I feel lucky to have a mid-size herder that is very protective by nature and will bark (and bite) if he feels it's necessary. Hard to train his alphaness, but worth it. My golden would just show yo...

We just installed a low-flush toilet from Lowes (a bestseller they said, for about $150 including all parts) which is so much lower flushing than my last low-flush toilet I wouldn't dare add anythi...

I love found ephemera--when I travel I try to collect (small) posters and such which catch my eye and speak to the place.

One of the nicest pillows I've seen--and that's a lot of pillows.

I really need to start collecting shower/sink water, since I have a lot of plants and I live in the desert (not sure why we don't have madatory water usage laws--denial, I guess).

another beautiful orla product I can't justify buying.

A labor of love, and lovely! I thought I was the only one who had to use the thumbnails, and lucky if those work.

this is all so inspiring! how I wish I could bike to my job!

I can't wait to see the updates. A lot of work but worth every hour of sweat.

Great chairs!

Or, for real savings, find a way to air-dry your clothes.

Low-fat plain yoghurt with any fruit in season and toasted flax seeds. And I want to go to Rosebud's house for weekend breakfast.

I find so many of these comments odd, given the obvious slant of this site towards MCM--I think it's an aesthetic that brings us all here every week, and it's obviously a wide umbrella, allowing lo...

my gf and I like a mango salsa with fish, my nieces love it cut into chunks, and will eat it all if you're not careful!

thanks--I just chopped a bunch of leeks for the zuchinni vichyssoise (yummy!) in my usual haphazard manner. I'll use this next time.

oh my, how lovely

close-up of a cholla or prickly pear cactus--just for a double-take

PERFECT timing for me--my partner left yesterday for a month and I've been wondering whether I should leave the light on outside for safety. I also love the soft light it sheds--but felt I should t...

Our smallish town of Tucson has a Household Hazardous Waste drop-off site open every Saturday morning. I guess we're lucky. They told me not to save batteries, that they are no longer made with haz...

I just heard an NPR report this morning on U.K. residents who lost their beloved allotments (neighborhood gardens) to make way for the 2012 Olympic site. Beware the behemoth that is the Olympics!