We too are clearing my mother's house out and even split five ways it's a LOT of stuff. We took piles of stuff to Goodwill and similar charities, keeping mostly things that had either strong emotio...

Too pretty to put away!

Big bad dock wann a new home?

Something lovely to float away to sleep on!

I installed cork laminate floors in two different kitchens. (One, lillibw, replaced 12" white ceramic kitchen floors that weer a nightmare to keep clean and either broke--or wer broken by--dropped ...

Thank you all for such kind words. The cork is in and looks and feels wonderful. I have started painting the baseboard heating units a medium gray and have chosen a light pearly gray for the smal...

These may be soothing but they must be annoying to clean.

I completely agree. I can remember when a 25" tv in a 20' family room was considered enormous--and was where everyone wanted to watch the Superbowl. These are crazy.

And this is sustainable because...? A lotof the "fast-growing" trees are either genetically engineered or invasive exotics (think eucalyptus) wreaking havoc with native forests.

I use a small Orangina bottle, label removed, with a spout from Target. I am still looking for a good use for the secind one in the package.

I bought a shed from them about two years ago and it was perfectly plain (their entry level) but so much nicer than HD dreck made our of composite materials. They were just great on communication,...

p(other)-- Try Princeton Record Exchange, which buys collections. It's in Princeton, natch. prex(dot) com

OK, lets all remember how much living was done on the couch in your first apartment. Unless Candace is better behaved than any college student I know, this needs to stand up to a lot. I vote for pa...

I have planted ornamental kale and fall pansies in October and the sum was much greater than the parts. The combo looked great until it got hot again in June and the kale bolted. I cut it back an...

I use an old, small Orangina bottle with my watered down Method. The nubby texture keeps it from slipping out of my hand, and the size works well in my small kitchen (and small household). I capp...

Second box pick-up is tomorrow in Lambertville, delivered by Honey Brook Organic Farm (Pennington NJ). Lettuce, lettuce, lettuce, greens, broccoli, garlic scapes, snap peas, snow peas, flowers an...