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A Few Notes About Clotheslines
Published on - August 13th, 2009 (by J.D. Roth)
Howdy, folks! Staff writer tryouts still have a few days left, but I jotted a quick post this morning and thought I'd squeeze it in this afternoon just to break things up. I wrote a MAMMOTH post about taxes yesterday, but I don't know if it'll ever see the light of day. It's a sort of tedious subject. See you again on Monday!
I had to smile to myself as I walked up to my office this morning. One of our neighbors has hung their laundry out to dry on their front porch. I think this is great, and hope that others in our neighborhood agree. (I'll bet they do; it's that kind of neighborhood.)
This reminded me of the book I've been reading. In February, I asked GRS readers to recommend books with true-life stories about frugality. A couple of readers recommended Little Heathens by Mildred Armstrong Kalish, a memoir about growing up in Iowa during the Great Depression. I've finally made time to read it, and it's excellent. Naturally, in the 1930s clothes were hung out to dry — even in winter. It was a family affair, and people liked doing it (probably because they hated the actual washing part of the chore):
Is there any sense trying to make the modern-day reader understand the immense satisfaction we experienced in viewing our bright, clean wash arranged in such a meticulous fashion on the clothesline? Heaven knows we had more than enough to do without this added display of superhousewifery. But the whole ritual was a matter of pride.
To crawl between crisp sheets, warm and fresh from the sun and air, at the end of a bone-wearying day, is one of the true soul-restoring luxuries of life, which hardly anyone of the current generation will ever know.
Seeing the neighbor's laundry also reminded me of something that happened over the weekend.
The electricity bill came on Saturday. This is one of Kris' bills, so I don't usually see it. But she brought it to me glowing with pride. "Look at our power consumption this year compared to last year," she said.
"Wow," I said. "It's dropped by a third."
"I know. And do you know why that is?" asked Kris.
"Because I moved my computer up the street to the office?" I guessed. Kris shook her head.
"I think it's because I've been hanging the clothes out to dry," she said. "I think that's the entire reason. A clothes dryer uses a lot of electricity. It's a little more work to use a clothesline, but it's a lot more satisfying."
I think our electricity usage has dropped for a combination of these two reasons: moving my work computer out of the house and drying clothes outdoors. Whatever the case, our costs have dropped along with our usage. Our average daily electricity cost is down from $2.50 to $1.85. Sixty-five cents a day won't make us rich, but it'll certainly buy us a couple of nice meals on our trip to France next year!
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I'm tickled that you followed some of our advice and read Little Heathens, J.D. I smile just thinking about that book. I live in a subdivision with a HOA rule against clotheslines. It rather amuses/irks me since my neighbor can hang ugly rugs all over her back deck for months at a time and that's just fine. And, I have a love/hate relationship with my dryer. I use it most of the time, but also have large drying racks. They are really great in the winter when we are using our woodstove. Another great option is just to take the clothes out of dryer after a few minutes and hang on plastic hangers to dry. I have a large-gauge, coated bicycle chain hanging freely from a hook in my laundry room (in the vertical position). Inserting a hanger in each link, I can hang many shirts/blouses up at once.
Have you had a discussion on whether computers should be left on all the time or not? There's definitely cost savings in turning them off once a day and I've read that rebooting daily clears out a lot of crap. I turn mine off when I go to bed, unplug my modem, etc. My laptop tends to get too hot too quickly, so giving it a break helps in that regard as well. I keep my printer unplugged unless, obviously, I am using it, which is not often.
When I was growing up it was common to hang laundry outside to dry. I still remember how the clothes smelled fresh in a way they don't coming out of a dryer. It was one of the simple pleasures I took for granted.
Today, in some neighborhoods, you're prohibited from doing that. It seems some people in certain neighborhood associations feel that hanging laundry is a detriment to property values.
I think people had clearer heads way back when. Maybe it was the fresh air dried laundry.
I am begging you to post the tax post J.D. I saw the original thread of discussion on Trent's site and it looks like it will be marvelous. At least post it to the forum if nothing else.
Clotheslines are illegal in my neighborhood under the covenant btw. >_>
Growing up, one of my chores was to hang out & collect the washing and I loved it. There were seasons when we couldn't just because of weather, but as soon as it warmed up we never used the dryer. My grandmother also had a wall mounted drying rack near the wood stove that she used throughout the year.
I'm surprised to hear that clothes lines are sometimes associated with lower class living. Is it that people think of those photos of tenement living from the turn of the century? In my mind, it takes me back to rural landscapes and big back yards.
I'm a clothesline-drier, too. I have 2 clotheslines–one outside under my back porch for warmer weather; and one inside in my basement close to my furnace for the colder months. To reduce the crunchiness of clothing, try adding a cup of white vinegar to the rinse cycle. An additional benefit to line-drying clothes is your clothes will last longer.
I live in a blue-collar, big-city neighborhood. Almost all the rowhouses here have clothes lines in the backyard. And a lot of people still use them. I love walking through the alleys of my neighborhood and seeing laundry flapping in the breeze!
I have a clothes line. It is oddly satisfying!
I knew dryer at my home was the second biggest energy user after my AC and tried line drying. It worked for a grand total of 2 times before I was served a notice by my county authorities due to a neighbor's complaint. I just wish more folks realize and adopt this easy way to reduce the utility bill and also be "green".
Currently we live in a community that doesn't allow clotheslines! I'm trying to figure out a way around it.
We lived in Alaska from 1967-69 while my dad was stationed at Elmendorf AFB. My mom did not have dryer, so she hung all Dad's fatigues out on the line, even in the dead of winter! I remember those pants coming off the line frozen dry, so stiff we could stand them up!
Ditto on the pleasures of sun- and wind-dried clothes, towels and sheets. I like my towels not too soft, so really miss that wonderful smell!
I'm curious as to why people buy houses in neighborhoods that outlaw clotheslines. It only perpetuates the close mindedness. We could have bought a house down the street in the newer subdivision w/HOA, but didn't even bother looking there. Too stifling.
A tip for hanging unmentionables outdoors: hide them in the center lines if you have a multi-lined clothesline. I've got oodles of underpants hanging outside right now, not visible to anyone, all that can be seen is t-shirts and towels.
JD, I'd like to see the post about taxes! Do share.
Another option is to get energy efficient front loading washing machine. We have one of those and it "wrings out" the clothes so well we the dryer dries the clothes in short order. Some items are still air dried. Except for months where we use the air conditioner our electricity bill is around $40 a month so dryer use doesn't seem to be impacting our electricity too much.
Deb (60)–Where I live HOA neighorhoods are more common than non-HOA ones, and the restrictions can get as weird and life-restricting as you can imagine.
Some don't allow kids toys to be stored outside the house, one that I know of doesn't allow cars to be parked in driveways overnight (MUST be garaged). And yes, some have language in the covenants that specifically prohibit hanging clothes out to dry!
It's property values over people.
First off, I would also like to mention that I miss reading your posts!
It is ironic that you write about this, because I received my electric bill two days ago online. Our consumption is the lowest it's been since we moved in 2 years ago! I also attributed it to the fact that I've been hanging at least 2 loads of laundry on the line every week.
Hubby and I used to do our own laundry because he had dirty factory work clothes and I had things that needed dry-cleaned (I dont use a dry cleaner – I wash in cold water and line-dry). Well, I took over all of the laundry just so that I could hang them on the line, and it has saved us $25 this past month!
The only thing hubby complains about is that there is a scent when they are line-dried. I use fabric softener in the wash, so they come out smelling great, but then when it dries on a really hot day, they smell kind of burnt and lose the softener scent. Does anyone else have this problem? Again, this is only on really hot days (for instance – last weekend it was 98 when I was line-drying them). We have no problem with the clothes being stiff.
Anyone know how I can get rid of the burnt smell?
I'm in England, where it's always raining, yet most people manage to air dry their clothes without a problem. Many people here grew up with one of these retractable dryers over the bath http://www.amazon.com/Whitney-15-7-Outdoor-Retractable-Clothes/dp/B0000BYDEA which are a space saver and keep the laundry out of the way.
Another great convenience are the high spin speeds of the front load washers here. Even better are the spin dryers, http://www.spindryers.com/ which I have never seen in the USA, but manage to wring practically every last bit of dampness out of your clothes.
Almost every house in the UK has an "airing cupboard" consisting of a small closet with wooden slatted shelves above the hot water tank, where towels and linens are placed in order to get the last bit of damp out of them for storage.
However, since moving to the UK and getting used to air drying, the best thing I've noticed is that I don't have to buy so many clothes, because now they stay like new! Elastic waistbands stay springy, cottons don't shrink and man-made fibers keep their shape when you kick the dryer habit. A big savings.
@ Mark (#4): I'm in Seattle and I use a clothesline. I do it inside, near an open window or fan so there's some wind.
JD, if you're not a fan of crunchy clothes, you could throw them in the dryer on the "fluff" or "no heat" setting for 5-10 minutes to soften them up some.
I hate crunchy towels. I too, live in the Portland, Oregon metro area, and have a laundry room in my basement. A couple of years ago I installed a wire shelf up high for storage. I hang most of our wet clothes on plastic hangers from the wire shelf, all year long. Towels go in the dryer, though. Sorry!
This has been one of the better articles lately. Thanks.
Call me the biggest nerd, but I for one find hanging laundry on the line relaxing. It's the only act of housekeep that I actually don't mind.
Agreed everyone hates crunchy towels, jeans that stand up by themselves, etc… Just put them in the dryer for 5 minutes to soften them up. You will still achieve significant energy savings.
JD – I've been trying to figure out what is missing from your assistant blogger tryouts and I think I have it.
Your blog is about personal finance but when you write it is about personal finance for a reason. Money, financial independence, all of that stuff only matters if you are saving, being frugal for a reason. Your guest posters write clearly, have good ideas of subjects, and have their facts straight but whoever you pick will need to put all of that into a personal context to keep us interested. Why did the one poster want to get ahead so bad that he went into enormous debt? What gave him that kind of drive? Why save on children's activities? Did the poster decide to give up a job to be home with her kids so money is tight? Is she wanting to save for their college since she wasn't able to go? Can she give us an example where the kids enjoyed their free activities more than more expensive ones? And so on with the other posters.
You could have witten this post just about the economics of hanging out your clothes but you included a quote about the smell of freshly hung sheets, a picture that gives the feel of the color of clothes hanging on the line. And finally you tell us what you are going to do with that saved money.
Any of these potential assistants will do a good job but I'd advise you to coach whoever is picked on how to add context to their articles.
I always wondered about this; reading posts (on other PF forums) where people mentioned line drying as "frugal action of the day".
I never really understood how ingrained the use of a dryer is in the US culture.
Here in Norway, the main way to dry clothes is on a line or rack.
I don't even own a dryer, though I could easily afford one.
But I find it to be less time-consuming to hang them to dry, and it's FREE.
I usually put them on an indoor rack, but when weather permits I take them outside.
Banning clothes lines over here ain't gonna happen
I bet even our king and queen and prime minister have lines with their unmentionables hanging to dry.
Air drying is free and simple!
I don't use a clothesline, per se. Nowhere to hang it, but I got a few tension fit shower curtian rods and made my bathroom dryer central. I do have to be careful or it can get musty in there, but that's nothing 5 minutes with a portable fan can't fix.
As a side benefit, my hubby's work shirts are so much easier to iron.
HOW do people do this? I take clothes outside and in ten seconds flat they're covered in bird sh*t.
I grew up in sunny San Diego, CA, where my family regularly dries our clothes on a clothesline. I live in MA now and in an apartment so I can't do this anymore, but if I move back to SD, I will definitely go back to line drying. You do save a lot on electricity and it is great exercise. The clothes do get crunchy though and your darks fade faster, so there are some tradeoffs.
Well said #70 Chris.
There has been something missing and you have nailed it. I wouldn't hire any of those writers just yet.
I just bought a house that has a clothesline pole – no actual clothesline. Until I can get clothesline put up, I'm calling it my stripper pole.
I just love the smell of sheets that have been hung out to dry.
I agree with #70 but not with #75.
I am impressed that clothes line drying and taking out a computer can make your electric bill cheaper. Was this a laptop computer or a desktop?
Uhm, hanging laundry is time consuming? It takes 10 minutes!
I won't ever get what the trouble is. You use softener and your clothes don't get stiff. I guess Americans are spoiled… you even want toilet paper to be extra extra soft.
To those USAmericans living in home-owner associations that forbid outdoor clotheslines, now is a good time to get that rule changed. You are not helpless against the rules of your HOA. Rules can be changed. Go for it now while people are more conscious about money saving and energy saving. Beyond that, I believe all houses in an HOA would be big enough to find space for indoor drying. My house is 980 sq ft and it is not trouble to find space.
@Don #16: Allergies are no excuse, brother! I have Allergies from Hades (positive for 36 of the 40 most common allergens at my last test) and I dry inside. It's utterly doable, with no free passes for us snifflers.
@KC #74: Your darks don't fade if you dry 'em inside. Line-drying is much better for your clothes than dryer-drying them (what do you think lint is? Little bits of your clothes!), so drying darks indoors is the best option of all.
As for crunchiness? I adjusted after the first load, and now I like knowing that my clothes aren't disintegrating in the dryer, aren't shrinking, aren't losing elasticity, etc. I hang my JEANS to dry, for heaven's sake, and I only noticed a difference for the first washing. You can make softness your god and "crunchiness" your enemy, but you're not wearing clothes made of canvas and burlap, so how bad can the "crunchy" be? You can get used to a lot of tiny changes, and this is one with a big impact, both financially and environmentally. Clothes dryers are silly and wasteful, and it's high time we stopped being such wasteful prisses.
A couple of people have mentioned hanging a clothesline in the house or the basement. I think we'll have to give that a try.
Is it as effective as hanging them outside???
@Kevin #83: Takes a little longer to dry, but you don't have to check the weather reports, so it evens out. I hang everything inside, just for convenience and to avoid outdoor allergens. (For those worried about homeowners' associations, it's a great option — they can't tell you what to do inside your home.)
People tend to throw up (emotional?) roadblocks about lack of space, either out of resistance to change or an unwillingness to sacrifice the (IMO, largely perceived) convenience of a dryer, but my home is not a large one, and clothes dryers are an anomaly in Europe, where dwellings tend to be significantly smaller than the U.S. average. It takes a little thought in smaller spaces, but people have been doing just fine for centuries, and I think there's something telling in Europeans' "um, why do you waste money on a dryer when you can just hang your clothes — are we missing something?" A clothes dryer is the third largest electricity-sucking appliance, and it's an easy one to get rid of. Hanging clothes, like anything else, becomes second nature, and it's really not a hassle. I'll never go back to my dryer, which I expect to last me a REALLY long time since I use it about twice a year now (for guest linens). I've actually taken to storing my cleaning rags in it (hey, it's wasted space!).
One caveat is this: large families need a more carefully thought-out plan, but can probably get pretty far with doing as I do: I stagger my loads, and just don't have a dedicated "laundry day." But I don't know many parents of big families who knock everything out in a shot — it tends to be an ongoing thing, where you put a load in here and there as needed. And if you dry outside, which is faster, you can condense loads more.
I tend to toss a load in before bed and hang it sometime the next day, and I feel like laundry's less of a chore now — I'm not a slave to the dryer buzzer and the folding, they fit into MY rhythms. I used to hate doing laundry, and avoided it whenever possible. Now, I do it in bits here and there, when I'm in the mood, and I really don't mind doing it anymore. YMMV, of course, but I'd encourage even the reluctant to give it a shot — you can always go back if you feel that strongly about your dryer. And for the non-allergic among us, drying outdoors also comes with fresh air and sunshine, which are great mood-lifters.
Now if only I could teach you to hang out your clothes properly.
In Jamaica, there is nothing like a line of freshly washed clothes neatly put out on a line. They smell great and with a little fabric softener, aren't crunchy. Very few people here own dryers and there is no way a complex could tell us not to have a clothes line.
The timing on this article was great! I just replaced the lines and a post for my clothes lines.
I must agree with many other commenters – I really enjoy the clean, crisp sheet smell!
I find reducing the amount of detergent I use with my laundry and adding white vinegar to the load reduces the crunchiness a lot. Also, the best way to keep your dark clothes from fading is to turn them inside out prior to washing them – regardless of how they are dried. Since I have started doing this I have doubled the lifespan of my black work pants.
Marie (#73) – I don't know what to tell you. I've been hanging laundry for about 10 years and I've never had bird poop on it. Lots of birds in my neighborhood and yard (my dog does bark at them but they still visit my trees) but they leave the laundry alone. My sister has chickens and they sometimes try to roost on the clothes lines and cause a mess, but she just coops them now when she's drying laundry and has no problems, either. Maybe it's time to try again?
And I'd just like to second the suggestion that if you're hampered by an HOA it's time to try to change the rules. You might not succeed, but at least you'll get people thinking about it.
How about gas dryers? We moved houses and changed from an electric to gas dryer and have been really happy with it. Gas dryers are more simple (mechanically) than electrics and tend to have a longer lifespan. It's hard to say for sure, since we transitioned from electric to gas when we moved, but I suspect (and what I can recall from reading online) that they are much cost effective in terms of energy use.
I agree with the other australians; dryers are really uncommon here and considered very wasteful. I don't think of the cost but the environmental factor. Even apartment buildings will have shared lines for residents use (though strangely my building does not and I have gotten sucked into using the dryer way more than I should).
Clothes also last much longer when you air dry them and I think it makes them (towels and sheets especially) seem extra clean when they've spent time in the sun.
Also in most buildings I've lived in people would bring in other residents laundry if it was about to rain and that was always a much appreciated gesture that helped build good relations with the neighbours (especially since a sunny day can easily turn into a torrential downpour that leaves your clothes so soaked you have to run them through the spin cycle again).
Our HOA does not allow clotheslines. And frankly, I'm glad of it … we live in a nice neighborhood, and that would look, well, tacky. Unfortunately, many people cannot be trusted to actually remove the clothes they are drying outside in a timely manner.
I bought a super-efficient washer and dryer last year. They are LGs. I saw both my electric and water bills drop. Plus, I pull most of our cotton and cotton-blend clothes out of the dryer while still damp, to save the fabrics. I hang them on a spare rod in the garage, where they dry quickly. I'm sure that helps minimize the electricity usage.
I'm very frugal in many areas … but not this one. Crispy clothes do not sound appealing.
Savings sometimes come in unusual ways . . . the other benefit of hanging clothes is the fresh smell.
I was shocked by how much our bill went up when we got a dryer! We actually dry most of ours on a series of racks inside, because good clothes-drying days in New England are rare, but it definitely works, even in the winter.
The biggest downside for us was the need to plan ahead and do each load of laundry as it was ready, because we could only hang 1-2 loads a time. Also, I think if you had kids (who sometimes go through extremely messy periods, like with the stomach flu), it might be worthwhile to have a dryer available, even if you rarely used it! We got ours for free from a friend, and it's definitely nice once in a while.
@Lesley #91:
"Our HOA does not allow clotheslines. And frankly, I'm glad of it … we live in a nice neighborhood, and that would look, well, tacky. Unfortunately, many people cannot be trusted to actually remove the clothes they are drying outside in a timely manner."
There was a time that it wasn't considered tacky — sensibilities have just shifted with the times. You'll find that many (most, I'd say) clothesline-dryers enjoy the sight of clothes on the line, fluttering in the breeze. Yes, some people might leave their clothes out longer than you'd like, but where's the actual harm? It sounds like you're just being a bit of a snob, honestly. Clotheslines used to be all people had, and it didn't do anything to property values….
"I bought a super-efficient washer and dryer last year. They are LGs. I saw both my electric and water bills drop. Plus, I pull most of our cotton and cotton-blend clothes out of the dryer while still damp, to save the fabrics. I hang them on a spare rod in the garage, where they dry quickly. I'm sure that helps minimize the electricity usage."
A super-efficient energy hog is still an energy hog — washers and dryers are behind only refrigerators on the list of energy-suckers. Reducing your dryer's energy usage is all well and good, but when the alternative is eliminating it? You're still being wasteful.
"I'm very frugal in many areas … but not this one. Crispy clothes do not sound appealing."
Have you ever tried line-drying? It sounds as though you haven't ("crispy," "do not *sound* appealing"). You can't really make a comparison, now can you? I line-dry my jeans, even, and I only noticed a difference in the first wearing. I think people who don't line-dry make a big deal out of the "crispy" to justify being wasteful. You'll notice that the line-dryers don't think the "crispy" is particularly noticeable — because it truly isn't. It's a little different, yes, but so is switching to a different brand of sandwich bread, and people generally don't find that a hardship. We don't like change, but we get used to all sorts of little changes, and this is one with a big fat benefit associated.
People make way too much of the "crispy," and are a) missing out on sunshine, energy savings, and longer life for their clothes, and b) needlessly wasting resources that belong to us all.
I've seen a couple other people mention using hangers and that is what I wanted to comment about.
About a year ago, I decided to stop using the dryer. I picked two places in the house to hang clothes at. One is an enclosed back porch, and the other is in my (now spare) bedroom along one wall.
I started first with a steel cable rope and two heavy hooks set in the wall. This became my "clothesline". Now, when the washer finishes, I put my clothes immediately on hangers and onto the lines. I can hang 2-3 loads on my two lines (say a total of 20′ of line between them) and the clothes dry inside in about 24-32 hours. Often, I just leave the clothes on the hangers. I pull them off when I need them. Other times, I just grab all the shirts (already on hangers) and cram them into the closet.
Jeans can be draped over a hanger. Small items such as underwear and socks and can be clothes-pinned onto a hanger. If you have a lot of socks, you can drape a sock on the line in between each hanger.
One person above mentioned using a heavy duty chain and putting the hangers in between the links. That sounds even better than my solution as the cable still will inevitably droop (causing hangers to slid towards the center) until I tighten it up again.
Too avoid stiff and crunchy you really need to give everything a good shake and snap. It even helps with the towels. I never have a wrinkle in any of our clothes and they are not crunchy. Different from the dryer, but they all look like they were ironed.
People need to get over their "nice neighborhoods" and what "tacky" supposedly is. There is more to life. All of my appliances are energy efficient, and I still line dry, as tacky as that may be.
JD- Tell Kris if she puts a cup of cider vinegar in the rinse cycle, the crunch in the clothes is gone. It's a natural softener. Cheap and no chemicals! There is no smell after, either. I love to line dry clothes and I live in the desert, so it's convenient.
@#97 TWoP Fan: It also works with white vinegar, and smells less funky when you're putting it in. I've not tried cider vinegar, but it smells worse, to me, than regular vinegar.
In any event, honestly? I've tried using vinegar as softener, and it just didn't make enough of a difference to warrant it — I think the important thing is to make the minor adjustment to less-floppy clothes, and you can avoid ALL additives (which all cost money and resources).
People need to actually give it a shot — sure, "crunchy" and "stiff" SOUND scary, but once you actually try line-drying, you realize that they're just the easiest words to describe the difference, not an indication that line-dried clothes can, like, stand up on their own, or be used to hammer nails, or something. Try it, then if you still can't handle the MINOR (and it really is) stiffness, go back to the dryer, but it drives me INSANE when people make up their minds based on…nothing. It's like deciding a different brand of ketchup is no good when you've never tried any brand but yours. Different, cheaper, more environmentally-responsible ketchup could also taste better — you can't possibly know until you try. For a site called Get Rich Slowly, what better experiment? I know for a fact that my clothes last a LOT longer since I quit dryer-drying them.
It's unfortunate that people got out of the habit of using clotheslines. They save so much energy, and it is kind of peaceful to hang the clothes.
Rainy days and winter make outdoor drying difficult, but people can air dry their clothes by using a wooden laundry drying rack like this one. Being round it works really nice under a ceiling fan!
It's been said earlier but here in Australia clotheslines are the rule rather than the exception. I don't own a drier and don't really have any desire for one. I enjoy hanging the clothes out in the sunshine (which admittedly we have for all but a week or two a year) and in summer things like thick towels will dry in a matter of minutes. I don't find my clothes get stiff at all – if your washer has a proper spin cycle then this shouldn't be a problem.
Also, line drying clothes is better for them (makes them last longer) and drying in the sun also makes your whites whiter (my sheets are blindingly white) as it acts as a natural bleach.


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- What makes your small kitchen so cool:
- With its original 1958 knotty pine cabinets, tile counter tops and beautiful turquoise Western Holly gas range, our kitchen is a "classic". When we bought our house in 2009, we had fleeting thoughts of a complete redo, but this kitchen felt like the kitchens we grew up in. It's so functional we've only added a few retro touches like the "Sputnik" light fixture, a new fridge, and a vinyl composite tile floor that we designed to accent the turquoise range.
- Describe a challenge you've overcome or a smart resource you've found for your kitchen.
- The previous owners, who lived in our house for 50 years, had installed a Bosch washer and dryer in the kitchen. While very convenient to have them in the house (as opposed to a laundromat or the garage) they were an eyesore. We had a knotty pine cabinet built to keep the appliances hidden when not in use and added a stainless steel countertop which added nicely to our counter space. Should we ever choose to move the washer and dryer, the counter becomes a nifty breakfast bar.
- What's your favorite meal to cook here?
- Our favorite meals are fresh modern updates of the classics we grew up loving; using just picked organic produce from our garden and the six mature fruit trees in our backyard. Next up pear tarts and pear preserves from the August Asian pear harvest.
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Oh my goodness! I am IN LOVE with your stove!!
I love this. Nice job!
I love that your kitchen is what it is and you respected that, while making it functional and lovely. And I LOVE that it's not a WHITE kitchen or a STAINLESSnBLACK kitchen! Very nice!
So so glad you kept the knotty pine! Beautiful!
Love that you stayed with the theme of the original kitchen and that your updates are suited to your kitchen rather than going with any trend. It's so original and so stylish!! Nice job.
Mid-C Frank is tickled pink! LOVE that stove!!!
This is indeed an excellent kitchen, though if left to my devices, I'd chuck the front loading washer/dryer set, and try to find a matching, working original Frigidair washer/dryer set in turquoise hopefully to go in the place of the washer/dryer you have now and go totally retro, and I'd have gotten a Smeg fridge in turquoise to work with your original stove.
That stove is to die for. I've never seen anything like it, totally cool.
Otherwise, you have done a tremendous job of making subtle updates to the kitchen that respect it, rather than a gut redo, like so many tend to do.
Good job!
I need more info on that stove. It's amazing. What brand is it? Where did it come from? Does anyone know anything about it????
That stove is amazing! Love the rest of the kitchen too, it's very warm and welcoming. Voted :)
you did a great job hiding the washer / dryer and the kitchen has a lot of warmth and personality. Love the light fixture, countertops, stove & little black cat .
That is the coolest stove ever! So glad you kept the kitchen's retro vibe. You've got my vote.

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OK…when Red Light offered up his contest to guess which Thrasher would notch the team's next hat trick, how many of you even thought about offering up the name Anthony Stewart?
…looking around the blogosphere…
Uh-huh, I didn't think so.
But that's exactly what happened Friday night in the Thrashers' 5-4 shootout win in Anaheim. Anthony Stewart…in the Duck pond…with a hockey stick. We certainly had no Clue that was going to be the result, huh?
By potting three tallies, Stewey now finds himself tied for the goal-lead with that superhuman scoring machine…Chris Thorburn. Yes, that's right, Thorburn and Stewart are atop the team's goal chart with three each and have netted half of Atlanta's season total of 12 scored during actual play. (They have 13 counting the shootout gimmick goal).
Andrew Ladd and Toby Enstrom each have 3 overall points as well, both scoring once and adding a pair of assists.
Two of Stewart's goals came while the Thrashers were on the power play, both with less than 10 minutes remaining in the third t pull Atlanta from a 4-2 deficit to a 4-4 tie. On the night they converted three man advantage opportunities, Thorburn's second period tip in of a Dustin Byfuglien blast tied the score at 2-2. Buff also provided the assist on the goal that leveled the score at 4 each with 5:12 remaining.
They were Dustin's first two points in a Thrashers' uniform.
Nigel Dawes then coverted in the fourth round of the shootout to give the Thrashers the extra point for the night's work. His was the only goal scored in the individual skills exhibition. Chris Mason was not beaten on the Ducks' four tries.
Tonight the Thrashers will find their way to San Jose for a date with the Sharks, who are 1-0-1 after opening the season with a pair of games in Sweden against the Columbus Blue Jackets. Now that they've traveled half a world back home, the Sharks will welcome in Atlanta for their home opener…the third such time Atlanta has played that role during this road trip. They beat the Jackets 3-2 and then lost by the same score in overtime.
A win would level the Thrashers record on the four-game roadie and make this west coast swing a successful one.
But if history is any indicator, success here won't come easy. The last time the Thrashers have gained even a point from San Jose, however, was back in November of 2003 when the two sides skated to a 2-2 draw. Since then, the Sharks have bitten off five consecutive wins, outscoring Atlanta 22-10. Overall, the Thrashers are 1-9-2 when facing San Jose, 0-5-1 when playing in their barn.
According to the AP report I've read, Antti Niemi is scheduled to make the start tonight…meaning we'll escape facing Thrasher-basher Antero Nittymaki, who is 17-0-0 against Atlanta with a 1.76 GAA, .940 SV% and 1 shutout.
Looking to get things going in the bay area are a few players from Thrasherville. Bryan Little, Rich Peverley and Nik Antropov are the notable players yet to score any goals this season, each producing but 1 assist each so far. Rookie Alex Burmistrov is yet to etch his first career NHL point, but he's played very well with Thorburn and Ben Eager, by far the most productive line for the team after four games.
Chris Mason is yet to really "steal" a game for us, allowing 13 goals on 142 shots, (.908 SV%). But if coach Craig Ramsay looks to skate the veteran back out there between the pipes, he may need to do just that if the Thrashers are to win their first game against the Sharks since a 3-2 victory eight years ago.
His skaters in front of him will have to start living up to the expectations that the team defense would be improved this season. After giving up 41 shots in Anaheim, they now have a SA/G average of 35.8. Only Carolina, Phoenix, Colorado and Anaheim have higher shots against averages.
The game tonight is scheduled to be on Center Ice…Comcast channel 783. But we'll see if the geniuses that determine which games are blacked out deny us the chance to see it like they did Friday night.
Seriously, I understand it if the game is played here in Atlanta…but a game played on the west coast that is being aired on Center Ice should not be blocked back here. (DUH5).
October 16th, 2010
11:57 am
41 shots on goal, 40 in regulation. I'm having my doubts about Ramsay and Torchetti's ability to improve the team defense. I know Chris Mason has terrific career numbers when facing 30 plus shots, but he hasn't had to do it night and night out with the Thrashers defensive corps either…
October 16th, 2010
12:05 pm
Do I have to say first? Can't wait for the Thrashers to come back so I can actually see a game.
October 16th, 2010
12:10 pm
Nate , One of the things the Thrasher's face is that other teams feel they have to get their 2 points when they play us. When other teams play the Capitals they are happy to get their 1 point and head home.
But against the Thrashers coaches and players alike get pissed off when they are losing. So when we score in the first couple of minutes we should expect to see other teams firing constantly and coming 100 mph at our goal. I think that until other teams start to think play Le Thrash is a tough game, we should expect to see 30+ shots a game.
October 16th, 2010
12:11 pm
The shots were 26-26 even strength. Still kind of high, but yeah. It seems more like the Thrashers simply took too many penalties.
October 16th, 2010
12:28 pm
I was sure I posted "Anthony Stewart, with a Hammer, in the Duck Pond"
October 16th, 2010
12:37 pm
Watching the replays on On the Fly, it sure likes like are D men are being very lazy around the crease. Buff was floating back on and then turned to the goalie as Lydman swooped in, Sopel and Oduya were right there on Selanne's PP goal, A stick on puck or a stick lift by Oduya would have prevented that.
Stupid blackout prevented me from watching, so I listened to Kamal as I watch the Yanks/Rangers. Kamal is so great. Always a treat to listen to his call.
October 16th, 2010
12:42 pm
"One of the things the Thrasher's face is that other teams feel they have to get their 2 points when they play us. When other teams play the Capitals they are happy to get their 1 point and head home."
Sorry Tom, totally disagree. Maybe fans think this way, but the players don't. They know that on any given day, anyone can beat anyone.
October 16th, 2010
12:48 pm
Whats happen with Bergfors? He is young, talented and one of the best rookíes last year. No good for him if he will be scratch again.
October 16th, 2010
12:59 pm
Great Clue reference Bill! I laughed. Kudos to Anthony Stewart for making Ramsay look genius for putting them on the PP. Both guys certainly fit the strategy of clogging up the middle and firing laser rockets off Buff's mighty stick-sword.
Anyway, I'm not as worried about the SA total as I am the lack of physical play for long stretches in both west coast games. This team can't stop hitting and getting up in team's grills if they are to be successful.
The Ducks played harder and more physical and got the benefit of some terrible officiating (although our stepped up efforts after the 4th goal produced some calls). But while the Thrash out-hustled and out-muscled Washington cleanly, I felt like the refs were allowing the Ducks to clutch and grab at will while we were getting silly "hooking" calls when tapping a stick.
Was it just the poor internet streaming feed or do others feel this way as well?
October 16th, 2010
1:04 pm
Boris Valabik cleared waivers and will be reporting to Chicago.
October 16th, 2010
1:07 pm
I agree completely. That was one of the worst officiated games I've seen a long time.
October 16th, 2010
1:21 pm
Ducks fan here. Congrats on gutting out a fine win.
From a definite "grudging respect" POV Dudley & Ramsay have your Thrashers headed int he right direction. On a night when your big guy, Antropov was pretty much owned by our big guy, Getzlaf, your TEAM found a way to get 'er done.
Other than Stewart's first goal it wasn't pretty but it counts. Maybe your Thrashers are little like the song:
If you want to be happy for the rest of your life
Never pick a pretty woman as your wife
So from my personal point of view
Pick an ugly girl to marry you
Just my 2cents
October 16th, 2010
1:48 pm
Marry an ugly girl, take her every where you go, so you never have to kiss her goodbye.
October 16th, 2010
1:55 pm
The most successful team is the team with the best 3rd and 4th line.
I think it was on NHL Network the other day that I heard that. I don't remember who said it, but it kinda rings true for our beloved Thrashers right about now.
October 16th, 2010
2:00 pm
Zoomo– agreed! He seems to churn out several excellent quotes per night!
"This shift began Monday evening!"
"Wake up the neighbors, we're tied at 4!"
October 16th, 2010
2:05 pm
The Grand Kamalian..a treat to listen too. I'll miss the Thrashers tonight, going to see the Little River Band at the Richmond Hill seafood festival. "Time for a Cool Change"….Thrashers in the playoffs this year…yep….
October 16th, 2010
2:21 pm
Yes – Smoothie – I saw it the same way (and on Comcast in FL). Several times I jumped out of my chair exclaiming "Hey that's interference!" as a Thrasher dumped the puck in and then was held or obstructed at the Blue-line. I guess that's the Duck Pond home ice advantage.
P.S… It's a bit ridiculous that I have to drive to Florida to watch the Thrashers on TV this weekend.
October 16th, 2010
2:26 pm
backcheck – thanks for bestowing us with your classy POV w/r/t the Ducks as well as the Thrashers. We appreciate your honest sentiments. Truthfully, I have no idea how the Ducks have played as poorly as they have in the first 3 or 4 games of the season. The presence of Lydman certainly helped, but their bottom two lines seemed much better than their gruesome stats over the first 4 games. Carlyle is a good coach and he has obviously made some ajustments. But as long as Perry, Getzy and Ryan play like that last nite, y'all are gonna be tough especially at the Pond!
Good luck the rest of the way!! Looks like you have some young guys (Fowler, Belesky and Sexton) who have plenty of upside.
As for the Thrashers, let's hope last nite's somewhat lucky win gives them a big breath of confidence and takes some of the pressure off to go out and "play their game" against the Sharks. They have nothing to lose tonite as the 2 points they earned last nite keeps them treading water and within sniffing distance of WSH and Tampa…please somebody beat Tampa!!
October 16th, 2010
2:27 pm
Chris Mason is yet to really "steal" a game for us, allowing 13 goals on 142 shots, (.908 SV%).
I respectfully disagree, Bill. I'd say he stole last nights game. The way our D was playing, it was pretty much just him doing all the work in the defensive end.
Speaking of stealing, I daresay that's exactly what the cable and satellite providers are doing in regards to Center Ice and the Thrashers. I'd order Gamecenter Live, but they won't even show the game if it's being televised locally.
So, if we can't watch the Thrashers on Center Ice, nor can we watch them on Gamecenter Live, it seems to me that the NHL and cable providers are actually promoting using sites like MyP2P to watch the games. While I've done this for a few years now (I'd rather watch at my computer and participate in live blogs, rather than use the TV), I'd rather pay the NHL and get high quality video. The policy NHL's Gamecenter Live has is rather archaic, in my opinion.
October 16th, 2010
2:55 pm
CenterIce and the NHL better get there act together!!! This sport has enough problems promoting it and you idiots pull this!? How is it the Mosaic channel shows the game albeit in intervals and on a smaller screen than I wanted to, but the game is blacked out on the other? Morons. Character win from what I saw and have read. Great news that Stewart gets the hat trick. Happened a lot sooner than most thought, and from someone we NEVER would have considered. Bodes well for us, because if our guys can become confident enough that we don't have to rely on one or two lines…..once they come together and everyone starts clicking we should be good. Fragile momentum.
October 16th, 2010
2:58 pm
Screw Center Ice, there are enough online streaming options that you don't need them for the few games that Sports South doesn't cover.
October 16th, 2010
3:01 pm
directv gave me $10 bucks off, for stupid blackout….
October 16th, 2010
3:10 pm
oh, by the way, Stewarts' hustle in camp and preseason has paid off, at least for one game!!!!!
A helluva effort , on his part!!!!!
October 16th, 2010
3:14 pm
When I called Dish last week when the LA game was blacked out, they threw their hands in the air and said they don't control the black outs. They basically point the finger everywhere else but their own business.
As far as last night's game, I streamed it also and while the video was grainy, it allowed me to at least get a taste of hockey. Color me unimpressed with our D play as the Ducks camped out in our zone a few times and the penalty kill was obviously ineffective — we couldn't win a face-off.
Luckily, Anaheim's penalty kill was just as atrocious and we stole 2 much-needed points. If we had lost in regulation, we'd be in 15th position (yes, it's early). As it is now, we are in 7th position with a chance to move up with some kind of good effort tonight. However, with the home opener and the recent announcement that Joe Thornton has signed the dotted line for 3 more years, I would bet the crowd and Sharks will be chumming the waters. Hopefully, we can get Little to make a shot and for Antropov and Peverly (the next Charmin'? this guys can't win a board battle right now) to hit the goal scoring sheet.
Great comeback last night on the road. And good message to Bergfors from the coaching staff. Step up or sit down!
October 16th, 2010
3:29 pm
Yeah, Rammer needs to impress upon Peverley that he is allowed to hit people…he's not so brittle that he can't do what B-Lits does. Brennan needs Pevs to get workin on the squats on the off-days!
October 16th, 2010
3:56 pm
I was so happy to win last night! Yes, I was concerned with the lack of defense. But with that officiating crew, we might have gotten even more penalties if we had actually checked anyone.
But I also find it interesting that fans of other teams see our team and see the progress Rammer and Co. are making with our team but so many of our fans can't yet (and I don't mean because of the blackouts.)
October 16th, 2010
3:56 pm
I'm from Michigan, and watch all my Thrashers games from this site http://atdhe.net/. Every game is on there and it's completely free. No blackouts.
October 16th, 2010
5:04 pm
Thrashfan23 – Go to the source. They jack all their games from MyP2P.eu.
October 16th, 2010
5:05 pm
Not as concerned with the huge disparity in SA-especially when you look at the number of times Ducks had the man advantage…. Am concerned about guys missing defensive zone assignments (go back and watch the Ducks 2nd goal for example), and Antropov's obvious (and understandable) lack of stamina.
Don't know why Bergfors is sitting, but hopefully that changes -both ways-….
Thankful SJ didn't start Nittymaaki-the guy owns us. Also looking forward to the first SJ-ATL tilt that ATL won't get steamrolled by every Sharks line…
October 16th, 2010
5:06 pm
Thanks for the link Thrashfan23!
October 16th, 2010
5:54 pm
Thanks for the link!
I just spoke to NHL Game Center Live and they said yes the game tonight is blacked out for the Atlanta area because the network who owns the rights (Fox Sports?) did not make arrangements with the NHL to lift the blackout. It will be blacked out on Center Ice (all carriers) and NHL Game Center. If anyone knows anyone at Fox Sports start working on them to lift this ban. If we don't speak up they WILL keep doing this!
October 16th, 2010
6:31 pm
I called COMCAST to complain, today. So, if everyone does likewise, maybe strength in numbers could have some kind of effect? It's been frustrating watching games on the Mosaic channel. Every 9 minutes, I get to see three more minutes of a Thrashers game. Honestly, this is ridiculous. We PAID for Center Ice … to SEE out of market games. On our televisions….
October 16th, 2010
6:32 pm
Trixie, I'm in the SPAM filters.
October 16th, 2010
7:19 pm
I'd just contact Center Ice and accuse them of false advertisement and demand a refund. If enough people complain and demand monetary compensation, Center Ice will, in kind, start raising pushing back on the Fox.
Remember when all else fails, punch them in the wallet.
October 16th, 2010
7:59 pm
R.Stroz, I literally recited the Center Ice commercial to them. "This package promises up to 40 'out of market' games per week, many in HD,' for the early bird special price." Then I cited that Fox SportsSouth was not carrying the game, and that San Jose, California is roughly 2,300 miles away, so … buying a ticket isn't an option. That this is, no different, than going to the convenience store, paying for a pack of gum, then having the cashier say, "We don't sell Wrigley's Spearmint anymore." You stand there, blankly, "Give me my gum. Clearly, you do sell Wrigley's spearmint gum. I just handed it to you. I PAID for my gum. You scanned the product. I paid for the product. Now, fork it over." Comcast doesn't even offer the game as available for PPV purchase. I said, "Shoot, I'll pay $9.99 just to see this game." It's totally and utterly unavailable. And yet, we know the product exists, since we will get it on the mosaic channel. There is no local broadcast to protect. If I lived in Macon, GA, I'd get this game. That's totally hilarious. Well, not really. But, you get the point.
October 16th, 2010
8:03 pm
I told her, "Imagine 1,000 people calling you, tonight, to demand their $171.00 back? That won't sit well with anyone." She said she'd look into it, with an answer by no later than Tuesday as to why these games are blacked out. Their sales and marketing offices are closed. So, what's next? Call FoxSportSouth and tell them to tell Center Ice to turn on the game, or we're storming their offices with flaming pitchforks?
October 16th, 2010
8:18 pm
I cancelled my Center Ice subscription . Gotta hit them in the wallet.
I'm sticking with Kamal and maybe an Internet video stream.
October 16th, 2010
8:34 pm
Thankfully I haven't ordered Center Ice yet. Was waiting for the free time to end first but if this is the BS I get with them….I watch SOME other games but I WANT the Thrashers games not on Sports South and others. Almost $180 for those games and the few Sabres games I might watch on nights the Thrashers aren't playing and they screw me on that?!?! WTF? Grrrrr…. There really is no such thing as customer service anymore and in the economic times we are in now you would THINK it would be a priority to try to EARN peoples hard earned money.
October 16th, 2010
9:20 pm
TBL losing to Panthers 0-4 in the 3rd, NJD losing 1-4 to Bruins late in the 3rd, Caps losing 0-2 to the Preds in the 2nd. Come on Thrashers!!
October 16th, 2010
10:26 pm
Bergfors in, Modin out.
October 16th, 2010
10:32 pm
23, that link isn't working for me. Anyone have another link.
October 16th, 2010
10:35 pm
Kracker, let's try to get a contest going on the day the NY/NJ media starts questioning the signing of Kovy and starts to call his signing the 100 million dollar Mistake.
With how NJ is starting out and how they are hamstrung by the salary cap, it will be sooner than later.
October 16th, 2010
10:35 pm
October 16th, 2010
10:39 pm
Kracker, I have some sad news. On the PP, the Capitals have just defeated the Nashville Preds, 3-2, in overtime. Questionable call against Nashville. Ovechkins fires it, I think it was deflected by Semin. But if not, it's Ovie's goal. And the Capitals "steal" two-points in Tennessee. Call the cops. That was highway robbery. The Caps played 15 good minutes, all game long.
It was fun, though, to watch the Panthers B-slap the Bolts, 6-0. That was delicious, I must say. The Sabres are hangin' tough, LQQKING for that 1st win of the season, at Chicago. It's 3-2, Sabres, with 15:00 left in the 3rd. Montreal hung on, for a 4-3 win over Ottawa. Carey Price with the win. Don't say I don't give him credit when he achieves something. Columbus is up, 3-2, over Minnesota, late in the 3rd. The Islanders put something on Colorado that AJAX couldn't take off, 5-2. The Penguins took it out HEAVY on the Flyers, 5-1. That was a fun one to watch, despite the score. In the Battle of Alberta, Canada, the Oilers and Flames are knotted, 1-1, in the 1st period.
Your attention, please. Your attention, please. The New Jersey mustered yet another one (1) goal effort. It was a 4-1 loss to the Bruins.
Let's get a final, here from Minnesota. It's a FRANTIC finish between the Blue Jackets and Wild. 01.2 left in regulation. The Wild net is empty. Jackets up, 3-2. The knock has been questionably knocked off. Here's the draw. And it's over. It's a win for Columbus.
October 16th, 2010
10:39 pm
WTF, settled in to watch the tilt and it's blacked out again . . .yagottabekiddinme
October 16th, 2010
10:42 pm
"It was fun, though, to watch the Panthers B-slap the Bolts, 6-0. That was delicious, I must say."
What, did Tampa finally give Ellis a start?
October 16th, 2010
10:43 pm
Whoops. That should read, "the net has been questionably knocked off."
Sabres still up on Chicago, 3-2, with 10:30 left in the 3rd. Joe Friday will have a cow if BuffaloBlow goes into Chicago and knocks off the defending Cup Champions. Annnnnd, no sooner spoken, the Blackhawks have tied it up, 3-3. Bolland with a breakaway goal.
October 16th, 2010
10:47 pm
you can't stop the hawks, you can only hope to contain them . . .
anyone have a hi def feed on this game, this internet feed is like watching it underwater with the audio picked up off the planet Motron
October 16th, 2010
10:50 pm
Anyone have any other stream links? The audio is F'd up on atdhe.net for me.


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We dropped by Hasbro's Toy Fair exhibition today, and once we'd apologized for breaking in through the bathroom window, they agreed to show us around if we stopped crying and put all the Spider-Man toys back where we found them. As you'd expect, there was a lot of cool stuff on display, but here are the ones that we found either awesome, weird, or awesomely weird.
Wu-Tang Clan G.I. Joe
It turns out, the delayed-by-a-year, Adrianne Palicki-starring G.I. Joe: Retaliation movie also stars Wu-Tang Clan's RZA as martial arts guru Blind Master. This makes sense, since RZA is pretty well known for his love of the flying fists and feet, but the best part is, we now get to own a RZA action figure! That's right, parents - the guy who recorded this and this is now available for your impressionable young child to play with! Sometimes, something too awesome to exist ends up existing anyway, and everything just seems right with the world. In other G.I. Joe news, you know the rumors that the year-long delay had nothing to do with the 3D conversion, and everything to do with the fact that the studio decided Channing Tatum was a more bankable star than expected, and re-shot the movie so that he didn't get killed in the first five minutes? The below toy does not exactly contradict that rumor.
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You may have noticed that a lot of people on the internet are quite fond of My Little Pony: Friendship Is Magic. And when we say "quite fond" we mean, "raving insane lunatics." While we don't claim to understand the Bronie movement, we have to show our respect for any group of oddballs that insists so hard that one character should change its name to a Doctor Who homage that the company actually goes ahead and changes it. The end result is Doctor Whooves here, which we'd be considering getting as a tattoo if our girlfriends wouldn't immediately leave us for, you know, an actual man. By the way, if you mash this up with the previous item, you get literally the best thing that has ever been on the internet, ever.
The Make-Your-Friends-Hate-You Gun
We have a history of showing our appreciation for NERF guns, and it goes without saying that we're cool with water pistols, but this one may be a step too far for most people. This sneaky beast comes with a special ice container for the express purpose of making the water extra, extra freezing cold before firing it at snoozing sunbathers. While we kind of admire the deviousness of this device, we're intrigued to know how many people are going to have ice-soaking-induced heart attacks this summer.
Bruce Campbell Iron Man
We love Iron Man. We love Bruce Campbell. And thanks to this series of Iron Man 3 toys - whose main selling point is a mix'n'match feature that lets you swap limbs, heads, etc. - we found we were able to make our very own Evil Dead Iron Man figure! We like to think this guy's right in the middle of his iconic "This is my boomstick" speech.
The Return Of Furby
The new generation of Furbies is smarter, louder, and generally more frightening than ever. If you're into this sort of thing, good for you, but if you've ever been locked in a room with one when you're high off your ass, you'll know just how terrifying these things can be.
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My dog is an african breed and she naturally prefers warm weather. During winter time I have so far dressed her in a functional but dull coloured dog coat. I wanted to live up our walks with a happier colour so I copied the earlier bought dog coat and made this. I used beaver nylon fabric and lined it with fleece fabric. The fleece fabric was a cheap blanket from IKEA. The collar lining is a bit more exclusive ;) I´ts a quilt embroided piece I had in my stash. It was fun making it and I am very pleased with the result.
Beaver nylon, fleece, quilt
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hello so good to see such a lovely coat for a large breed….we have nothing against small breeds in coats just that we are all large and we like to see that you can achieve such great results for a bigger dog too. looks like she'll stay very warm!
Feb 3, 2013, 10.39 PMby Misokizen
Thanks!She stays warm and dry and can still run like crazy and roll in the snow :) You're right,it's more common whith clothing for small dogs,and much easier to find in shops as well.This coat is not too cute wich suits me (and my dog)well.
Feb 3, 2013, 09.27 PMby flowergirl22
the rhodesian ridgeback is so cute,, how old is he/she. great coat.
Feb 3, 2013, 10.46 PMby Misokizen
Thank you!Yeah,aren't they?Not just cute but…perfect :) Calm indoors,action outdoors.She is 4 years old, my first dog and her name is Indra.
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Two north Memphis schools were locked down after three people were shot nearby in what police say was a targeted attack just after the noon hour on Thursday.
Hollywood Success Academy School and Promise Academy were put on lockdown as a precautionary measure after the reported triple shooting in the 1300 block of Bryan.
Neighbors heard at least 15 shots.
"There was a white car pulled up," said one neighbor. "So when the car pulled up, they just started shooting."
Investigators say the man in the car was wearing a ski mask, and he sped off after firing.
The three male shooting victims - a 19-year-old and two in their 30s - were targeted, police said.
The teen was taken to The MED in critical condition. The two older men were grazed by gunfire and were treated at the scene, police said.
The barrage of gunfire took place a block from both elementary schools. Memphis City Schools says the schools went into a precautionary lockdown after officials say they heard the shots.
Parents and family members headed to the schools after hearing the news, some taking their children out of class early.
"They said they had a shooting down here and three people," said Sherly Price, grandmother. "I just saw it on the news, breaking news, so I said I'm going to get my baby."
The proximity to the schools were a concern for police officers but they say everyone was safe inside.
"Definitely worry about that. That's the first thing I worry about on the scene," said Lt. Col. Wardell Smith. "But the school was, the kids are all in the school."
Investigators from the police department's felony assault team are handling the case.
"Unknown, right now. The three gentlemen hadn't mentioned on why they were being shot at," Lt. Col. Smith said. "They didn't know right now. We might know something later."
Pastor Jonathan Prince says Memphis patrols are working hard, but he wants to see more Blue Crush patrols. He says that it has worked there in the past and hasn't seem the same level of law enforcement of late.
"Blue Crush helped a lot and I would be good to have that presence back out here again because you've got people who are sitting in their homes scared on a day-to-day basis not knowingly what was happen and things like that," said Prince.
Earlier in January it was revealed that MPD wasn't fully using the Blue Crush program. But, the department says the program is fully functional again.
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All Your Road Closures for the Sanlam Cape Town Marathon 2014The Sanlam Cape Town Marathon will be taking place in the Mother's City's beautiful streets this weekend, benefiting 14 charities and providing a spectacle of effort, determination and family friendly fun. Here are all your road closures for the 2014 event.
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Ladies (and gentlemen) - Woman's Day is around the corner, and 9 August falls on a Saturday this year. Here's how you can celebrate in #lovecapetown.
Celebrating 20 Years of Freedom on Mandela Day
Cape Town Tourism, along with Uthando, Robben Island Museum and Tsogo Sun International, spent International Mandela Day - Friday 18 July, 2014 - with senior citizens of Masibathande.
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Cape Town, the fairytale-loving Mother City is making all little people's wishes come true this winter school holiday as she plays host to the enchanting Disney on Ice: 100 Years of Magic spectacular from Wednesday 23 to Sunday 27 July, 2014.
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We're midway through Cape Town's creative designation year as the World Design Capital 2014 and as it progresses, more and more astounding artistic projects are coming into being – like the gobsmacking, head-turning amazing Accidental Art Project at Nando's on Long Street.
Win a Road Trip in Cape Town Competition: and the winner is…
Three weeks, 740 entries and there could only be one winner … Congratulations to Troy Smith, the lucky winner of our Win a Road Trip in Cape Town competition!
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Win a Road Trip in Cape Town with #thando!
Where in the Western Cape is our fun, new mobile visitor information vehicle, #thando? Enter your best guess and not only could you win amazing daily prizes but you'll also be entered into a lucky draw to win a road trip in Cape Town for four people , worth R 30 000!
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Security news dominated this week, and that will undoubtedly be the case next week as well, with the Black Hat and Defcon conferences under way in Las Vegas. In other news, Microsoft announced its vision for a post-Windows OS, and the case of the rogue San Francisco admin kept getting more odd.
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1. DNS patches cause problems, developers admit: Patches for the DNS vulnerability that has generated so much buzz have led to performance problems for servers running BIND (Berkeley Internet Name Domain) software. BIND is the most popular DNS software. Administrators shouldn't roll back the patch released July 8, said Paul Vixie, head of the Internet Systems Consortium, which oversees BIND. "The vulnerability is of more concern than a slow server," he said. An updated patch is in the offing. Meanwhile, hackers are actively exploiting the DNS vulnerability, and ...
2. Apple finally patches dangerous DNS flaw and Opinion: Apple's unforgivable DNS delay: Apple issued a patch -- finally -- for its implementation of the BIND server software in various Mac OS releases. The delay in the patch release has caused considerable consternation among Mac fans.
3. Terry Childs: Rogue Admin: San Francisco had quite the interesting saga on its hands when one of its admins, Terry Childs, locked the rest of the city out of its network. A jailhouse visit by Mayor Gavin Newsome helped the situation, but the media's faulty reporting did not. InfoWorld's Paul Venezia was able to get the inside scoop, correct media mistakes, and even offer a case primer for the non-technical.
4. A photo that can steal your online credentials and Black Hat/Defcon: Welcome to the funhouse: Among other things, researchers at Black Hat next week will demonstrate software they've developed that can circumvent security and take over accounts on popular sites such as Facebook, Google, and eBay. The malicious software looks like image files to Web servers. The researchers will leave out details of how the attack works so that it won't be immediately used. We expect a lot of news out of Black Hat and Defcon, both in Las Vegas next week.
5. Microsoft prepares for end of Windows with Midori: Windows 7 isn't even out yet, and Microosft is already preparing for the post-Windows world. Midori is its concept of a post-Windows OS, one that is componentized and will likely live on the Internet. While it all sounds great, InfoWorld's Randall Kennedy says Midori is a pipe dream at best.