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[pennyJo1960]

hanging out wasting time here not doing nothing have a roast beast our for dinner

 

[chickadoodles]

hanging out wasting time here not doing nothing have a roast beast our for dinner

I just put a frozen 1/2 pork loin in the oven for supper. Great minds... Lol

 

[MrsMistyReal]

This is a blast from the past!

Old chairs are being salvaged by my Unit. How many decades of chairs do you see here?

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Era 1955 + up so much nostalgia would love to have a few

 

[ronott1]

Some of those chairs might be original to the building! The Building was constructed in 1959.

We wanted to have one of our Steelcase cabinets repaired. They have a lifetime warranty. It turns out the cabinet is from the 1940s and the parts are not longer available....

 

[MrsMistyReal]

Some of those chairs might be original to the building! The Building was constructed in 1959.

We wanted to have one of our Steelcase cabinets repaired. They have a lifetime warranty. It turns out the cabinet is from the 1940s and the parts are not longer available....

Pretty good guess
Just like a vehicle can substitute parts suffice
That's a good fine 1940 era I love antiques
Hubby & I love flea markets,antique shops etc such good finds

 

[oldhen2345]

Well, the garden is going up in flames- who turned Texas on broil? The poor plants and grass are having a real time of it. I think the cantaloupe, squash and peppers are history. the tomatoes look pathetic, but lively. As for the grass, brown is the new green, I guess. Gonna be 102 here today and feels hotter. The week end forecast is for 106-107 degree temps. No rain in the forecast- nada. The annuals in the hanging pots have a brownish tinge to them. Guess I need to move them into the shade. the new drift roses I put out this year are all dead but for 3 which I guess I need to transplant out of full sun. The stuff in the shade even looks a little wilty. They look great in the morning, but by evening, they start to look wilty. I guess just a bad year for plants here. My dwarf fig (Little Miss Figgy) trees put out about 6 figs each, but none have ripened- don't know the cause of that. Any ideas?

 

[ronott1]

Here too!

My water bill last month was very high

 

[chickadoodles]

I got a 60% shade cloth off ebay and put it over my small garden bed. Its saved my stuff so far.
That and it rains nearly every day. When it doesn't I water. It's a raised bed.
The shade cloth was only 11.00.

 

[Latestarter]

I hear ya OldHen... I need to mow but am afraid if I do, that will be the end of grass in the pasture from the heat. We had 2 storms last week that dumped a total of 1" of rain, but it's still very dry. The hay farmers around me seem to be doing OK though and most fields have started 2nd cuttings. I have bahia grass stalks 20-30" tall. It's doing much better in the shaded areas.

 

[1muttsfan]

We've had 4/10 inch of rain in 6 weeks, and it was drier than normal before that. Thank goodness for a good well. Praying for no fires.