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Great conversion! When you're able to add the deck and the solar energy system, it will be wonderful!

Looks like a lovely apartment, and I'd love to see more pictures. But the pictures here don't really show what has been done to utilize the space. At least show us what you've done in the kitchen!

Love the recycled file cabinet in #5--looks like a good DIY project! My Habitat Re-Store has an endless supply of file cabinets for about $50 each.

I like this kitchen! But mostly, I'm struck by the wording in the description. Things we are not fond of are "old, and in need of replacement", whereas things the same age that we like are "original, and as charming as ever". The choice of which phrase to use is completely subjective, but really establishes the tone of the article and perception of the reader. Ah, the power of words!

Or, you could just sprout your own--mung beans start to sprout really quickly, sometimes as quickly as 24 hours. You can also find them (dried, not sprouted) in the health food section or in an asian grocery, if you live in an area (as I do) where they are more difficult to find. (The bean sprouts you usually find in Chinese food are mung bean sprouts.)

Why is being 20-something enviable?

Lovely apartment, and another vote of appreciation for Miss Pixie's!

I work for an airline, and deal with many unaccompanied minors (and their parents). Some airlines do not allow travel with connections, only non-stop flights. Other airlines do allow connections but not the last flight of the night, for example. Mine not only *allows* but *requires* the person bringing the child to the airport to stay at the gate until the flight is in the air, and happily issues a gate pass to the person picking him/her up at the other end. In between the child is escorted by an airline employee and paperwork is signed off on by each employee involved.

My pet peeve is the parents who bring their over-15 children (no longer required to be counted or paid for as an unaccompanied minor) to the ticket counter for a journey with multiple connections and then do all the talking for them, interfere with my conversation directed to their child, demand a gate pass to go to the gate, and attempt to insist on special treatment without paying the fee, or limiting travel to a non-stop flight. If you don't think your child can handle air travel on their own, don't let them!

Even easier, though possibly not quite the same texture---put some frozen fruit (strawberries, peaches, mixed berries, bananas--whatever you have/like) in the food processor, add sugar to taste, and start processing--after the fruit has started to break up, add heavy cream gradually while continuing to process, until the texture seems about right. Eat immediately! I bought my first food processor--many, many years ago--primarily to make this quick and easy dessert.

Source for the spiral radiator? Thanks!

Old house, sure. But historic? Why?