What's your favorite kitchen appliance?
I have an inexplicable fascination with the KitchenAid Artisan Stand Mixer. I often refer to it as the "married mixer" because I think the only way a person can ever actually own one is if a rich relative buys it off a wedding registry. They are almost always over $300,
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Apr 2, 10
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Decorating for St. Patrick's Day? Why not EVERY holiday?
There's this street in Louisville, Hillcrest Ave, where everyone is obsessed with Halloween decorations. They go nuts, and build haunted houses and haunted yards and giant spiders with giant spider webs. They construct entire graveyards and animatronic ghosts. It happens to be a busy street anyway,
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Mar 8, 10
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My dream date is with a dishwasher.
Last year it seemed like I had a new, crazy story every day for this blog. Now, well, it occurs to me that maybe you have to go have a crazy active social life in order to collect stories. I haven't gone out much at all in the past several
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Mar 10, 10
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Fighting The Dandelions From Hell!!!... :)
How are u sweetie?... I was just about to head back outside to do some more yard work... Have u ever had one of those kind of neighbors that never seem to care if the weeds in their yard was infecting the whole neighborhood?... Well... that's where i'm at right
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Apr 10, 10
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Gutter Magician, continued
I don't remember where I left off on this story. Gutter Magician sent out a contractor to look at the roof and the gutters. He stated that we were right, they had damaged the roof to some extent and the drip edge was not installed properly. He assured us the
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Jul 4, 10
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Historic Log Cabin Getaway for Sale
Are you looking for the perfect little hobby farm for a weekend escape? An unexpected change in life plans has led us to the hard decision to sell our charming, renovated log cabin on high on the hill of twelve acres near Louisville. The little log cabin would be perfect
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May 20, 10
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Gutter Magician...done.
They came out today and reinstalled the gutter system. Reinstalled, the entire thing. They were none too happy about it, but they made it right...100% customer satisfaction. They sent me a letter stating that they guaranteed the repairs to my roof. So I guess, despite the aggravation of having to
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Jul 22, 10
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A frickin Volcano under a glacier just went off
Thousands of flights in Europe canceled today as vocanic ash and aircraft engines apparently don't get along that well. I'm heartened to hear from the talking heads that there is no danger from the Frickin' Volcano which just erupted under the Frickin' Glacier. Other than maybe the Frickin' Glacier
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Apr 15, 10
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Gutter Magician, the finale ?
A week ago the Gutter Magician people called to ask, once more, if all had gone smoothly with the last repair. No, I answered...much to her surprise. I answered her inquiries as to what seemed to be the issues. She stated she was going to talk to the General Manager
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Jul 16, 10
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Gutter Magician, the still unfinished story
Still in negotiations, read that as a lot of waiting, with the Gutter Magician people about the issues with our gutter installation. They sent a roofing contractor out this past week. He got up on the roof and looked around. Lifting up the lose and torn shingles. After talking with
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Jun 20, 10
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Cleaning the Dishwasher
Cleaning your dishwasher is easy and can make it do a much better job of cleaning. Basically, you run it empty, two or three times. Use the water at a hot setting, if your dishwasher asks you to chose. first, wipe down the inside and outside of the door with
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Mar 23, 10
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Various events at the Expo Center make for a full weekend
The Kentucky Exposition Center is a hub of activity this weekend, Friday, March 5 through Sunday, March 7 with a variety of shows, expos and athletic events. The boater in the family can enjoy the National Houseboat Expo while the Cardinal fan can bid adieu as the University of Louisville
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Mar 4, 10
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Gutter Magician
We had new gutters installed last week. Supposedly the best and strongest on the market. We probably paid too much, but we're hoping for a one time deal. They are guaranteed as long as the house stands with a 20 year transferable warranty if we sell the house. Hopefully added
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Jun 13, 10
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Historic Log Cabin Getaway for Sale
An unexpected change in life plans has led us to the hard decision to sell our charming, renovated log cabin on high on the hill of twelve acres near Etown. The little log cabin would be perfect for the writer, gardener or artist who needs a peaceful retreat or for
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May 20, 10
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Bees!
It's been a busy weekend in Old Louisville. The pollen count is up, windows are thrown open, and neighbors are out and about tidying up their yards, sweeping their sidewalks, and generally getting in good spirits about the upcoming Derby festivities. What a great time to live in the Urban
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Apr 12, 10
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Decorating advice 101
Do not place a reflective material of any kind across from the toilet. Seems logical huh? Basic common sense? You'd be surprised. I ran into this recently (again) in a public restroom. A hand towel/garbage receptacle was placed on the wall directly across from where I sat contemplating my outlook
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Jun 11, 10
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bees :(
Well, bad news. After only three days, the bees absconded from one of the hives. It's difficult for me to know whether they died or left, but the hive that was busy with 10,000 bees just yesterday morning had only a dozen stragglers today. I initially suspected that the queen
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Apr 13, 10
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Bees?
Oh noes! All the bees are gone! I checked on the second (good) colony last night, and, sure enough, the queen absconded along with almost all the bees. There was nothing left but a few lonely, very confused stragglers. I never imagined that I would be so sad about losing
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Apr 14, 10
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