the old flat was clean ...

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Meanwhile, I'm planning how to insulate the new flat, for the floor lets through every cough from downstairs. I've also moved the kitchen up the list of renovation priorities as the second room to be finished after the main bedroom, because there is not enough storage space, and it makes sense to change the units before we get the new cooker.

Any handy hints on minimal equipment that can supplant a cooker? We have a MINIMAL worksurface. My current game plan includes a cheap steamer and a cheap slow cooker (the new oven should have slow cook facilities and a timer). Would a microwave be useful, as well?

for chickadilly

One of the hardest aspects to swallow for me in Buddhism is Right Speech. This means not to malign and badmouth others, not to be snarky, and to think twice before you speak. (It's difficult to even think once, but never mind.)

One of the bases of the principle of Right Speech is that every living being deserves love, respect, and compassion, no matter whether s/he is arrogant, vile, hateful, or unfair.

It's not up to people to judge others, but to try and understand with compassion even those who are total and utter jerks.

Again, what I've said in this post is a consequence of my spiritual beliefs; it's by no means a normative ethical statement.

Roight?

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