Community Leader HeidiRainCountry
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It seems the laminate “wood” flooring they are making these days is holding up much better than the first of its kind they came out with. At least from what I have seen. I also believe it is still less expensive than real hard wood. The benefit of real hard wood though is it can always be sanded down and refinished though I think with the laminate you can pop out a damaged piece and replace it. Of course I am only going by what I know from about 27 years ago when we expanded the dance room and were trying to decide between hard wood and laminate. We went with a floating hard wood as we were not too thrilled with the laminate they had back then
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Yes, I learned this one from experience so now I pour out a couple of cups of the wine into a separate container, mix in the sugar then slowly pour it all back in but another note, I do not recommend adding the last bit of sugar so late in the game as it can bring the whole process to a stop. Best to add no later than one week in
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I do not share my videos here often as to not make people feel bombarded by them but when I feel they are important enough, I do so I was coming in here to do that very thing and there it is. Saved me a step! haha!
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O my, do I get this! It is hard to pass up free stuff that is necessary consumable items. Even though I use only cloth, Patrick will only do so if he really has to and so I keep stocked up on TP for both him and any guests we have. My big issue right now is jars and bottles. Because we have been blessed through the years by being gifted jars from family, neighbors, and even from an estate sale that was trying to just get rid of stuff, I have far more jars than I could ever use and am running out of space for storing both them AND food. I hate to get rid of any though just in case there are those that will need them down the road or maybe I need to start putting up even more food in them….but then storage is still an issue. We do still have some space in our off site location so I can manage but I really do not need to be saving any more recycled jars (green olive, artichoke hearts, honey) but I still do because I cannot stand the idea of tossing such great reusable items! UGH!
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While my set up is more for back up, I do enjoy using it when necessary like in 2020 when we needed a new washing machine and it took 6 weeks to get it, my off grid set up got used daily
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While I have not, it would certainly work well
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Nice! We also use our wood stove in winter but in summer, when it is raining or drizzling (which it does often in Rain Country) it is too cool and damp for things to dry well and if it is sunny, it is never dry because all that rain we got now turns to high humidity, yet again preventing foods from drying fast enough without the application of electricity. This is where we reply on our solar power to dehydrate.
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Yes, I mention in many of my vacuum sealing videos the importance of a barrier of some kind. paper muffin liners, piece of paper towel or even a pieces of cotton cloth (which is what I use because I always have it and can wash and reuse)
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I mostly just freeze in jars but I am careful about what I vacuum seal in them because of expansion and have not bothered to vacuum seal any in a long time. I also freeze in reusable silicone bags which is nice for things that would otherwise take up a lot of freezer real estate using jars or other containers. I do have some glasslock containers I freeze in from time to time and they work well.
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Even though we use the room for family gatherings, it does not get near the amount of daily use as it did when teaching dance and martial arts but it has held up beautifully for us ever since
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I hear you on that. I did buy the foodsaver handheld only to try it for the sake of sharing my thoughts but I still prefer using a hand operated brake bleeder pump over all methods, electric or otherwise.
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I love it! My agitator (original version of what they now call the Rapid Washer that is made of plastic rather than metal) is also vintage as it is from the 1940’s. It is a super handy tool to have for washing clothes like this. While Patrick built the frame and the tubs were bought new and Patrick put drain holes in the bottom, it was important for me to have a very rustic, vintage look especially by having antique or vintage working pieces. It makes a nice piece of decor when not in use
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My wringer is now 99 years old (one year shy of being considered antique) and when I had to fall back on it in 2020, I wore out the bearings but considering how old it is, I would say that is pretty good. Patrick did get new bearings for it, he just needs to replace them.
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Haha, yep, and people can be allergic to anything so yes, listening to one’s body is important 🙂
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I have this exact one, Mary from Mary’s Nest had sent it to me, it is a good one for sure