The Designer Gardens
Water Water Everywhere, but Cold Only, for the Moment
It is a good news/bad news sort of day. The good news is that plumber installed the toilet, the faucet, and the water filter. The sink and toilet work! I have water! Wonderful!!
The bad news is that there is no HOT water. The plumber had suggested moving the water heater from under the sink to the basement. The water heater now lives on a suspended platform a few feet under the ceiling. (So pretty, I know.)
In its new location, drainage is better, there’s more room under the sink, and if the water heater ever blows, damage would happen to the basement instead of my lovely office.
If only construction were so simple. You see, there is no outlet near the little platform and it’s an ELECTRIC heater.
Season begins
Appears two Acer seeds have germinated and i only brought the trays in on Sat. Both trays are in humid condition in propagator but am very surprized at earley germination. Packet refers to spasmodic germination over 9 to 12 months and both trays hold 5 seed,s each. Started the process on 6th of october 2011, in 3 stages, soaking, then humid conditions, then extreme cold for 8 wks. Both trays in warmth now. Very excited will keep all posted on progress. Take care Tony
Professional Organizer Lisa O’Connell Gives an Insider’s Perspective on Controlling Clutter
Lisa OConnell has been a professional organizer in Canada for more than a decade. Through her company, Positive Place Design, she helps her clients discover the core reasons that their homes, offices, and lives are cluttered, and works with them to clear the chaos and create systems to maintain an organized space.
Karpett fron 5.5 Designers Studio
Are you ready to meet Karpett that is an awesome bench, and a cot, and a chair, and a mat at the same time and these all is rolled into one? I mean it, you’ve got me right. The following cutie was created by Parisian company 5.5 Designers Studio. I love this piece of fun!
Well, to tell the truth, we deal with a black electrical tape that is cute, and useful. And I love the leather belt straps that keeps it rolled up when we need.
What a brilliant idea! To create a multifunctional piece of furniture that looks like a tape-carrier. B
Sweet stray becomes the cat they’ll never forget
There was Moshke the hit man, so named because the feral demon appeared for dinner every night, beating up every animal in sight before eating, then leaving. Zephyr was a good-natured and extremely talented thief. He revealed his skill one day when I brought home a shrink-wrapped pack of lamb chops. When I was ready to cook them, I discovered that the fully sealed packet contained not four, but two chops. How could this be? Upon inspection, I found a razor-thin slice along the edge of the packet; Zephyr had surgically opened the packet, slipped his greedy paw in and swiped a couple of chops.