Category: Home & Garden

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Now my sister has the bug

I guess since Mom has gotten so into redecorating and I have been doing some too, my sister has now caught the redecorating bug.  She was asking me about home address plaques because she had noticed that I have a nice address plaque on my front porch.  She said she hadn’t really thought much about it until she saw how nice mine looked and wanted to either find some address plaques she could choose between or maybe an address sign would be better.

She has a rather long driveway and thought that maybe address signs might be  better since you would be able to see them better from the street.    Well I suggested she not only get one for at the street but she could also choose from the wall address plaques for her porch too.  There’s nothing wrong with having one at the end of the driveway and one on the house.  She agreed and now it will take her a week to pick each one out.

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Ceiling fans now!

Boy is Mom going all out or what?  Now she’s wanting to get new ceiling fans for the whole house.  It’s not like she doesn’t have ceiling fans in every room but since she’s redecorating, she needs to change the ceiling fans to match her new decor she says.  Some of the fans are pretty new too but she wants new ones so she’ll get new ones.

She has Hunter fans now and they’re really good fans.  I love them personally but she wants a change.  She said she just needed a change and was looking at the Casablanca ceiling fans and fell in love with them.  Casablanca has always been a favorite movie of hers in the first place and that’s the style she wants.  I fully expected for her to want something custom.  That’s the good thing about this online store, they’ll even make a custom ceiling fan to meet you specifications with all the bells and whistles you could want with it.  I wonder if I could get her to give me the fans she takes down?

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Mom’s going all out on redecorating

My mother is amazing me with the things she’s doing with her home.  The part that’s really amazing me is most of the things she’s getting, she found online.  She’s becoming quite the Internet shopper.  She has found some of the best deals on home furnishings and home decor.   I had no idea she was becoming so proficient on finding so many good deals online.

She got new linens and bedding for her bedroom.   The new comforter she got is beautiful.  It really set the room off if you know what I mean.  She even found the therapeutic pillows like she likes and has to sleep with.  She keeps a set of bed pillows with the shams on them that matches her comforter that she puts on top of her pillows and it looks great.

She found the prettiest new lamps for the living room too.  They really changed the look of the whole room.  Mom is great with home accessories.   I wish I could look at something online like she can and find just the right place for them.  I do good to find the right desk lamp.  Maybe there’s still a lot to learn from Mom!!

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I love our neighborhood

One of the things I love about our neighborhood is the fact that there are a lot of really big trees.  They didn’t bulldoze down all of the trees to build the neighborhood and then plant a bunch of little trees.  I hate it when they do that.  With the old trees left in tact, there are also a lot of animals and birds throughout the neighborhood.  I absolutely love to watch the squirrels play in the trees and on the ground.  The only problem I have with them is they love my bird feeders.  I feed more squirrels than I do birds.  I also have a squirrel feeder but they don’t only eat their food, they like the bird food too.

Well I needed something to keep them away from my bird feeders and not hurt the squirrels.  I tried putting Vaseline on the pole and that worked for a short time.  Then I found a squirrel repellent that won’t hurt them but keep them away from what I want them away from.  This stuff works great.  In fact, it will keep a lot of unwanted animals away like skunks too.  My best friend had a skunk in her back yard and boy was he a stinker.  He sprayed my dog when we were visiting.  Since she got this repellent, no more stinker!!!

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I think I have a thing for mailboxes!

It’s funny how when I go riding around or to visit a friend for some reason I notice their mailboxes first of all and then their house or apartment building.  I think I have a thing for mailboxes.   You know sort of like when people notice a persons eyes first of all when they first meet.  Well I notice mail boxes.  A mailbox can make a statement about who lives there.

One of the first things is that if you live in an apartment building or community where they have a block of mailboxes, you want them to be secure to protect your mail from others.  Identity theft can easily start with your mail.  Not only does this site have mailboxes but they also have address plaques and mailbox posts.  So the next time you pull up to your house, stop and look at your mailbox.  What does it say about you?

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I love Blomus stainless steel

There’s just something about stainless steel in your home that makes a statement.  That statement is class to me.  I have a Blomus stainless steel mailbox on my front porch and it looks wonderful plus it will last a long time too.  My fireplace is the center of my living room because of the Blomus stainless steel fireplace accessories I have.   They really make the fireplace the focus of the whole room.

I not only have Blomus stainless steel inside but I also use it to decorate my back yard too.  I have a Blomus stainless steel bird feeder and a Blomus stainless steel fire pit for those chilly spring evenings on my patio.  Can you tell I love Blomus stainless steel?  Well I do and if you check out what they have, I bet you’ll find something you love too.

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New security system for Mom’s house

I’m surprised that Mom didn’t think of this earlier but she’s having a Home Security System installed in her home and at the beach house too.  Since she lives alone now and is having a lot of work done around the house, she decided it might not be such a bad idea to have a little more security around the house.  Dad was the security system before but now that he’s gone, I think it’s a great idea.

She’s decided to go with an ADT security system.  They really do provide great security to home owners as and are considered to be the # 1 home security system.  That tells me that they’re doing something right them.  If not, they sure wouldn’t be considered #1, right?  They also provide security to a lot of the Fortune 500 businesses too.

I know I’ll sleep a lot better knowing that Mom has a good Security System watching over her.  In fact, I just might have one put in my home too.  You just can’t be too careful these days, especially if you live alone.

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Mom’s getting new blinds too

Boy once I finally talked Mom into doing some redecorating and remodeling, she’s going at it full blast.  She was searching for next day blinds because she hates to wait and found some great sites.  I didn’t realize she knew so much about doing searches online.  She’s really amazing me with not only her computer skills but also her skills in finding next day blinds.

She has started in the living room and sure enough, she did get her next day blinds just as promised by their web site.  I loved the ones she picked for the living room too.  They made such a difference.  I didn’t realize that by simply changing the blinds with the ones she found on next day blinds that it would make that much difference but it sure did.

She’s taking one room at a time and now said it’s time for her to check out the next day blinds site to find just what she wants for the dining room.  I’m sure that she won’t stop there either now that she’s on a roll.

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Fire Ants are coming out!

We went to the beach and darn it, the fire ants are back out.  I hate those things!  I didn’t know what they were and was standing close to their home and those little suckers got on me and set me on fire!!  I told Mom she needs to get some fire ants killer right now so we can get rid of them now.

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My sister moved to Raleigh

My sister and her husband moved to Raleigh, North Carolina.  They bought a really nice house that has a two car garage attached to it but it doesn’t have any garage doors on it, can you believe that?  That just floored me that it didn’t have them.  She was telling me that they wanted to have some installed but since they just moved there, she wasn’t sure how to find someone reputable to do the work for them.  Her husband isn’t the most handy of all men but he’s a good man just the same.

I suggested she check Raleigh garage doors and she would have a better chance of finding someone that was not only reputable, but would do the job right and possibly find one that will do it at a fair price too.   In this day in time we all need to watch our pennies as they say so finding someone that will do the job right and not charge you an arm and a leg is just about as important as finding someone to do a good job.  I can’t wait to visit her and see her new house.  She sent me a picture of the house and when they get the garage doors installed, it’s going to look absolutely beautiful for sure.