I have 2 more thingscompliments of the squirrels! Guess theyre good for somethingmaybe! I was gonna pull these out and just throw them away, but........... The first one I pulled out came with the acorn still attached to it, so I dug up the second one and theyre both now in pots! I have 2 oak trees! I assume theyre Gamble Oaks (Quercus gambelii), just because thats the most commonly found oak in this area, but I really dont have any way at all to be sure! If they are Gamble Oaks, they could wind up being anything from a single trunked smallish tree to a multi trunk bush kind of thing that looks more like scrub oak! There are two of them planted in one of the display gardens at Paulinos (they sell them), and one looks like a tree and the one right next to it is more "bushy!" Since I dont even know for sure what they are, theres no way to tell what theyre gonna look likebut they do have oak leaves!!! They will also spread somewhat, underground, I believe, and when they produce acorns, they will reseed fairly easily! So if somebody wants to take a chance on what they are and give them a try, Ill bring them along. I recommend them for somebody with a bigger yard, rather than just a tiny residential yard. Theyre still attached to the acorn and have very few roots. I would recommend growing them in the pots for a month or two so you can control the water better than if they were in the ground, and Id recommend you use a wet/dry cycle. Theyre completely saturated now, let them dry almost completely, then resaturate, let dry, resaturate........ Assuming they are Gamble Oaks they like it dry, and letting them dry almost all the way before watering again should help them form roots. Anybody interested? Skybird

Um, yeah. We started out with 3300 sq/ft but didn't realize that didn't include the 'optional' 4th bedroom we didn't feel was very optional. No biggie since it just added 300 sq/ft. Then we pushed out a couple of walls and finished a couple of areas that was supposed to be storage or attic space and next thing you know we're at 4200 sq/ft! Financially we're only about 5% over our original budget though. :)

Hi Wendy, I don't sew drapes but I do use #69 bonded nylon thread in my Juki industrial. It is a thick, very heavy weight thread. I have used it to sew bridles, saddle blankets, and such without having thread failures. It seems to me like it would be heavier than needed for drapes. It would certainly hold things together, but in places where you end up backstitching seams and such, there ends up being bulk. I am planning to try the #33 bonded nylon thread for my medium duty projects. I think the #69 thread is overkill for anything I make except my heavy leather goods (which my machine can barely handle). #33 bonded thread at SewTrue Cheers, Michelle

I love that little red house! Since our build budget keeps getting trimmed by economic conditions, I keep looking for the beauty in smaller and simpler homes.