shelves in the master bathroom, then replace the missing baseboards.
January: he added shelves to our coat closet, to hold overflow and reserves from the pantry
March: he installed a wall-mounted seat right inside our front door. It's attached to the wall and it folds up when not in use. I've wanted this for a long time, because we have no room near the front door for a chair, so it's awkward when our guests are about to leave and need to put on their shoes.
Installing this required quite a bit of carpentry, because the studs in that wall are 12" apart and the fastenings for the chair were 17" apart. Since this wall backs up against a closet, he opened the drywall in the closet and built a wooden reinforcement. The reinforcement is attached to the studs, and the seat is attached to the reinforcement. None of this is visible in the entryway, and I don't care what the wall looks like inside a closet.
April: He changed out the lights over the peninsula! The house came with ugly pendant lights that were hung at EYE LEVEL. They were just horrible. He replaced them with two Ikea Melodi pendants, hung 36" above the counter. They look awesome! They look really sleek and open up the whole area, plus the whole peninsula is really well-lit now. We did not use the canopies that came with the Melodi lights, instead we bought some flat canopies for a cleaner look.
Next he says he will put up some shelves in the master bathroom, then replace the missing baseboards.
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TIL that when I am wearing gloves and trying hard to twist something open, the gloves will shift and put pressure on the tips of my fingernails, bending my nails and making my polish lift, very painfully. This is annoying because i was 2 weeks into this manicure and it was looking great, no lifting, and I thought I could stretch it to the weekend or even up to 3 weeks. But now I have two fingers lifted on one hand and one on another. So I will probably soak off and redo my nails on Wednesday. I could soak off just the damaged nails and do something with those, but I don't think the rest of the mani will last past the weekend, so I might as well just get it all done now.
I learned this by doing yard work and pond maintenance. Saturday the yard grading was finished (we hired a new guy to finish it and build the fence.) I asked the guy if, if I purchased some Turface, he would spread it around the yard, and he said yes. So B bought I think 8 bags (we decided to use half as much as the recommended amount, because we aren't a sports field) and the crew spread that all around the yard and then put a thin layer of new, rich top soil over it to add height in some places. He also said it wasn't supposed to rain again all week, which turned out to not be true. It rained on Sunday and on Monday, and it was supposed to storm hard Monday night.
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I learned this by doing yard work and pond maintenance. Saturday the yard grading was finished (we hired a new guy to finish it and build the fence.) I asked the guy if, if I purchased some Turface, he would spread it around the yard, and he said yes. So B bought I think 8 bags (we decided to use half as much as the recommended amount, because we aren't a sports field) and the crew spread that all around the yard and then put a thin layer of new, rich top soil over it to add height in some places. He also said it wasn't supposed to rain again all week, which turned out to not be true. It rained on Sunday and on Monday, and it was supposed to storm hard Monday night.
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There's a long story for another entry. But this one is just to record that our North fence is back up and for the first time since Harvey I can open my living room blinds and still have privacy.
What's interesting is that I still felt really hesitant and vulnerable when I opened the blinds a few minutes ago. It's been so long since we've had a fence! Even though I knew rationally that the fence was there, I still felt vulnerable. I will get used to the new reality :)
We also have a graded yard now so this week I get to plant things! yay!
What's interesting is that I still felt really hesitant and vulnerable when I opened the blinds a few minutes ago. It's been so long since we've had a fence! Even though I knew rationally that the fence was there, I still felt vulnerable. I will get used to the new reality :)
We also have a graded yard now so this week I get to plant things! yay!
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I am exhausted, the weather is cold and wet. Fortunately B has noticed that when the weather is like this, I want pasta, so he brought home a variety of pasta dishes for dinner!
F, the contractor, quit on Monday morning. He was working in the back yard and I poked my head out and saw him prying up a tree root with a pickaxe. I asked him to be careful, he said okay, no big deal. The tree was fine. A little while later I stepped outside and he said "I think we're finished. We've took out all the dirt we can and we leveled it."
Point 1: no, he hadn't leveled shit.
Point 2: he had not removed soil from a really critical place: the enclosed area on the S side of the house. That area is where the water came into the house, because the piled up soil there trapped it against the house. He also hadn't done the North side of the house.
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F, the contractor, quit on Monday morning. He was working in the back yard and I poked my head out and saw him prying up a tree root with a pickaxe. I asked him to be careful, he said okay, no big deal. The tree was fine. A little while later I stepped outside and he said "I think we're finished. We've took out all the dirt we can and we leveled it."
Point 1: no, he hadn't leveled shit.
Point 2: he had not removed soil from a really critical place: the enclosed area on the S side of the house. That area is where the water came into the house, because the piled up soil there trapped it against the house. He also hadn't done the North side of the house.
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We had a confrontation with the contractor today. We asked him to make some adjustments to the textures on the walls and he refused. He first tried to blame me for the texture not matching, and then accused me of looking for things to dislike, with the implication being that I wanted to get out of paying him (which is ridic.) He said that he didn't want to spend any more time on our house and suggested that maybe he should just quit and give us some money back for the unfinished work. I asked how much we would be getting back, and then he changed his tune and said "Not much. I already did more than I said I would do. I spent money out of my own pocket on texture for the walls," which of course doesn't make any sense, because that "money out of my pocket" was in his pocket because we paid it to him. I pointed out that so far, we've paid him $1625 and neither the drywall and paint ($800) or the yard regrading ($900) are done. He said that I don't want him to finish, and I assured him that I like the work he has been doing and I do want him to finish. He was really pulling out the stops to manipulate us, he even said "I even fixed the columns!" like that was some kind of favor to us.
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Ok the contractor has gone all sorts of shady and we may end up firing him today.
Yesterday he called in sick. That was fine, people get sick! He was sick one day last week too, and we understand that and don't want him working sick. This morning, he called B early in the morning and said he was too sick to come in, but was sending his employee in to do the drywall mudding. That guy came in and started work, and almost as soon as B left, F shows up. He always waits until B is not home to have these pushy conversations with me, and I suspect this morning it was intentional, because . . .
He informs me he is not going to paint the master bedroom. He says that painting was not included in the original estimate and that I said I would paint. I showed him his estimate where he wrote that painting was included. I acknowledged that I said I would purchase the paint, but that he was hired to do the painting. He changes his tune and says that he only meant painting the places where he drywalled. I point out that he is drywalling in the bedroom. He insisted that we never mentioned painting the whole bedroom. I know that we did, because B forgot to bring it up and so I did, and he was all "Oh yeah, I forgot about that. We want this whole room painted white." So now F says he's not going to paint my bedroom. He says it will take too much time and that he thought I was going to paint.
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Yesterday he called in sick. That was fine, people get sick! He was sick one day last week too, and we understand that and don't want him working sick. This morning, he called B early in the morning and said he was too sick to come in, but was sending his employee in to do the drywall mudding. That guy came in and started work, and almost as soon as B left, F shows up. He always waits until B is not home to have these pushy conversations with me, and I suspect this morning it was intentional, because . . .
He informs me he is not going to paint the master bedroom. He says that painting was not included in the original estimate and that I said I would paint. I showed him his estimate where he wrote that painting was included. I acknowledged that I said I would purchase the paint, but that he was hired to do the painting. He changes his tune and says that he only meant painting the places where he drywalled. I point out that he is drywalling in the bedroom. He insisted that we never mentioned painting the whole bedroom. I know that we did, because B forgot to bring it up and so I did, and he was all "Oh yeah, I forgot about that. We want this whole room painted white." So now F says he's not going to paint my bedroom. He says it will take too much time and that he thought I was going to paint.
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A month or so ago I noticed that some paint was buckling on a section of eave in the back of the house. B took care of getting estimates. We chose one company based on the fact that the estimator was more thorough in how he was going to fix the problem. (The problem being that a hail storm in April damaged the roof near the peak and we've had a slow trickle of water running down to the eave.)
They were supposed to come yesterday and never showed up. They came today and didn't knock or anything, they just pulled up and stood in front of the house for awhile and then climbed up there. The guys who are here today have no idea what the problem is- they said they were calling their boss to find out what they were here to fix. but their boss is not the one who was here to give an estimate. So who knows if this is going to get done correctly? I feel enormous anxiety about this.
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Roof guys say our gutters are full of leaves and needles. The gutter people told me that there was going to be a leaf guard. I call the gutter people. They ask me to send a copy of the contract. I do and when I look at it I see that "leaf guard" is not listed. But TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE told me there would be leaf guard and showed me the fucking leaf guards.
Gutter guy says he can add leaf guard for approximately $300, which he says is a discount. But then he says that the $300 ones won't stop pine needles, we need a different one that's more expensive. The retail prove on those is $760 but he's going to see if he can cut me a deal and give me the contractor price. Argh. I don't need this extra expense right now! But I also can't be cleaning the gutters every week.
They were supposed to come yesterday and never showed up. They came today and didn't knock or anything, they just pulled up and stood in front of the house for awhile and then climbed up there. The guys who are here today have no idea what the problem is- they said they were calling their boss to find out what they were here to fix. but their boss is not the one who was here to give an estimate. So who knows if this is going to get done correctly? I feel enormous anxiety about this.
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Roof guys say our gutters are full of leaves and needles. The gutter people told me that there was going to be a leaf guard. I call the gutter people. They ask me to send a copy of the contract. I do and when I look at it I see that "leaf guard" is not listed. But TWO DIFFERENT PEOPLE told me there would be leaf guard and showed me the fucking leaf guards.
Gutter guy says he can add leaf guard for approximately $300, which he says is a discount. But then he says that the $300 ones won't stop pine needles, we need a different one that's more expensive. The retail prove on those is $760 but he's going to see if he can cut me a deal and give me the contractor price. Argh. I don't need this extra expense right now! But I also can't be cleaning the gutters every week.
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The landscaper we want to hire to regrade the yard has been squirrelly. Like he's really slow to respond to contacts. When I get him on the phone he asks me to send him an email, and then when I send the email he never responds. So Monday I texted him saying I sent an email to let him know we want to hire him. He responded Tuesday morning. Supposedly he will get back to me soon.
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I had a long happy draft here about the garden and plants and the warm weather. Reconstruction:
We were blessed with an extended springtime this year. It was like spring 30 years ago. Everyone commented on how nice it was, but in the past few weeks, the weather has started to heat up. We've got days in the 90s now.
I've had a hard time keeping my herbs watered. When I put everything in smaller pots this year, I hadn't considered that those pots would dry out really fast. So I ordered 12 more plant nannies and have been picking up wine bottles from Slowpokes, which seems to be helping the problem. I already had plant nannies in each celery pot, but I've had to add a second to keep the celery watered.
My rosemary plant isn't doing great. It did well all winter and I thought maybe my rosemary-killing streak was over. I actually think it might be too hot or not getting enough water. I've held off watering it much because it's so easy to drown it. But I'm watering it more now and if it dies, I will get another one. I can't give up!
I am really happy to say that at least one of my plumerias is alive! B forgot to bring them in right before a freeze (he had volunteered to bring them in) and so they were very badly damaged. After the freeze I pruned off the dead tissue, but both plants kept dying back more and more. I was pretty sure they were goners. The other day I was hunting snails and found that the younger plant has three new branches sprouting from the very base of the trunk, at soil level! Yay! I am hoping that the older plant will rally too, but at least I will have one surviving plant. Probably no blooms this year, but that's okay.
The orchids are also feeling the warm weather and there is new growth busting out all over! I love to see it. Plants like Sharry Baby, 18, and 15, that only had one new growth apparent last week, suddenly have multiple new growths. Most of my phals are growing new leaves and new roots. My more-established oncs (those I got before the HOS show, which were already potted in inert medium) also have new roots coming out everywhere. I'm going to be repotting an orchid every weekend for months, but that's okay. (When a new growth starts making new roots, that's the time to repot for best growth.) I've refined my technique and I think that next spring, all of my oncs will give me a LOT of blooms.
We were blessed with an extended springtime this year. It was like spring 30 years ago. Everyone commented on how nice it was, but in the past few weeks, the weather has started to heat up. We've got days in the 90s now.
I've had a hard time keeping my herbs watered. When I put everything in smaller pots this year, I hadn't considered that those pots would dry out really fast. So I ordered 12 more plant nannies and have been picking up wine bottles from Slowpokes, which seems to be helping the problem. I already had plant nannies in each celery pot, but I've had to add a second to keep the celery watered.
My rosemary plant isn't doing great. It did well all winter and I thought maybe my rosemary-killing streak was over. I actually think it might be too hot or not getting enough water. I've held off watering it much because it's so easy to drown it. But I'm watering it more now and if it dies, I will get another one. I can't give up!
I am really happy to say that at least one of my plumerias is alive! B forgot to bring them in right before a freeze (he had volunteered to bring them in) and so they were very badly damaged. After the freeze I pruned off the dead tissue, but both plants kept dying back more and more. I was pretty sure they were goners. The other day I was hunting snails and found that the younger plant has three new branches sprouting from the very base of the trunk, at soil level! Yay! I am hoping that the older plant will rally too, but at least I will have one surviving plant. Probably no blooms this year, but that's okay.
The orchids are also feeling the warm weather and there is new growth busting out all over! I love to see it. Plants like Sharry Baby, 18, and 15, that only had one new growth apparent last week, suddenly have multiple new growths. Most of my phals are growing new leaves and new roots. My more-established oncs (those I got before the HOS show, which were already potted in inert medium) also have new roots coming out everywhere. I'm going to be repotting an orchid every weekend for months, but that's okay. (When a new growth starts making new roots, that's the time to repot for best growth.) I've refined my technique and I think that next spring, all of my oncs will give me a LOT of blooms.
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We need shelves in the living room. Our plan has been to build a bult-in shelving unit like this one, which is amazing and perfect. (although I would really like to know how it is attached to the wall, I am starting to suspect it's a death trap.) The thing is, we've been living here for more than a year now, and the lack of shelving is a serious cramp. I am unable to unpack a lot of stuff because we have nowhere to put it- I really need to get through all these boxes but it's hard to be motivated when I would just have to pack whatever I keep back up.
I am really, really not the kind of person who says "Let's buy something that works for now and then get the better shelving later." But at this point, I am leaning toward doing just that. It will annoy me, though: one of the reasons we wanted to do custom shelves was that our house is quite small and a shelf with 12"-14" depth is a waste of space for us. Books aren't that deep. And it's very difficult to purchase shelves that aren't that deep! Plus I really, really don't want anything that will make the room feel closed and smaller. And I hate buying anything "for now", but this may be a time when it's necessary.
I am really, really not the kind of person who says "Let's buy something that works for now and then get the better shelving later." But at this point, I am leaning toward doing just that. It will annoy me, though: one of the reasons we wanted to do custom shelves was that our house is quite small and a shelf with 12"-14" depth is a waste of space for us. Books aren't that deep. And it's very difficult to purchase shelves that aren't that deep! Plus I really, really don't want anything that will make the room feel closed and smaller. And I hate buying anything "for now", but this may be a time when it's necessary.
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