David, what would happen to his/your old place?
Can't any one of your damn little Scooby club at least try to remember that I hate you all?
Spike ,'Get It Done'
Natter 78: I might need to watch some Buffy for inspiration
Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, butt kicking, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
dcp - Aug 30, 2026 4:19:49 pm PDT #13772 of 13780
The more I learn, the more I realize how little I know.
Calli - Aug 30, 2026 5:31:53 pm PDT #13773 of 13780
I must obey the inscrutable exhortations of my soul—Calvin and Hobbs
That’s gorgeous, Hec!
it is possible to install a wood burning fireplace after the fact as long as you are okay with a stove type? I had one installed in my den here in CT and love it!!
I’d certainly consider it. But I’m finding way more fireplaces than main floor laundries. Unless you’re lake front (which I can’t afford), pretty much every one around here has a basement, because we’re prone to tornadoes. And I guess once there’s a basement, most people shove the laundry setup there. But, while I haven’t run the numbers, I strongly suspect more senior citizens die from falling down stairs than from tornadoes, and I plan to age in place. So, a unicorn hunting I shall go.
lisah - Aug 31, 2026 6:33:37 am PDT #13774 of 13780
Punishingly Intricate
We had my mother-in-law’s laundry facilities up to the main floor from the basement so she could continue living in her home and not need to go to the basement. So, that’s something you might keep in mind as an option, Calli.
-t - Aug 31, 2026 8:19:33 am PDT #13775 of 13780
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
One of my mom's must-haves when they were house-hunting for the house they now live in was indoor laundry, which was hard to find! Mostly it's out in the garage or completely outside, apparently (mine is in the garage). I'm not sure wood-burning fireplaces are even allowed here these days. Not in new builds, I'm pretty sure. Good luck, with finding something that will work for you, Calli!
That place is gorgeous, Hec, I can see why Emmett would want it!
Cass - Aug 31, 2026 9:30:37 am PDT #13776 of 13780
Bob's learned to live with tragedy, but he knows that this tragedy is one that won't ever leave him or get better.
And I, like javachik, often forget if I don’t post you don’t know I’m reading.Me three.
-t - Aug 31, 2026 9:47:51 am PDT #13777 of 13780
I am a woman of various inclinations and only some of the time are they to burn everything down in frustration
If y'all would support me in email like you used to, I'd know you were reading
[**KIDDING** I don't read my email, for the most part, I wouldn't know if you were]
Jessica - Aug 31, 2026 10:14:40 am PDT #13778 of 13780
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
If y'all would support me in email like you used to, I'd know you were reading
HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA
Atropa - Aug 31, 2026 11:15:58 am PDT #13779 of 13780
The artist formerly associated with cupcakes.
And I, like javachik, often forget if I don’t post you don’t know I’m reading.
Same, same.
NoiseDesign - Aug 31, 2026 11:33:33 am PDT #13780 of 13780
Our wings are not tired
I'm the same way, following along and not realizing that I don't post as often. I've been a bundle of stress and anxiety for a while now. It's been a tough year on the business front and I'm just trying to get through it all.