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Sherry and I were excited when we first laid eyes on our house's sunroom. We were actually grateful for the barely budge-able glass sliders and the damp carpet because the sellers positioned this house as a real fixer upper, and we knew the raw state of this room was one of the things that put it within our price range.
When it came to brainstorming what we thought we could do with it, I had deja vu for our first sunroom, which we made over with some floor & ceiling paint, sheer curtains and some cozy furniture. My mind used that to fill in the blanks as to what this new sunroom could become.
And although so far we've only so far removed the carpet and plopped some furniture down randomly, I could already feel us heading in that direction…
But Sherry had a different vision. She honed in on a key difference between those two sunrooms: this one was surrounded by a deck on all sides. And those broken doors – in particular the two sets on the long wall that we literally couldn't slide at all – were a barrier to us enjoying this outdoor space to its fullest.
So she wanted to take 'em off. Leaving something "open and glorious" (to borrow her words) – like a covered porch complete with an outdoor rug, vaulted ceiling, and a tiled floor. Something decidedly less like a big fishbowl tacked on to the back of our house.
I was nervous and unconvinced (like I am before most big undertakings). What about in the winter? The drafty glass doesn't keep it warm enough for winter use anyways, Sherry reminded me. What about bugs? We used to leave the sliders wide open in our last sunroom with the fan running and no bugs wanted anything to do with us thanks to the moving air. But, um, is this sort of covered porch a thing people do?
Then Sherry showed me this image.
Sure, we don't have a fireplace (although maybe we could add one someday…) but that picture had me sold. Heck, it even got me excited. We've used this deck more than any other outdoor space we've ever had, mostly because Clara enjoys playing with her baby pool and water table out there. And I realized this change would only make that time better. We could still retreat to the shade of the sunroom and the breeze of its fan, but we wouldn't feel so closed off from the outside.
But enough talking. Let's get down to business. Taking the sliding screen and glass doors off was a cinch. The glass door was heavier so it took a bit more oomph, but I just lifted them both slightly and tilted them off their track.
Honestly, the toughest part was carrying the glass out of the way. We piled them up beside our garage (Habitat for Humanity is coming to pick them up next week since the slides are the only broken parts, so the doors and screens themselves are in great shape to be donated).
Next I had to remove the frame pieces that kept the glass doors on either side from moving. This involved some unscrewing, a bit of prying and even some light hammer taps, but it all came up pretty easily overall.
With the inner frame gone, the two stationary panes on either side came out just like the sliding door in the middle. A little lift and tilt, and out they came. Although from years of not having budged, they took lots of oomph.
Removing all of the doors (12 glass doors and 4 screens) probably took me about two hours (excluding photo taking time). And as each one came out, I was able to see Sherry's "open and glorious" vision become opener and gloriouser (?). Part of me wanted to stop and just kick back with a tall glass of sweet tea for the rest of the day.
But demo was not done. Each doorway still had the metal frame around it that was a bit of an eyesore (and the bottom piece was a major tripping hazard). So after removing a few dozen screws and prying a bunch of metal free from caulk with several tugs and twists, the frames came out.
This process took me about two more hours. I admittedly wasn't really doing it the "proper" way – which would've been to remove all of the wood trim around the doors in the sunroom and (theoretically) slide the frames right out with ease. But some of the frames were so warped that I wasn't sure they'd easily slide out even if I spent hours ripping off all the trim first. So I just kind of manhandled my way through it while keeping the trim in place. There was some twisted metal to show for it, but it did the trick. And since we couldn't donate those frames since they were the broken parts of the doors anyway, it all worked out.
There's still a long way to go (more on that in a second) but we're both CRAZY excited about the change. I wish I could convey how liberating it is to walk freely between these two spaces now, no longer having to wrestle a stuck door to do so. I feel like we've reclaimed a whole portion of our deck that we previously didn't touch because of the wall of immobile glass.
We joked that we should start calling it the "veranda" to mark its evolution from the typical sunroom that we're used to. And perhaps that fancier term will lend a sense of polish that the space will lack during this in-between phase. We just have to remember to say veranda, and not verdana (which is a typeface, not a covered porch).
So it looks like this'll be our first big makeover here at the new house (aside from laying all of that hardwood flooring upstairs before moving in). As usual, we're planning to tackle it in nice bite-sized steps – and hopefully we can knock a lot of it out before the temperature drops too much. Here's the tentative plan:
Rip up the old carpeting Remove the sliding doors and tracks to open things up
- Add fresh casing to the openings and caulk like crazy (to make up for the waterproofing that the old door frames provided)
- Possibly loft the ceiling and install painted beadboard up there if the structure allows for it (see this photo for inspiration)
- Add a hanging ceiling fan (or two?) and possibly recessed lighting
- Repaint the columns and interior of the sunroom with exterior paint
- Tile the floors with something outdoor-safe (we've already been poking around a few tile places…)
- Get a rug, furniture, and maybe even add some outdoor curtains?
- Build an outdoor fireplace like this down the line
Oh, and one last minor thing that we took care of right away was to swap out all of the outlets for covered outdoor outlets. Don't want rain shorting out any electrical stuff in there! Thankfully the walls aren't drywall (they're all wood painted with exterior paint) since we believe this room was once a covered porch before someone made it a sunroom – so when we add that casing to the door openings and caulk everything, the room will be all sealed up and weather resistant again.
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WHOAAAA! that looks sooooo awesome! great envisioning by sherry!
Have you considered an acid etched concrete stain for the floors – maybe even with a tile-like pattern? I think they are gorgeous and would be completely different from the floor in your first sunroom. Plus you could possibly keep that awesome brick border and not have to deal with a transition if the patio is already flush to the deck.
I'm so glad you guys are doing this project! We are looking into purchasing a house which has a useless giant addition (for us) when I realized it would be perfect for a gorgeous covered patio. Of course, not that many people reduce their square footage so I was finding nothing useful. Then I saw this on FB today! I can't wait to see how it works for you!
You might have already answered this, but will you no longer have a place to paint during the winter anymore? It seemed like you guys utilized the sunroom in both your old houses for that purpose.
This idea was brilliant, one of your best yet. I would have never thought of removing all of the doors and frames. I can really envision this idea now and I love it!
WOW. You know, I had my doubts when you guys first mentioned this plan, but Sherry was RIGHT!! It looks, like, a thousand times better. You guys are going to have the best outdoor space ever. Wow, wow, wow … I can't wait to watch how this project evolves.
This is just amazing. What a fantastic idea. Beautiful!
Honestly, I thought you were nutso to deal with an open porch in winter, until I remembered that not everyone lives in upstate NY where we lose our entire deck under snow ;).
This is going to be so cool! I always drool over the remodels on TV with an open veranda and those long flowy curtains. Can't wait!
That is so righteous, I need to say it slowly and drawn out: Right. Chuss. I love it. Nice job!
BEAUUUUTIFUL! I REALLY REALLY cannot wait to see room when its all finished! Mind blown…AGAIN!
I think one of those conical mid-century stove/fireplaces would be really cool out here! Maybe they are on Craigslist? Atlanta has one, at least! Have Katie B pick it up for you :P http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/atq/3854443347.html
Question: How do you decide what project you will do every day? Do you have a weekly plan or do you wake up every morning and decide what you will do that day?
Looks great, but why bother putting in tile? Why not do a fun painted stencil on the concrete section using floor paint and call it good? It seems easier, less expensive and you wouldn't have to worry about the transition from concrete to decking. Just my $.02 worth.
I love it, I would never have thought to do something like that but it's going to be amazing when you are done, it looks amazing now.
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I think it is the coolest thing you have ever done!
I wish we could do something like this. Unfortunately, the mosquitoes would eat us alive if we didn't have something to provide a buffer. I'm curious now to see what you do with the room in the future, especially since having it open to the elements changes how the room is used.
What a huge change! It's hard to believe that removing all that glass would make such a big difference. It looks amazing and I can't wait to see the progression of the space!
Looks great but are there no mosquitoes in VA? Where I live, an open space like that in the summer (with no screens) would be bug bite central.
Wow, so much better already! And yes, I can picture the transformation already! It will be a really great space with your lovely deck. Will be closely following the transformation.
We live in a Charleston-style house with a double front porch that is being fixed next month so it will be usable for the first time in the almost 4 years we've lived here. Once that happens, I knew we would want furniture so I headed to Southern Classics in Raleigh, NC last week for their end-of-season and floor model sale. They manufacture some of what Frontgate sells so I was nervous about the price. But, playing a game of "work with what's there" (no ordering!) netted us a 55% discount on an entire porch of furniture (2 rugs, 2 arm chairs, gliding loveseat, end table and coffee table and cushions and pillows for everything). Since Southern Classics is a manufacturer and the Raleigh location is also their outlet, the sale prices were within our reach for pieces we expect to have for 30+ years. The quality is outstanding and they are delivering it TODAY (I'm so excited!). It might be worth a road trip sometime.
I so hope to see Sherry put a hanging egg chair out in the new veranda!!
Wow, so much better! And yes, I can picture the transformation already! It will be a really great space with your lovely deck. Will be closely following the transformation.
It looks great! I was having a hard time envisioning but can totally "see" it now that the doors are gone.
Quick question. I know normally you like to live in a space for a while before you make any major changes. What was it about this project that made you ready to just go for it?
So excited to follow along!
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Each individual barrel will foul differently. Even thought he .300 WM has more velocity (theoretically) the barrel could be smoother and collect less fouling. Different powders have different pressure curves. Differing pressure curves lead to different accelleration rates of the bullets in the barrel. This can lead to differing levels of fouling. It is impossible to say if the bullet has anything to do with the equation as they are different guns. Kind of an apples/oranges situation.
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Each barrel fouls differently and any change in jacket alloy percents will foul different. I expect that folks shooting pure copper bullets will see more fouling then with gilded metal jackets.
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GirishKrishna1 Jun 23, 2014
A far greater stupidity than that of Looking is that of Orange is the New Black classified as a comedy! Seriously! Come on!
Looking at history, only a handful of great tv directors have gone to make anything remotely good on the big screen with a huge budget. So, not really excited about Star Wars 8.
ben45tpy Jun 22, 2014
Wow I didn't know Rian Johnson directed those Breaking Bad episodes. Now he's he gets to do what all promising genre directors do - abandon their personal vision and get assigned to a creaky old franchise. Hey I'm sure he'll knock ep 8 out of the park but it won't be as personal as his own movies.
ginger131313 Jun 21, 2014
Didn't we sing King Toot in the episode where Homer buys Lisa the pony? (Season 3)
CJ42090 Jun 21, 2014
I have no idea why Looking is classified as a comedy. It has humorous moments here and there but it's pretty much a straight-forward drama.
Glad to see Gethin Anthony getting some prolific roles, though I kind of wish he wasn't playing Charles Manson. :-/
ben45tpy Jun 22, 2014
For some reason nobody gets that a show less than a half-hour long can be a drama.
ionee24 Jun 21, 2014
Awesome! I can't wait to see Renly being more scary than the shadow babies.
ludoTV Jun 21, 2014
I don't care what Jason O'Mara does so long as he never returns to The Good Wife. That was painful. I think he is Irish rather than Aussie BTW
antmorris3511 Jun 21, 2014
:) He mustve been awful. I've never seen TGW, but JM looks better than ever.
ludoTV Jun 22, 2014
I am sure it wasn't the actor per se. The character was abysmal.
hockeyrick Jun 21, 2014
No kidding Cory, back to building models with the old style glue??&????
Locutus-of-Borg Jun 21, 2014
Being an idiot again, are we Tim?
Omara is Irish. You should kill yourself and save us from your unending stupidity
ben45tpy Jun 22, 2014
That must be the hive mind speaking, Picard would never think anything like that. Hang in there Captain, we'll save you!
thekaitling Jun 21, 2014
Locutus-of-Borg Jun 21, 2014
sorry if you dont like the truth. it was meant to be rude. get over your pretentious self
bluemorphotat Jun 22, 2014
Just to clarify then: you are being rude on purpose. Ok...
antmorris3511 Jun 21, 2014
Why don't you start reviewing shows (to make things fair and balanced) rather than calling Tim stupid for disagreeing with you.
MiraTellia Jun 21, 2014
Looking was a comedy? I watched that show, but had no idea it was trying to be funny..
If Ryan Murphy thinks it's the location that's the problem with Glee - he needs to buy a clue.
thekaitling Jun 21, 2014
Looking is 30 minutes, which therefore somehow qualifies it as a comedy in TV world. It had humorous moments, but it's definitely more dramatic. Girls is in the same boat.
torque_smacky Jun 21, 2014
No no no. If Freaks and Geeks had been on Fox, only two episodes would have aired and only six would exist.
mrjimmyjames Jun 23, 2014
and it probably would have aired on a Friday
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Let's hope it doesn't "work" like PulseAudio.
Does anyone know if this would this provide a performance boost over something like VNC for similar things?
The slowest part of VNC and similar is the actual transmit of image data over network, and this is obviously not a new, fancy image compression algorithm or anything like. So no, it might require a teeny tiny amount less CPU time on the VNC server, but on the client end it'll have absolutely no effect.
That's basically what the old Aureal technology did a decade ago--took the 3D scene data and passed it to the audio card for processing. It was awesome--Half-Life with four speakers was eerily realistic.
PA works just fine as long as the one who sets it up more or less knows what he's doing. Ubuntu and most user friendly distros had packagers who didn't, hence massive problems. Of course, there are other real problems like Skype borks which mostly come from Skype using ALSA in an arguably incorrect way that when used with PA shows why directly accessing guestimated hw: stuff is a bad idea. But things people almost always complain about were caused by inept Ubuntu devs not real problems with PA.
David Airlie's HotPlug video work is really cool. I'm not surprised something bigger is coming out of it. What I really like are Elija's thoughts on putting it in the kernel so support is for more than X. Below is from the DRI-Dev thread. http://lists.freedesktop.org/archives/dri-devel/2011-November/015985.html [freedesktop.org]
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Anyone feeling the pressure?
I can't remember ever being this late getting row crops out. Our early stuff it's teetering, could bolt any day. I have taken measures to prevent it but, hard to say. We just got some beds covered today. Two more 200 footers to go then plant the 3. We have plenty in the ground it is just all late. Our CSA shares understand and know we will make it up later in the season. Hay is way late.... The good news is I feel better after typing this!
I am certainly feeling the pressure! No rain in almost 6 weeks, grasshoppers going WILD, and I'm on my third seeding of curcurbits (great). Our summer market starts in 2 weeks and I have little more than green onions, kale, chard, and a small variety of herbs. On the plus side, I harvested my first ripe tomato today! The hoops paid off for sure, but the critters have taken a huge toll on my crops!
I just get started and it rains, and I've had an endless run of interruptions. I've decided it gets done when it gets done. I have had to replant before way into June, and things still made it, so I'm not going to sweat what I can't help. Maybe during this rainy weekend, I'll get all my late tomatoes and fall cole crops started. Sometimes, when I stand alone in the middle of that 5 acres with a hoe in hand, it gets a little daunting. Then at the end of the day, I think of what a dent in it I made. What really sucks is that on weekends when I do have some help, it rains. Oh, well. I must say I've had a banner year for asparagus, and my fruit so far is looking amazing!!
Standing alone in the middle of 5 acres with a hoe in hand... Beautifully said. I completely understand. Some days I love that feeling, some days I wish I could afford the help :) but there is something to be said for running that amount of land yourself!
I looked at the weather forecast on Tuesday and planned the week out, it started out well this morning and I met all but one of my goals. Turned out when I checked the weather today that now Friday is 50% chance of rain and Saturday is 70% glad I didn't cut alfalfa.
Looks like I will Finnish the beds tomorrow and get the last field of corn planted. Then when the rain is done we can entertain the hay.
I have other things I should be doing but gotta make hay when the sun is shining.
I know exactly how you feel! My kale and spinach is going well, lettuce is starting to germiante (I saw some little red leaves oking up I'm sure are not weeds where I did my first broadcast), Asian greens are up (though some cots look sunburnt/bleached) and the carrots are just starting to germinate under the burlap.
But it's going to be high 80's/90 for the next 3 days! How to protect all these tender green seedlings (and the kale and spinach)? Damp burlap during the afternoons? Mulch hay? Completely cover the kale and spinach leaves? At least most of it (except the broadcast looseleaf lettuce, beets and chard not up yet) gets AM shade.
Would rigging up some sort of shade cloth (I'd have to cut hoops to go over the kale) be better than mulch/burlap? I have old sheets.
I would use the old sheets. What variety of kale do you grow? I grow Red Russian because it tolerates a wide swing in temperatures (a very common occurrence in my climate. The climate here can easily go from mid 30's/40's to mid 80's within a few hours in the spring and 70's to 110 in the summer) This is not even the desert, but 40 degree changes in a few hours are very common!
Red Russian isn't doing too well - the White Russian is looking lots better, the Dwarf Blue Vates is smaller (obviously) but looks good too. All look pretty good today uncovered but I may water a little tonight (even though we got rain last night - and about a month's worth of rain in the past week).
I am just leaving the burlap on the carrots - they are so tiny and delicate right now I don't want them o dry out at all.
Do you think I should put burlap over the lettuce while it's at the cotelydon stage right now?
Got my edamame (about 60 seeds, half the rows were too wet to plant) and beans (about 45 of each Kentucky Wonder and Bush Blue Lake) in this morning. Didn't soak them first, hope that won't be a problem even though the raised bed wasn't as moist as the trenches where I was planting edamame. Supposed to get scattered T storms again tonight and maybe Sunday, Monday.
Made some progress today! It was delivery day for our first ever CSA distribution. We don't have a lot of takers but we are glad we didn't take on more that we could handle. As bad as I thought it was we put out a good order, 2 large bags of lettuce, bunch of Swiss chard, green onions, spinach, radishes, mint, cilantro, 2 dozen eggs and a gift of last years cream corn. We don't eat near what we put up and everyone seemed to like it.
Congratulations on your first CSA order! Nice you have chickens so you can count on eggs (before they hatch LOL) if the crops aren't doing well. Does your state have restrictions of selling canned goods? Ours only allows jams and jellies (still trying to figure out pickles 2 years after the law was amended to allow those). No way can we do creamed corn o anything else that requires pressure canning.
Marla - I was more concerned with the heat than rains - we've had plenty of heavy rains and even the head lettuce I planted in a row on the edge of a bed seems to be "sagging" down the side of the bed a little. Now forecast is for 92 tomorrow so I will be rigging up a canopy of sorts to shade the kale and spinach. No rain in tonight's forecast but it looks ominous and I did hear a rumble so I brought the tomatoes back into the garage/basement (figure they should harden off better in the basement LOL since it's about 50 and next week the nights are supposed to be around that).
Despite the cold weather, I am almost all caught up on planting. We have been bombarded with tornadoes in the area and 60- 70 mph winds. I thought that was loosing a high tunnel or more on Tuesday evening. Our house was rocking, the windows were flexing and my neighbor (1/4 mile away) lost a 1.5 wide tree, it was snapped off a few feet off the ground.
I have about 200 peppers to get planted. We have been have 25-35 mph winds most of this week. It wasn't worth it to try to plant them and have them all be broken off.
I am glad I took a personal day off from school several weeks ago. It really put me ahead. I was able to get all my ground retilled and laid all my plastic mulch. With all the plastic mulch laid, I was able to get out and transplant the day after we had 1.8 inches of rain. Now my biggest problem is weeding. I have some really weedy carrots, onions, and garlic.
We thought about that. When we put out the weekly news letter we put it in there as a sample of what they may wish to do. With their corn later in the season. I called it a gift and that's what I ment it as. Before we could include it as part of the distribution we will have to clarify the law. We don't intend to go that route just thought it would be a nice gift from our house to theirs. Hope we weren't wrong.
We were expecting a heavy rain tonight but it might have missed us we hope! I have tons of lettuce,, so much we may take it to the farmers market. We have been sorting it to keep the bug bit ones out of the shares. We have about 5 bags of bug nibbled salad in our fridge. Most of my meals this week have been salad and bologna.
We got a few rounds of heavy rain, don't know how much, but lots of rain.
In Indiana, you can only sell jam, jellies and bake goods from your home or from farmers markets ONLY. If you take the items off your property, you can't sell it. Gifts are a totally different animal.
Rio, I would take the bug nibbled to market. I've always told my customers that 'if a bug won't eat it, neither will I'. Show them how to tear the bug bite off.
My plants are still in the greenhouse, but in larger pots, until we can get enough energy to get some in the ground. We plan on planting some in big pots (tree pots) are keeping them in the greenhouse (with doors open).
I just counted all my plants hardening off, subtracted ones for myself and family (and ones neighbors told me they would buy), have to make up labels for the pots but I'm bringing extras to Grange sale in the morning. Hopefully I won't have any left to sell at market on the 19th - I'm late getting mine in the ground b/c I wanted to wait til the harsh (cold, rainy, hot) weather was over. 88 yesterday, supposed to be 92 today. Just pulled chicken out of the oven (to eat cold tonight).
We got a heavy downpour night before last, nothing last night but thunder. Could have heavy rains Sunday and Monday nights, but I think I really need to start planting these Sunday. I'll start with the determinates going near the house so maybe I can throw a tarp over them (only 25 ft row with trellis I can drape over) if it does get bad.
I managed to get a couple hundred tomatoes in, caged, staked, and mulched--maybe a hundred peppers and eggplants--the first plantings of summer squash, cukes, okra, beans, cantaloupe, and a few watermelons. 4 inches of rain came after that. Still have about 2 1/2 acres of sweet potatoes, pumpkins, gourds, melons, and winter squash to get in. With all this rain, the weeds are really taking off too. Thankfully, no great winds here.
I almost hate to say I am not feeling the pressure and we are on time, if not a bit ahead of the game this year. We are on our 6th week of CSA and just took on two additional members as we are swimming in asparagus, lettuce, spring mix, strawberries, leeks, several kinds of herbs, rhubarb. I started pulling garlic scapes Thursday and see onion sets are about 2 weeks from being ready.
We are almost done with the night shades and have started planting the melons and winter squash. We have been a bit dry if anything but nothing like last year at this time when we had not gotten any rain in a month or more and it was HOT.
Well whatever catching up I thought I had don might have just been erased. Fresh planting of corn yesterday looked like little canals, so the seed likely washed out.
Got a call today and 3 of the 7 rows in the big field were loosing their plastic due to wind and rain we got. When I looked it appeared so much rain fell that it washed the extra dirt away leaving only a small amount which wasn't enough, gonna have to do that different next year,
Appears we fixed everything but the corn, be a week at least on. That.
Oh no! It definitely is a year that some farmers will decide to quit.
I give out various things as gifts with the CSA. Really all baked goods are because evidently they are only ok to sell at the market not from home/farm. I had a turkey day pie sign up last fall at market and met up with the customers to hand off pies Wednesday night. A member of our market said that was wrong and selling pumpkin pies at all is illegal because they are a custard pie. This year she got vocal about it at our committee meeting and now I cannot bring pumpkin pies to market. Now what to do with all the Luxury pie pumpkins?!
Lucy, your 'on time' is different than some. Personally if I don't get tomatoes in with cover by early May I feel late. If all the cucurbits are not planted by 6/1 I feel late. If the other solanaceous crops are not in by 5/20 I feel late.
What a great week!
Over 1700 feet of double rows planted. 2200 feet of drip irrigation an supporting tube. Going through cool season beds trying to keep what we can growing. I built a cover for the beds to hang our row cover on to shad everything. Musters goin in as soon as they arrive. Picked for CSA deliverys tonight and am apparently at war with some slugs. Still need to run 1200 ish more feet of drip line in the corn and I will be,,, well behind again!
Tried that last night. Caught 3, picked dozens while cleaning lettuce. It's a shame. They take a pristine piece of lettuce and bight a hole right in the middle.
Will try it again tonight.
Would sluggo made of iron be considered organic? We are not an organic farm but do try and stay away from chemicals.
Ok randy, can't find it around here, we will keep with the beer in the mean time. I am using soap and water for the aphids and barely winning that fight.
We never had slugs or aphids of any consequence in the past but this year we do! Diatomacious earth always took care of this in the past but not this year.
Thanks for the info.
Finally easing up around here,, almost to the watch it grow phase. We always have a party when planting is done. This year is no exception. This weekend is smoked pork and brisket, we will clean out the freezer and cook up the leftover squash and okra. I think my parents always do this to remind us what all the work is for. Well besides the money.
Came back to this post. Pressure is on here again. Our quest to hit the markets just right have us loosing out toour Amish neighbors. Everything will start coming on in the next few weeks, corn crop is being threatened this year by ear worms. Normally they don't get too fired up till the silks start to drop. This year I have infested ears that haven't even un curled. Can't treat them with veg oil yet because they haven't pollinated yet.
I love growing veggies. This year for some reason has been very frustrating despite some successes in the early crops.
Ok, I am done whining. I will get back to work!


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In the long run the universe will achieve heat death.
Look at it this way. It's a low emissions way to generate power which will help combat global warming.
It will set off the volcano and release particles into the atmosphere which will combat global warming.
It's all good!
From what we have observed of the universe, yes, that does appear to be the long term diagnosis.
In the short-term, though, I'm more worried about the Sun undergoing its projected expansion phase (in a few billion years), or human beings accidentally finding a way to stop the Earth's dynamo (that one actually keeps me up at night).
There were apparently theories that the upper atmosphere was uncombined hydrogen and oxygen, and that there was a chance a V2 going high enough would set it off. Lotta nerve there.
They also must have thought that all those countless meteors must be really polite to respect the "no smoking" warnings every time they are flying throught that layer.
Volcano God plenty angry now. Flatten peasants' puny city.
What could possibly go wrong . .
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Delivered to LAN Airlines 22/08/2012. LAN993 to Punta Arenas
Delivered to Copa Airlines on 01/08/2013, one of the longest flights for Copa Airlines, Copa 118 to Panamá City.
Delivered to LAN Airlines on 13/10/2011. Taxiing for departure as flight LAN203 to Concepcion
Delivered to LAN Airlines on 29/11/2010. LAN367 from Iquique
Delivered to LAN Airlines 11/08/2010. LAN381 from Arica
Delivered to LAN Airlines on 22/12/2010. Taxiing as LAN 900 to Montevideo, Uruguay
Delivered to Qantas Airways on 20/12/2002. One of the only 6 747-400ER ever builded. QFA 28 Heavy is taxiing for her long flight to Sydney. Dedicated to Juan Rod, Wladimir Castro, Leonardo Mello, ... (more)
On approach at Santiago Airport
Iberia 6834 taxiing for departure to Madrid
LAN931 from Mendoza arriving on time at Santiago
Delivered to Air Canada on 30/03/2007. Glad to see the Air Canada 77W. Taxiing for departure as flight ACA092 to Buenos Aires
Delivered to LAN Airlines on 25/04/2012. LAN708 from Asunción, Paraguay
Delivered to LAN Airlines on 17/07/2008. Getting ready for departure to Rio de Janeiro as flight LAN778


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Spring cleanup
Spring cleanup enables us to keep the cemetery beautiful, safe and current. Cleanup takes place between Easter and June 1st, more specifically April 22, 23rd and 24th weather permitting. Be sure to remove your winter decorations before the cleanup dates. WE WILL REMOVE ANY REMAINING LOT DECORATIONS, artificial flowers, borders, ornaments etc. FOR DISPOSAL. Once the block has been cleaned you may replace your items, please make sure they are in keeping with the season.
Thank you.