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[nolly]

So, the wishlist meme tht was going around recently. I wavered a lot on whether to post it, for all the standarrd reasons. Sure, there's plenty of Stuff I'd like, and no, I don't expect y'all to provide me with it. I've decided to post my own variation: I want (a subset of) your skills and knowledge. Specifically, here's what I'd like, should any of y'all be so inclined:

1. Sewing lessons. I have a machine, some patterns, and some fabric. I have insufficient notions, but may be able to snag some from my grandmother's stash over Xmas, and live close to a Yardage Town, a Jo-Ann's, two Michaels, two Wal-Marts, and probably more besides. I have sewn in the past, but not for years.

2. Basic plant/garden info. I have some flowerbeds, some large pots, and a rosebush. I would like to have a nice looking, low maintenance yard/porch. I could use assisstance with plant selection and installation, and knowledge on care and feeding.

3. Home improvement/maintenance info. As a first time homeowner, what do I need to know? (I've heard something on a radio home show about a "sacrificial anode" on water heaters, which should be replaced every three years or so. What is it, where do I find it, how do I know if it needs replacing, etc.? What else should I know about?) There are a few things that need doing, and more I'd like to do. For some things, I just need an extra set of hands; for others, a competent set of hands. (Ex: I tried to hang some mug racks, and fond that the fasteners I had just weren't working for that space, and also that it was hard to get everything lined up and level singlehandedly.)

All standard disclaimers re: expectaions, etc. apply, of course.

What other teachable skills/knowledge do you have that you'd be willing to pass on?

Comments

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

I think cacti are t eh sex and have been accumulating a collection and Knowledge. I hear large plants are quite expensive, but I can start you off on small ones.

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Sounds cool to me!

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

If you come to one of the Meetups I can bring my cactus books. I started with two of those cheezy "moon cacti" which are a brightly-coloured gymnocaycium grafted onto a root stem, a Haworthya Cymbiformis and a Lithos I have not been able to identify further. Now I've got a strap cactus and an oreocereus as well. My dream is to have a nopal that gives fruit and a saguaro of my VERY OWN!

[nolly.livejournal.com]

Which Meetups do you usually hit? I should be at the next Roleplayers, though I'll be late, since I'm going to the PerlMongers meeting first.

[kishiriadgr.livejournal.com]

SF and Livejournal.