Black Cabbage Blog

When I found out that my friends and I would be staying in the mansion on top of the hill for the weekend, I was pretty stoked out of my mind.  I had been wishing that I could check the place out, and now I will be staying in my own suite.  I have heard about the place. I have heard that there are huge beds in there, and each room have their own small clawfoot bathtubs, and all the soaps are complementary.  I called my wife to tell her about where we were going to be staying, and she told me to take plenty of pictures.

When we helped my parents build their new home, we wanted to make it as easy to use as possible. It was a one-story home to accommodate them in their later years, and we wanted to make their bathrooms as easy to use as possible. My father told me that he wanted to have takagi tankless tubs if possible, and I looked into it for him. They were affordable, and they would save my parents a lot of money over the years. We had them installed, and they added a nice touch to the bathrooms. Now my parents have a great house that they can enjoy for years to come.

A few years ago I went to a seminar about how the mind of a baby works, and that each day there are tremendous opportunities to encourage them to love learning. That advice has always stuck with me, and now that I am a parent of twin baby girls, I wanted to make sure that I bought the best educational baby toys for them. I went to an online review site, and I read what other parents had to say. This saved me a lot of time and money, and it allows me to give the very best to my girls. You can’t repeat these crucial early years!

I just bought a new Shimano reel – the Tiagra 50W LRS 2-Speed Reel.  After testing my new Shimano reel, am positive that this may be the gear that can actually reel in the big white whale. Strong is a weak word to describe it. Tuna and Marlin can be reeled in with ease. Even with repeated heavy use in the saltiest of open seas, not a single ball bearing has corroded. I may sound superfluous in my praise but really, the Shimano reel tradition of exceeding expectations is carried on by the Tiagra 50W LRS. I can’t ask for anything more. This is one of those fishing gears that are not likely to leave my sloop in the years to come.

Last week, my husband and I were looking at a few home we were considering. Just when everything started to look the same, I came across a really neat tub. It was unlike anything I’d seen previously. The realtor told me it was a round japanese tub. Maybe you have see one. It was not huge but large enough for you to enjoy a nice relaxing bath. Since that day, I decided that I wanted a round japanese tub. If we decide on that particular home that would be nice. If not, then, I will definitely include one in my future home.

It seems like the economic crisis is hurting even the car rental companies. Not because they are not getting the business, but because car manufacturers can not satisfy their demands. In places like Spain, and the Spanish islands, there is a real shortage of cars available for rental. The reason is that at one time car firms used to have a stockpile of so many cars which could be sold to customers, including car rental companies. Now, though, car manufacturers are loathe to stockpile cars, so they are building them on demand almost. The queues for new cars grows, and so availability suffers accordingly.

My wife has convinced me that the time has come for us to become responsible and get some life insurance that will take care of our children in case anything happens to us. Unfortunately, we need both of our incomes to get by so if something were to happen to either one of us the survivor would suffer severe financial hardship. 

I have done a bit of research recently so I could make a good decision.  I found a website that clearly explained the difference between whole life and term life insurance.  Someday I want a whole life policy, but for now the term life is what we can afford.

Every summer we send the kids to Mark’s parents down south. It’s an adventure for them, gives them quality time with their grandparents and also keeps them out of our hair for two whole weeks! We are planning on going out for nice meals and generally having a break. To help keep them occupied we always get DVDs in just so that we’re not completely dumping them. We also give Mark’s parents money for their efforts. We managed to get money off the DVDs this year as I bought them online using Tesco voucher codes. We saved a tidy little sum so we’re happy J

If you want to decorate up your windows in your home to where everyone that passes by would give them a second look, then you should definitely install Bamboo Porch Blinds. You can get them at any local store that carries them or yo can visit the Internet where you will have a much larger assortment to choose from. These blinds are very easy to install so you don’t have to hire someone to put them up for you. The only problem with getting these blinds is the simple fact that you might have to upgrade your curtains in order to look just as good as the blinds do.

The material we keep in our warehouse is not normally heat sensitive but we like to be sure that it does not go above a certain temperature.  In order to keep this from happening we have large industrial extractor fans installed in one wall.  When the temperature reaches the set point the fans kick in.  The pressure opens the louvered covers and let the hot air flow out.   On the other side of the warehouse another set of louvered doors open when the air pressure drops and allows the cooler air from outside to circulate throughout the room until the temperature drops ten degrees.