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@deucer Square's terms require that you not give a Square-transactions-only fee. I figure the fee into my lesson fees, assuming I'll be paying card fees or for stamps either way.

How do you carry it around? I just got mine and am afraid to just dump it into my purse.

I love traditional style, so this was a nice plus for me. How beautiful!

To take yet another left turn... have you thought about a post exploring classroom decor? I know it sounds odd, but as a school teacher, it's something I constantly think about. I'd love to apply some of the principles of this site to my classroom.

Also, what is the impact of people wanting to patronize local businesses, in many cases closer to their homes?

While the NYT is worth paying some money for, the prices definitely seem high. NYT says daily print delivery is $7.40 a week in my area; that works out to $384.80 a year. I'm not sure why an electronic subscription costs more than a paper subscription requiring printing and delivery.

Like many of the posters above, I do my bread by hand. In college, I didn't have the funds or space for a mixer, and now, the quiet handwork is soothing. I like the better feel for the dough that I get too.
But I do want to point out - while books and other tools can be handy, you really don't need anything special. I use a glass bowl (as bread doesn't seem to rise in plastic), a pyrex measuring glass for the milk and butter, and my hand.

A second for using the water from your laundry cycle. We water our townhouse's entire lawn that way.

@missjulia, Try using soap only at night. I have sensitive and oily skin, and after the usual merry-go-round of remedies, water & spf moisturizer in the morning and witch hazel & aloe at night (and an occasional aspirin/witch hazel mask) have been working wonders.

What about the stuck-on gunk on the outside of the pot? The outside of my pots are blue, and I don't think it's enamel, so I'm afraid steel wool will get rid of the blue as well as the gunk.

Excellent post as well... getting back to a "why" of design and aesthetic.

One of the commenters in the original post talked about giving gifts from Mom and aunts to their children. I have been one of those children: when I got married, my uncle brought up two tables my father had given my grandmother eons ago (one he made, one he brought back from overseas). I love them, they have cherished places in my own house without costing me a dime, they remind me of my family every time I see them, and they're no longer cluttering my uncle's house. Truly the perfect gift.