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Post by Meme on Jul 27, 2009 0:52:04 GMT -5
Today I made some kitchen curtains for my hot south window to the kitchen- I have been putting boards or what ever fits to keep out the hot sun as we face south- and it works but does nothing for decor--- I had some material in a light tan but thick that was hemmed on the 4 sides so I used Velcro to do the top so I could hang it/them the on rod- they let some muted light in but keep the heat out--  I hung them too and all this by hand as my sewing machine is not set up -- and I can roll them up half way on gray days to let the light in......... we took the blinds down a few years ago when we painted and it has been blank since then- it is high enough that no one can see in at night but the heat is terrible on hot days- I am not strong enough to put up the blinds even if I could find them- just not sure if we kept them or not! I am so proud of me-- as this has been on my mind for a long time- they fit nice and look good too- and they will protect us from the high sun- and it feels good to have a project done that cheers the house up-- now it is your turn to share a finished project  |
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Post by messymimi on Jul 27, 2009 12:30:23 GMT -5
All right, Meme, you got me. 
I was simply going to congratulate you on a job well done, but no, you had to post a challenge that we get something done before commenting, didn't you?
So, I went and finished "Project Doorknob".
A few days ago, I fought Bigger Girl's door with the wrong tools but got a working doorknob on there. That same day, the doorknob fell off the front door and Sweetie found the replacement I had always meant to put on there anyway and I did it. Then, the next day, I redid the front knob to work better. Finally, today, I replaced the side door knob, which required taking the front one off and switching out a part because I needed rounded corners for one section and couldn't get the whatchamacallit off the other.... Anyway, it is finished, for now, and we have 3 doors that close.
So now I can, with a clear conscience, give Three Cheers For Meme!
  
messymimi
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Post by Peach on Jul 27, 2009 14:15:47 GMT -5
Meme - I don't have a finished 'project' to share but am hoping you let me get by with my project of purging my kitchen cabinets that was finished today. (see my Listzilla thread on stuff given away on freecycle - hope that qualifies ). Now - I have been trying to find a way to ask you about the hot temperatures in your part of Canada. Just how hot is it? Being from the Lower 48, I have a hard time imagining it ever getting hot in Canada. That is because on our weather maps they (the weather tracking people) cut off the temps at the northern U.S. border with Canada. We almost never see what weather is going on up there, unless it's a cold front coming down. So my vision of your country is one of cool or very cold temperatures. Please enlighten me because, based on your comments this past week, it sounds like it gets very hot up there in the summer like it is down here.  |
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