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Some random stuff...
The body portion of a Christmas gnome
A broiler pan that I thought went months ago
Some plastic cups that don't get used
A collapsible chair that was in our garage
iris lilies
9-2-23, 8:37pm
WHERE IS THE GNOME’S HEAD and why did you decapitate him???!!!!!!
hahaha, I am just kidding you here.
Old wood sitting on a platform on the driveway- took two tractor cart loads and it's GONE to no man's land up the hill. AND dug out a clethra bush that had gone berserk and was just not worth the space. Long hard work, but DONE and also in no man's land!
WHERE IS THE GNOME’S HEAD and why did you decapitate him???!!!!!!
hahaha, I am just kidding you here.
It was made from a container with a lid. The head and arms were attached to the lid and the body was the bottom part of the container where you can fill it with candy or whatnot. So basically I kept the lid and plan on putting it on a little side table in our living room for the Winter months. I made sure it would look cute like that before I tossed the body and it did. I wouldn't have a spot for the whole thing since I rearranged some decor. I still liked it and wanted to keep it so i had to get creative.
" I made sure it would look cute like that before I tossed the body and it did."
That's what she said, on "Snapped"
Old wood sitting on a platform on the driveway- took two tractor cart loads and it's GONE to no man's land up the hill. AND dug out a clethra bush that had gone berserk and was just not worth the space. Long hard work, but DONE and also in no man's land!
Funny because I recently paid $60 for a Clethra 'Ruby Spires.'
I had the clethra for many years. It was in a front flower bed and I never saw it much....butterflies liked it and hummingbird insects, it smelled wonderful..like vanilla. It just is in the wrong place and I have no where else to give it space.
iris lilies
9-4-23, 10:20am
I had to look up Clethra And yes I’ve seen that around here. It’s a nice little shrub, maybe I will get one. I wonder if deer eat it?
Sold some more diving bits and pieces. $450 made in the past week but that overlaps some with August b
mschrisgo2
9-4-23, 11:19pm
Turned a dollar store salad bowl (that lived on top of my fridge unused for 7 years) into a planter of succulent starts from my garden, gave it to a friend for her birthday today. The bowl was orange, her favorite color, and she has been wanting a little succulent garden. Win-win!
IL, The deer eat the hostas in that same flower bed but have never munched on the clethra.
Teacher Terry
9-5-23, 10:06am
I gave my Dil a bunch of gold and diamond jewelry and sold most of the rest since gold is high. I kept my favorite pieces to wear but without working just wasn’t wearing it.
I gave my Dil a bunch of gold and diamond jewelry and sold most of the rest since gold is high. I kept my favorite pieces to wear but without working just wasn’t wearing it.
Way to go! I love it that you are giving it to her and she can wear it now, and you keep what you actually wear!
Took a bunch of keys that I have no idea what they unlocked off my keychain. Didn't toss them just in case I do find what they unlock but at least now I don't have to fumble through a bunch of keys to find my house key.
" I made sure it would look cute like that before I tossed the body and it did."
That's what she said, on "Snapped"
:laff:
Teacher Terry
9-6-23, 12:23pm
Way to go! I love it that you are giving it to her and she can wear it now, and you keep what you actually wear!
My Dil was very excited and I let her pick what she wanted after I took out my favorite pieces. If I had grandchildren I would have saved what I sold for them but that’s not happening.
iris lilies
9-6-23, 12:59pm
This talk of passing on gold jewelry reminds me of a pair of gold (probably just gold filled?) Victorian earrings from my mother’s side of the family. They were screw back earrings. I wanted to convert them to something that would work for pierced ears because screws back HURT.
But my mom said “oh no! That would ruin them!” So the dumb things sat around for years with no one wearing them.
But when my mother died, I had a jeweler change then to pierced earrings and they are quite nice. And now useful.
sorry, Mom!
gold jewelry
DHs father left him a gaudy gold ring with three largish diamonds and it has been sitting in a box for years now. I suggested we have new wedding bands made from it (I'll take the diamonds please) so at least they are being worn. Although having a bunch of jewelry around I never wear feels like clutter, I figure the grand-daughters might like looking through it someday. It all fits in one container so not a big deal to keep.
Sold a pair of boots on Poshmark.
iris lilies
9-6-23, 2:59pm
DHs father left him a gaudy gold ring with three largish diamonds and it has been sitting in a box for years now. I suggested we have new wedding bands made from it (I'll take the diamonds please) so at least they are being worn. Although having a bunch of jewelry around I never wear feels like clutter, I figure the grand-daughters might like looking through it someday. It all fits in one container so not a big deal to keep.If it is a big gold ring you should see how much you could get for it. Gold is high. The diamonds are likely near worthless.
Get the diamonds appraised--my grandmother's ring that I inherited is worth way more than my diamond, and it is smaller. I love it--it is from the 1920's, my favorite era in jewelry. It is also platinum.
Teacher Terry
9-6-23, 4:59pm
Get the diamonds appraised--my grandmother's ring that I inherited is worth way more than my diamond, and it is smaller. I love it--it is from the 1920's, my favorite era in jewelry. It is also platinum.
What a piece of jewelry appraised for is light years away from what you can actually sell it for. You always take a big loss if you need to sell jewelry. Appraisals are for insurance purposes.
Very true, but it's still worth more than my newer diamond, that was what I was trying to say. Just because it's old does not mean it is worthless, like IL was saying. I wouldn't sell either of them but will give them to my granddaughters.
iris lilies
9-6-23, 5:08pm
I picture a typical honkin’ man’s ring with itty bitty tiny diamonds pretty close to chips. Of course, I do not know what it really looks like.
Here is a 3 stone diamond ring that totals 1 ct for all three stones--she did say "largish"
https://cdn11.bigcommerce.com/s-y73h7mn55y/images/stencil/1280x1280/products/2743/26258/eng2372y1__65707.1678242001.jpg?c=2
That might not be your taste, but it's something you could do with three not huge diamonds
iris lilies
9-6-23, 5:39pm
That might not be your taste, but it's something you could do with three not huge diamonds
Yes, you’re right the diamonds might be worth a little something. I’m still assuming it’s a man’s ring, but perhaps it is not.
I think women must like jewelry the way we’re talking about this ring belonging to someone else, and we haven’t even seen it!
I am obsessed with old jewelry settings--I love looking at them-- it is very exciting to reset an old family stone in something new. I worked with this jeweler to reset a family stone and it turned out really beautiful.
(This is not that one, this is one they have that looks kind of like Grandmother's ring.)
VINTAGE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING 1.72ct ROUND CUT YELLOW GOLD MARQUISE ACCENTS (ivyandrose.com) (https://ivyandrose.com/products/vintage-diamond-engagement-ring-1-72ct-round-cut-yellow-gold-marquise-accents)
They are easy to work with and very nice and fast, too.
iris lilies
9-6-23, 6:14pm
That is nice. I have a great aunt’s diamond engagement ring from 1918 that I like.
my family are not jewelry people so this was always considered a flashy ring by us. In my youth I thought it was rather awful in its gaudiness, but now I like it.
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That is nice. I have a great aunt’s diamond engagement ring from 1918 that I like.
my family are not jewelry people so this was always considered a flashy ring by us. In my youth I thought it was rather awful in its gaudiness, but now I like it.
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Very cool! Do you know if it's an old mine cut or Old European cut? From picture looks like old mine?
iris lilies
9-7-23, 12:12am
Very cool! Do you know if it's an old mine cut or Old European cut? From picture looks like old mine?
It’s one of those cuts, but I don’t know the difference between them, so your guess is probably right.
mschrisgo2
9-7-23, 12:21am
I groomed all 3 of my cocker spaniels on Monday. Today I went through the box and bag of grooming tools, cleaned them all, boxed up the ones I do not use to send to a cocker rescue group. Will drop off at the post office tomorrow. Win-win, everything neatly fits in one easy to access box now.
We are overhauling the big garden bed on the south side of our house. I dug up and gave away 5 big pots of Siberian irises.
iris lilies
9-7-23, 10:13am
We are overhauling the big garden bed on the south side of our house. I dug up and gave away 5 big pots of Siberian irises.
It is nice you found a home for your Siberian iris and did not compost them.
I groomed all 3 of my cocker spaniels on Monday. Today I went through the box and bag of grooming tools, cleaned them all, boxed up the ones I do not use to send to a cocker rescue group. Will drop off at the post office tomorrow. Win-win, everything neatly fits in one easy to access box now.
Growing up, my family had several Cocker Spaniels. They are great dogs!!
Teacher Terry
9-7-23, 11:30am
I am obsessed with old jewelry settings--I love looking at them-- it is very exciting to reset an old family stone in something new. I worked with this jeweler to reset a family stone and it turned out really beautiful.
(This is not that one, this is one they have that looks kind of like Grandmother's ring.)
VINTAGE DIAMOND ENGAGEMENT RING 1.72ct ROUND CUT YELLOW GOLD MARQUISE ACCENTS (ivyandrose.com) (https://ivyandrose.com/products/vintage-diamond-engagement-ring-1-72ct-round-cut-yellow-gold-marquise-accents)
They are easy to work with and very nice and fast, too.
That’s a beautiful ring Tybee!!
That’s a beautiful ring Tybee!!
Isn't it!
Here is a fuzzy pic of the ring DH got from his father. It is gaudy to me as I don't often see ordinary men wearing diamonds but it was from the 80s I think.
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It is nice you found a home for your Siberian iris and did not compost them.
To be fair, there are some in the compost bin, but I'm ready and willing to pull them out if I get sufficient demand from my Facebook offer!
You could turn it into 3 rings for your daughter and granddaughters:
Elsie Engraved Ring - Brilliant Earth (https://www.brilliantearth.com/Elsie-Engraved-Ring-Gold-BE1342-5062409/)
You can take the size of the stone down on this visualizer to 1/2 ct or whatever they are, it looks different with the smaller stones. If you measure it in mm, you will have a better way to tell how many cts they are
or one three stone for you
3ct Three Stone Diamond Engagement Ring 14K White Gold (pompeii3.com) (https://www.pompeii3.com/3ct-three-stone-diamond-engagement-ring-14k-white-gold-g-h-i1/)
or a pair of earrings, etc.
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iris lilies
9-8-23, 9:40am
Here is a fuzzy pic of the ring DH got from his father. It is gaudy to me as I don't often see ordinary men wearing diamonds but it was from the 80s I think.
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i say, cash it in. unless you have a real need to remake some thing out of it, cash it in. Remaking will cost money.
Oh that ring screams 80s to me.
I posted some laundry detergent sheets I didn’t like, some toiletries, and some wall phone chargers on local Buy Nothing group. All snapped up quickly. Will meet later to pass them along.
flowerseverywhere
9-10-23, 12:28pm
I joined a sewing/yarn work group that has a free table. I have whittled my craft and sewing supplies to one five shelf bakers rack. It is so freeing clutter wise and psychologically.
Quick sweep of house netted...
A coffee mug
A small candle
A door hook for wreaths
Several Xbox controllers
A blanket
Several wires that I don't know what they go to.
On my diving trip in MI, and I’ve passed along the last things I was clearing out of the scuba bits and bobs.
Four metal rods that went with our new kitchen table light fixture. Don't need them as we don't want it any lower than it currently is. Also had to get rid of my Fall wreath that I put on our living room coffee table. Cats used it as a "nest" to sleep in and completely destroyed it. I did buy a different one from Target this morning so hopefully they will leave it alone next Fall. It won't arrive until Wednesday and I'm planning on decorating for Halloween over the weekend so no point in putting it out for just a couple days.
Edit... Decided to get rid of a bird feeder. Thought I was the person who cared enough to buy bird seed to feed the outside birds until I saw that the deer ate 90% of it (and made a mess), the birds who did come to eat would poop all over the place as well, and lastly, the seed that fell from the feeder onto the ground ruined my nicely mulched area by growing grass/weeds from the seeds.
Decluttered all of my husband and youngest son's underwear. Husband wore his until the elastic was practically gone and they just sagged on him. I told youngest that once he reached high school, he was responsible for buying his own underwear. He never did so he was basically wearing the same pairs of underwear since middle school. He is a sophomore in college now.
Decided to sell two more big scuba tanks and one small one. $300 for the big two and $80 for the small one. Diving friends bought them so low effort.
Bag of miscellaneous foam pieces
Pack of sheet protectors
8 neckties
4 suit jackets
1 pair of dress pants
1 wool coat
2 tshirts
Two cat beds that I had forgotten about because they were inside pet carriers that only get used once a year for annual check ups of the two cats.
Not exactly a purge, but speaking of pet beds I recovered mine that I made several years ago and thew out the old covers which looked ratty. I bought one fleece cover and used one from my mother's room, sort of fleecy velour, and they love that one. The new one one, a fake sheepskin, they are not so crazy about.
Ended up having to get rid of my curling iron this morning. Went to plug it in and heard a pop and then sparks flew from it. Didn't want to risk even turning it on so it was trashed. I thought about getting a new one but I'm going to see how I do without one. I only use it to straighten my bangs each morning but I just wet them this morning and it seemed to do the job just was well as the curling iron.
One of my cats got fat shamed at the vet on Tuesday (It wasn't as shock :laff:) so I need to make a change in dry food to one higher in protein and lower in carbs. I am going to bag up the remaining dry food and walk it over to my neighbor's house who feeds stray cats/kittens that live in our woods. New dry food should arrive this weekend/early next week. Hopefully this helps get his weight down to a more healthier level. Currently at 21 lbs so we've got a ways to go!!
iris lilies
9-28-23, 2:01pm
One of my cats got fat shamed at the vet on Tuesday (It wasn't as shock :laff:) so I need to make a change in dry food to one higher in protein and lower in carbs. I am going to bag up the remaining dry food and walk it over to my neighbor's house who feeds stray cats/kittens that live in our woods. New dry food should arrive this weekend/early next week. Hopefully this helps get his weight down to a more healthier level. Currently at 21 lbs so we've got a ways to go!!
that is…quite a chunk of cat!
how much should he weigh? He must be a big cat.
Mine are 5 and 8 lbs, little guys. Even my last fat cat was around 12 lbs, I woukd guess.
My parents had the largest, fattest cat I have ever seen. He came to them as a stray kitten and the best we have been able to figure through asking grandchildren when they first remember the cat, he lived to be 27 or 28 years old. As in they remember him from when they were 3, and he died when they were over 30. It was the weirdest thing.
that is…quite a chunk of cat!
how much should he weigh? He must be a big cat.
Mine are 5 and 8 lbs, little guys. Even my last fat cat was around 12 lbs, I woukd guess.
Vet didn't give a specific number but Google says 10 lbs. My other cat is 13 lbs and she looks to be a more healthier weight. The fat one would rather lay on the cat tree and watch birds than move around more than he has to. The other one "patrols" the house all day and night meaning she is constantly walking around each level of the house making sure everything is in order. Haha!
My parents had the largest, fattest cat I have ever seen. He came to them as a stray kitten and the best we have been able to figure through asking grandchildren when they first remember the cat, he lived to be 27 or 28 years old. As in they remember him from when they were 3, and he died when they were over 30. It was the weirdest thing.
Wow! 27 or 28?? I have never heard of a cat living that long. I thought I was doing good getting a cat to 21 years old. Our other two died within months of each other and they were only 14. One had kidney failure and I can't remember what was wrong with the other one but they went downhill really fast. Literally one day they appeared ok, the next day they were yowling in pain and had to be put down.
I never had a cat get to 14! My son's cat was born in 2006 and acts pretty sprightly--hops up in your lap still.
My parents' cat was fed constantly from the table, and they didn't worry about his weight.
I never had a cat get to 14! My son's cat was born in 2006 and acts pretty sprightly--hops up in your lap still.
My parents' cat was fed constantly from the table, and they didn't worry about his weight.
Just like humans, carrying extra weight isn't good as they get older so I'd like to get him to drop a few pounds and maintain it. I spent a lot of time yesterday researching dry food with lower carbs and higher protein which helps with weight loss. Some were pretty expensive. I think I've found one that won't break the bank. I also ordered a toy that I'm hoping will get him up and moving more than the ones I already have. It's similar to the Da Bird brand toy which I've bought in the past but he went feral over it and was growling and hissing while playing with it. Freaked me out as well as his sister. I was afraid he'd have a heart attack because he'd get himself so worked up, he'd be panting from exhaustion.
mschrisgo2
9-29-23, 10:46pm
Finally figured out I have too many outdoor chairs- I’m always shuffling them. Today I decided which 4 needed to go, set them out at the curb with a Free sign, they were gone within the hour!
rosarugosa
9-30-23, 6:10am
I dropped off a bag of really good clothing yesterday to a nice local thrift store that supports women in recovery. It's one of those shops that is like a boutique shopping experience except that everything is secondhand and inexpensive. I didn't get to do any browsing since DH was waiting out in the car for me, which was both a blessing and a curse, lol.
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