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I own 3, one elderly mare that may crash and burn at any time or she may go on for years. 10 boarders in either stall or paddocks with sheds. Everyone is out during the day. My board is a bit less than the going rate since I lack a few amenities (wash rack) but I have lots of real grass pasture whic...

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Similar boat with 13 horses.

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Interesting conversation with my conservative friend and neighbor last night. Trump terrifies her too, she really doesn't believe he will do what he campaigned on but she just couldn't fill the bubble for Hillary. Part of her decision to vote for trump was our shared frustration with the 2 party sys...

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You want the ceiling to rise above your head and in a small room, whether small by square footage or ceiling height, I think it's especially critical for the ceiling to "rise". Paint it white. True to point but as I referred to above, the sharp contrast between the ceiling and the walls c...

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You can do the ceiling the same or a few shades lighter than the wall color. If it is the same color it will look darker than the walls since no light falls on the ceiling. If the crown moulding stays and you want the ceiling to appear higher then paint the moulding the same color as the ceiling. Th...

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my last few have been canon and I have been happy. I don't use them to copy as I have a large copier (canon) but my main criteria is batch scan and being able to keep working if the color ink is empty or died out (using black only as I rarely use color). DH had no problem downloading drivers to run ...

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PaulaO wrote:Bob's barn manager would feed according to need and um... "girth." There was hard keeper hay, average joe hay, and hay for the big guys and gals, also known as munchy or outdoor hay.

That's my strategy. I call it busy hay, fatty hay or old man (or woman) hay. I always have 3 grades.

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Meanie here too. I also feed out the older hay and the fatties get the less rich hay while the oldsters who need more calories get the better stuff. I'd rather have them eating more of the less rich hay for extended time that snarfing down the candy. Most of them are out on grass all day long so the...

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Thanks, Want it?

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I would consider normal low range.

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Sunshines looks to be about 5/12 for the dormers and garage and 7-8/12 for the main house. Boot looks to be about 5-6/12. Moderate but not steep in my opinion. Minimum is 3/12 for shingles of any type. Less than that and you need to be doing metal panels or waterproof membrane. Here's mine which is ...

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Was your pole building standing seam? Agricultural surface attached metal roofing is much less expensive than 50 year standing seam.

My 70x144 arena was quoted at 30 K which calcs out at $3 sf. My 1800 sf house was quoted at 13 k which is about $7.50 sf. Different materials, different prices.

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Yes, although old lumber has much higher strength capacities than new lumber the member sizes that calculate now are much larger than what was allowed decades ago. Along that line, even if you are doing a tear off, if the original roof was not designed to carry the load of of a heavier new material ...

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Building code used to be 3 layers max but changed, I think, in 2003. Now the IRC requires a tear off and new roof when the existing roof is wood, slate, clay, concrete shingles . Metal can be applied over these under certain application conditions. Asphalt can be applied over another layer under cer...

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Labor costs vary so much by location that it is hard to say but for that size house, depending on actual roof pitch and complexity you are probably looking at 12k to 18k or even more if there are a lot of valleys or specialty items.

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There are metal roofing companies that make an aged copper color in their enamel products. Not quite the same but also not quite the same price.

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There is treated cedar now which has a longer lifespan and more fire resistance but it is still less of a lifespan of other materials and a lot longer than the 10 - 15 years that modern conventional cedar shakes or shingles would get. Asphalt shingles are a good product if you can find one you like....

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Get a landscape architect to help with the garden things and structures. You could contact a designer, interior or small remodel to help you with the garage door and lights. Look for someone who's work really appeals to you and appears to have stylistic familiarity with your house type. Houzz is a g...

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You need changes to both house and yard? What sort of changes are you willing to consider? just paint colors or actual change or additons to the facade. When I do a project I design the archtectural chages to he house and often layout the conceptual yard layout that includes, fences,arbor, monuments...

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I've had Asarum Europaeum in pretty sunny areas sucessfully.

Another I love is Mouse Plant but it has always been in shade. The flowers are fabulous.

http://www.greatplantpicks.org/plantlists/view/169

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Motion sensor lights with photocells on both barns. My arena has (or had, now broken) a light on a photocell with timer so it came on at dusk and went off at 8 pm.

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LED lights cone in different wattage so you should be able to choose a lower light one. Exactly. LED will be best for the energy use. Pay attention to the wattage (operating power) certainly but what you should be using for comparison is the lumen ( amount of light) output. An LED puts out an equal...

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One of my favorites it think native to your area? not native here in washington but does well. Low growing, great leaf shape and cute although short lived flowers but great seed pods.

http://www.wildflower.org/plants/result.php?id_plant=JEDI

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Globe allium and fern. One of my favorite combos.

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But then the rest of my yard looks like this so yea, full garden.

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Globe alliums, yes. I have these little ones that look like they put their fingers in a socket with wild screwy appendages. http://cdn.brecks.com/images/500/39472.jpg You said victorian garden and all of a sudden I see hollyhocks, delphiniums, cleome. Then the minimalist comment and I had to dial it...

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Maybe some low growing dianthus for some "taller" spring flowers and some textural variety. http://www.churchcreeknursery.com/uploads/Products/product_73/Dianthus_Firewitch.jpg I am particularly fond of wooly thyme. https://www.mountainvalleygrowers.com/images/thywoollytrailing.jpg

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Check the box on the right for "mark" and then go to the pull down menu right by it and the second option should be "delete marked"

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It always appears to me that when the alpha-leader in a group situation leaves it most upsets the herd, particularly the insecure alpha wannabes.

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Peter O'Toole.

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Ha, It looks a lot like my reining saddle which I love but I am coveting one of these http://www.jpsaddles.com/cuttingclosecontact/ My best friend had one made custom recently. Trees are hand carved to fit the horse and the maker is pleasant to look at. http://www.jpsaddles.com/about/

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Magical Matt.

So if it is equipment question hour- what is your western saddle? Is it an actual cowhorse saddle or a reining saddle.

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Where the pics miss photographer?????

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I am so deeply sorry for you and his family.

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Actually no, I meant the 20 year old white man arrested last night with multiple AR's and bomb making materials headed to the LA gay pride parade.

I reiterate, the immigrants don't scare me, religious extremists of any denomination do.

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I saw that on Facebook. Jingling for a complete recovery.

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No, Why would it. He was not an immigrant and per his family was historically not a religious person. He was a homophobe. I wonder what radicalized him? Does the California incident concern you? I should qualify that. It does not concern me in relation to immigrants. It does concern and sadden me in...

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Exactly, fearmongering works. Whenever I hear the drama du jour, and it is always a moving target to manipulate the public, my first reaction is to look downstream to see who is profiting monetarily. That probably going to be the real instigator of the issue.

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I agree Chisamba. I don't think most of the voters are as polarized as the media purport but the sensationalism of the extremes is what pulls in the clicks and the views. I do think the parties capitalize on that to rally the troops and feed the paranoia of "the other" and prevent working ...

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Gorgonzola is a type (the italian type)of blue cheese but a bit creamier, not as dry and crumbly as regular blue cheese although there are dryer gorgonzolas too. I prefer the dolce (softer, sweeter).

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Rhianon wrote:Pizza topping of sliced pears and blue cheese. (Gorgonzola is the official choice, but I use any veined cheese on hand.)

Add some caramelized onions and a little pesto to that and it is one of my favorite pizzas

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Cabbage, russian staple so it appears in lots of my cooking. Schee, which is no beet borscht, a lovely cold weather soup and a vegetarian pie using the caramelized cabbage with hard boiled eggs, sauteed onion and mushrooms. I often just eat just the leftover sauteed cabbage with the crumbled gorgonz...

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One of my favorites for a quick meal. Slice cabbage thin like cole slaw. Sautee until caramelizing, I season with a bit of salt, pepper, caraway seed, oregano and tarragon . Sautee prawns in butter and garlic. Steam a few corn tortillas. Lay a bed of the cabbage in the tortilla, put 3-4 praws on and...

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Lol, Barely has charm going for it. Good the property is so lovely.

Have you actually run numbers as to cost comparison of fixing vs starting from scratch. I think you might be $$$ adhead with this one to bulldoze

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Here's to an uneventful surgery and quick recovery. My, what a pretty leg.

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Linden, Missed you all around

It will be ok. Is there any sort of temp labor agency you could hire help?

Here's to quick healing.

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I didn't know you before Ivy but I certainly remember your story. That was about the time I started hanging at udbb.

So glad to see you here and hear of your progress and horse endeavors.

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Would have been funny to let some cows in with you and have the guy see the change in demeanor.

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Perfect.

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It's not the height of the cowponies, it's the breadth.

Me 5-5. Her, squeaking 14.

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Go Matt Go.

Wish I had your energy and dedication to seriously pursuing such a wide range of things at such a high level of expertise.

I have mine signed up for a prize ride early june. That's the extent of my dedication this year.

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