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Riverside California: Land of the cats – or is it?

A pool fence in Riverside California could be necessary if you believe all the rumors.  What rumors you ask?  A lot of stray cats?  That’s the one I’m thinking of but the truth is the people I knew weren’t very fond of Riverside and never had a really good reason so I think that could just be made up.

At the same time, if you are going to have a pool you probably want to keep things out of it one way or another.  Whatever you need to do to keep things out of your pool, you should probably do.  If that means a fence, get a fence.  If that means a pool cover, get a pool cover.  If that means automated laser shooting guns, then get automated laser shooting guns.  You have to do whatever you have to do.

The main thing with pools is that you keep them in order.  When you don’t instead of being awesome your pool becomes an eyesore.  It’s a terrible thing to do.  Particularly if you don’t empty it, cause then you develop a swamp, and having a swamp in your back yard is a bad idea.  No one ever says, “Man, I wish we could afford a swamp.”  So clean your pool already.  And keep it that way.

Your First Meal Cooked in Copper Cookware

Congratulations! You have just bought your first copper cookware set. I must admit that I am a slight bit jealous. I would like my own set. But back to YOUR copper pots and pans. The next question is: What are you going to make first in your new copper cookware set? You need to make something tasty, hopefully for dinner. Here, let me help.

Take at least two thawed chicken breasts, preferably boneless. I like boneless because I don’t want to have to pick out the bones later, but that is just my preference. Put your chicken breasts into your copper pan. Next, in a separate bowl, empty a can of cream of mushroom soup and add about a third of a can of water to it. Mix until it is an even consistency. Then take the cream of mushroom soup and pour it into the copper pan with your chicken breasts. Cook on a medium flame on the stove top until the chicken is done, which is approximately twenty minutes. Definitely take the temperature of the chicken before you take it of the heat. You can add onions, salt and pepper to this if you want. I like to serve it with a side of rice and peas. But it’s your call.

Now eat and enjoy your first meal from your copper pots and pans.

Improve your home by putting in a vintage shower

Once upon a time, I lived in a very small house with a lot of people. Living with my 11 member family in such a small house really took a toll on the house. I know that in the time we lived there, we ripped out the carpeting in the living room, tore up the linoleum in the kitchen, and had several toilets put in the small single bathroom that we shared.

One Christmas, my older brothers, who are both very handy around the house, decided to give my parent the ultimate present. They completely tore out the bathroom and repainted the walls, added a better sub flooring and put in new linoleum. They also sealed everything up so that when small children splashed in the bathtub it wouldn’t ruin the floor or sub flooring.

They did an amazing job and definitely improved the house by ten-fold. Somehow, when the bathroom looks nice, it drastically improves the look of the rest of the house’s interior. This is why I plan on putting a vintage shower or vintage tub in my house when I grow up.

I think that vintage showers and tubs just make the bathroom look more classy. I love them. It is decided.