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The Dress Code: What to Wear to Special Events
What are you wearing? Is a pretty common question I ask others when I'm attending an event. Thing is, Madison's a tricky place to interpret dress codes: some people dress to the nines at every event and some think their nicest jeans will do. I am always a bit surprised by at least one person when I attend a dressy event: they'll wear some iteration of jeans, or sandals, or a wildly inappropriate casual outfit. In general, Madison is known as a casual place, and you can chalk that up to being a mid-sized city, or perhaps our affable Midwestern nature, or even that some people just don't enjoy dressing up. Whatever it is, I started thinking about what an event dress code means.
First I'll share a fashion mishap I had two years ago attending a Sunday night charity event. I had attended the event the year before and recalled it as being pretty casual—it seemed most women donned nice jeans and tops; guys wore khakis and button-ups. So when I attended the event the next year (this time held at a different venue, the Madison Club), I made the dreaded mistake of dressing too casually. As I walked up the stairs to the reception I could see women in black cocktail dresses and men in suits. I, meanwhile, had worn trouser jeans and nice top and cardigan. Eek! Ironically, this was the first time I felt too dressed down for something—I'm typically the one that's too dressed up! So, it was an interesting change.
So for those who have summer cocktail parties and weddings, what does a dress code mean?
Recently a friend asked me to elaborate on what "cocktail attire" was for an event he was planning on a weeknight. He wanted to know how to explain to the board and attendees how to dress, so I sent him an answer that would hopefully demystify those folks:
Dress codes can be a relief for some people to know what to wear, and wildly confusing for others. "Black tie," "semi-formal," "cocktail attire" and more are clues on what your party hosts want you to wear.
In this case, "cocktail attire," when applied to a weeknight/after-work hours shindig, is a hint that this party is more formal than just an after-work networking event. At a networking event, you'd typically sport what you wore to work. For this occasion, you would want to wear something a bit more dressed-up than your work attire—but not as "dressed up" as what you'd wear to a wedding (typically also defined as "cocktail attire"—confusing, we know).
In this instance, for men, this would mean a suit with a shirt sans tie—maybe with the top button or two worn open, a suit with a fun tie or, if you want to wear separates, a sport coat with some iteration of slacks, a shirt and nice shoes.
For women, this would mean a nice dress (a step down from what you'd wear to a wedding), a top and skirt, or a nice top with dressy pants and heels. Think: an outfit that's a bit dressier than what you'd wear to work.
For men AND women: no jeans, please!
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So what about those "black-tie," "cocktail" and "festive" attire wedding and event invites you've gotten?
Black-tie is as formal as you can get. I'm assuming black-tie weddings are rare in Madison, but black-tie events (such as Frostiball and other charitable events) do go on throughout the year. Men typically sport a tuxedo or, at the very least, a black suit with a solid tie or very formal pattern.
For women, floor-length gowns are tastefully appropriate. Since rules have relaxed somewhat in the formality of dressing for events, shorter cocktail dresses do seem to be worn more frequently—as long as they're in a suitable fabric—i.e., some iteration of satin, silk, sequin or chiffon. Personally I still opt for floor-length when it comes to black-tie but I do know that when an irresistible dress comes along, sometimes you've got to wear it!
I outlined cocktail attire above for weeknight dressing, which is different when applied to a wedding scenario. Cocktail attire is typically the standard for most weddings and for men means a nice suit and tie. For women, opt for a nice dress that's knee-length or above. Or experiment with the fun midi- and maxi-skirt lengths that are uber-chic right now!
I've seen women wear black pants to weddings before and it's not my preference—unless they're some avant-garde ones like these from Shopbop. Otherwise I typically discourage pants for a wedding unless it's being held in a more casual venue. Frankly, if there's a guy wearing a tuxedo there, that probably means you can dress up a bit more, too.
"Festive" is the code word most open to interpretation. Where is the event being held? A farm? Overture Center? A restaurant? Use the venue to help guide your decision. Or, if you know your hosts and their personalities you could think about what they'd wear to the event. Recently a relative got married on a chartered boat ride down the Milwaukee River. This was one of those "festive" occasions that was open for interpretation. I chose a colorful sheath that wasn't quite fancy enough for an evening wedding but was a bit too dressy for work. It was spot-on, but I realized how tough those in-between events can be to dress for!
If you're stuck, ask your host what they'd like you to wear—this can demystify the dress code dilemma, too.
Photo, top: Mark & James strapless embellished dress, $172 (on sale), shoptwigs.com


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Man dies in Sunday night shooting in Gary
by Lori Caldwell firstname.lastname@example.com | 648-3258 November 5, 2012 4:12PM
James Parker. | Provided photo~Sun-Times Media
Updated: November 5, 2012 10:21PM
GARY — A barrage of bullets greeted three friends as they walked to the front door of a house in Brunswick Sunday night.
One man, James Parker, 22, died in the back yard of his friend's home. The other companions, ages 22 and 23, were not injured, police said.
The surviving witnesses told police they were about to enter a house in the 5000 block of West 7th Avenue when they saw "two or three" unknown suspects across the street and then heard gunfire.
All three men ran. One ran to the alley and jumped fences as he fled west to Durbin Street, where he called police.
Parker ran east to his friend's backyard while the third man ran west. They met behind the house, but Parker had been wounded and collapsed. He was pronounced dead at the scene at 7 p.m.
Several cars and houses in the area of 7th Avenue, Mount Street and Matthews Street were damaged by gunfire, police said.
Residents in the area reported seeing men running after the shooting, and one suspect apparently tried to break into a car until a neighbor noticed the activity. The suspect fired at the neighbor, who ran back to his home and was not injured. Parker is the 33rd homicide of the year. By this date in 2011, the city had recorded 32 homicides.
Detective Lorenzo Davis is investigating Parker's death. Anyone with information may call him at 881-4738.

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Mage buffs on the horizon
What are these buffs, you ask? Trainable Ice Block, and "to-be-finalized improvements to mana issues in longer fights" (source). We've been seeing more and more skills moved to trainable as the game has matured, from Evocate to Holy Fire to Improved Sap. Ice Block mades good sense to add to that list. Kalgan's reasoning is that IB is something they want to be able to design PvE encounters around all mages having, and that it helps open up the range of viable specs for PvP. As far as the "mana issues" improvements, it's hard to comment too much on that without any details, but efficiency is good. Any speculation on what they're going to do there?
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In response to a Missouri school board's order to ban Slaughterhouse-Five from the Republic High School library and curriculum, the Kurt Vonnegut Memorial Library in Indianapolis will offer a free copy of the book to the first 150 of the school's students requesting one.
Julia Whitehead, executive director of the nonprofit institution honoring the Indianapolis native, said in the August 5 Huffington Post that the gift, funded by an anonymous donor, was part of an effort to raise public awareness of the school board's decision to remove the antiwar novel. "All of these students will be eligible to vote, and some may be protecting our country through military service in the next year or two," Whitehead said in a statement.
"It is shocking and unfortunate that those young adults and citizens would not be considered mature enough to handle the important topics raised by Kurt Vonnegut, a decorated war veteran. Everyone can learn something from his book."
After the school board's decision, the Vonnegut Library began working with Doug Bonney, legal director of the ACLU of Kansas and Western Missouri, the Huffington Post reported. Bonney said the ACLU would be sending the board a Sunshine Act request for all the records and minutes from its meetings in order to determine the precise reasons for the book's removal. "If the reason is that the district didn't like the ideas in the book," he said, "then yes, that is unconstitutional."
In her statement posted to the Vonnegut Library Facebook page, Whitehead quoted Vonnegut himself on such matters: "All these people talk so eloquently about getting back to good old-fashioned values . . . and I say let's get back to the good old-fashioned First Amendment of the good old-fashioned Constitution of the United States—and to hell with the censors! Give me knowledge or give me death!"


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"We Are Men": CBS canceled the Tony Shalhoub, Jerry O'Connell, Kal Penn and Chris Smith comedy after just two episodes. The "Men of a Certain Age" show tracked the lives of four single men living in the L.A. suburbs.


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Prepping For a Photo Shoot Out Of State
August 23rd, 2010Recently I had the opportunity to go to Nashville and shoot an up and coming country singer named Hannah Bethel. I got the call and was thrilled ! I LOVE Nashville ! The people are friendly and the state is just beautiful. I also love country music. Now I have been to Nashville several times but never in the middle of the summer. Well living in Southern California my whole life I'm used to heat , but dry heat. It was sooooo hot and humid in Nashville that I couldn't keep the sweat out of my eyes while I was shooting lol.
So the next step to this project was talking to Hannah herself and throwing around ideas for her EP cover, back of the EP as well as press kit shots. Even though I had been to Nashville before, I still don't know the surrounding areas and locations like I know the locations here. So that meant obtaining some location shots and having them emailed to me. Once we decided on the concepts Hannah had someone go out and just take some shots with a point and shoot. So I get the shots and the locations are beautiful. We got some nice green field locations, a really cool flowing stream, a straight long road lined with wild flowers etc. My imagination started over flowing with ideas. The only problem was that even though I knew what time of day the shots were taken, the shoot was still about a month away which means the location of the sun in relation to those photos was going to be different. But that's ok, that is something you work out when it's time for the shoot.
I also had to use my imagination to visualize where Hannah would be placed in the shot. This is where I want to stress how important it is that what makes a good photographer is not just his or her lighting skills but that they have that sixth sense of being able to "SEE" the shot before you shoot it. That cannot be taught. Having an inner eye is a God given talent and you better be able to tap into it if you are going to be successful. But I had no idea what time each different shot would be taken and where the sun would be at that specific time. It's not like I could just call Hannah on the phone and say I'll be right over to do some test shots so we can figure out how we want each shot to look. So that made this whole process a bit more difficult. But again, that's ok because I knew I was flying into Nashville a few days early so I would use those days to go with Hannah and check out each location and note where the sun is, how the sun affected her, where the shadows would fall etc.
But before going out to Music City there was much to be done. Hannah sent me photos of the clothes her stylist got for her. I needed those photos so I could put the whole scene together in my mind and also make sure that the shots were designed around her music and her personality. How did I get to her personality ? I talked to her on the phone alot of course, looked at her Facebook page that had just regular photos of her in her daily life and I spoke with her manager. I also listened to some rough cuts of the songs.
So now I arrive in Nashville and am slapped in the face with hot, sticky air lol. We started our location scouting and to my shock the locations in the photos that WERE nice and plush with green were now brown and dried out. The beautiful flowing stream was pretty much dried up and the wildflowers were pretty much non existent. Alllll the planning of the shots, all my ideas and excitement went right out the window. Well as you can imagine I was just lovin the situation at this point lol. So I did what a photographer can only do in that situation. I changed gears and scouted more. I planned my ideas based on other locations that I liked better that even though were dried out, they had other characteristics that I could use. For instance, an old abandoned barn, a long dirt road, etc. I just changed the whole theme of the shoot and adapted as best I could.
Let's move on….. I went to each location at different times of the day over the course of a couple days. Now we get to the shoot day. Living in Los Angeles the weather never changes in the summer. It's just hot with no clouds. Well as I was about to experience, Tennessee is not at all like that.
Big puffy white clouds roll by covering the sun every 5, 10, 15 min etc. So I set up my first shot while Hannah was in make up and hair, the one with Hannah standing in the middle of the dirt road and everything looks great. Hannah comes out of make up, I inspect every detail on her face making sure all the lines are clean and eyelashes don't have any dried clumps of mascara ( my BIGGEST pet peeve) and tell everyone it's time to shoot !
As I am shooting sweat is pouring down my face as I wipe it away every couple of minutes. I'm drinking water like crazy. Now the clouds begin to do their thing and cover the sun almost as if they are playing a trick on me. Covering the sun, I wait for them to roll by. They roll by I get off one frame and here they come again. This went back and forth and I just had to succumb to the fact that the clouds ruled in this part of the country lol. So eventually I made it through that shot. I got some great images.
One thing to remember is not only do I have to be aware of the clouds, the sun etc., but also I have to consider and not forget that I have a subject / Hannah in front of me that is wearing make up and is hot and needs direction. Remember, she is not a model or an actress so I am also directing her through all of this. Not easy but….. fun !
We move on to the next shots and finish the day in the studio. So this was a different kind of shoot in many ways.
1. I was shooting in another state. I had to plan everything without actually being there.
2. I was shooting a singer, not a model or actress as I am so used to shooting.
3. I was working out in the elements of a totally different kind of weather pattern.
4. The locations I had chosen and planned to use totally changed and I had to choose different locations and re plan everything.
The major point is that as professional photographers we must be able to adapt to ANYTHING. And in order to be able to adapt we must know our craft like the way we breathe. This only comes from years of practice and patience.
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I have been seeing a lot of little teasers lately, an image here or there from people who have essentially finished, but have yet to reveal their kitchens. I'm sure it was a lot of work, I'm sure you're probably tired of even thinking about kitchens and just want to live in yours. I know you're waiting for that last cabinet pull to come in from Italy or Belize or RH, but reveals are so fun for the rest of us in-process. Please let us see and be inspired by your spaces! It is so helpful, having had a glimpse into your decision making process and heard about problems encountered, to get to see what you've accomplished. Don't wait, POST! Speaking for myself, I could really use a win, even if it's not in my house. |
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Can't help you with a reveal EAM44 - we still have Ramboard on the floor, lighting not done, no cabinet fronts or panels, hood in old spot, drywall not fixed, paint not done. But, our kitchen is mostly functioning now! It's a small kitchen but because of tearing down walls and changing the layout it is actually changing how we use our whole kitchen/living/dining area. I'm loving the island. Even though it's beside the dining table in a small home, there are four of us living busy lives - dd likes to eat breakfast there, ds was sorting game cards with his friend there, etc. On child-free nights I often eat dinner there with dh. I didn't realize that it's much more comfortable for him to sit higher up (he's 6'2"). Here's a photo from a recent night where I was prepping green beans across from dh who was enjoying a well-deserved beer and some cherries. |
Here is our reveal. If you like antique white cabs: http://ths.gardenweb.com/forums/load/kitchbath/msg0517364915488.html?8 |
Going to do my reveal in a few weeks. Still have some items to sort out... |
- Posted by ck_squared (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 14:52
I'm guilty! Just haven't found the time to choose photos, write up everything and post. It's definitely on my radar though, and has been for months! |
I'm guilty too, but I am going to do a reveal. I've got lots of excuses, but life is finally getting back to normal (knock on wood). |
Haven't even started demo yet. Hope I'll get to do one sooner rather than later. :) feisty, what a great picture! |
I'm guilty, too! But I'm still working on the attached dining area. |
- Posted by fouramblues (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 18:29
Guilty as charged - so overdue that most of the folks around here don't know me. My architect has been promising to get professional shots for his website, and I plan to use these shots. He tells me it'll be soon! It has to do with proximity to solstice and lighting, no kidding. My reveal will happen for sure, as I owe it to everyone who helped me so much! (Shout out to EAM44 for backsplash guidance!) |
- Posted by tinker1121 (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 18:39
We finished on Thurs. and fortunate to leave Sat. for the week at the beach. Perfect timing for some well needed R & R. I still can't stop reading GW while here though and right now out on the balcony of our condo rental overlooking the ocean. Have a few things to hang on the wall and will post more pics next week. I admit I am a bit self concsious as this is no way near some of the gorgeous projects taking place here but hopefully my experience, advice and issues encountered will help others. Stay tuned. |
Guilty as charged! Waiting for backsplash to be installed, but will certainly do a reveal afterward. Maybe I'll even do the reveal on our old kitchen that was completed 5 years ago! |
- Posted by smalloldhouse (My Page) on Tue, Jun 17, 14 at 19:10
Hopefully tomorrow is the last full day of real work on our small kitchen - 6 weeks after what was supposed to be a 10-day project began. (Of course there have only been about 8 full days of work during that period, but who's counting?!) On the plus side, like @feisty68, the layout changes have made a huge difference even to our very small space. Once the floors have cured and the backsplash is grouted and I can stop obsessing about all the things that didn't work out the way they were supposed to....I hope to join all the reveals too. It's been wonderful seeing some other galley kitchen reveals posted here recently; probably good that we were too far down the line to change anything or else I might have been tempted! |
Mine is usable, just need the backsplash. I cooked for the first time last night but splashed onto the drywall, oops. I am still trying to decide between Quemere and Btittany & Coggs tile for the back splash. Quemere samples should be here soon. |
ReBe--what B&C's tile are you considering? We've placed our order and I can't wait to have it installed. It's made in the town we live in (which I think is rather cool) and we ordered it from a tile shop that is owned by the mother of the owner of B&C. |
So much to look forward to!!! Feisty, how great that you can sort of cook! Thanks to all of you for your responses. I'm dieting in preparation for all of the eye candy to come :) |
- Posted by Christina222 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 17:07
Backsplash is going in tomorrow and being grouted Friday or Saturday. I'll post then. I'm guilty as charged I having listed some photos in replies and I did post a few pics when my countertops went in. |
My kitchen is progressing slowly at this point. Some adjustments needed for the cabinets which should be all done I hope when they return on Monday. Light fixtures, sinks and powder room fixtures have all arrived. Floor needs one more sanding and finishing. I doubt it will all be complete until later this summer because I haven't picked out a backsplash, I have no chairs for my table yet and the wallpaper for the powder room is on back order until the end of the month. I am getting pretty fed up with our meals and the state of the house, which is getting messier and messier, simply because I can't be bothered to tidy it. Our basement is covered in dust and our garage is tidied up each night, but full of saws, boards, boxes. it was a total gut job though, so I can't complain. My contractor has been on top of it since mid April making sure something is being done consistently even though they might be small things these days. |
- Posted by andreak100 (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 17:58
We're in a holding pattern right now. We still need the GC to come back to patch some areas of the plaster that have cracked. And then once that's done, we're painting. We're working on a table...struggling with that one right now. And we have some lighting to get finished up along with a lot of small odds and ends. Not to mention FINALLY a good cleaning from all the "construction dust" that is all over every. single. thing. But, no worries...a reveal will be forthcoming. If we ever get the last 10% finished. :) |
Funkel's kitchen before and after: Click here to view these pictures larger It looks great! Great improvements and such a pretty back yard too. |
But but but....not just abb, it's abb and some crown, glass in the doors....it may be another month for the crown and glass...but I will post as I received so much help here. :) |
Christina, for me the bs is possibly the best part! Good luck tomorrow! Reno, I feel your pain. My work has slowed to a crawl for various reasons, not the least of which is that I'm doing most of it myself. My house is a horrible mess, and I've gained 10 lbs from eating out. My mantra: it will get better! Andrea, I'd be so happy with the 90% I wouldn't worry about the last 10 :) you'll get there! Funkels, your kitchen is GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for re-posting. Now that's what I'm talking about! What was the biggest bump in the road, and what do you love most! Feisty thanks for the assist. Autumn, whenever you're ready, we'll be here! |
EAM44 - "Funkels, your kitchen is GORGEOUS!!! Thank you for re-posting. Now that's what I'm talking about! What was the biggest bump in the road, and what do you love most!" What we love most is the overall harmony of the space. We went classic/transition and tried to unify everything. What we liked a lot is the Costa Esmeralda granite. Sometimes it green and other times it gray. We love the subways that are 2x8 - Adds character, but doesn't steal the show. We also liked the openness and the counter space between the dining area and the main kitchen. Works great with company for putting food items on. Going from a double window to a triple window at the sink made a huge difference as well as removing most of the dining room wall. Two things we might do differently The pullout spice rack to the right of the stove is challenging to squat down and grab the spices and I don't like how the microwave frame stands out so much. Hope this helps. We are extremely happy with the kitchen. It was a looooong process, but this gave us time to really refine our choices. |
- Posted by williamsem (My Page) on Wed, Jun 18, 14 at 23:19
Guilty, sorry! Still trying to get the backsplash corrected, but in the meantime our new kitchen is full of our living room for further remodeling. I guess it's only fair...we had a whole kitchen waiting for install sitting in our living room for about 3 months :-) New couch was already ordered, so once I manage to pick a paint color we can reshuffle all the rooms back where they belong! After about eleventy million paint chips and 8 samples, the only thing I know for sure is two glasses of wine is too much when running around the room holding chips up in all the different lights. |
- Posted by firsthouse_mp (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 0:37
I am only a few weeks away...promise that I will do a reveal. Because I love everyone else's reveal so much, I absolutely will not forget. I just hope I can finish all those little things to make sure it's a timely reveal! |
Ok you've all been very productive. Good for you! Fun, The granite is pretty, and I love the counter to ceiling wine cab. It's really beautiful. It must be great to be done and enjoying the space. |
Aw EAM44, I feel your pain. My apartment has been a MESS for 3.5 months and it's starting to drag on me. I'm a homeschooling mom and I work part time at home, so I have to do stuff at home other than just live. We had to move everything out to do the floors and now it feels like Tetris - constantly moving around boxes. I've been decluttering but I need to do more - I have to be more ruthless than most because we don't have a garage or attic or basement, and the four of us are living busy lives. Regarding the weight thing, I wrote this in a different thread: "This might sound insane, but I have a suggestion that saves cooking hassle, dishwashing hassle, money, and helps with weight loss! Intermittent fasting. It's the only way I manage to stay size 6 in a middle-aged body that wants to pack on fat. I only eat dinner and a snack and I've gottten used to it. I feed the kids breakfast and lunch but keep it simple. I've been my current weight for 4 years using this method. Before that I was size 12-14 for well over a decade. Especially during a kitchen reno it is very nice to not have the entire day revolve around food. " See below and hope that helps! |
Here is a link that might be useful: The Beginner's Guide to Intermittent Fasting
- Posted by jennifer132 (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 13:14
And I hope everyone knows that things don't have to perfect to post. The idea of a "reveal" felt like too much pressure for me. I liked when folks used to post "finished" or "done," almost always with caveats about what other things were still to be done. My "almost finished post" featured terrible photos. And there is still small finish work to be completed. But, I was so relieved and excited to be done enough. I worked so hard, as we all do, on all the details. I couldn't wait to share my imperfectly, perfect remodeled kitchen. For me, in the best kitchens, there is always more work. Just see those awesome KAW posts! |
Guilty, too. Reno fatigue got me, but there us hope in sight. Just today I started refinishing my wooden storm door--one of my last mini-major projects. This includes the wooden storm door, the main front door, all the trim and installing all new hardware. Desperately need to get this done. But that shouldn't hold up reveal pix, now, should it? :) When I started putting my reveal together I realized that I wanted to include pix of every step/detail. Wayyyyyy too much. You know how it is--everything feels important but in reality not really. Thanks for the gentle reminder/push, EAM44! |
- Posted by therington (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 18:49
My kitchen is almost done and I should be ready to post some reveal pics soon. Currently they are re-finishing the floors and the kitchen area is covered in plastic like a decontamination zone. Funkels - It looks like we have the same Viking induction range. Do you love it? I haven't gotten a chance to cook on ours yet, but I boiled some water just to make sure it worked. It was super speedy - amazing really. |
- Posted by heidihausfrau (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 23:10
I am also guilty of never getting around to a reveal. My kitchen has been finished for a year and a month! Time sure does fly. It has been more than I ever dreamed, and I cook more and bake more because I just love being in the kitchen all the time. I had better read fiesty68's link about fasting. Haven't been in my skinny jeans since the remodel began ;) |
- Posted by michellemarie (My Page) on Thu, Jun 19, 14 at 23:48
My kitchen is 95% finished, but 99% of the time it is a disaster area. With 7 kids at home, I cant seem to keep the entire kitchen clean enough to stand back and take picture. If you would like to provide a cleaning lady, I will take some pics. |
Oh my gosh, there are even more of you out there than I imagined!! Feisty, sincere thanks for the commiseration and the advice. I've been skinny my whole life, am a fanatic kayaker, and I shudder to think how many calories it took for me to gain that weight in a year. I feel like an Oompa Loompa. I used to cook everything, even my own junk food, but the quality of the food I've been eating has so totally plummeted since my cookers went out of commission. Maybe fasting will help. It is such fun to hear from all of you. More, more I beg you! |
the rington - We are very happy with the viking induction. Induction takes a little time to get used to. |
Well if I post you are obligated to find me a kickin backsplash on a modest budget. ;). Haha! I actually have some samples coming that I will post when they arrive. Truly we just moved in over Memorial weekend and still without internet-gasp! It really is a bear. I am waiting to be able to use pics from a real camera instead of the I-phone. By then who knows I may have the crown finished, etc etc. |
- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Fri, Jun 20, 14 at 19:36
EAM44--What a great post. I haven't checked in for quite some time. STILL not done with backsplash. I need to post some photos of the Pratt and Larson tile we are considering to see what you all think. I'm sure it's one of the tiles you suggested to me a long time ago. I'm starting to get itchy to finish all the remaining details and be able to post something more complete. And to finally post in the FKB! It's been my dream to post there for so many years. But first.......my mudroom is about to be built and I'm going to post the cab layout for help in a moment (as I sheepishly hang my head in embarassment that my post will not be kitchen-related). Nice to "see" you! |
This keeps getting better. I love re-connecting with people. Autumn, challenge accepted!! I'll help any way I can. Also, lack of internet is the best excuse I've heard for not posting. You are completely absolved - for now :) You all are lifting my spirits and re-energizing me. Thank you! |
Sigh. Dh just wants to watch FIFA now. Reno might start up again when that's over ;) . EAM - try it...you'll be surprised how quickly it works. |
Yikes - I've not posted my reveal either. I've been working on the last 10% since Feb it seems. There have been so many good reveals that I wanted to wait for a more finished look. I'll see about taking a few photos this weekend. |
nhbaskets, after going back and forth between Brittany & Coggs and Quemere, I am pretty certain we are going with Quemere. I love B&C but my kitchen is small and I think it would look too heavy. I am sure yours will be beautiful. |
I'm not guilty (yet) but will be because a few items will be outliers. I'm working on a family room, entry hall and formal living room also. The big items in the family room are the ceiling and doors On top of all of this, the tenants are moving out of our ~1920 foursquare on 8/1 and getting that turned around and ready to rent will be a super high priority. But on the plus side, there's another kitchen thread out of it! Anyone who hates cheap early '80s kitchens will love this. It seems as though the work is never done. |
EAM-yay! I will post some options once they arrive. I received a msg they shipped. Cable is supposed to be in within 30 days...sigh. Schicksal-yikes. You need to post more pics back on the build board. :). No the work is never done. I bet it will be fall for us. Here is a quick snap from a bit ago to get you thinking: |
Finished the backsplash today; just the last details left to go! Should have a reveal in 2 weeks or so |
Wait mode for me. Waiting for one last window to come in. It will impact other decisions, so I'm resigned to abb for a while. I gave up on real housecleaning these last 6 months - it just shuffles the dust around. I can relate. |
- Posted by thpeppermntleaf (My Page) on Sun, Jun 22, 14 at 0:36
I haven't posted updates in awhile either...and I should have!! I am very grateful for all of the helpful advice and tips on here. So I'll post a few photos of our progress. (Still trying to decide on countertops, sinks, backsplash, hardware...) |
Mgo that'll be great. I have to look and see if you've posted anything. Perfection is highly overrated! Schick it does seem as though the work is never done. New work just keeps getting piled on top of old. It'll turn around. It'll all get done eventually. Autumn - pretty! My mind is churning with possibilities.... Ed, if must feel great to be able to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Good for you! Mags, in the immortal words of Tom Petty, the waiting is the hardest part... Thp, what beautiful cabs. I look forward to seeing more as you progress. Kitch, what pretty pics! How long have you been done, and how long did all this take you? You should absolutely post a reveal or upload it on the FKB. Ok, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can, I think I can... |
- Posted by Christina222 (My Page) on Sun, Jun 22, 14 at 19:32
Ooh, Kitch, that's lovely! This thread gave me the kick to post my finished (as of yesterday!) kitchen. |
Thank you Eam & Christina! We started our reno the middle of Feb. and finished the weekend before Mother's Day. I'm still looking for a window covering and a new rug. |
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I'm new in Autocad Map 3D (and Autocad also). I have a .dwg non georefenced and I'm able to have the longitude/latitude of several points of this .dwg. I work with the trial version of Autocad Map 3D 2011. My aim is to get .shp georeferenced.
For the moment, I assigned a coordinate system (LL84) to the .dwg. After that, I don't really know how to georeference my .dwg with the latitudes/longitudes that I know.
To convert .dwg to .shp, I think it's ok. I already did some tests (.dwg->.sdf->.shp). My problem is georeferencing.
I will greatly appreciate any help. Thanks
You can find the button or use the command 'MAPCSASSIGN' to assign a coordinate system to your DWG. When converting from DWG to SDF or SHP you can define what coordinate system you are exporting it too on the 3rd tab of the export dialogue.
When you add something from an FDO connection it will automatically assign the coordinate system or the source if the drawing does not already have one defined.
Thanks for your answer. Nevertheless, I have no problem to assign a coordinate system to my .dwg.
My problem is to georeference my .dwg with several points for which I know their longitutde/latitude.
So you just want to insert your points using Lat/Long in the LL84 coordinate system?
or you have a set of shapes/points (parcels, survey points) your trying to move to those coordinates??
If you are inserting points at a Lat/Long and your drawing is in LL84, all you have to do is set your insertion point to your Lat/Long. 'POINT' command then type '-84.23165,36.564984' (your coordinates)
if you are trying to move a set of shapes/pointes to certain coordinates you can move them using a known basepoint to the proper coordinates. If it doesn't fit there is a rubbersheet command.
Is it a drawing you received and are trying to assign coordinates too? Or something your making from scratch?
Sorry for a the vague response, but there are a lot of details needed to answer a question that has 100 answers.
Sorry for my vague question. I can try to detail.
I received a .dwg which represents a "little city". This .dwg is not georeferenced and for my application I need .shp georeferenced of this .dwg.
I assigned the .dwg to the LL84 system coordinates. But for the moment when I use the track coordinates for example, my top of my .dwg is X around 59000000 and Y around 13000000. So, II would like that this top point be X around 48,7 and Y around 2,2 (because I know that this point have longitude 48,7 and latitude 2,2).
In fact I would like associate the real longitude/latitude of several points (instead of the original coordinates kind of X -> 59000000 and Y -> 13000000). To my mind, this operation would permit to georeference my .dwg. Maybe it's a mistake.
I hope to be clearer..
That's exactly the information needed to asnwer your question.
Unfortunatly you probably won't like the answer.
It sounds like the drawing you were given was drawn in a coordinate system that was not translated to the DWG. So you have more than just XY problems. The scale is probably way off. So unless you can find out what coordinate system it was drawn in, the best hope you have is using the rubbersheet tool.
Here is a link to a video on how to rubber sheet.
That is all that I would know to do, but maybe someone else can give you better answer if there is one.
Thank you for your quick response
other stuff to try that may help
find a geo-referenced aerial photo or topo map of the site and put you points over that. Lets you know if you are "reasonable in you location". You may spot some of your points in the photo ie road intersections, manhole covers, fire hydrants, etc that you can tie your points to increasing the accuracy of your data location.
GPS or other point data gathered on the site on the ground are even better as it will allow better precision.
The other thing to keep in mnd is the needed accuracy and precision for the project. close may be good enough, within a m better, within a cm even better or necessary.
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And when those circumstances came along -- when Evangeline closed and the space went dark -- Moore locked himself inside and went to work. He did the entire refit himself: He laid the leopard-print carpet and every tile on the floor, built the banquettes with his own hands, designed the open kitchen with its copper-topped bar. "It was weird," he says. "It was a trip. I hadn't been in a kitchen in ten years. Hadn't put on a chef's coat in ten years. It was so scary, all that time. And all of a sudden, I'm opening a restaurant in a week. People are calling me Œchef.' I didn't know if I could do it."
He'd certainly done it before. Moore wasn't just some shlub who'd read a couple of books and watched too much Food Network, but a pro who'd done his time on the front lines of the revolution while it was happening. He'd trained under Tower (or, more accurately, under Tower's cadre of underbosses who were probably more talented, anyhow) at every hot San Francisco address in the late '80s and early '90s: Stars, Stars Cafe, the short-lived Speedo 690, MacArthur Park. He was there when all of American cuisine was going through a wrenching paradigm shift fired by Tower's ruthless brand of celebrity self-promotion and the cooking that he and Jonathan Waxman and Wolfgang Puck and Alice Waters and even our own Mel Master were doing in kitchens in S.F., Los Angeles and New York. This was a man who took his inspiration from the source, not from second-, third- and fourth-hand reinterpretations of what California Cuisine had meant to the restaurant world.
In this industry, trends and fads go cannibal at the least excuse, eating their young like crazy, growing fat and insipid on their own incestuous imitators. But Moore had something going for him even better than his history on the coast: He'd walked at the right time, turning his back on the life ten years ago, before the worst of the sins started being committed in Waters's and Tower's names. He'd come out clean, with a purity of influence that isn't just rare, but pretty much non-existent.
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That menu includes a dish that might have been on a Chez Panisse prix fixe fifteen years ago: grilled salmon mounted over a warm white-bean salad, dressed with baby spinach greens and a roasted red-pepper aioli. For the past year, Moore has been nudging and tweaking and tinkering with this dish -- getting reaccustomed to the high-end grilling that was such a pillar of the California food revolution, stripping away all the flaws and unnecessary flavors -- until, today, it is a perfect example of the form.
During several visits last month -- hours spent sprawled along the banquette seats, or crouched at the copper bar watching Moore and sous Sean Beede (a Johnson & Wales veteran who exploded another lovingly held prejudice of mine, this one against C-school grads) work, listening to the hot jazz on the sound system and the electric buzz of full house after full house behind me -- I cemented my admiration for Deluxe's turnaround and the chef's second act. I fell in love as I ate grilled swordfish with cilantro pesto and an avocado salsa that might as well have been a poke in the ribs to all those cooks who never made it out of the Bay Area scene, and barbecued short ribs in Chinese five-spice hoisin stacked like a pile of Lincoln Logs on the plate, a dish that grew out of the L.A. line cook's impish urge to watch Beverly Hills ingenues in thousand-dollar dresses try to eat with their fingers without messing up their manicures. (Why do you think the open kitchen was invented, anyway? You don't really think it was because the cooks wanted diners to see them?)
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Have you ever made your own homemade pasta? I just did this recently with a large group of friends in my Gourmet Dinner Group. The hosts made the pasta dough ahead of time, a few of us brought our pasta machines, and we all got to work making tagliatelle and ravioli. It's a really fun process and would be great to create with your family too.
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All participants in the commencement exercises must wear academic regalia. The rental price of the graduation regalia (cap, gown, and hood) is included in your graduation fee. The sizes for your regalia are determined by the measurements you provided on your degree application, but if you have any questions about your measurements, stop by the Registrar's Office.
Nursing, Undergraduate, and Graduate Students: You may pick up your cap and gown in Moody Adams Field House in the area between the Coliseum and the football stadium on the Clinton campus. Dates and times for May 2015 will be posted here when available.
Law School students will pick up their caps and gowns at the Law School at the dates/times designated by the MC School of Law.
Black is the color of the cap and gown, so dark clothes and shoes are suggested. Latin honor stoles, distributed to eligible undergraduate candidates by the Registrar's Office at the time of commencement, are the ONLY appropriate accessories to the graduation regalia. Please avoid wearing any of the following items: honor program cords, items associated with academic organizations or other groups, necklaces or other jewelry on top of the gown, corsages, flower garlands, etc.
Caps and gowns must be turned in immediately following the exercise. You will keep your tassel and stole. Pictures in academic regalia with family, friends, and departmental faculty must be made prior to line-up. If you have any questions, please contact Missa Turman at 601.925.3341.
May 2015 graduates must clear your accounts in the Business Office by Wednesday, May 6, 2015. You will not be able to receive your diploma or pick up your cap and gown unless you have cleared your student accounts in the Business Office and in the Library. If you clear your account after the deadline, you must bring a written receipt and release from the Business Office in order to be able to pick up your cap and gown.
This semester, students will have an opportunity to have posed cap and gown portraits taken at the Moody Adams Field House Thursday afternoon, December 18, and Friday, December 19, during cap and gown pick-up hours. This opportunity is available not only to those students participating in the commencement exercise, but to ALL students who will be receiving degrees in December 2014. This is a FREE sitting with no obligation to purchase the image.
Candid Campus Photography will set up an on-site studio with lights, cameras, and backdrops in a classroom in the Field House. Students should NOT unpack their commencement regalia for the portrait. Candid Campus will provide the appropriate cap, gown, shirt and tie, and any other necessary regalia for each student to have a portrait made.
Students should come to the portrait sitting with faces shaved or beards trimmed, hair styled, and make-up applied so they will be prepared for their photograph. No appointment is necessary as photographs will be taken on a first come, first served basis and each portrait session is very brief.
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It used to be that we prepared ourselves for our future by gaining skills for our lives and the workplace. In a conversation I had recently I found another important distinction: That in today's world when we can no longer know what the future brings, we need to become more capable of responding to challenges. The difference between capabilities and skills, in my mind, is that skills are about being competent in what you do.
Increasing your capability has more to do with who you are being. It is more of a measure of what you have inside of you that you can bring to bear on your situation and the likelihood of you being successful. It has to do with the less tangible aspects of your character, resiliency, attitude, and eagerness to learn and do what it takes to be successful. To adequately prepare for our future, we need to shift our attention from just adding to the content of what we know and the skills we have (both of which will soon be outdated) toward strengthening our capability and resolve to adapt.
Shift Happens: How Can We Prepare for our Future?
A colleague of mine shared a popular YouTube video with me. It's called "Shift Happens" and you can view the video by following this link:
He offered it because it highlights a central theme of mine that economic discomfort we are experiencing is not just a recession, but a symptom of much larger changes and challenges facing us. These changes are reaching a point where they are breaking many underlying assumptions we have about learning and education. My favorites among the facts highlighted by this video are:
- The amount of technical information generated in our world is doubling every 2 years. For students starting a 4 year degree, half of what they learned in their first year of study will be outdated by their 3rd year of study!
- The Top 10 in-demand jobs in 2010 did not exist in 2004.
- We are currently preparing students for jobs that don't yet exist. Using technologies that haven't been invented. In order to solve problems we don't even know are problems yet.
- The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that today's learner will have 10-14 jobs… By the age of 38.
- 1 in 4 workers has been with their employer less than one year. 1 in 2 has been there less than 5 years.
Are our schools and universities adequately preparing us and our children for our future? When I saw this video, my doubts were dramatically increased. If our schools and universities aren't adequately preparing us, who will?
- The amount of technical information generated in our world is doubling every 2 years. For students starting a 4 year degree, half of what they learned in their first year of study will be outdated by their 3rd year of study!


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Through the National Nuclear Security Administration's (NNSA's) NNSA Graduate Program (NGP), Fellows work on programs designed to counter nuclear proliferation and maintain nuclear security. Administered by Pacific Northwest National Laboratory in Richland, Washington, this 12-month, full-time, salaried fellowship program provides participants with specialized training and practical experience on projects and initiatives that contribute to a safer world. In addition to gaining valuable experience working with federal government programs, participants have opportunities to collaborate with the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), as well as other government agencies, national laboratories, and non-governmental organizations.
Applications for the Class of 2014 are now open. Deadline is October 21, 2013.
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Science & Technology Policy Fellowships are opportunities for professional development and public service. They are operated by AAAS as part of its mandate to .advance science and serve society.. The aim is to foster scientifically informed, evidence-based policy and practice by involving scientists and engineers from a broad range of disciplines, backgrounds and career stages to engage their knowledge and analytical skills while learning first-hand about policymaking and implementation at the federal level; and to build leadership for a strong S&T enterprise that benefits all people. This is accomplished by developing the capacity of scientists and engineers to effectively inform individuals and institutions that influence and determine policies, regulations and funding.
There are 10 different policy fellowship programs and each offers a distinct range of experiences. Applicants may apply for up to two fellowship program areas. Applications for the 2014-15 fellowship year are now being accepted. The deadline is Friday, November 1, 2013.
Since 1952, GRFP has provided Fellowships to individuals selected early in their graduate careers based on their demonstrated potential for significant achievements in science and engineering. Three years of support is provided by the program for graduate study that is in a field within the National Science Foundation.s (NSF's) mission and leads to a research-based master's or doctoral degree. The NSF expects to award 2,700 Graduate Research Fellowships under this program solicitation pending availability of funds.
NSF is now soliciting applications for the GRFP until the various deadlines November 4-8th, 2013.
ANS is a full participant in the Washington Internships for Students of Engineering (WISE) Program, with guaranteed support for two students. ANS-sponsored students must be student members of the Society.
The WISE Program is co-sponsored by several professional engineering societies and the National Science Foundation. The Program is open to students in engineering or technology and policy programs who are in their junior or senior year of undergraduate studies or in graduate school. Approximately 15 outstanding students are selected in a nation-wide competition to spend 10 weeks during the summer in Washington, D.C., led by a faculty member-in-residence.
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Travel expenses to and from Washington are also defrayed by the Program. Office space for the ANS interns is provided by the Nuclear Energy Institute.
Applications for the 2014 WISE Program are now being accepted. The deadline is Tuesday, December 31, 2013.
The International Affairs Fellowship in Nuclear Security (IAF-NS), sponsored by the Stanton Foundation, offers university-based scholars valuable hands-on experience in the nuclear security policymaking field and places selected fellows in U.S. government positions or international organizations for a period of twelve months to work with practitioners. The IAF-NS is only open to faculty members with tenure or on tenure-track lines at accredited universities and who propose to spend a year working in government or at an international organization. Qualified candidates must be U.S. citizens or permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States and be between the ages of twenty-nine and fifty. CFR does not sponsor for visas. Former Stanton nuclear security fellows who meet the eligibility requirements can apply. CFR awards approximately two fellowships annually. The program awards a stipend of $125,000. The deadline to apply is January 16, 2015.
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The Stanton Nuclear Security Fellowship (SNSF) Program seeks to stimulate the development of the next generation of thought leaders in nuclear security. Qualified candidates must be junior (non-tenured) faculty, postdoctoral fellows, or predoctoral candidates from any discipline who are working on a nuclear security related issue. The program is only open to U.S. citizens and permanent residents who are eligible to work in the United States. CFR does not sponsor for visas. The program awards a stipend of $100,000 for junior (non-tenured) faculty; $75,000 for postdoctoral; and $50,000 for predoctoral fellows. The deadline to apply is December 15, 2014.
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The Christine Mirzayan Science & Technology Policy Graduate Fellowship Program, now in its 16th year, provides early career individuals with the opportunity to spend 12 weeks at the National Academies in Washington, DC learning about science and technology policy and the role that scientists and engineers play in advising the nation.
Each year, applicants from around the world become part of a National Academies committee, board, or unit where they are assigned to a mentor and learn about the world of science and technology policy. An immersive experience, the program is designed to broaden fellows. appreciation of employment opportunities outside academia and leave them with both a firm grasp of the important and dynamic role of science and technology in decision-making and a better understanding of the role that they can play in strengthening the science and technology enterprise for the betterment of mankind.
The application period for January 2014 session is now closed. Information on applying for the January 2015 session will be available in summer 2014.
The Department of Energy (DOE) Office of Science (SC) established the DOE Office of Science Graduate Fellowship (DOE SCGF) program to support outstanding students to pursue graduate training in fundamental research in areas of physics, biology, chemistry, mathematics, engineering, computer and computational sciences, and environmental sciences relevant to the Office of Science and to encourage the development of the next generation scientific and technical talent in the U.S who will pursue careers in research critical to the Office of Science mission at DOE laboratories and in academia.
The DOE SCGF is a three-year award, providing partial tuition support, an annual stipend for living expenses, and a research allowance for full-time graduate study and thesis/dissertation research at a U.S. academic institution.
The application process is now closed.
The Science Undergraduate Laboratory Internship (SULI) program encourages undergraduate students to pursue science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) careers by providing research experiences at the Department of Energy (DOE) laboratories. Selected students participate as interns appointed at one of 15 participating DOE laboratories. They perform research, under the guidance of laboratory staff scientists or engineers, on projects supporting the DOE mission.
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Roy G. Post was the founding chief executive of WM Symposia, the sponsor of the annual international Waste Management conference. The Roy G. Post Foundation is a non-profit organization formed by his students, peers and protés to provide scholarships to students to develop careers in the safe management of nuclear materials and to participate in the annual WM Symposium.
Full-time students enrolled in secondary educational programs in technical or policy fields with the objective of contributing to the safe management of nuclear materials are eligible for these scholarships.
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Applications for 2014 are now open. Deadline is December 13, 2013.
The American Society of Naval Engineers began its scholarship program in 1979 in order to promote the profession of naval engineering and to encourage college students to enter the field. Since the inception of the Scholarship Program, ASNE has since awarded more than 500 scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students interested in pursuing an education and career in naval engineering.
The application period for the 2013-2014 academic year is closed. Applications for the 2014-2015 academic year will be available in October. The deadline to submit applications will be February 28, 2014.
This program sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy, Office of Nuclear Energy, Fuel Cycle Research and Development recognizes students who have published papers in nuclear-fuel-cycle-related disciplines. This is a not a scholarship or fellowship, but a cash award. Applications for the 2013 Innovations in Fuel Cycle Research Awards are now closed. Please check back in January 2014 to apply.
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I have been gardening as long as I can remember and friends often ask me for advice. When I just tell them, they often forget and ask again and again. When I try to write it down, they end up losing the paper or e-mail. I would love to give them all the information in a format that they can reference again every year. So, I need ideas. How do you keep all your gardening information organized (planting times, varieties, tips and tricks, disease info, etc.)? TIA!!! |
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I have some similar experience regarding the asking again and again part because I myself have done it a couple of times, asking my more experienced gardener friends for advice. The key here is to be patient. There are simply too many things to learn for growing different vegetables successfully, from watering technique to seed saving. It is inevitable for most newbie inexperienced gardeners to ask the same questions multiple times. Some things just could not be fully understood by simply listening. People have to keep doing it and try to get the hang of it as they go. |
I keep a journal. Sometimes, it's a hand written journal in a notebook, other times, I type into the computer. I list everything that I feel is pertinent. Germination times, notable changes (good and bad) and general progress and what I've done. Some folks track weather but it's so variable year to year I don't bother. The main problem for me is remembering to sit down and do it. If you type it into the computer, it would be easy to print it for others, if you want to up the ante, put the pages in the protective sleeves and in a three ring binder (that's what I do at the end of every season) and give the binder to them, probably they are much less liable to loose a whole binder then a single folded up piece of paper. |
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A spreadsheet map works OK for me for most of the things you mentioned. The map usually contains the layout and planting dates. On a seperate "Seed starting" spreadsheet I identify seeding info, germination estimates and followup transplanting dates. Germination info is then later recorded on my seed inventory spreadsheet which lists the purchase date, source and approx quantity of seeds. I save files from each year and often refer to them or printed versions which float around on clipboards. I never refer to these records as tips or tricks but think of it as procedure, sometimes incorrect. I even have seed orders on spreadsheets for reference. I add columns that don't get sent with the order describing variety characteristics that I liked causing the order. My suggestion is that you stick to a spreadsheet program throughout. I like MS Excel but others work fine. |
Since you are in Z 6, you could use the 2014 West Virginia Garden Calendar as a start. It has planting dates for veggies and small fruits, including dates for a big fall garden. One of these days I want to make my own calendar, which will meld the WV extension info with my records, which are kept in a detailed journal. |
Here is a link that might be useful: WV garden calendar
I use Evernote or a blog. Then that email or paper you just wrote for your friend can be the beginnings of a blog entry...and if they or someone else asks you the same question again, just point them to the blog. At the same time, it's a place for me also. Like others said, there is so much information. If I later want to review something, such as my previous search results for how to use an Earthgrow box, I can reference the Evernote note or the blog entry that I put up from before. |
Like bmoser, I use a spreadsheet. Main folder shows the yearly Fall and Spring layouts. It includes current/active garden, future/planned garden, and historical garden information. I just keep adding rows to the spreadsheet. A second folder shows Notes (things to remember). Other less-used folders contain spacing distances in inches for a given # of plants in my rows, seeding dates (which I don't keep up with anymore), conversions for # seeds per oz, g, tsp, etc.. As an example....I have a row based rectangular garden which is 28.5 ft by 78 ft. The most used folder would be the one showing the garden layout. The top 30 spreadsheet rows show the future planned Fall 2014 Garden layout. Rows 31 through 60 show the current Spring 2014 Garden layout, Rows below show past yearly Fall/Spring Garden layouts. The garden layouts help me to plan row spacing and plant location for the current (Spring) garden while factoring in how this impacts the future (Fall) garden. I started using the spreadsheet method in 2004. Prior to this I had a paper-based system. It was far too cumbersome to keep up with. I find the spreadsheet approach to be much more efficient. |
This post was edited by grandad on Wed, Apr 30, 14 at 9:26
Detailed garden journals that included layout maps were all most of us had to use for many decades and they worked very well. You just had to remember to make the entries. :) Now days there are many other options and if the primary goal is to share the info with others then an online blog they can refer to with your articles and tips organized by both topic and date would seem to be ideal. Dave |
Thanks ceth_k, for your insights! I guess it can be quite overwhelming with so much information available. I certainly get that feeling in other areas that I'm not so comfortable in and tend to ask multiple times when I'm not 100% sure. I wonder if that is why many people will start to garden and then stop because they are not successful right away. And then end up thinking they don't have what it takes to garden. Lesson learned! I will continue to encourage my friends to ask questions over and over again. :) |
ZachS, I like to idea of a binder! And you are right, I would it would be much harder to loose a whole binder. |
bmoser and grandad...those sound like sophisticated systems you have in place. But I like the idea of tracking information in spread sheets. I will have to think about a format that would work well for beginners. Thanks! digdirt...Yes, the remembering to make entries part is the challenge. :) Most of my friends are busy moms and they need something that is convenient and provides all the info they need in one place. I will have to think about the blog idea some more. You might be on to something there. Thanks! |
planatus...thanks for the link to garden calendar. That's a great idea! gardenper...I also use evernote for works and personal stuff. Though, I always end up with so much information in there and something it takes a while to find what I need. I guess my biggest problem is figuring out how to organize all the information. Is it more useful to have the information organized by month (e.g. in March you do xyz, in April it's...)? Or do you organize it by vegetable/topic (e.g. tomatoes, soil, starting seeds indoors,etc.)? Hhhmm...I'm thinking both would be very handy for new gardeners. Well, thank you all for your input! |
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