Have I mentioned the kitchen is being re-modeled? Oh! Not just new appliances - the entire room is M-T. Nothing but the diagram on the old floor showing where things will be someday. We are walking around the island and past the cupboards drawn on the old floor with a Sharpie. That's my tip for you when you re-do a room. If you can clear out the old and draw in the new, do it and live with it. Maybe not as long as I am needing to but try it out and see if things are as you imagined. You may find, as we did, you need to make a change or two. As I've said during other situations, if we weren't involved in it this would be an interesting study to do, and then humorous paper or book to write. We're not skilled enough to do it ourselves so I admire the accomplishments as they occur. I was really oblivious to how dated it was so had little interest in it. Yes, I missed the kitchen genie gene! There's no doubt it will be fantastic, someday. Till then we have "kitchen" in every room.
The point of the photo is to illustrate how people used to dress to go to work. These are not business office administrative staffers but outdoor workers. It makes me appreciate today's relaxed dress codes. Need I say this is pre-air conditioning? Wow.
Speaking of A/C I finally cranked it on this a.m. The workers should be thrilled today when they come inside. It's not that I didn't want it on. It's not that I didn't think it was on...The control/thermostat is tucked behind the china cabinet (bad move) and I thought I reached back and turned it on but was actually turning it off. My tolerance for heat is above average. All right. All right. Criticize me for poor home management. I'll be stopping by YOUR glass house soon. Get my drift. The A/C is not something I like much. But for these guys I've now got it going and even dropped it a couple of degrees. Maybe that "someday" for the finished kitchen will be a reality! After all, who wants to be called a kitchen
I could bake some cookies to show my appreciation. Wait. I'd need the oven to do that. Whoops.
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Not everyone is enamored with today's relaxed dress codes. Certainly we've "progressed over the years, but we've gone too far.
What's not to like about seeing a woman walking down the street wearing a skirt and nice pair of shoes versus flip-flops, tattoos, a tank top with bra straps showing and pants low enough to display a plumber's crack.
Look in the mirror "ladies" before going out in public.
And when you go to church, dress like you're are going to church, not like you're going to Wal Mart.
And if you're the President of the United States, wear a tie for goodness sakes.
Kate, you can delete this one too. (Someone must have slipped something into my bowl of Cheerios this morning.)
No oven to bake cookies: then....
How about a tray of fresh veggies with a bit of dip. Send them home healthier.
Fresh fruit is another good choice.
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By now, you should have a direct line to the delete key!
Ralph,
It seems I've seen photos of many presidents, mostly since Truman, OK, FDR but those have been few. I've seen Ike and every one since him w/o a tie. But wait! Is this a deeper message? Are you projecting a prejudicial position that only tie-wearing humans should hold that office? One can easily transition to the realization that we have left the 80's when women wore "ties" of sorts and conclude that you only expect/want men in that office. Ah, we reach the root of the problem at last.
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