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4338. arkymalarky - 8/21/2008 2:08:42 AM I'm anxious to see the details--colors, fixtures, all that fun stuff! 4339. arkymalarky - 8/21/2008 2:09:13 AM Though, I must add, it is all fun stuff. 4340. thoughtful - 8/21/2008 1:41:12 PM Thanks, guys. I'm anxious too.
The dining room window in #4331 is set in a bump out and will have a deeper sill...probably about 12". I want to put my orchids there and so want to have a waterproof sill.
So, trying to be green, I dutifully found bioglass which is made from recycled glass. I thought, great...I could maybe even light it from underneath, get a really cool effect. So I went hunting and finally found a place. No they didn't have samples, but would quote me a price.....$8,800! For a window sill!!!
I said, this is made from trash, right???
So now I'm hunting for granite instead, preferably something with blue. Naturally, I found out that blue granite is the most expensive. A guy has come up with a remnant and I'll be sure to be sitting down when I get the price from him. It's called blue pearl.
I mentioned this to my sec'y who said, can't you just use saucers under the plants like the rest of us??? 4341. judithathome - 8/21/2008 2:36:18 PM Ha!
NO!
One thing that saves money is getting a thinner slab of granite. Saves a lot, and still looks great. 4342. judithathome - 8/21/2008 2:36:44 PM OR, what about granite tiles? 4343. thoughtful - 8/21/2008 4:08:27 PM Y, someone else mentioned granite tiles as a less expensive alternative. The other thing I could do is use the same granite as a fireplace surround in the library. Apparently since you're buying the material anyway, making max use of it saves some bucks. So, as we're getting in caesar stone for the kitchen counters, I could maybe get some of that for the dr too.
Or i could cover the area with copper flashing...
Choices, choices. 4344. wabbit - 8/21/2008 5:17:44 PM Some beautiful counters can be made with concrete or paper. 4345. judithathome - 8/21/2008 5:48:30 PM Those "green" counter tops made of recycled paper look great...and seem to be the wave of the future. They are waterproof, heat proof, and have a huge choice of "looks". Probably are a little more pricey now but if the decoraters get a whiff of enough of them, they will take off like granite has.
Personally, as a watcher of HGTV, I'm a little sick of all the pushing decoraters have done of the granite this and granite that...in a few years, they will be on to something else.
And no one ever mentions how carful you have to be of granite or marble countertops...one carelessly sliced tomato or lemon done on a countertop with the juice left to stand and presto, you have permanetly etched spots on your expensive countertops. (Speaking from viewing the experience of my friends who did this a few years ago.) 4346. robertjayb - 8/21/2008 8:51:27 PM Oh! The humanity! 4347. judithathome - 8/21/2008 9:46:00 PM Well, it may seem hilarious to you but after paying three grand and ruining it right off the bat, they didn't think it was that funny. 4348. robertjayb - 8/21/2008 11:11:59 PM No, it isn't funny. 4349. arkymalarky - 8/22/2008 12:03:16 AM I paid that for all the counters and cabinets in my house.I know I would damage counters, so if I spent a lot of money I'd want something that wouldn't be so easily marred. 4350. judithathome - 8/22/2008 3:20:25 PM Arky, next time you're here, we should go see their house...it's a 50s gem...the walls are mahogany paneled and they have what the Japanese call a spirit screen in the entry...it's made of stone and you walk in the door and have to go either right (to the bedroom wing) or left (to the living room, kitchen, dining area.) The stone wall is about 10 feet tall.
The house is built sort of in a curve around the patio area and the living room looking onto the patio is solid floor-to-ceiling windows.
It's on a pie-slice shaped lot where two two streets converge and they have gorgeous mesquite trees in the front yard.
He has a small studio inside the house (bronze sculptor) and it's really interesting to see his work space. 4351. arkymalarky - 8/23/2008 1:24:26 AM Oh, that's who it is? Sounds like a lovely place! 4352. thoughtful - 8/25/2008 9:50:16 PM sounds very nice...very interesting home.
y granite can stain and crack and needs to be sealed...and I've heard of people ruining their granite by sealing the kind that wasn't supposed to be sealed. what a mess.
We're avoiding that, tho not the cost, by going with caesar stone which is a manmade quartz product. Not only does it not need sealing and isn't as porous, but the slab is consistent so there's no need to hand select the stone as with natural stone.
4353. robertjayb - 8/26/2008 11:07:45 PM Here ya go, jexster:
Saturday, October 18, 2008
Mark your calendar for Sat., October 18, 2008 for our
annual Lutefisk Dinner. We are hoping ALL OUR MEMBERS
will find a time to help either of the day of the dinner,
or some of the preparation work needed. An important aspect
of our dinner is the fellowship starting with the planning
session at the end of August, the potato preparation
for the lefse, the lefse making, the meatball preparation,
the rommegrot preparation, the cranberry making, and
church cleaning, culminating with the dinner on Oct. 18th.
The potato preparation for lefse will begin on Sun.,
August 24th, and the rollers and bakers will begin on
August 25th at 8:00 am. The two “crews” will continue for
the next four Sundays and Mondays after the Labor Day
weekend. If you are able to help with either job please
contact either Ginny Johnson, Janet Castle, or Donna
Dybdahl.
The committee chairs will have their first meeting
the first part of September. Please contact either Patty
Herrling [798-2268] or Linda Watkins [767-3312—
work or 795-4714—home] to tell us how you would
like to help with the dinner. The choices are endless!!
Do you want to help in the kitchen? How about being
a waitress? Serving the food from the kitchen? Cooking
some of the food? Bake goodies for dessert or
prepare to serve? Learn to make rommegrot or cranberries?
This dinner’s proceeds provides us with the majority
of our mission budget for the year. In the past it has
helped fund our LECA mission fund, the youth of our
church, the endowment fund, and some special projects
with our church.
EVERYONE IS WELCOME TO COME!
Vermont Lutheran Church....Black Earth, Wisconsin 4354. robertjayb - 8/26/2008 11:12:33 PM No calories here:
NORWEGIAN ROMMEGROT
1 qt. milk
1 c. half & half
1 c. butter
3/4 c. flour
1/2 c. sugar
1/4 c. butter
Sugar & cinnamon
Heat milk and half and half; do not scorch; set aside.
In large, heavy pan, melt 1 cup butter and add flour, cook about 5 minutes, stirring constantly.
Pour in milk, cook, stirring frequently until mixture bubbles and thickens. Stir in sugar. Pour 1/4 cup melted butter on top. Sprinkle with sugar and cinnamon. Serve warm. Makes 1/2 gallon.
NOTE: This may be kept warm and served from a crock pot. Use low heat. Add butter, sugar and cinnamon after mixture is put in crock pot. Rommegrot is traditionally served at Christmas.
4355. magoseph - 8/26/2008 11:42:15 PM Hi, Robert. 4356. robertjayb - 8/27/2008 12:12:50 AM 'Lo
Do you have lutefisk suppers in your part of the state? 4357. magoseph - 8/31/2008 12:53:42 PM It is said that about half the Norwegians who immigrated to America came in order to escape the hated lutefisk, and the other half came to spread the gospel of lutefisk's wonderfulness.
- Norwegian-American saying
In Minnesota and Wisconsin, you can find lutefisk in local food stores and even at some restaurants. It is a food that you either love or hate, and, as some people say, "Once a year is probably enough!"
During the fall in Wisconsin, people watch their local newspapers for announcements of lutefisk suppers, which are usually held in Norwegian churches. usually every Norwegian church will host at least one lutefisk supper between October and the end of the year. The dinners have become so popular that lovers of the special dish drive great distances, and these are not just people of Scandinavian descent.
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