Why the double lavs? Why oh why? Annd -- As someone who is in the market for a house, let me vote that your mom leave everything as is! I think that HGTV has gotten to people, convin...

Roasted chicken is great -- you can make two at a time (keeping one for yourself) and it will taste just as good to the recipient for the next day or two out of the fridge. Soups and s...

Target had its own line last year called "goodnest" or something like that. It wasn't available in all stores, and isn't anywhere right now, as far as I can tell, but the I thought the orange-fenn...

Damn, what did Oklahoma do? It looks all lonely there on the map.

Lotsa prudes on here -- you don't have to answer the question if you don't want! I was curious, myself.

I love all of Judith Wilson's books. She is really great.

I am so tempted to take that knife and trim his mullet.

I use a similar tool called Book Burro . See if that one works for you.

Here is my friend's recipe for Nutella cookies -- too, too delicious.

Lovely (except that the toilet seat is up).

Those are gorgeous! What a good idea. I think old National Geographics can be had pretty cheap, and you could use the maps inside.

TexanNewYorker -- thanks for setting them straight. Where do people get the idea that Texans want nothing more than a big ol' plate of beans for dinner? I suwanee.

As long as you're getting unsolicited advice and criticism: why do people leave their toilet lids up when not in use? It's kinda gross, no? Everybody does it, though.

pick me pick me!

Forgive me, I'm an interloper from the Gulf Coast and I've always wanted to know: what do you do with a hot water bottle?

Here I am, being that person : I think it's "case in point."

Me me me!

I can only sympathize. We have had ours for almost a year and it has spent less than a month on the wall; it won't stay up for anything. We tried to adhesive strips and the suction cups, but have...

That's the way I always eat bakery cupcakes. There is always too much icing on top.

I like pie.