Pantry designs (link)

Here are some great pantry suggestions from HGTV. com. I have a deep pantry with high shelves, and I could use some more small shelves (I have some) and maybe those drawers; it certainly requires organization: Bring order to your pantry 

ideas for small kitchen and dining spaces (link)

Here are some ideas from HGTV. com to utilize the space in your kitchen: Kitchen design ideas

Stacking stools is a good idea, but I prefer our little chairs; however, I would like to get the paper towels off the countertop. And more shelving in the cupboards is always a good idea. It's cool how some things fit in the shallow space under the spice rack we hung up on the back wall. 

Hurricane Irma pickup update

There is still a lot of hurricane debris to be picked up; some of it was recently added to the roadside, and in some places, it hasn't yet been cleaned up and moved to the roadside. (Soon it will be too late for them.) Here's the official county update:

From the county: Debris Recovery Stats as of Nov. 1 

• Total loads collected: 37,114 
• Average size load: 50 cubic yards 
• Total cubic yards removed: 1,646,051 cubic yards of the estimated 2.1 million cubic yards of vegetative debris.

Cool ideas for bunk beds for kids (link)

Here are imaginative and colorful ideas from HGTV.com for fun bunk beds; they include a castle, ladders, slides, and a rope ladder; I think there are bunk beds here your kid would enjoy: Playful bunk beds