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The chairs look terribly uncomfortable: I wouldn't want to sit for a 3 course meal on one.

the design of middle range toilets with all the nooks and crannies somebody has to clean!

My favorite uses of gremolata are on a bean salad and on panfried fish.

La Galleria a Milano: those mosaic floors give it away

I thought it was a caterpillar

computer file and rolodex. The email contact though is a very good idea-I'll switch to it.

It is amazing how a resolution to keep the kitchen sink clean leads to a clean kitchen.

This cure did not happen for me, in spite of good intentions. Between family emergency that required a trip to Italy, family sickness etc., I did not cure. I will see you in the spring!

For the last forty years I have done albums, but I found myself taking less and less photos because I did not want to deal with the prints, and that is sad. I have changed to digital.

My first thought too: Imelda Marcos

I'm not going to use my bone china tea cups, But I'm planning a trip to the thrift store. I like the idea of a mad hatter tree.

I would like to see the base of those towers

from Apartment Therapy Chicago | Custom Cat Towers on September 30, 2008 12:57PM

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Clean it once a week. I boil 1 cup of water, let it sit in the microwave 5 minutes, then wipe all the surfaces. Cleaning it on a regular base makes all the difference on how easy or difficult the j...

I'm ready for the cure too: it is a lot easier when you cure alongside friends and the deadline spurs me just a little bit more.

I'm astonished by such creative work!

One of the biggest regrets I have is trying to keep my dog alive: I wish my vet had the courage to tell me to put my beloved dog to sleep. She suffered too much the last few months of her life.

Lie, lie, lie. Friendship is worth a white lie. (plus one ugly item will unsterilize a whole room)

The foot isn't exactly a roman artifact: from what I'm able to read on the inscription, it seems to be the foot of a pope, Urbano Vlll.

Photographs do me in: it is getting to the point that I don't take pictures anymore (digital or not) because I don't deal well with the aftermath.