MidwestFrances's Profile

From when they first appeared (and were semi-within-reach), I have a bubble chair -- and magic erasers have kept it clean, taking care of anything that has landed on it. The chair continues to look good as new.

Having lived in about as rural north an area you can find in this country, I took from it the habit of bringing slippers or thick socks anytime I visited others' homes, as jlw0001 describes. (I've also spent a fair amount of time in Japan.)

Doormats just don't do it, mod_Eric. You'd be amazed at how much cleaner your house is if others are willing to admit that there is a transition from out to in and that it's worthwhile to take a little time and effort to acknowledge that transition. Through leaving the mud and dirt and sand at the front door.

"Immaculate" doesn't always mean sterile and lifeless, does it?

Our books and we need that. Quite desperately.

Oooh, wow, hate to say it, but that is one ugly color, in and of itself.

It's somewhat swallowable with just that touch on the chairs, but I would run screaming from that room.

Oh, Pantone, are the economic and climate worldviews so bad that you feel you have to distract us so violently?

Let's just say the electrician's expression was of the "I get to tell them that my estimate is now doubled" happy type when he had finally figured out that the previous owners, in redoing the kitchen themselves, had put the refrigerator, disposal, stove, dishwasher, microwave, and three wall outlets all on the same 15 amp circuit.

Extend the same sensibilities -- not just electrical but also caulk-, tile-, and paint-wise -- to every other room.

Yipppeeeeee.

But it's a great house, and all the neighbors let us know how happy they are about the work we are doing on it, using professionals in those places where we (believe we) know our limits.