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At the moment I am a professional scrounger and nester. I'm unemployed, living solo, and setting up my own apartment. For my own records, I'm going to try to keep a running list on LJ of my improvement projects and acquisitions while settling in.
Today
Bought plywood and 1x1s to fill in two gaps in my kitchen counters - where the old stove used to be, and an extra bit of counter space I've squeezed in between the stove and fridge. All materials came from the ReBuilding Center, $5 for all wood, screws, and nails. I still need to find some food safe varnish/sealant.
Splurged a bit (not so much, if we get an indian summer) and bought garden starts. My building has a bunch of little 3x3 garden boxes out back for tenants to claim. They have a south exposure, and are pretty sheltered. I bought local, organic starts from a sweet little place up on Mississippi that has bantams running around out back. They were $2 each for four-packs of lettuce, arugula, and late-producing broccoli, and two different kinds of sweet peppers. I may not get many peppers, but the littler greens should do ok. I was told to cloche the broccoli in September to get it to keep producing into rainy season.
Found free today - a pair of gumboots. Also, a promising looking dumpster on 17th where I may be able to pick up some narrow boards to use in turning my ironing board closet into a spice rack.
Today
Bought plywood and 1x1s to fill in two gaps in my kitchen counters - where the old stove used to be, and an extra bit of counter space I've squeezed in between the stove and fridge. All materials came from the ReBuilding Center, $5 for all wood, screws, and nails. I still need to find some food safe varnish/sealant.
Splurged a bit (not so much, if we get an indian summer) and bought garden starts. My building has a bunch of little 3x3 garden boxes out back for tenants to claim. They have a south exposure, and are pretty sheltered. I bought local, organic starts from a sweet little place up on Mississippi that has bantams running around out back. They were $2 each for four-packs of lettuce, arugula, and late-producing broccoli, and two different kinds of sweet peppers. I may not get many peppers, but the littler greens should do ok. I was told to cloche the broccoli in September to get it to keep producing into rainy season.
Found free today - a pair of gumboots. Also, a promising looking dumpster on 17th where I may be able to pick up some narrow boards to use in turning my ironing board closet into a spice rack.