My Lithuanian mom had an oven in the basement that she used during the summer. But it was just an oven,; there was no kitchen setup with tables and other workspace.
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Alan Titchmarsh's gaffVery inviting home. I think my favorite part is the barn! My idea of the ideal living space.
And of course the gardens.
I've always wanted a summerhouse/gazebo. I guess a gazebo is the open style?
I actually looked into building one from this company that we first encountered up in Wisconsin. One of the enclosed ones rather than the open style. Octagonal is sweet but rectangular is easier to furnish.
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âThe cat distribution system works in mysterious ways"State trooper saves kitten.
Our adopt a stray story...this was decades ago...
We thought we heard something in our garage but it was a week before we saw a young cat flash by and jump up into the soffit. I suited up with long sleeves and gloves and retrieved him. He was scruffy, skinny, and a little beat up; he must have tusseled with one of the neighborhood outdoor cats. And he was terrified, though he seemed to trust me, and even moreso, Mr wtg. We ended up keeping him and named him Moose. He lived a long and happy life with us and his canine buddies.
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The âGary Bearsâ has a nice ring to itThe traffic is one reason we're not keen to see them move here; we live in the burbs because we aren't fans of crowds. And the disruption in terms of infrastructure improvements will be a nightmare.
Mostly, though, we don't want our taxes to go up just to make the Halases and the McCaskeys richer.
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The âGary Bearsâ has a nice ring to itYou may very well be right @rontuner
But hope springs eternal here in beautiful Arlington Heights!
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Bit of excitement in the neighborhoodAll's quiet on the western front.
Last night. Five people looking at the person in the hole, who apparently drew the short straw:
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Antoni GaudiPhoto gallery of Sagrada Familia from AP.
https://apnews.com/photo-gallery/sagrada-familia-gaudi-barcelona-aae21510cd85f7a79df324a2e8cb8eae
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No good solutions in IranOn April 8, Nick Catoggio, my Dispatch colleague, dubbed an earlier stoppage with Iran âSchrödingerâs ceasefire.â This was a reference to the famous thought experiment by the physicist Erwin Schrödinger, who was trying to explain the weirdness of âsuperpositionalityâ in quantum physics.
A cat in a box is both dead and alive at the same time until you open the box. Schrödinger meant to illustrate the absurdity of the idea that particles arenât any one thing, but a âcloud of probabilities.â
The Trump administration is stuck in a word cloud of probabilities of Donald Trumpâs own making. The war is over. The war is on. The war isnât a war. We have a deal, but we donât have a deal, but weâre about to have a deal. We destroyed Iranâs military. No, we left it intact. We want regime change. No, we donât. We already accomplished it. We âobliteratedâ Iranâs nuclear program a year ago. We had to go to war in February to prevent nuclear war. The Strait of Hormuz is open, closed, or something in between. No deal without âunconditional surrender.â Letâs make a deal!
This everything-all-at-once vibe can be disorienting, particularly since most Americans didnât have a war with Iran on their bingo cards until the shooting had already started. Trump didnât prepare the country or consult with Congress beforehand because he thought it would all be a smashing success in a matter of weeks.
The miscalculation that started it all: killing Iranâs supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, and much of Iranâs senior leadership on the first day of the war. To âthe great proud people of Iran, I say tonight that the hour of your freedom is at hand,â Trump announced on February 28. âWhen we are finished, take over your government. It will be yours to take. This will be probably your only chance for generations.â
https://thedispatch.com/article/trump-iran-strait-of-hormuz-boxed-in/
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The âGary Bearsâ has a nice ring to itTHEY'RE MOVING TO HAMMOND!!!!
The Bearsâ Board of Directors voted Thursday to advance the stadium development in Hammond, Indiana, with the exact to be selected. This is this first time that the Bearsâ board has voted on any stadium site.
As one source said, âThere is more work to do but barring anything very strange, itâs a done deal.â
Much rejoicing and happy dancing in the wtg house....
