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I love this kitchen. I think the Marmoleum looks great in this space. I am at the beginning stages of a kitchen upgrade and have already decided on Marmoleum for the floor; this kitchen confirms that I made the right choice. I had planned on all white cabinets but I'm going to think long and hard about grey or blue on the bottom cabinets.

I love the house. Where did you get the Mrs. Small sign? I want one very badly.

I have the same bathtub. It's original to my house, which was built in 1948.

Just wonderful.

Don't use an expedit as a room divider if you live in earthquake country unless you are somehow able to secure it through the foor and ceiling. A falling bookcase could kill you.

If the landlord says something you find inappropriate, you may want to think twice. I rented a beautiful apartment in Mill Valley, California, for me and my 14-year-old daughter. When I went to see the place, the landlord asked me all kinds of questions that weren't really pertinent to whether I would be a good tenant. He also told me quite a bit about himself. I thought he was just being friendly, although I remember telling my daughter afterwards that I thought it was strange that he would say his major goal in life was to "sit in a meadow with a naked woman and a bottle of good wine." He said it in the context of a conversation about traveling in Ireland, and it somehow seemed to fit the topic so I wasn't unduly alarmed. Either that, or I wanted the apartment so badly that I ignored the warning signs.

It turned out that he only rented to women in the six-unit building (he had one of the apartments) and that he continually sexually harassed all of us. He knew our work schedules and would wait in the driveway for us to come home so he could block our way and make inappropriate remarks about what we were wearing or insist that we have dinner with him (we didn't). One time, he said to my daughter, "You remind me of a movie that I saw in England in which a man poured a bottle of wine over the head of a naked woman." My daughter didn't mention this to me at the time because she knew I would get upset and she didn't want to move.

Trust your instincts. If the landlord/landlady seems intrusive or weird, you may want to look elsewhere.

I love my ipad for web surfing and watching videos. I hate it for sending emails because the keyboard is too small and is awkward to use.

If you only have one, I would get a computer. I cannot see preparing a school assignment, for example, on an ipad. I am a professional editor and I use my computer for working on documents.

I wish this piece gave the writer's name so I could address her (or him) when I say that it brought tears to my eyes.

I've lived in some wonderful houses and apartments and miss all of them. But the place I miss the most is the house my parents lived in after my dad retired. It was in the Sierra between Oakhurst and Fish Camp and about 10 miles from the Yosemite National Park gate. It was set among huge old oaks and pines and was about a 10-minute walk from a small lake. I have never felt more relaxed than I felt there, and it was a wonderful place for my daughter and her cousins to have fun together. My dad was a master carpenter and his wonderful work was everywhere in the house.

My mom sold the house after my dad died in 1992 because it was too lonely there for her. She regrets that decision and so do I. A few years ago, I learned that it is now owned by two artists from the Monterey area who plan to retire there. I have been in contact with them and they've invited me to stay there. But I don't think I can. I think I would cry nonstop, both about the house and my dad. It does comfort me that two great guys love the house as much as I do.

So, author of this piece, I understand what you're feeling.

I agree. I just got an Ipad and may need this info in the future.

ACH, Sally 305 was right about AT needing a copy editor but wrong about "heels."