Sally's GF3 thread

[Sally PB]

A few years ago (5?), my "neighbor who had a heart attack" got some apples trees. 2 for them, and 3 for us. They planted their 2 in their side yard, but it doesn't get enough light.

So last spring, she and I dug them up and planted them on our property. They have apples this year! One of them only had one apple, but the other had 7! So I picked them today, before the critters (chipmunks? squirrels? mice?) could get them and took them to the neighbor.

I kept two, and I'll see how they look tomorrow. Because we didn't spray them, they have some bug damage. Therefore, I won't just bite into them. Because, what's worse than finding a worm in an apple? Finding half a worm.

 

[cavemanrich]

Because we didn't spray them, they have some bug damage.
Makes them ORGANIC

Because, what's worse than finding a worm in an apple? Finding half a worm.
You are KRACKING me up.

 

[Sally PB]

Makes them ORGANIC

Yes! Organic is how I roll out here. Next year, I think I'll get some neem oil, which is approved for organic gardening.

 

[NanaK]

Organic is good.
Still do not want half a worm even if he is organic.

 

[Sally PB]

Still do not want half a worm even if he is organic.

Yeah, no organic worms for me either!

 

[cavemanrich]

How are the 3 trees that you planted originally for yourself doing??

Long ago, at my moms' house ,, there was a feral apple tree growing. It came with the house at purchase. I think it may have been possibly planted by Johnny Appleseed.
Was about 24 inches diameter at base, and slightly taller than 2 story home next to it. Not sure but close to 100 years old, a possibility.
No way to spray that tree,,, so mom just picked the apples that fell. The apples were not very large, but plentiful.
She used them in her baking/cooking.
Cuttings them open, yes there were these gluten free thingies inside. (but not in all) They were concentrated in the core of the apple.
She cut the core portions out, and used apples as usual.

 

[Sally PB]

Our three... not so well. One died. One is ok, but not great, and the third is struggling.

They spent the $$$ on the older trees, and we got two year old trees, so theirs are a couple years ahead of ours.

We have some ancient apple trees that were on the property when we bought it, much like your mom's trees.

 

[Sally PB]

I think I rubbed off the last bit of wart off my foot in the shower tonight. I'm doing one more night of ACV, just because I had everything all set.

10 days. August 22-31.

 

[Sally PB]

We are remodeling our bathroom. The tub and sink are from the original build of the house, back in 1979/80. I've commented on the skills and lack thereof of the builder many times. The bathroom showcases some of them.

For reference, the ceiling of the downstairs is the floor of the upstairs. There is no dead space between. It's tongue and groove pine, and the boards are substantial. Ok, nice wood. Then he glued padding on the floor and put in uhhhh-gleeeee carpet. We ripped that out, sanded and poly'd the floor. It looks nicely country, as it was nailed down so you can see the nails, ie, not through the tongue, just straight through the plank.

He stained the ceiling so that it matched the walls. Again, ok. But he didn't poly it, and being the dampest room in the house, with NO VENT FAN, the ceiling was stained with mildew. Can't wash it off. It would have be to sanded off.

Hubby put in a dropped ceiling (drywall) and a vent fan over the tub. We had to add a switch to run the fan, and hubby wasn't comfortable tapping into an existing line for the switch, so we hired that done.

Now we have to get the shower walls from Menards. Delivery would have required a semi ($$$), and it wouldn't have been able to get to house. So hubby built a flat bed frame to put on our trailer for about $60, and we'll have plenty of use for that past this project.

(Like bringing home pallets, dear?)

Here are some pictures.

Here's the old sink. See the horizontal tongue and groove on the wall? The piece at the back is over the piece on the left at the corner.

And then the piece on the right is over the piece on the back. So when the shower started to drip, there was no way to access the plumbing without taking down all three walls, or cutting the wood and making a mess. That's right, no access to the plumbing for the tub. The sink itself sat on top of the tongue and groove, so no way to update that either, without taking down the walls.

This is the vanity cabinet the builder made. The design hubby has will be much nicer.

 

[Sally PB]

A really pretty sink, and it doesn't drip. Oooo! A shiny new switch!

A cubby for some of the sink stuff. There will be one on the other side too. It's just sitting there right now; hubby needs to take it out to poly before screwing it into the wall. And a nice GFCI outlet.

The existing plumbing. Hubby thinks he can handle doing the new stuff with Pex.

I'm really hoping we're done with all this before hubby goes to Colorado next month.