I have a dark navy denim and a white denim that I wear to my office, depending on what I have going on. The navy one goes very nicely with a cotton blend trouser-leg pant in several possible colors, generally over a black shell or a similarly understated base layer top. The white goes with so many things it's hard to find something I doesn't go with! It's particularly nice for "summering" something that is less summery. I like them for keeping me warm in a chilly office, without feeling cardigan-ish.

While I like KungFu Panda's idea -- a lot! -- I'd want to be sure that the mechanism is rated for the kind of weight you'd have in that volume of cookbooks. I use a rule of thumb that for a moving, weight-bearing part, I look for it to be rated for 2x the actual amount of weight I intend to put in it. Anything near maxxing out a suspension will shorten it's life and, worse yet, warp the structure it is attached to. (Ask me how I know...) In my experience, since the moving items were already installed in my kitchen, I've had to move the contents of the cabinet and swap out heavy items for others that weigh less.

Never mind, others have said it better than I did.

Depending on whether you can access some custom cabinetry skills, I think I'd be inclined to build a two part box to suspend from the joists. The back would have a pull-out or a baking sheet rack (sheets would stand vertically) and it would be accessed from the side of the fridge. The front would be the bookshelf, and it would be accessed from the front of the fridge. Also, it would be absolutely critical to allow for airflow above the fridge.

FYI -- Ramona and Beezus has a similar story line. I watched this recently and generally really liked the film. But it does have this rather inauthentic storyline.

She was the best part of a women's conference I attended, and the speakers were really outstanding --> she was that real and that talented. I'm so sorry to hear this. Her circle must be devastated.

[deleted and edited for privacy] Maybe you could ask for options within a price range, and let the person give you ideas?

That's a really nice large sized skillet, and the oil-filled core should do two things really well: it distributes heat nicely, so nothing cooked in it will be subject to hot or cool spots, and it should do really well at keeping food warm. If you have the room, I'd hang onto it. (As you get older, having lighter weight cookware is also helpful on hands and wrists that aren't as strong.)

@cjzimmer1 What business is this for? Are you all market gardeners? Have a nursery business? The gallon jugs are awesome; do you sell those?

Would the NAME national org have names for the chapter/local leadership from when the group was active? Any online groups that might have geographical sub-groups?

https://eclipsewise.com › solar › SEgmapx › SEgmapkey.html (ETA: The gent that wrote this, Fred Espenak, generated the Google maps in the first link I posted; if I remember correctly, he's a retire NASA guy.) Greatest Eclipse (GE) and Greatest Duration (GD) See the link above for good explanations. 🙂

@bolt. Thanks! That's a good idea, too. That idea might lengthen our window of possible events, if one of us is no longer in good enough health to go globetrotting.

After seeing a total eclipse, I might have to travel to see one again. My dingdongs at home had to be convinced that they really, really should watch it, but I forgot to verbalize that it was fine to take off glasses during totality, so they missed that. All that said, I'm really, seriously thinking about planning international travel for at least dh and I to go see another one before we're too old for international travel. I thought you might enjoy this website I found, that pinpoints when, where, how long for totality, and spots in each country that should be a great starting place: https://time.com/4897581/total-solar-eclipse-years-next/

I'm not going to make any suggestions for what to bring, but you can always choose something from Amazon and have it delivered while you're there, as opposed to carrying it on, in case you decide on something a bit larger.

Hehe! I've been mentioning bunnies a lot recently. Can't have chickens in our suburb. BTW, my guys drove our tiny pickup to TSC, and they cut up the panels with bolt-cutters in the parking lot. Apparently people do it. all. the. time. I'm five years into these pieces, and they are indestructible. The cut ends have been overwintered in dirt, and they haven't rusted, even where they were cut.