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Don't use a knife on the halves after you slice and score them (or don't even bother scoring them). Just eat them out of the mango with a teaspoon or spoon. The curved spoon gets more of the fruit that way. Then get a fork for the pit, and press the pit between the two middle tines of the fork to secure it. You can then peel the remaining skin off it and eat the remaining fruit flesh like a lollipop. It works, although depending on the size of the pit and how firmly you plant it in the fork, it can still get messy. This is the way we've always done it in the Philippines, where the mangoes are far superior to anything I've ever tasted in 20 years here in NYC.

Had so damn much trouble with that loathsome Karim bottle, couldn't dispense soap without herculean efforts that were best put into scrubbing pans. Haven't had any problems with this new bottle so I'm surprised to hear these reviews. Oddness.

I found the Nelson chair to be quite comfy, plus there's a lot more lyricism to the design of the seat. However, I already have my swag of choice: the Gubi chair with swag legs, in bright yellow wool. Can't resist a good color!

http://designcanteen.com/gubi.jpg

The newer versions seem rather squared out, and I might be mistaken, but they didn't seem to recreate what looks to be welted seams on the originals, which would account for the sharp edges.

Ah well, as long as the owners are happy with it, that's what counts. They're beautiful chairs nevertheless.

And on the higher end, Alfredo Haeberli's Hypos chair:
http://www.alfredo-haeberli.com/products/hypnos/1.html

I love bok choy, and we all cook it very similarly, it seems. I love it sautéed in olive oil with garlic and some fish sauce to season, with a dash of sesame oil thrown in a minute before serving. This recipe works well with napa cabbage too.

Hah! Carol, that was exactly what I was thinking - I'd be wary to recommend any of my upholsterers until this thing checked out for bedbugs, lest my own work at their places be infected! ;)

So, when and where do you add the rest of the lemon zest and parsley? It doesn't say!

I'd suggest playing up the green if it's as nice as the jpeg makes it appear (a turquoise-y/minty shade always seems watery and fresh) and use it the accent color. I understand feeling like the toilet doesn't match, but perhaps adding a black enamel seat could make it match the tiles instead. It's like dressing up: your shoes and bag don't have to match each other, but they can match other parts of your outfit.

In my own bathroom I used turquoise as an accent color because my shower curtains are turquoise, so I added little touches that play it up and make it intentional by repetition - my towels are the same shade, and I even got a decanter and filled it with mouthwash in the same shade, as well as finding similarly turquoise liquid hand soap in a clear pump.

I found the Shade Store online after seeing an ad in the back of a magazine. They were great, and produced the exact look I was looking for, in just a week, and ordering it through the site was extremely simple and efficient. I highly recommend them - great customer service, and amazing packaging!

Oh, and the lamp is called the Switch On Floor Lamp. I'd been hunting down the tri-arm version for two years after seeing it in the Conran catalog in 2004 (when it was only available in the UK), and finally got at 2006's ICFF. FYI, the tri-arm is now available at Conran in the US:
http://www.conranusa.com/ProductDetails.aspx?pid=8587&cid=Floor&language=en-US