If I talk about collections, I would say, my collections are mostly toys, but now I am starting to collect bag. I also want to start collecting jewelries but it can be very pricey. Maybe I can start with sterling silver cuff and other silver jewelries instead of gold. Silver jewelries are equally beautiful as gold jewelries but less expensive.
How about you? What are your collections?
If I can, I would ask for a dishwasher, specially now that my helper just gave birth. It’s one woman battle against dirty dishes haha. But other than dishwasher, I have a lot in mind that I can put on my Christmas wishlist, say a Scott Kay jewelry designer, or a few more bags or more shoes or a new set of make up brushes.
How about you? What’s included on your Christmas Wishlist?
Sometimes trees do need to be felled for safety reasons. They may be compromising power lines, have dead branches or other hazards. Felling a tree can be dangerous, so it is important to be well prepared. You will need council approval, tools including a good chainsaw, and a plan of action.
You will need to check with your local council to ensure that there are no laws preventing you from removing the tree. If the tree is dead or dying you probably don’t need consent, but it is still best to check. Better to be safe than cop a fine.
Besides a chainsaw and lots of common sense, you will need two plastic felling wedges to stop your saw getting pinched in the cuts you are making. A safety hat or helmet, leather chaps and leather gloves, boots and safety goggles are essential.
What size chainsaw you need will depend on the size of the tree. You can hire a chainsaw or you may choose to buy one if you will need to use it more than once. Stihl chain saws have a great reputation.
Remove any obstacles from around the base of the tree; things like lower branches, vines and other vegetation.
Trees are generally taller than they look from the ground so overestimate the area you will need to fell the tree. One way to determine where a tree will fall is with the ‘axe handling trick’ To do this you hold the axe at arm’s length then back away from the tree until the top of the axe is even with the top and the bottom of the tree. The position of your feet should be roughly where the treetop will land. This is an estimate so always allow more room.
Make sure you clear the path of the falling tree. Mark the landing spot with a stick that has brightly coloured tape or a rag tied to it.
Cut a 70 degree notch, with a downward slice first and then an upward cut to complete the notch. The depth of the notch you cut should be one-fifth the size of the trunk’s diameter. The notch will act as a hinge when the tree is being felled. The notch should be cut on the fall side of tree. Make it at a comfortable height.
Mark the side of the tree where you want to stop the back cut. Start the cut on the back of tree and bring it to your mark. When you have space, insert a wedge to stop the saw getting jammed in the tree. Keep looking at the top of the tree of for signs it is moving in any direction and be ready to get out of the way. Move away at a 45 degree angle from the tree. Timber!
A fairly common trend is for individuals with landscapes or lawns to maintain to simply replace their maintenance equipment should it malfunction. This leads to many making a major replacement of their equipment multiple times in as little as five years, and because the replacement works fine and the maintenance is a necessity, they don’t realize that they can make their lives much easier with repairs.
Repairing lawn maintenance equipment is primarily a matter of having the appropriate manuals and the appropriate replacement parts. These aren’t methods that are frequently passed down, because it’s only recently that these have been made more readily available by the advent of the world wide web. While replacing a malfunctioning piece of equipment was once a better deal than repairing it, things are easier now.
You can find all manner of replacement parts on the web. Arnold parts, for instance, are easy to find online for whatever Arnold-brand machine you might need to repair. This allows you to avoid any complicated ordering process via catalog, and lets you see what you’re ordering with much more clarity. Online vendors also tend to be easier to get in touch with if you have any questions.
This makes repairing equipment a much more attractive proposition than it used to be, but many don’t consider it because they were never taught to. If you have occasion soon to deal with a piece of broken or malfunctioning equipment, see if you can restore it to working order with simple parts replacement. You could stand to save a lot.
Here are some of my bento tools. Yes, I am that crazy over bento tools, I think, those who love bose sounddock series ii can relate. You know that feeling that one is not enough and you keep on buying and looking for more? That is exactly how it is with bento tools. I love collecting bento tools and of course I also love using them.