The Evolution of Atlas: A Breeding (and Chat) Thread

[speckledhen]

Medicare is half the battle. It's good to have health insurance. You will def. have to downsize and sell what you have and get something smaller and affordable. Or sell a few acres to build homes on. Don't give up tv. You could try that free digital service or hopefully by that time there will be tv easily gotten online. I know Amazon is working on it and I do watch new series' online at times.
You'd be surprised at how much you can afford on a smaller income. I went part time years ago and it didn't feel like I had half the money. It felt like I had to tighten a bit.

I don't have a few acres to sell for houses. I have one extra lot. I really don't want people near me, no matter how old I am. The problem is, Karen, that I already live in a small house, under 1100 sf, and to buy something smaller would cost twice than we paid for this place. A cabin under 800 sf costs about $150K here and it's nigh to impossible to find one that is not in a covenanted subdivision. I don't want some HOA telling me what to do or neighbors watching my every move.

Me, I'm not big on television anyway. I can watch stuff online just as easily. Tom is the TV addict. Me, it just makes me feel icky most of the time, though I do occasionally find something to pass the time with on there, but rarely. I loathe sitcoms and old movies. If they sing in one, I flip the channel, yuck, hate classics and musicals. They don't make stuff I like. You could erase 99% of all TV and I'd not miss any of it. I'll find a good series once in a blue moon, like Longmire that was recently cancelled, or the new Kevin Costner series, Yellowstone. Keep your Game of Thrones, vampire, zombie and all fantasy stuff. Yeah, TV could go. I have it for my husband.

 

[speckledhen]

I was showing my husband how folks are making benches from solid wood dressers and I found my exact dresser made into one! Here is my dresser I have for sale with the matching nightstand, and then, it made into a cool bench. It appears that it had been antiqued first, then they made it into that neat bench.

 

[Leahs Mom]

Wow...I really like that! Love the gray color too!

 

[getaclue]

I like the bench too.

 

[speckledhen]

When I sell it, I'll have all that wall space freed up in my little house. The tall chest fits perfectly in the small bedroom, just like I hoped.

 

[h2oratt]

What a great way to repurpose it.

Just brought my dogs in, go to lay down on the couch and there is a half grown possum laying on it. I scream, scared me. My husband came out scooped it up and took it outside. I wanted him to kill it. It was playin* possum.

 

[speckledhen]

What a great way to repurpose it.

Just brought my dogs in, go to lay down on the couch and there is a half grown possum laying on it. I scream, scared me. My husband came out scooped it up and took it outside. I wanted him to kill it. It was playin* possum.

YIKES! No wildlife allowed in the house!

 

[getaclue]

Don't kill the possum. They're actually beneficial. I wouldn't want it in the house though. How did it even get in?

 

[getaclue]

speckled, I can see trying to repurpose it if it were in bad condition, but yours looks practically new.

 

[speckledhen]

speckled, I can see trying to repurpose it if it were in bad condition, but yours looks practically new.

It is in near perfect condition, certainly. You'd think someone would want to buy that instead of something of lesser quality for much, much more. I just hope someone does soon. It's empty and ready to go.