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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk in a bit and got a call this morning. Pick up game of mah jong this afternoon. Later peeps.

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Well, it was a good afternoon for yours truly playing mah jong. I won. Had a hand of winds and dragons which got me 4,000 points. So when added to my over 2,000 points, I finished the afternoon with over 7,000 points.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Had to clean up a LOT of mouse poop and pee from that otherwise brand new range hood I got from my friend. (His loss is my gain, but I'm pretty sure that the fact mice got in the box and made it their home factored in bigly when it came to his decision not to use it and to give it to me )

Unlike my old one, it didn't have a plug and was designed for you to connect flex conduit to the top or side and connect the wires inside a protective box, similar to a ceiling ventalation fan.

No biggie... I cut an old PC case plug in half, stripped the wires down and used a flex conduit connector to clamp the plug in there so I could put it through the hole in the bottom of the cabinet that has the plug outlet meant for that and for my microwave.



This thing looks great. I was a little worried about it being white on top of my white cabinets and tiles behind it, but except for the microwave all the appliances in my kitchen are white and it goes with everything.

I also finally got around to hanging up that really nice wall clock that used to be hung in my grandma's kitchen too.

The kitchen is still not finished, but we're slowly getting there.



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Here's something. Wildlife officers had to tranquilize a black bear that was roaming in an area of my city. The bear will be moved to higher ground.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
Sounds like your kitchen is coming together nicely!

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Yeah... Like pretty much everything else, it remains incomplete and probably will for some time to come. There was just so much to do that jumping around all over the place is necessary.

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I wonder, tho... when you get everything close to the way you want... will you be able to leave? Bc by then it'll be just the way you envisioned!

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Here's something. Wildlife officers had to tranquilize a black bear that was roaming in an area of my city. The bear will be moved to higher ground.

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Sis reported the same thing: a black bear within a mile of her house. But she lives in a small town next to a large park and near the edge of former farms. It's a suburban/ exurban situation.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Oak trees are strong. You should be fine.


I let the leather conditioner sit overnight on the couch.

I'm kind of wondering if this is genuine leather or not. My friend said it was. It certainly appears to be and feels like it, but the salve did not behave at all like I expected it to.

I'm going to need to do more than wipe it down with a sock like I did on the 1-seater yesterday, otherwise there's going to be a film on top of it. I've got some old ratty bath and dish towels, so it's getting a proper buff out today. It looks great as is with that shine on it, but that's not going to be any good if people get wax on them when they sit on it. Hopefully it doesn't look dull when I get it buffed out and I didn't waste 10 bucks.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Oak trees are strong. You should be fine.


I let the leather conditioner sit overnight on the couch.

I'm kind of wondering if this is genuine leather or not. My friend said it was. It certainly appears to be and feels like it, but the salve did not behave at all like I expected it to.

I'm going to need to do more than wipe it down with a sock like I did on the 1-seater yesterday, otherwise there's going to be a film on top of it. I've got some old ratty bath and dish towels, so it's getting a proper buff out today. It looks great as is with that shine on it, but that's not going to be any good if people get wax on them when they sit on it. Hopefully it doesn't look dull when I get it buffed out and I didn't waste 10 bucks.

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ah... leather.

we have had leather sofa and love seat for over 40 years, with one re-upholstery in-between. and i have had a nice leather purse for over 20 years, and i STILL haven't found a leather cleaner/ conditioner that everyone agrees on. and i've looked and looked. the problem is that leather is protein, which needs a little moisture in it to stay pliable. but it also needs emulsified oil to protect the leather and keep the moisture in, but also keep liquid water out so it doesn't rot. when we had our furniture reupholstered i pressed the people pretty hard to recommend a leather cleaner and conditioner, and they refused to tell me.

one thing i learned is that some leather polish has wax in it, which is a very large molecule and can't be absorbed but leaves a nice hard surface that can be buffed to a gloss, especially good for shoes. other formulations have oilier composition that absorbs and keeps leather supple. others have silicone in them, one i tried that was highly recommended actually seemed to do more harm than good (enhanced leather cracking), so i'm avoiding silicone. the one thing i haven't tried is saddle soap and neet's foot oil. gonna try that next on our furniture, altho the leather is deeply deteriorated in some spots. i''let you know how that goes. i figure best to try it now b4 i have the furniture re-upholstered again.

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Originally posted by SIGNYM:
thanks for the tip on leather conditioner.

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i was really busting ass today, and manged to get my household chores done in time to get out there and weed the tree mound.

i tried to level it out but could only go so far because... tree roots. i hope that tomorrow i can finish it by laying down cardboard, wetting it, and throwing wood chip mulch on top. after that, i shouldn't have to worry about weeds there as long as i keep up with the mulch every few years.

after that, heading to the back yard to tame it. once i see what needs to be done i'll call in the gardener crew again and have them dig up weeds from under the avocadoes. when that's done gonna give it the same cardboard/mulch treatment.

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thanks for the tip on leather conditioner.

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I'd say give that stuff a shot if nothing else has worked for you. A day after the first wipedown and it looks really good and smells great. I think one more wipedown with a fresh towel will do the trick and it will look 100 times greater than before I cleaned and treated it.

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i was really busting ass today, and manged to get my household chores done in time to get out there and weed the tree mound.

i tried to level it out but could only go so far because... tree roots. i hope that tomorrow i can finish it by laying down cardboard, wetting it, and throwing wood chip mulch on top. after that, i shouldn't have to worry about weeds there as long as i keep up with the mulch every few years.

after that, heading to the back yard to tame it. once i see what needs to be done i'll call in the gardener crew again and have them dig up weeds from under the avocadoes. when that's done gonna give it the same cardboard/mulch treatment.

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Good for you for doing all that work. I'm in a funk again myself, but I think that's because of the stuff being all out of place and finding out that floor is going to need 14 to 30 days to cure before I should put the rug and furniture back on it. I hate living like this.

Once you get mulch and other things down, you shouldn't have so much work keeping up with weeds. Putting all that rock down last year cut my non-lawn mowing work by about 50% this year. Once I finally get around to finishing the landscaping in the sandpit and around the back of the house and garage, everything should almost take care of itself.

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk and I am putting on another shirt. It was actually cold to me yesterday and I was not amused.

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Out for my walk and I am putting on another shirt. It was actually cold to me yesterday and I was not amused.

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Yeah, it seems a little late in the year for such cold weather!

Over here, my fav news aggregator is talking HEAT WAVE 2023! But when I check the forecast my fair city - while too hot for me to be working outdoors much- isn't even going to break into the 90s (32C). Not unseasonable IMHO.

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thanks for the tip on leather conditioner.

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I'd say give that stuff a shot if nothing else has worked for you. A day after the first wipedown and it looks really good and smells great. I think one more wipedown with a fresh towel will do the trick and it will look 100 times greater than before I cleaned and treated it.

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i was really busting ass today, and manged to get my household chores done in time to get out there and weed the tree mound.

i tried to level it out but could only go so far because... tree roots. i hope that tomorrow i can finish it by laying down cardboard, wetting it, and throwing wood chip mulch on top. after that, i shouldn't have to worry about weeds there as long as i keep up with the mulch every few years.

after that, heading to the back yard to tame it. once i see what needs to be done i'll call in the gardener crew again and have them dig up weeds from under the avocadoes. when that's done gonna give it the same cardboard/mulch treatment.

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Good for you for doing all that work. I'm in a funk again myself, but I think that's because of the stuff being all out of place and finding out that floor is going to need 14 to 30 days to cure before I should put the rug and furniture back on it. I hate living like this.

Once you get mulch and other things down, you shouldn't have so much work keeping up with weeds. Putting all that rock down last year cut my non-lawn mowing work by about 50% this year. Once I finally get around to finishing the landscaping in the sandpit and around the back of the house and garage, everything should almost take care of itself.

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Yard taking care of itself... That's what I'm aiming at! There is a technique called "sheet mulching" where you put down some sort of decomposable material, like cardboard, painter's paper, newspaper, or even old 100pct cotton sheets, and mulch on top of that. The first layer deprives weed seeds and Bermuda grass of light, and kills them off. After 6 months or so-depending- it decomposes. The mulch on top makes it easy to pull any windblown weed seeds that have the temerity to sprout. Everyone swears by cardboard, so dear daughter has been saving up boxes, stripping them of tape and labels and flattening them out. But when I laid them out and watered them,4 of 5 boxes were significantly waterproof. That might be OK for killing a lawn, but I'm trying to do this around an established tree which I really don't want to kill! After researching, I decided on painters paper, so I'll have to take another whack at it when the weather cools down.

But overall another butt-busting day. Aside from the usual, I couldn't sleep, so I spent some quality time at stupid o'clock organizing my e-pictures. At some point I'm gonna ask hubby how to do an MD5sum and toss out all the dupes. I'm glad I have such a smart hubby!

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"It may be dangerous to be America's enemy, but to be America's friend is fatal." - Henry Kissinger

Loving America is like loving an addicted spouse - SIGNYM

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Originally posted by Brenda:
Out for my walk then mah jong this afternoon. Here's to winning.

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Originally posted by 6IXSTRINGJACK:
Good luck at Mahjong, Brenda.

Getting a lot of cleanup and paperwork done today. Not going to get everything out to the trash where it belongs today probably though since it's been pouring rain all day and I don't feel like dragging that all over my porch floor that is still curing, but at least it should be all together and ready to go.

Gotta eventually get myself cleaned up and ready to go run some errands. Got a ton of them to make today... In the rain. :(



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Mostly indoor work here, too. The heat wave did arrive, and it'll be over 90F for about a week. But I did go out early this AM to toss about a yard of mulch around the oak tree, and made a significant dent in the mulch pile that me neighbors have been staring at for quite a while. Also went and picked some avocadoes for the (many) salads that are in our immediate future.

And now, back to work...

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Errands in the rain, ugh!

SIX: Yeah. Kind of backed myself into that corner with my recent bout of procrastination. I got lucky and it calmed down while I was out. Just a drizzle in some spots.

SIGNY: I looked at sis' forecast and I see higher temps and lots of thundershowers that do nothing to cool things off! I suspect that's you, too.

SIX: Yeah. Thunderstorms on and off for about 3 days now. A couple of tornadoes touched down by Chicago and it looked a little sketchy here for a while but we were alright. No real break from the heat though. It's kind of cool out there now in the middle of the night, but the humidity is really high. It's going to be 90 again in 2 days.

SIGNY: The heat wave did arrive, and it'll be over 90F for about a week. But I did go out early this AM to toss about a yard of mulch around the oak tree, and made a significant dent in the mulch pile that me neighbors have been staring at for quite a while. Also went and picked some avocadoes for the (many) salads that are in our immediate future.
And now, back to work...

SIX: Way to keep at it.
Finally feel a little bit of accomplishment today after about a week of not doing much. I still have way too much furniture in my living room, but at least the 1st floor doesn't look like a bomb hit it anymore.

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SIX: Sorry to hear about Mahjong, Brenda. You'll get 'em next time.

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