Recent content by spirits

Many years ago our young son got stung by a wasp in the front yard. My husband noticed a wasp flying into a crack between the sidewalk and a brick planter attached to the house. He got out the shop vac and sat and waited. Soon enough a wasp came "home". Just as it was ready to enter my...

Hi Everyone. I have a beautiful apple tree and my son has a younger version at his house. Last fall all our apples had little tiny brown lines through them. The older tree was just as badly infected as the newer one. Apples were unuseable. Something new here in Edmonton called coddling...

When I was in New York this spring our group stayed at the YMCA near Central Park. Very old building but the first thing I noticed were the beautiful tiles. I think they were one of the highlights of the trip. Later found out they were a gift from the King of Spain many years ago. Someone told...

Hi everyone. I have been going round and round for a year ( I am going to work full time next year to end this silliness:p ) regarding flooring in kitchen/hallway/bath. Replacing good old sheet lino with something else that has a nicer look although sheet lino is my husband's choice for...

Removing wallpaper can be frustrating. All the previous posts are correct. It just depends on what kind of paper you have. One summer day I spent the better part of the day stripping off the paper in our kitchen. i worked all day and just was able to remove 1 panel. My husband came home...

In the previous post I meant to ask about experiences with hardwood flooring in wet areas since that is high on my list and got a little side tracked with other possibilities I am considering.:rolleyes: Any advice on any of the topics would be appreciated

Hi everyone. I have gone half time from work to see if I am ready for retirement. I'm not but the last two years I have spent researching appliances, renovations, and timeshares of all things. My DH is a retired tradesman who redid our house 25 years ago when we bought it as newlyweds. It's...

Hi Everyone. New person on the block and am enjoying this site. Am interested in your experiences with your kitchen floor. We redid our original oak LR/DR floors and love them. However they do scratch easily. That was the easy part. Now on to the kitchen/bath/hallway and we are stuck. Have...

Hi. We are redoing our kitchen and I have spent countless hours researching appliances. My friend bought a Bosch but her Denby dishes do not fit as well as her old one. If you have large sized dishes take some with you to see if they fit. My husband is a tradesman and took one look at a Miele...