Comments on: links: the home

By: Lenore

Lenore — Sat, 19 Jul 2008 19:18:29 +0000

Careful with the morning glories - they're super invasive (as in, they'll cover your house and bury you before you realize it) and in some places (Arizona, for one) certain varieties are illegal. That said, I've got a fence covered with them, and they're gorgeous. But the neighbors keep pushing them back over the top of the fence since they're trying to take over their yard, too.

By: Mary T

Mary T — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 18:04:51 +0000

So Megan have you done the Morning Glory thing? There was a house in my old neighborhood in Ohio where every summer their chain-link fence was covered in them. I might have to put that on my to-do list.

(Also, I hope I'm not the only person with a twelve-year-old's sense of humor who thought that it was how removing one's OWN skirt would transform a chair! Boy would it!)

By: Elizabeth

Elizabeth — Sun, 13 Jul 2008 05:36:00 +0000

Hops are easy to grow...Golden Hops are lovely, but it's an ornamental and not for beer brewing. It can overtake your garden quite quickly; make sure you have plenty of room as it can overtake other plants, and don't be afraid to rip some of it out..it's tough.

By: creativecat

creativecat — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 14:00:48 +0000

I grew up with a keypad lock. They're great because it's so easy to change the combo if you need to and you don't have to make a million and one copies of your key.

By: Marcie

Marcie — Sat, 12 Jul 2008 13:06:17 +0000

I love your random link posts! They are awesome! I definitely want to get a few of the seedling planters for my mom for Christmas!!

By: becky

becky — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 18:54:28 +0000

We have a lockbox mounted near our back door for emergencies, friends, and tradespeople. It's a cheaper solution ($30-$40) but a little less easy to use.

By: holly

holly — Fri, 11 Jul 2008 17:31:25 +0000

We've had that keypad deadbolt for about 2 1/2 years now. Got it right after I locked myself & younger son out (and my cell phone in).

I also like that our older son can let himself in if he gets home when I'm not (rare) but I don't have to worry about him keeping track of a key.

You can have 2 different codes, when we go away I give our petsitter her own code and then take it out after we get home.