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A good friend of mine is having a First Communion party for his son. They're sharing the party with his nephew who is celebrating his First Communion as well. They are doing the inviting separately for the party. We're not sure how much to give my son's friend. We would also like to give his nephew something too as we know his parents. Any suggestions?
Thx for the help. |
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- Posted by MsMagnolia (My Page) on Tue, Apr 30, 02 at 23:58
I've always bought a gift, have never given money. I usually get a crucifix, a bible, or a religious metal. There are many items for any age at most religious stores, or religious book stores. |
I gave my grand son a pair of in line skates.....but....that's me! A nice silver chain with a cross.....like the kids are wearing would be great! Linda C |
I agree with a cross or a medal. Or if they have a patron saint you could get something with their patron on it such as a plaque, prayer, etc. A small crucifix to hang in their bedroom is also nice. |
Boys are a bit tougher to buy for than girls but I wouldn't give cash for an occasion such as this. Most kids aren't really going to appreciate the gifts they get at First Communion now, but they will someday. For the boy that is your dear friends son I would get a crucifix for the last rites or a proper family bible, these are wonderful family treasures that can be passed down over the years. For the other boy a would get a small room crucifix or a regular bible. |
When we do the money thing we give $10-20 dollars. As far as alternate gift choices, my son received a nice set of bookends with a scripture reference and also a wooden wall shelf with pegs that had a scripture reference. For my nephew we gave him a motivational plaque along with bag of jelly beans then a with small bottle with the jelly bean prayer (label tells what each color reminds of, ie white-purity, red-blood that was shed, etc.). |
- Posted by eileen_launonen (My Page) on Mon, May 27, 02 at 21:09
Soupy..I see your from Jersey...I sugges not to give a gift like the ones mentioned usually the jewlery comes from Godparents, bibles and other things of this nature are usually given from immediate family. Now this is just me but a good friend best friends kid get 100.00 cash done in already and thats what we do. As for the other child 25.00 is good! I know to some this seems extreme but up here in the North you cant put less than 250.00 in a wedding envelope anymore and dont even think about giving a gift unless you want to be talked about forever! I remember going to a wedding in California the New Yorkers were easily spotted they were the only ones with envelopes the rest had gifts..we had never seen this before...although I wish I could give a set of glasses and save the doe LOL |
$100 for a 7 year old? There is no way! Personally I'd call his mom and ask her what he likes and then buy him a spectacular book on the subject--something he is not likely to just pick up at the mall. The keeper kind, with a lovely inscription from your family. The other boy could receive a somewhat less expensive but equally personal volume. |
I also give money rather than medals, plaques, or other chatchkas. I mean really - does the mom need more stuff to dust? The $ can easily go into a college fund or other savings for the kid to use later. $50 for the close friends son and $20 for the nephew would be appropriate IMHO. Alexa |
- Posted by cookingrvc (My Page) on Wed, May 29, 02 at 23:20
Eileen and I are from the same neck of the woods and I am in agreement with her.. For a dear friend's son, I would steer away form medals and such as they are usually given by family members. I typically give a bond. In this case $200.00 worth of Series E bonds is a nice gift for $100.00 and will be mature by the time they're ready for college. For those who think $100.00 is too much to spend, buy one $100.00 bond for $50.00. Again, gift types and amounts are very regional, although for NJ, this shouldn't be off the mark. As for the firend, perhaps one of those Mall gift certificates (we have Simon here) for $25.00 is nice. Or, just give him ethe cash and a nice card. Hope this helps, Sue |
- Posted by Busybody_T (My Page) on Fri, May 31, 02 at 22:14
A nice crisp $20. I usually pick up a stack from the bank at graduation time. (kids seem to never cash the checks). |
- Posted by eileen_launonen (My Page) on Tue, Jun 4, 02 at 22:02
Sue as usual were on the same page i guess it a NEW YAWK DING!! LOL |
I don't know about others, but I really HATE giving gifts out of some sense of obligation. However, in polite society, we are sometimes called to do just that...not all presents can come simply from the heart (as they should). How about a good (not extravagant) rosary for each boy with a nice card in which you have written "In honor of your first Holy Communion, a donation has been made to __________(fill in the name of a favorite children's charity)" Personally, I think some occasions lend themselves nicely to teaching children about charitable giving and the importance of thinking of those less fortunate. |
- Posted by nancyr07756(firstname.lastname@example.com) onFri, May 5, 06 at 17:23
Thank you, Eileen and Sue! I may not be from New Yawk, but I am a Joisey Girl and needed an actual dollar amount! I wish it was more like other areas of the country - for weddings, too! Wouldn't that be nice! |
I hate to be the hated here, but I think I will have to agree with Eileen here. After all, this is not some casual birthday party, and even if it was, I don't think I would give $20, comes across a little cheap. Perhaps from an older person like a grandfather, this would seem acceptable, but I think $20 is low balling it for any average event. Now if you're telling me this is a big occasion like a Baptism, First Communion, or Confirmation, I think the only crisp bill that should be in there is $50 minimum, and that's for your friend's kid, not an immediate family member like a niece or nephew. I am Godfather to my friend's son, and I gave $200 worth, $100 bill plus a cross & chain worth $100. When it was my niece's baptism, I gave $200 or $250. My cash gifts for both was with the intention that it would go towards her education fund. Another person here had a good idea which is similar to the education fund, bonds... I agree with what I think someone said above, stuff like chains, crosses, plaques should be reserved for the Godparents. As for the others, the best advice is to give money which would go into an RESP or whatever you call your savings plans for an education fund... And like Eileen said (which I will increase), $250 to $350 is the going rate these days for a wedding gift (to cover your plate plus a little extra as a gift) , so I would have to say $50-$200 would be the rate for other big monumental events, depending on who's kid it is... Also keep in mind on where the event is being held. Don't expect to give $20 if after the Baptism, First Communion or Confirmation, you are heading to some posh restaurant for the celebration, or heading back to the person's house for a catered meal...the unwritten rule of thumb is to cover your plate, plus a little extra as a gift.... But of course, you do what is in your means, that is what counts in the end... Sometimes for birthdays, it is better to buy something that might come across as more expensive, like a hot toy that you might only pay $20 for. In that case, the toy might be enjoyed more by the child than the $20 in a card... My .02, take it or leave it.... |
- Posted by Billy(firstname.lastname@example.com) onMon, Apr 25, 11 at 11:30
I found a piggy bank of Jesus and on the bottom it says Jesus Saves. I think it was $20.00 and I got a roll of quarters to start it off. It's always a big hit, not only to the kids, but the parents too. |
- Posted by Jill Taylor(email@example.com) onFri, Apr 29, 11 at 9:23
I'm in the same boat here, my best friend's (we've been like sisters since the age of 2)daughter is having her first communion the middle of next month. I have NO idea what to give to her. I'm not a godparent to either of her daughters, and I'm obviously not immediate family, however, I was there when both of them were born, and they know me and my husband as "Aunty Jill and Uncle Josh". What's the protocol in our situation? |
My daughter just had a First Communion and she got mainly money. She got a beautiful cross with small diamonds and lovely earrings from both sets of Grandparents. She will truly appreciate the gift when she will grow up. This gift will always remind her of her Grandparents. She also received a check for $20.00 from her Godmothercan you go any cheaper? ReallyShe clearly has no financial problems at allat least; if she had I would fully understand and was very appreciative for anything or even just for being there This is the money for my daughter not for us. She has her own bank account where we put all the monetary giftsfor the future. For all Godmothers searching for a gift ideas please DONT give a $20.00 check. Buy a beautiful bible or other religious gift, so it has a meaning, and if you choose to give money give at least a $100. Anybody has any idea, how politely I could get the info about my disappointment to her? Im ready to post an advice for Communion gifts on my Facebook wall |
Are you serious? You are looking for a polite way to tell your child's godmother (presumably your relative or friend) that her gift was cheap? Let's see -- how would Jesus do it? Why don't you just send her an invoice for $80? After all, you seem to see this as a business transaction. But there is a lot to be said for your idea of a passive-aggressive Facebook post on godparent gifts. No one could possibly see through that. I'm not Catholic, but I suspect that this attitude is not exactly consonant with the meaning of a First Communion. Maybe the godmother should have been more generous, and I happen to agree that if she wanted to spend that amount, a necklace or Bible or something would have been a better idea than cash, but that is her bad karma (not to mix religions here). Please get over your disappointment and act like a lady. |
No, Im not serious, Gellchom. Im aware that any type of Facebook post would be inappropriate and disturbing, no doubtMy comment/question was for venting purpose only. Well I dont think of communion gift as financial transaction but surely Im following the unwritten rules of gifting for a big occasions such as christening, communion and weddingsSpeaking about meanings of religious celebrations, Im curious what is your opinion on wedding gifts, after all, this is a religious celebration as well and people expect/demand pricy gifts Dont worry, I will get over my disappointment. I do have better things to in my life |
I would find it just as disgusting to "demand" a pricey gift -- or anything else -- for a wedding as for any other occasion, and just as off-putting to hear a bridal couple whose expectations were not met griping about their guests being cheap. |
Gellchom, thank you for expressing your personal opinion... |
I apologize, IJP71 -- I honestly thought that's what you wanted me to do. I took your question, "Speaking about meanings of religious celebrations, I'm curious what is your opinion on wedding gifts," at face value. Sorry. |
Great, thanks. |
- Posted by Toni9(email@example.com) onSat, May 14, 11 at 9:48
JERSEY IN THE HOUSE! If your dealing with "gumba's" , and I'm sure some of you northern folk know what I'm talking about, the "busta" is very important. $100 per head is a minimum at a communion party. |
IJP71, I find your attitude much more offensive than the Godmother giving $20. Did you even try to think about it? Perhaps, for example, the Godmother isn't familiar with the tradition (I am a Godmother but not Catholic, and really would have to ask advice about what to do). Or, perhaps she is disappointed in you in some way or doesn't feel particularly close to the child, or something or other. Maybe none of those. Maybe she just is not clued in. But your attitude about it is awful. Expecting/demanding pricy gifts? Hmmmm...in my circle of friends and family that I choose to surround myself with, that's not the case. Perhaps you're running in the wrong circles. Oh - by the way - that's my personal opinion. I guess you're really not looking for personal opinions, but rather agreement with your stance. Sorry. |
there were a lot of good suggestions here but it all comes down to whatever you are comfortable with. im sure whoever you are giving the gift to will appreciate the thought more than the price tag |
- Posted by JennyLooms (My Page) on Fri, Apr 12, 13 at 11:18
My son is receiving his First Holy Communion tomorrow. To be honest, we don't really care about the gifts and/or money nor my son. The most important thing to us is that our dear Godparents, Family and friends will be there to witness he sacrament. It truly is a blessed day. If you are insisting to get a gift here is a tip. We are very much in love with our God and our church, so gifts that represent our Lord are always very welcome, however some families actually just have 1st Communion to have that sacrament to their children and never go back to church. My son loves receiving Holy Gifts, the have children's books, toys, keepsakes and so much more. I would say that Godparents usually give a nice religious gift in remembrance of this special day, as well as family. Friends, I am happy with a card for myself, but if giving to someone on their day, I would say $20 would be fine, but base it on your budget and what your heart wants to give or if you have a store near you that sells Christine items then I am sure you could find some fun stuff for him/her. Remember this is a very special day and he/she will love whatever you may give them for remembrance of their sacrament. Tip, if you are buying passages and are Catholic, be sure you are buying a Catholic approved items, Catholic bibles are marked as being approved by Diocese. |
Here is a link that might be useful: jennylooms
- Posted by madeline2612 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 1:04
hey ive been invited to my uncles sons communion. My bf and i are a young couple who have a year old daughter. my bf has recently been laid off waiting for the job to pick up. I have mentioned to my aunt that he has been laid off and i come from a traditional portuguese family. it is frowned upon to not give 100 for an occasion like this one. I cannot afford that and dont really want to give her that since she didnt even show up to my daughters first birthday or come to see her the 5 months she spent at the hospital. my aunt had the nerve to tell me as long as i payed for my plate i didnt have to give her son any extra cash. would it be rude to completely disregard her and give my cousin a gift certificate to a place he loves? |
- Posted by madeline2612 (My Page) on Thu, Apr 18, 13 at 1:05
hey ive been invited to my uncles sons communion. My bf and i are a young couple who have a year old daughter. my bf has recently been laid off waiting for the job to pick up. I have mentioned to my aunt that he has been laid off and i come from a traditional portuguese family. it is frowned upon to not give 100 for an occasion like this one. I cannot afford that and dont really want to give her that since she didnt even show up to my daughters first birthday or come to see her the 5 months she spent at the hospital. my aunt had the nerve to tell me as long as i payed for my plate i didnt have to give her son any extra cash. would it be rude to completely disregard her and give my cousin a gift certificate to a place he loves? |
Our oldest grandson received his First Holy Communion in May...my MIL gave him $50. Instead of either spending it with a little guidance or saving it (wow, what a novel concept...but you can't really expect a 7-yr old to save that much money, I guess), his mom let him buy plastic knives and a couple of play guns, and super hero toys. Just struck me as kind of inappropriate for the occasion, in this case...especially since the money was from his great-grandmother. Made me sad, really....just another something to find at the bottom of a toy box in a month or two.....sigh....and yes, I'm sure many of you will disagree with me, but First Holy Communion is a big deal! |
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The sample budget in the article did not include any emergency savings fund. Personally, I would make sure I had some money put away for the unexpected. For example, the age of the car she had might mean unexpected car repairs, replacement tires,etc. Also, did she have health insurance as a benefit of the job? Shouldn't there be some money for deductibles and medicine. I guess what I am saying is to ensure your money lasts, you need to be aware of all the little costs that will add up and might sink your budgetif you haven't thought them through. If you rely on putting those costs on your credit card, you will end up paying a lot of interest over time. In the example given, she said she was paying extra on her student loan debt. I think, in the short term I would back off to the required payment for a year and save $100 a month. The $1200 saved would represent the minimum I would want to have available for "emergencies." Something to think about.
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Hello? Who came up with this budget? You need a cash-flow budget. You are not paid monthly, you are paid biweekly. So your 4-week take home pay is 1/13 of your salary, or $2034.50. That leaves you $20.50 of left over most of the time. You only create savings once per year. And car insurance for only $720 a year at age 22?
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Greenbelt, Maryland - Ndubuisi Joseph Okafor, M.D., age 48, of Mitchellville, Maryland pled guilty today to tax evasion and health care fraud, announced United States Attorney for the District of Maryland Rod J. Rosenstein.
"Too many health care dollars are stolen by medical providers who bill for services that they did not provide. Health care fraud remains a high priority for the District of Maryland. As a result, additional health care fraud prosecutions are expected in the near future," said United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein.
Acting Special Agent in Charge Don Fort, IRS Criminal Investigation stated, "Tax evasion is not a victimless crime. Honest, hardworking Americans pay the price when others choose to evade their tax obligations."
According to the plea agreement, Dr. Okafor operated a medical practice named "The Okafor Group," which provided primary care medicine in the Washington D.C. metropolitan area. From 1997 through 2005, Dr. Okafor evaded his taxes by reporting false information to the Internal Revenue Service and tax preparers regarding his personal income and the gross receipts from his medical practice; establishing sham corporations in the Bahamas to create false expenses and disguise personal income; and diverting money from his medical practice by writing checks from the corporate bank account for personal expenses. He also caused his medical practice to file false income tax returns.
The facts underlying the plea agreement state that in January, 1997, Dr. Okafor hired Universal Corporate Services ("UCS") to incorporate an off-shore corporation named "Eziafa International Investment Co." ("Eziafa") in the Bahamas. UCS was a company that promoted asset protection through the formation of off-shore companies. According to its literature, UCS protected assets of taxpayers by "getting as many assets out of your personal name as possible" through transfers of "money, investments and assets into a corporation...you control." In or about October 2000, Dr. Okafor hired UCS to incorporate an off-shore corporation named "Omni Ventures Corporation" ("Omni") in the Bahamas. Both Eziafa and Omni were "sham" corporations in that these entities neither provided services nor sold products but were simply used as vehicles through which Dr. Okafor evaded lawful reporting and payment of income taxes to the United States. Specifically, Dr. Okafor diverted personal income to Eziafa and Omni in order to engage in securities trading on his own behalf.
Dr. Okafor also plead guilty to defrauding Medicare and other health benefit programs. For example, according to the plea agreement, Dr. Okafor caused Medicare to reimburse him for false claims by billing for hospital services that Dr. Okafor purported to perform on his patients but that he did not perform. On one occasion on November 10, 2002, Dr. Okafor was traveling in South Carolina but submitted claims for seeing patients admitted to the Providence Hospital in Washington D.C. on that date. For this conduct, Dr. Okafor caused losses to the Medicare and other health care benefit programs of between $40,000 and $70,000.
Okafor faces a maximum sentence of five years in prison for tax evasion and ten years for health care fraud, followed by three years of supervised release. U.S. District Judge Alexander Williams, Jr. scheduled his sentencing for April 14, 2008 at 9:30 a.m.
United States Attorney Rod J. Rosenstein praised the investigative work performed by the Internal Revenue Service - Criminal Investigation Division, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Department of Health and Human Services, Office of Inspector General and the Office of Personnel Management, Office of Inspector General. Mr. Rosenstein thanked Assistant U.S. Attorneys Sandra Wilkinson and Robert K. Hur, who are prosecuting the case.


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Christmas is only a week away and things around town are definitely starting to pick up. The mountain is busier. Drinks at the Duchin Room and at Averell's Bar are flowing in a traditional holiday style. Dollar's new terrain park and tubing park are opening this Saturday. The SuperPipe on Lower Warm Springs is set to open Saturday as well. Snow guns are running all over the mountain in hopes to open more terrain as soon as possible. Christmas trees are decorated, candles are lit, and everyone is preparing to eat at least one piece of Grandma's fruitcake.
But in downtown Ketchum there is another event locals and tourists have been hotly anticipating… the reopening of the legendary Whiskey Jacques. After a fire raised the building over a year ago construction crews have been working hard on the bar's rebuild and everyone in town, of any age and any dancing ability, has been chomping at the bit to get their favorite bar back. A staple in the Sun Valley nightlife for over 25 years, Whiskey's is a classic wild western saloon right on Main Street in the classic ski town of Ketchum. Whiskey Jacques is reopening with a bang this Friday, December 18. They will be showcasing local band, The Bobo's, on Friday and more live music will continue throughout the winter with acts like the Gourds, Mickey and the Motorcars, and New Year's Eve guests, Marmalade Hill.
Other things happening this week around town, new bar and restaurant, Sego, is opening on Washington Street (928-7878 for reservations), at Dollar's new terrain park on Friday morning some of the Sun Valley Ski Education Foundation's Freestyle and Snowboard teams will be testing the new features, and the nexStage and Laughing Stock Theatres are presenting "A Christmas Carol" on Friday and Saturday nights (726-4857 for more info). Also happening is Sun Valley's Christmas Tree Lighting Festival will take place in the Sun Valley Village on Saturday at 5:00 with performances by the Sun Valley Carolers and live music and drinks at the Boiler Room to follow.
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We're planning to update our guest bath; paint instead of paper, a new Toto loo, new cabinetry, and add a secondary hand-held shower. We're keeping our tub as well as its tile surround. We currently have a small rainhead mounted conventionally. Unfortunately, my son has grown so tall he bumps into the back lip sometimes. So I plan to install a gooseneck version which will elevate it about 3" - 4" but I'm not sure of the best way to add a hand-held to the configuration. I have seen rainheads with the extra piece threaded in so that a handheld taps into it then hangs on the wall adjacent. It looks a little busy in the few pictures I've found. If we are trying to keep our wall tile, though, that would be the only way to do it, wouldn't it? Surprisingly, there is no access panel in the linen closet that backs onto the tub's plumbing, which strikes me as a tad unwise, but maybe that's common in more modern construction? We will replace our tub spout and controller, too, but not sure that helps us any. Thanks! |
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- Posted by DreamingoftheUP 5 (My Page) on Mon, Jun 2, 14 at 21:24
There's also something like the following which are intended for a retrofit (Kohler example; there are others). The top bracket that mounts to the wall is actually attached to the source for the original shower head. I'm not sure what your point is about your linen closet not having an access panel. It has nothing to do with new construction. I also wanted to maintain my existing tile. My home was built in the late 50's and it did not have an access panel in the linen closet either. That didn't stop the plumber from busting a large hole in the plaster wall in the closet. I created my own access panel to cover it up. |
Here is a link that might be useful: Kohler hydrorail
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Thank you. That looks very sleek, and a great improvement over what I was considering. In looking at efaucet.com, it looks like Hans Grohe makes these, too. If anyone knows of other brands to recommend, I would appreciate suggestions. So far as the access panel, in all the many homes I've owned, I've always had obvious plumbing access points, but I guess this is not always the case. |
- Posted by mydreamhome (My Page) on Thu, Jun 12, 14 at 1:19
Delta makes several different styles of 2 in 1 shower heads that combine the traditional with a handheld. We had them in our last house and loved them. They use space efficiently, look nice and the handheld never pops out and hits you in the head when you least expect it. Plus you won't have to drill into your tile--they simply connect on the regular water line. They are called the in2ition line. Hope this helps! |
Here is a link that might be useful: Delta In2ition
Thank you for mentioning Delta. I've seen those commercials and I love the integrated look. It is a tad modern, though, for the room in question. I think. At the end of the day, it might prove best if the curvature gets it up high enough not to hit kiddo in the head. Question -- when you pull the hand-held out, does the larger head keep spraying? Thanks again. |
- Posted by mlweaving_Marji (My Page) on Fri, Jun 13, 14 at 8:30
We just put one in my dad's tub last week to accomodate the other extreme, getting a shower head down for seated showers. There is a diverter that you need to switch to channel the water to either the shower head or the hand held head. In the retrofit unit on my dad's shower the diverter is up at the head itself - so high that the nurse giving the showers has to stretch to reach it. We are building now and also have a rain head and hand held in our master bath. In this case the diverter is built into the valve on the wall as part of the on/off hot/cold faucet control. |
There seems to be several different in2itions. Which series do you have, mlweaving & mydreamhome? I would like the brillance finish as we are installing this in an area with hard water. It seems like only the 14 series has this finish. I'm about fried looking at all the different shower options. Any help would be appreciated |
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Weddingday, April 29, 2011
The USA is still number 1 :-)I've just read Badtux, the Snarky Penguin's blog for this week, and learn that he is upset about the state of his country. I quote "...I think something has gone way wrong with America...", in particular, his 6 main worries are :-
But there is good news too. I found this poster in the internet showing nine areas in which the USA leads the world! Go USA ! ;-) Personally I'd have added "Obesity", but I guess it wouldn't fit on the poster. Wednesday, April 27, 2011
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Why I'm an Atheist (with Yeti shaman) :-)J ed asked me on Good Friday why I'm an Atheist. Rather than write a long text - which probably would not be read - I'm appending various pictures I found on the web; they should be easily understood even/especially by those persons who sent me those 7 hate mails over Easter.Mouse over pictures for my message please . . . BTW: "Why I'm an Atheist" anagrams to "With Yeti Shaman"; concidence or deduction using religious logic or tea-potty divine intervention? I believe? Sure ;-) Easter Sunday, April 24, 2011
Holy Sex-pack, Batman! ;-)Sometimes those oh so holy arty medi-evil(sic!) monks employed by The One True Church® slipped up in their idol paintings and revealed the church's true interests ;-)Like, do those stomach muscles look like normal abs to you? Normal male abs look like this sixpack. What the artist has painted here looks more like oversize genitals erecting themselves out of his loincloth to me; even mine doesn't reach up to my ribcage ;) No wonder all those The penis : meatier than the sword ;-) Lends a whole new meaning to their belief that their god is omni-potent ;-) And probably explains The One True Church®'s obsession with blowjobs ;-) Comments (3) : Good Friday, April 22, 2011
Go(o)d Friday Humour ;-)I came across this while surfing the Stumble Upon site, a source of the weird and wonderful stuff you find on the web. Natch, I've been saving it for today.Comments (5) : Four hate mails deleted. Tuesday, April 19, 2011
Happy Birthday Dear :-)My better half, Cornelia, variously known as Dearly Beloved, SWMBO, The Missus, but mostly just as Neli, has a birthday today. So both of us are 66 now for the next six weeks. Mit 66 Jahren, da fängt das Leben an... Many thanks on this day, dear, for sharing half of your life with me. And many happy returns. Ich liebe Dich :-) Comments (3) : Sunday, April 17, 2011
John 8:32 ;-)Comments (1) : Friday, April 15, 2011
Shields up, Scotty!Wow, where do I start answering the questions in Wednesday's comments without giving you a 2 year course in nuclear physics? By keeping it superficial and using no maths? Here goes :-Don asked "Do thin plastic suits duct-taped together REALLY stop radiation?" The common theme is radiation shielding, whence the Star Trek Quote in the header ;-) Radioactivity is particles being emitted from nuclei due to nuclear instability. The most common types are α(alpha), β(beta), and γ(gamma) radiation. The α particle, two protons and two neutrons, is a nucleus of helium. As massive as 7,000 β particles, it has a very short range (less than a 1/10th mm). So those thin plastic suits duct-taped together will keep α particles from reaching the skin. You'll need a face mask too, Don, to stop you inhaling them, letting them reach the lungs etc where they could do real damage. The β and γ radiation will NOT be stopped by a thin plastic suit :-( β particles are just high energy electrons with a greater range of penetration than α particles, but still much less than γ rays. The radiation hazard from βs is greatest if they are ingested. The flashes I sometimes saw when working in a nuke environment were caused by β particles hitting my retina/optic nerve. The electromagnetic γ (=gamma) ray is like an X-ray but with an even shorter wavelength (=higher energy) and is extremely penetrating. The gammas are what we need to shield against. But how much shielding do we need? A background dose for a human being can reach 10 millisievert (mSv) per year (smoker, flight personnel, living near a coal-fired power plant) or roughly one microsievert (μSv) per hour. Working one shift in a 1 Sv/hr environment will kill you and even 1Sv will give serious radiation sickness. So let's look for a shielding to cut the γ radiation from 1Sv/hr to 1 μSv/hr. We need to consider each isotope separately, because they emit at different rates and energy levels. Iodine(I131) needs 10 cms of lead or 79 cms of aluminium or 86 cms of concrete or 193 cms of water shielding for the aforementioned example. Cesium(I137) needs 12 cms of lead or 89 cms of aluminium or 97 cms of concrete or 213 cms of water shielding. Plutonium and Uranium each need about 2/3 of that. So, yes, Jenny, you could swim safely in a reactor pool if you kept at least 2½ meters away from the pile. And this is why people can work safely in a reactor building as long as the cores are covered by about 2½ meters of water. And it is this water, Brian, which causes the blue glow; it is not artifical lighting. The β particles come tearing out of the pile at over ¾ of the speed of light in vacuo, which is faster than the speed of light in water! The water slows them down quickly (within about 1-2 meters), getting polarised in the process. As the water's electrons return to normal, the atoms emit Cherenkov radiation which is that bright blue glow you see around the pile of a reactor in water. Was that understandable? Comments (2) Thursday, April 14, 2011
STFU®I learned yesterday that one Thorsten Hermes - an online dealer - registered STFU® as a trademark here in Germany six years ago. So when another online dealer started selling T-shirts bearing that 4-letter sequence, they got served with a cease-and desist order and had to pay for trademark infringement, and for Thorsten Hermes' lawyer.Am I allowed to say WTF? Whatever! Let me say PKFQ (Please Keep F*cking Quiet) to whoever grabs such trademarks, 'cos I've been using that version for years! It's colloquial! Wednesday, April 13, 2011
Units of RadioactivityDown at the car shop yesterday we were talking about the Fukushima nuclear disaster. Yesterday, I was told, the japanese government uprated their disaster to Level 7, the same as Chernobyl 25 years ago. One of the hunters told us he had recently shot a wild pig in the bavarian forest but was not allowed to eat it because it still had over 4,000 Bequerels of radioactivity from the Chernobyl fallout 25 years ago; 800 Bequerels is the official edibility limit here. He wanted to know (rhetorically) how many more decades this situation was going to last and would Fukushima make it worse?The next guy butted in with "Bequerels? What are they? The TV talks about radioactivity in Sieverts. How do you convert Bequerels to Sieverts ?" Well it isn't that easy. There isn't a number like 3 feet to a yard or 1760 yards to a mile (that'd be a conversion). You have to do some calculations. But let me give you an analogy first. Bequerels measure the number of radioactive decays per second and are like counting the number of people passing you on the sidewalk. Sieverts are like asking what their total weight is. So you can't just convert from one to the other. Sieverts are a measure of dosage. Some of the isotopes in the radioactivity emit more than one gamma ray quanta and at different energies. So you have to add up the contributions of each individual isotope. And the dosage you'd get depends too on how far away you are from the source (inverse square law). That said, over here you only need consider the longer lived isotopes. Iodine131 has a half life of 8 days, so after 80 days it is down to a thousandth of its original activity. But Cesium137 has a half life of 30 years, so it will take 70+ years until our hunting friend's bavarian forest feral pig gets back to an edible level. If you want to try converting Bequerels to Sieverts, I can recommend the calculator on this site. Just consider Cesium137, forgetting the Iodine131, Strontium90 and Plutonium, although the latter has a half-life of over 24,000 years :-( Also test the effect of varying distances, e.g. 1mm, 1 cm and 1 meter. That should give you a feel for the conversion calculations, and indicate why the TV guys don't try to confuse you with the math they don't even understand themselves ;-) Meanwhile, in the YouTube window, I give you Kraftwerk :-) Comments (3) : Tuesday, April 12, 2011
More Minimalism :-)Last wednesday Carol (UK) asked "So can you show us some of the minimalist paintings you like? The acid test of 'like' is 'buying them' ;-)" Here are three of them, Carol, painted by and bought from, my friend Udalrike :-) Of course the frames are square; the distortion is caused by the close-up lens. Mouseover the paintings to see their titles. Monday, April 11, 2011
The skies over Scotland :-)Photo sent to me by my geocaching friend Thomas, to whom many thanks. Comments (1) : Friday, April 8, 2011
May the 5th force be with you!M y socks were just knocked off! Kimota! ;-)And not just mine, but probably those of particle physicists and theoretical physicists everywhere. News just in from the Fermilab Tevatron team (in Chicago) announces data from their unsuccessful search for the Higgs-Boson which indicate that there may well be a 5th force! We already know of four forces in the Standard Model :-
This is exciting news indeed, I await more with bated breath ;-) Comments (1) : Wednesday, April 6, 2011
What is Minimalist Art?As Winnie the Pooh might have said : "I am a bear of very little artistic talent", which is why I have recently developed an interest in Minimalistic Art, some of which is so simple, I think "I could do that myself!". I mean, just look at Malevitch's 1913 painting Black Square, or Mondrian's picture Composition Number 10. What can be so hard about that? OK, OK, so it took Mondrian 3 whole years (1939-1942) to do that? I would consider 30 minutes at max! Maybe he had VERY slow-drying paint? ;-)Now sculptures, being three dimensional, might take a little longer. How about 3 days for the one on the left? 50 pieces of identical length sawn off a wooden stringer, planed and filed smooth, with a hole bored in the centre, threaded on a central rod, offset by identical angles, then glued together. I would have called it "Stairway to Heaven" or "Jacob's Ladder" or "DNA Helix". So I guess the focus has to be on having a good idea in the first place :- Like this (unknown) artist. Take a V-10 aluminium engine, clean off all the oil and dirt, place a piece of plate glass on top and hey, presto, you have an artisanal coffee table :-) The next artist, a local sculptor, takes pieces of old motorcycles, old ball bearings, cutlery etc etc and solders them all together to make really neat model motorcycles (about a foot long), like this one :- So where does craft stop and real art begin? Where does art-is-anal minimalism fit in? I must admit I can't answer either of those questions. So I started with the idea of drawing a minimalist beach-scene landscape using MS Paint (with all its restrictions), giving myself at max 5 minutes :- Is that minimalism? Is it even art? Art-is-anal art? Or faux-art? Let me know. I think I'll just go back to blogging ;-) Comments (2) : Monday, April 4, 2011
Win a FREE Porsche on the Internet!I was pwned on April 1st :-) !!!Greed will be the end of me ;-) I have friends who work at a nearby Porsche car dealership. They set me up just fine at the end of march. One said to me "... we've got a new internet competition coming up, only valid in April. Go to [this address] for the competition, it will ask for your name and address and email then ask you one hard but not-TOO-difficult question. If you answer right, you will be led to a site where you can get your prize, a classic sportscar! But don't screw it up, because you will only get one chance ! :-(" Well, dear readers, I fell for it - forgetting about April Fools' Day :-( So, come April 1st, I went to the URL they gave me. Being a cautious guy, I checked first to see if it was a known phishing site. Not so, so I proceeded to look at the site. As expected, it farmed my name and address and email and asked one question : "What make of car would Leonardo da Vinci drive if he were alive today?" Now since my friends work at a Porsche car dealership, I guessed that the answer was going to be Porsche. But hold on, THAT was TOO obvious. But what's with Leonardo da Vinci? Why him and not some famous classic racing driver like (say) Ascari, Moss, or Jim Clark? What was special about Da Vinci that the others didn't have? Reading the Wikipedia entry for Da Vinci, I found a little detail "His journals are mostly written in mirror-image cursive." Could that be the clue? Holding my breath I carefully typed in Porsche backwards (= mirror image sequence) :- "ehcsroP" and was rewarded with a flashing screen congratulating me on being the winner of a classic 1981 bright red Porsche 944 in 'as new' condition and giving me a link to an address where I could collect it. Heart pounding with excitement and still having forgotten about April Fools' Day, I nevertheless remembered to check this second URL against the list of known phishing sites. Not so! Holding my breath, I clicked on this link. Well, yes, I had won a classic Porsche 944 in red :-) But I had been had! :-( It was a paper cut out model! Print it out in sheet-filling size but on stiffer than usual paper (I used some 120gr/qm greeting-envelope A4 paper instead of the usual 80gr/qm), then cut it out and glue the tabs appropriately. You too can now have your own classic Porsche 944 as a desktop model :-) Well done lads, you set me up perfectly! I was your April Fool 2011 :-) Comments (1) : Saturday, April 2, 2011
US Warthog down :-(A US ground attack aircraft, an A10 Thunderbolt (nicknamed a Warthog, because of its ugliness) crashed yesterday over here in the Eifel hills just 300 yards from a small village. The crew ejected and landed safely. I would think twice about trying to extinguish the ensuing fire if I were in the local fire brigade. After all the Warthog has that huge Gatling gun up front with umpteen hundred rounds of tank-busting munitions and underwing missiles and drop tanks of which no details were known by said fire-brigade! Ouch :-( Comments (2) : Friday, April 1, 2011
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I'd thought I'd post a few pictures from our current renovation and see if anyone has any feedback that might help tune the final decisions: floor stain color (possibly), backsplash, and paint colors for room.
A bit of context: this is kitchen in a 1891 shingle style house (the traditionalists might be a bit horrified - my renovation style tends to be a bit more 'honor the past without being forced to repeat it'...I was going for something a bit more contemporary that still makes sense in the space ) So, I'd really like your comments and suggestions (well, except for the 'how the #$& are you going to keep dark floors and white marble CLEAN...we know, we know...a potential disaster in the making, but hopefully a very beautiful disaster) I understand my taste is not everyone's taste, it's just a chance to get fresh perspectives and I will probably not interact much other than to THANK YOU for your unvarnished opinion. Thoughts, links to photos, ideas on remaining color choices...anything and everything welcome. Background Cabinets - Farrow and Ball Cornforth White Floor - Ebonized white oak (the photos read dark, but there is definitely grain showing through...will probably do a matte finish on final coat). One option that we are considering is to restain the floor (perhaps a mid-tone brown with some red) to pull in from the rest of the house. Countertop - White Rhino marble. |
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You have me intrigued... Can't wait to see the photos. |
Ugh...I'm new so uploading is a chore! I think this is the easiest way to do it |
Here is a link that might be useful: Close up of cabinet & counter
More pictures!!! But looks awesome from what I see. Sounds very interesting and I can't wait to see the final reveal! |
- Posted by joyce_6333 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 11:26
That is going to be a beautiful kitchen. I absolutely love our windows! |
I think it's beautiful! I love the subtlety of the Cornforth White and the dark flooring is going to be gorgeous and a nice contrast to the light cabs and stainless that you have going on so far. I personally love dark floors but do not have them in my own home because I have two Golden Furtrievers. I just wouldn't want to have to grow a Swiffer Sweeper thingie on my right arm to follow them around with :) Can't wait to see more! |
Gosh that is gorgeous! Looks like it is going to be a real work horse. I love all the windows too! |
Stunning Start! Looking forward to more beauty in the weeks to come. Thanks for sharing. ~boxer |
Love your windows and LOVE your marble! The cabinets are beautiful and I think your floor will look awesome! Can't wait to see more :) |
Really wonderful start you have there! And I consider that a giant understatement. You have a fairly blank slate for many options when it comes to wall color or backsplash. You have a very classic look going, so could keep it up with marble mini bricks or ceramic subways, in either white or any light to medium color. You could add some bling with a tasteful accent pieces or a strip in glass or something colorful. You could even go a little whimsical with fun or more strongly colored tiles if you're that kind of person. A stronger contemporary statement could be glass or stainless tiles. I tend this way, but I'd go with a grayed color on the walls... A grayed green or blue, depending on your preference....or a medium gray with green or brownish undertone could be nice, and would also lean a little contemporary. |
Since I know others, like me, prefer to see images embedded in threads, I thought I'd do that for you. I simply cut and paste the "HTML for Websites" code. If you need more help embedding images in threads, see the link below to read the Posting Pictures portion of the New To Kitchens? Posting Pics? Read Me! thread. (I had to reduce the size of your first image using html code. Other image reduction info in the thread linked below.) I have no design feedback to offer (sorry, not my strong suit) but I had to tell you that I'm in LOVE with your range wall! And I'm totally green with envy. |
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Thanks everyone for the words of encouragement. I'm one of those people for whom every decision becomes an efficient vehicle for self-torture :) And thank you Lisa A for putting the photos inline and pointing me to the right resource! There's been a number of great ideas to try out here..but honestly, no idea where the backsplash & paint choice will take me quite yet. |
- Posted by slateberry51 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 16:22
I think with those windows, it will be impossible to make your kitchen look bad. Fire, earthquake, tornado, infestation--I don't care, those windows--awesome! OK, seriously, I've recommended this blog before, so some may think I'm a broken record (just a little disclaimer for CEFreeman :-), but anyhoo, try the Cote de Texas blog, especially her top ten design elements entries. #4 curtains has some kitchens you should see, for finishing touches inspiration. Her entry on Kitchens 101: elements to copy also has many photos and suggestions. |
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Try gray owl from BM. I've seen it on a blog, and it was beautiful in the kitchen that is similar to yours. Great job so far. Your windows are great!! |
- Posted by chris11895 (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 18:25
Beautiful! Can't wait to see the finished kitchen! |
I saw that white rhino at my slab yard but haven't seen anyone IRL or on GW use it. It looks great as does your kitchen. Thanks for posting these photos! |
Elsewhere, your kitchen is turning out beautiful. I'm sure you will finish it out and it will be stunning. I like everything especially the windows. I love light in a house. The rhino marble is really pretty. Lisa a thanks for embedding- it is so much easier! |
- Posted by breezygirl (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 20:04
So gorgeous! If you're interested in a grayish greige, you might look at BM Nimbus. I painted my family room, open to the kitchen, Nimbus, and it's very calm and lovely next to my BM Simply White cabs and Carrara marble. I tried and rejected BM Gray Owl. In my kitchen awash in lots of natural light, as is yours, it looked pastel green. My light value may be different than where you live, but it has a definite green undertone. Looking forward to seeing your finished kitchen! |
- Posted by waterdamage (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 20:04
Looks great-- You could certainly go any of a zillion directions with these elements. |
The clerestory windows over the range are very nice--remind me of the windows installed, at great expense and with clever engineering, over fireplaces. I would at minimum bring down the trim from the clerestory level down to the windows bordering the backsplash. Is that what the design calls for? The hood is looking a little floaty. |
- Posted by kateskouros (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 20:11
i'm intrigued. that looks seriously stunning so far. i can't wait to see the finish! |
I am confused.... your floors look great with the cabs and counters, so you need no real advice with those! I'd do a matte finish on the top because dark floors can show up every dust particle when the sun hits them if they are very glossy. I do love the dark look with your choices and would stick with it. We have a dark floor, darker than first intended, and we really like it. For your other colors, I'd go for a soft palette. I could see a soft toned, very glossy bs in either ceramic or glass tiles. Jeffrey Court has some pretty "washed out" colors for ceramics... but you really can find many different colors, styles and shapes since your current materials are calm with no strong patterns. |
Looks great. Can't wait to see more. Love the style and color. |
- Posted by anna_chosak (My Page) on Wed, Mar 21, 12 at 20:37
I love your kitchen! Disclaimer: I have gray cabinets very similar to yours, so I'm a bit biased. :-) That is going to be a lovely and serene space, full of light. I must say the drywall in the first picture looks purple on my monitor, and I was kinda digging that with the gray cabs. |
looks awesome so far!! If you like blue...i could see a very soft gray/blue on the walls. Can you please tell me how high your ceilings are? |
I am DYING over all those windows! Stunning! This is going to be a showstopper--can't wait to see more! |
That is going to be a nice kitchen . Inset cabinets would have been a better choice. |
Just a few notes on questions and feedback so far... Trim will extend down to backsplash level, Marcolo. The bead matches original molding in the butlers pantry. Ceiling height is 106 inches. I don't regret going full overlay...although I recognize many prefer inset, it was a conscious choice. I might be in the minority, but i prefer the look of full overlay for drawers, and given the premium for inset from my cabinetmaker, it was a no brainer. The windows are my favorite thing so far as well! I am indeed leaning towards a subtle palette for the walls but might be a bit bold in the backsplash. |
There is a backsplash picture in Houzz that has me thinking of your kitchen but don't know how to post it! It was of a very serene white kitchen and marble counters with the most gorgeous, subtle blue gray subway tile that would be perfect in your space. Anyone know which pic I am taking about and knows how to repost? |
Can you tell me the name of the designer and house location on the Houzz photo? I would love to see it. |
- Posted by silvergirl426 (My Page) on Thu, Mar 22, 12 at 17:42
I love gray in a kitchen too. You might think about BM Rockport Gray. It's one of their historical colors and one of my favorite bloggers (Steve from An Urban Cottage) painted his cabinets this color. (I know I know, you're not painting cabinets.) If you google it, a bunch of images come up for it in different rooms. I don't know how it looks at night. But it's a thought. |
- Posted by michelle16 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 13:48
looks great so far, I'm confused though, the cabs u say are painted white, they look grey, i may do a few in grey and would love to know the color of these cabs since it is such a soft grey, thanks, Michelle |
slateberry51, after I quit pounding my noggin on the monitor, while my eye was still pressed against the screen, I saw the link. I'm heading over there to look. :) This is just another absolutely beautiful space. |
- Posted by wolfgang80 (My Page) on Fri, Mar 23, 12 at 14:22
Michelle--Cornforth White is a light gray from Farrow & Ball. |
Here's a sneak peak of the tile going in! We decided to go with 2 Ann Sacks tiles... More pictures coming up as the kitchen gets completed. |
That's it! All this time and that beautiful kitchen and we get one small picture. Hope more will follow. Soon! Please. It looks really nice. |
Lucky girl, beautiful space...... |
BM Thunder is my favorite gray paint colors. |
- Posted by chris11895 (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 20:45
Yes, post more pictures please!! |
Well, honestly, I wish it were further along! I promise to put up more pictures ASAP. But things are getting done now more quickly - we have an awesome contractor and architect, thankfully, but it's trying on everyone's patience. My decision paralysis is not helping either :) As another teaser, check out the ribbon stair into the kitchen - |
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The photo was taken before the plaster and glass bannister went in... |
- Posted by mama_goose (My Page) on Wed, Aug 8, 12 at 23:12
Oh, that's perfect for the 'Does your kitchen match your dog?' thread. He matches your stairs perfectly--what a beauty! |
Here is a link that might be useful: kitchen/dog pics
It's our contractor's dog, actually :) He instinctively knew where to sit when the camera came out. |
Elsewhere I LOVE your kitchen and stair really I do. But your SWEET Border Collie oh I'm tearing up - miss our Jazzy BC -gone 2 years this summer. As soon as this house is finished we're off to the BC rescue! Does she like her new house? Now back to your kitchen. Could you post exterior pics of the vent exiting your house with those windows please? My inspector is giving me grief about my vent and my windows. Is that tile metallic? LOve it! |
@ppbenn - The contractor's dogs are very welcome guests when they visit. They have personality, intelligence, and a sense of humor in spades! Having the house torn up I don't dare try to keep a dog yet. Exterior vent - it's nothing special, straight out. If you give me a few days I can take a picture of the exterior. The tile is not metallic, it's just a trick of the dark gray in the light, I think. I hope your project resolves smoothly so that you can bring a new BC home! |
Just a follow-up to post a few pictures of our completed kitchen. The work was done by Trimitsis Woodworking here in Boston; Milton and his team are fantastic. Design was by Carol Marsh (also fantastic!), of Helios Design Group in JP. Couple of high level points:
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Oh the windows...the walnut...the ebony floors.....oh the windows! |
That is a stunning kitchen! Love everything about it...beautiful job!! |
- Posted by SparklingWater (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 8:21
What a lovely retreat to cook and be in. It's very calming. Did you do your own backsplash tiling? Wow. I'm thinking of practicing on boards to see if that's something I could handle. I like hands on work. As my kitchen also has much gray, do you mind sharing your Ann Sacks tile color name? Is it Davenport by any chance? Thank you. And enjoy your finished space. |
Wow! Right out of a magazine! |
Elsewhere, just love it! Especially like the story behind the table. I'm off to explore your other links now:) |
- Posted by justmakeit (My Page) on Sat, Jun 15, 13 at 9:58
This is a kitchen I wold love to spend time in. Those gorgeous windows, that dreamy light! I love the way the wood of the table plays against the white cabinets and the black floor. Such an inviting space. |
Congratulations and thanks for coming back to post your finals. The windows and walnut are lovely. Love your dog as well! He/she sneaks into so many of the photos, it's great. |
Thanks to all for the kind words! I am very happy with how it came out, and despite the restrained palette it is really nice how bright and open the space feels. SparklingWater, the Ann Sacks pattern above the stove is a "Sakura" pattern - I'm afraid I don't know what color gray this is, there are so many available, and I had a couple of samples made to get one that I was happy with. |
- Posted by sanjuangirl (My Page) on Sun, Jun 16, 13 at 23:36
Wow! You nailed it! It's beautiful and breathtaking! Such fabulous windows and the kitchen reads warm even with the white and gray! That's hard to pull off. Having those windows around your hood is such a cool idea. The table really marries all of the elements together, it makes me wish I could sit there and have coffee in the morning light.. Wishing you many happy years in that gorgeous kitchen. |
Love your kitchen! May I ask what Crown Point door style that is? |
I love your kitchen, absolutely stunning. I love the style of old house but blending current style with old. I saw the street name on your link and think you live on one of my most favorite streets, a hidden gem for sure. We also were in Dot for 10 years just sold our 1880 Victorian last year. Such a great often misunderstood part of the city, with some of the best architecture in the area. Would love to see more photos of the house. |
@sanjuangirl thanks so much - the architect's idea for the windows really pulled things together! @gothaml Thanks, this is the Newport door. We're pretty happy with the Euro-style cabinets, though I think most CP customers prefer the full inset. They've held up extremely well, with no shifting. @ratrem - Yes, you are right! We've loved living in Dot, it's really hard to explain to most, and I usually end up being too defensive or indulging in "boosteritis" especially if people haven't spent time around here. It has suffered from a simplistic picture. I think Boston has just so many great places to live - but given the great architecture , real community feeling, and proximity to downtown this neighborhood in most any other city would be completely unaffordable. But then again, look how quickly the image of Southie shifted - I guess anything is possible. We're working to get other parts of the house finished - I'll be sure to share once things start pulling together. Thank you for the compliment - that "blend" was exactly what I was going for. |
*jumpy claps* I am SO excited to see that you have the Newport door with the euro style cabinets from Crown Point. I was thinking of asking them to do that, but wasn't sure if it was an offering of theirs, and we are a few weeks away from being able to get quotes from cabinet makers. I think we would like to do inset on the uppers with the Newport door and euro style on the base cabinets. We are also thinking of going a combo of gray and white, but given our funky 123 year old brownstone we may do three colors of gray to help differentiate some of the cabinetry and to give it an "evolved" feeling. Thanks for the info, and I am so envious of all the light, just lovely. |
Sounds awesome, @gothaml. Crown Point is great to work with. If you read the thread, one commenter recommended the inset - I hear structurally, it makes a lot of sense, but OTOH it's nice squeezing out all the extra space from the euro style cabinets, and we haven't noticed any shifting at all. I think your approach with inset uppers sounds very elegant. I really like the Farrow & Ball colors - incidentally, our darker gray on the wall is F&B too. Just about anything you might choose from that line would work well together. You might even consider planning a long weekend around it, if you have the time and are in the Northeast, to go up to visit the NH factory! The showroom is really incredible. |
@elsewhere My parents live a couple of hours from the factory, so we are hoping to drop the kids off there and make it a nice little overnight getaway. :) Looking at your layout, is the pull-out base cabinet to the right of your cooktop for oils? If not, what do you use that for? |
@gothaml The trip will be well worth it. They pretty much have everything on display. We actually drove to a few quarries in the area on the same trip though we went with another thing entirely in the end - Danby marble is not so far away, and Sheldon Slate in NY is a short drive. We are using the pull-out for oils, spices, that sort of thing. It's quite handy to have. Have fun with the design, it sounds like it will be spectacular! |
Beautiful kitchen - I was wondering if you could share the manufacturer of your sink and any updates on how your rhino white counters have been holding up? I am also thinking about rhino white, but I am concerned about etching and staining around the sink. Now that you've had them in for a while I was hoping you could provide an update! |
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Hello fellow heretics!
I am new to GMing and DMing, I have played D&D multiple times, always loved it and I am now looking to GM for Black Crusade. Problem is, I live out in the boondocks. I would like to know, if anyone else knows of some good online resources to find players in my area. My google skills are normally top-notch, but im not even sure what a service like that would be called, so I am at a loss for what to even search for.
I am living in McHenry MD. if that helps at all. Actually very close to the college I am attending, next semester I will be posting some fliers on the bulletin boards advertising my game to see if anyone is interested. But with semester just ending I doubt I would get any replies right now. Oh yeah, and there are 0 gaming stores in my area. Actually one friend is taking out a loan to start a store in the next town over. The nearest comic/game shop is an hour away in any direction. *cry*
Looking forward to hearing some helpful replies, and receiving my copy of Black Crusade in the mail this Friday!