What are you doing?

[taxlady]

I just changed my hot water tank. $514 I did not intend to spend on something that I could not have fun with. The last tank I changed was seven years ago and was around 350 or so... I imagine if this one goes in seven years I will not be able to get the old one out of the basement myself

What a PITA. We rent ours. It costs more, but they haul away the old one and it includes a really good service plan.

 

[LPBeier]

Just came in from picking about 3 qts. Of raspberries maybe closer to 4 qts.
Now, what to do with them......

I pinned a recipe from Pintrest for raspberry chipoltle sauce and want to give it a try. If it interests you, I can send you a link - it is from a blog!

 

[Cooking Goddess]

Just came in from picking about 3 qts. Of raspberries maybe closer to 4 qts.
Now, what to do with them......

I vote a refrigerator raspberry jam, or a raspberry sauce for topping ice cream. Could Peach Melba be on the menu soon?

 

[pacanis]

What a PITA. We rent ours. It costs more, but they haul away the old one and it includes a really good service plan.

I've never heard of renting a water heater. Interesting.
My garbage pickup will take mine away. It's hiding in the bushes now...

 

[Andy M.]

I've never heard of renting a water heater. Interesting.
My garbage pickup will take mine away. It's hiding in the bushes now...

When I was a young-un, you could rent a water heater from the utility company. AFAIK, It's no longer an option.

 

[Aunt Bea]

I just changed my hot water tank. $514 I did not intend to spend on something that I could not have fun with. The last tank I changed was seven years ago and was around 350 or so... I imagine if this one goes in seven years I will not be able to get the old one out of the basement myself

I wouldn't worry about it. The basement should be able to hold quite a few old hot water heaters.

When my Dad got old his thing was stacking one TV on top of another. We tried for years to get him to let us take away his old wooden floor model and replace it with a table to hold the new TV, no dice!

 

[CWS4322]

I just need a dedicated spice cupboard that isn't so high that I need a stool to get to stuff. Right now I have spices on all three shelves of the cupboard to the left of the stove and on the bottom shelf of the cupboard to the right of the stove. It's not enough space and I have a lot of the stuff on carousels. Top shelf requires a step stool. It has the big jars.

A friend of mine used a drawer next to the stove for her spices...she used jars that could stand up in the drawer. Clever, but I have more spices than she had <g>. I transferred stuff to jars that are the same size so they fit in better. I am planning on putting a couple of "mop/broom" holder on the doors for those I use most often.

 

[Addie]

I just changed my hot water tank. $514 I did not intend to spend on something that I could not have fun with. The last tank I changed was seven years ago and was around 350 or so... I imagine if this one goes in seven years I will not be able to get the old one out of the basement myself

When The Pirate was working for a plumbing company, he was the one they always sent for water tank problems. One of the rules of the company was to take the old one out and bring it back to the company. They had a guy that would cut it down and sell the scrap metal. The Pirate always got part of the take for the metal since he was the one who convinced the owner to buy a new one. And he was the one who lugged it back. Win/Win.

 

[taxlady]

A friend of mine used a drawer next to the stove for her spices...she used jars that could stand up in the drawer. Clever, but I have more spices than she had <g>. I transferred stuff to jars that are the same size so they fit in better. I am planning on putting a couple of "mop/broom" holder on the doors for those I use most often.

I don't have a lot of drawers. My spices wouldn't fit, if I used all of them.

 

[Somebunny]

I pinned a recipe from Pintrest for raspberry chipoltle sauce and want to give it a try. If it interests you, I can send you a link - it is from a blog!

Yes please! Sounds like something I would like to try.....oh yeah that's right I can just get it off of your Pinterest page....oh the wonders of the Internet

 

[Somebunny]

I vote a refrigerator raspberry jam, or a raspberry sauce for topping ice cream. Could Peach Melba be on the menu soon?

Yes CG, I was thinking freezer jam, it taste so much fresher and while we don't eat a lot of jam
( no one would ever accuse me of having a sweet tooth). It would be good on ice cream and I have been wanting to make some Danish pastries ) was going to make cheese, but raspberry would be yummy

 

[Kylie1969]

Today I have been on the exercise bike, then headed out to the shops to get some stuff, then to the garden centre to buy some more baby spinach, which I need to plant this afternoon

Just had some lunch and watched the last episode of Chicago Fire for season 1...so glad they are making another season

 

[taxlady]

I'm waiting for the air conditioner guy to come give us an estimate. Let's hope I have something to post in "Last thing that made you smile" in a little while.

 

[GotGarlic]

I just came home from a funeral for someone who worked with DH until she retired a few years ago. It was a very nice service in a beautiful old historic church downtown. She was a sweet lady.

 

[taxlady]

The air conditioning is a deal through Costco. I gave them a cheque in payment and now I wait for them to call for an appointment to install it.

It costs extra because they have to go through our "attic", extra for extra electrical cord, extra for extra copper piping, and extra for a pump for the condense water. The price for standard installation assumes an outside wall where the inside unit is installed. I live in a townhouse - neighbour houses attached on both sides. Oh well.

 

[LPBeier]

I'm headed to Vancouver for a doctor's appointment in 2 hours. I am driving locally but still am not able to go distances and this is the furthest you can go North West without going in the ocean! A friend from church is driving me as TB is working. It is a one hour trip there, a one hour appointment and probably at least an hour and a half home because of rush hour. I am looking forward to the chance to chat with this lady as I have been wanting to get to know her better for awhile now. The kindness she has shown in driving me is something for the smile thread AND the thankfullness thread!

Since I have so many doctors (a GP and several specialists for asthma, my knee, and other things), I keep a list of medicines, procedures and events which effect everything so each of them knows what the other is doing. They are all appreciative of it but truth be told I am behind on keeping it up so am rushing to fill in the latest items.

 

[PrincessFiona60]

Updating my meds, etc...I hate it when they change faster than I can keep up. The cool thing though, I can update them on the computer and put them on a flash drive...instant!!!

 

[simonbaker]

Up at 2 am & cannot sleep.

 

[LPBeier]

I just found out the the 24 year old daughter of a friend has been diagnosed with an inoperable, untreatable brain tumor. She has suffered from headaches since she was about 12 and they were never able to pinpoint anything but now the tumor showed on an MRI. This is devastating news and I am heartbroken - she is beautiful, smart and has a heart of gold. My pillow will be wet with tears tonight.

 

[chopper]

I just found out the the 24 year old daughter of a friend has been diagnosed with an inoperable, untreatable brain tumor. She has suffered from headaches since she was about 12 and they were never able to pinpoint anything but now the tumor showed on an MRI. This is devastating news and I am heartbroken - she is beautiful, smart and has a heart of gold. My pillow will be wet with tears tonight.

Praying for your friends daughter...and praying for the doctors involved. Such sad news.