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Insurance cancellation So, I just got a letter informing me that my house insurance will be cancelled in March because the house needs repairs.   Um, yeah, I explained that to the agent when I bought the policy.   Very frustrated.   Sarah

My property has several structures. I'm currently focusing on the main house, a workshop and a small brick cottage.    The main house has asbestos fiber cement shingles from the 1930s. The roofing on two porches was replaced with asphalt shingles decades ago. I have recently had the porches...

Something nice... Does a Bruce Springsteen concert count? I gave my husband tickets for Christmas, and we went to the show Friday night. The concert was incredible. Bruce is seventy three and played a nonstop, scorching two hours and forty five minutes.   I recently had hip surgery and got...

The more the merrier No worries about hijacking the thread, Gizmo, I love your house. Thank you for the encouragement.   Sarah

Beautiful She's beautiful, Lawrence,   I know you'll cook many tasty meals on her.    Sarah

Tru Earth I've been using them for a while, but am not sure I will continue. I only use them for moderately dirty loads that don't require special care. I think the loads come out average.   I wear a lot of wool, so wool, silk and anything of similar color gets machine washed on hand wash or...

Thanks for all of the encouragement I think it is a bipolar construction project. Some days I'm encouraged. Some days, I am totally worn down.    I haven't been down since I made this post, but we've gotten a little sunshine after weeks of gray, rainy days. I'm generally feeling better.   Sarah

Bosch It's hard to let go of the Bosch when I'm thinking modern. Mine cleans Bob certified loads like a boss. Bruce likes that it's quiet. I can see where the plate racks might be a bit tight for American styled dishes, but my Centura coupe fits perfectly.    Sarah

Howdy everyone,   It's been a while since I posted an update. I know it's going to get better, but right now the house seems to be at it's worst in all the years I've been working on it. I think the contractors are, perhaps, moving a bit slowing with the lack of daily supervision. Some of the...

alpaca & merino I used alpaca on the panty liners and they are incredibly soft. The clothes are merino, and as far as I can tell, they don't smell even when wet--totally unlike my heavy fisherman's sweater.    The worst...sweaters that smell like wet dog. I took a pottery class with a woman...

Wool is a fabulous odor killer. There are a lot of new wool products--Smart Wool, Woolx and others making what is being called performance wool. It can be machine washed and dried. It can be worn more times between washes than other fabrics.   Knitters in the cloth diapering community make...

Repairability Argh. When my decision was almost made.   Sarah

Chemex Ralph, do you use the Chemex paper filters? We have a Chemex, and I think it makes stellar coffee with the Chemex brand paper filters. With the metal filter my husband uses with it, not so much.   My Coffeemaster C30 beats the Chemex with the metal filter hands down. It's a draw with...

KitchenAid I haven't thought about which model KA. I think I'm leaning towards modern. DH would prefer modern, and it's his house too.   That said, what would you suggest I look for in a vintage KA?    Sarah

Which one should I choose for my vintage kitchen in the country house?    I love the look of the KA and hear they are great, but I have a high end Bosch and love the performance. DH loves the quiet of the Bosch.   I'm starting to worry about my vintage appliances, particularly finding...

Bosch dishwasher Yep. I love mine. It's creeping ahead of a vintage KitchenAid for a spot in my vintage kitchen.

Vintage all the way 1) Sunbeam Coffeemaster C30 is my daily driver 2) Sunbeam egg cooker. The egg cooker is the appliance I didn't know existed and now can't live without 3) Corningware   Honorable mention goes to the shamelessly bougie Ember coffee mug that holds my coffee at the perfect...

Thanks for the welcome, Tom. and Happy New Year. I don't have a microwave, and if I did, I wouldn't warm plastics in it. That's wild about the decomposed Wonderlier bowls. I'm not sure If I have any of the nesting mixing bowls, but I have Wonderlier tumblers and cereal bowls in my "to...

Still available A brief search turned up listings for the KitchenAid at Walmart and on Amazon. It's a gorgeous pot but at $325, I can probably buy enough Coffeemasters to last me the rest of my life.

Old Tupperware is damn near indestructible. I wonder about the new. Kind of cool that it's at Target. I have a lot of old Tupperware ranging from the 50s through the mid 80s. We generally opt for Corningware or other non plastics, but when you want a plastic container, it's hard to beat...