Our bunny chewed the electric wires, making it a nailbiting experience (for us) to have her out of her cage. We had to "bunnyproof " everything, cover the wires in bunny repellent plastic -- even s...

The fun stops when you have to put the damned stuff together -- otherwise -- it's fun, as long as you don't have to drive three hours to return/exchange things, as happened to me in Chicago. But do...

Great cosmetic for mitigating a snout house http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/

I had the same thought about baby proofing, then remembered that babies love stairs and steps above all things. Our son used to pull out drawers to climb to the top of chests and bureaus.

My grandpa had metal file boxes (for tax folders) like that. I think they were from the army in WWI. They were olive green. I still have one where I keep his papers.

Um, I love these colors, as it happens (and am even "brunette"), but don't people want to make their houses colorful and flattering to guests and other people, including family, or potential family...

No, I love Ikea.

The bear probably became delicious bear steaks. At least I hope so. I have never tried it but those who have say it is delicious.

You might find a kindred spirit who could appreciate just that book -- say, and then -- it's handy to have an extra copy to lend or give away at the opportune moment.

I sometimes like to keep multiple copies of my favorite books. I buy backup copies of out-of-print books -- just in in case!

I have them in all the upstairs doors, because rowhouses are so dark, otherwise.

Double bars -- how I wish we had installed them instead of singles! Also, make sure to install towels high enough so they don't droop down and get wet when they hang into the tub.

It's a classic French Provencal combination (hence the blue looks nice) and also a Chinese one, if that's any help.

In the Japanese household I stayed in you were supposed to wash up and rinse off using a basin (but not a shower) before entering the tub. It was the opposite of wasteful.

Did anyone notice the purple and mauve palette of the BBC series Cranford?

It is true. Most people I know in the country have been burglarized by teenaged "friends" of neighbors or of the handyman (who had a jail record, but is reformed). But those were petty thefts of we...

Guinea hens -- Guinea hens also control ticks, so they say. http://www.lymediseasepa.com/GuineaHens.htm or a nice donkey. It w...

I love this. Really beautiful.

Too much mulch can cause plants to heat up and rot away. Critters hide in it and eat the plants, as well. The mulch also rots away, all too soon, in my experience. Mulch is a good thi...

It is the bekvam. I have no idea why it said not to paint.