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I fear I will never master the art of mixing patterns. My windows are bare because mixing my dove grey trellis duvet with any window treatment worries me. That said, I love love love your patterns!

I've never been faced with an actual fire, but in college, I was in my apartment when the fire alarms started blaring at 4 am. I made sure my roommates were awake and out, threw on flip flops, and got out. It turned out to be a false alarm, but it made me think about things, because none of us even thought about grabbing our phones or anything.

Now in my first adult apartment, I have a firesafe box that I keep my passport and important papers in.

I sort of enjoy Lux, but maybe as a nickname or something. I can just see my mother's reaction. "Lux? Like an Electrolux appliance?"

That said, I have some uncommon likes for girl's names. Lorelai and Paget top the list for girls, but I also love Penelope. For boys, I like the more traditional names... Matthew, James (but not Jimmy). But I also like Alec.

I love those chairs. Love them. Want them.

I have never ordered from DwellStudio before, and I have never ordered something from another country, so I may not be the best one to answer, but I wouldn't worry too much about it. Do they have something on their website about ordering out of the country? DwellStudio is a pretty established brand, I would imagine that it is secure as it can be.

Everyone says "don't get the iPhone," or they say "don't get the Droid." It really boils down to what you want to do on the phone. If you end up going to a lot of websites that use flash, don't do the iPhone, obviously. I've heard that even on the Verizon iPhone it is constantly dropping calls... they need to improve their antenna. A loyal iPhone user will tell you that they've never dropped a call before, and it's amazing.

However, a loyal Droid user will tell you the exact same thing. I myself lean more towards the Droid. Even as a Mac user I am constantly annoyed by people saying "Don't you wish you had an iPhone?" No. I don't. I don't have a smartphone, but when I get one, it will be a Droid.

Bell's (from Kalamazoo, MI) has a wonderful beer that's only available in the summer... Oberon! Traditionally served with an orange slice, it has a slightly different flavor each year. But it's always excellent.

I also favor Sam Adam's Cherry Wheat and I always will pick Blue Moon to drink!

I love these, but it occurs to me that my dog would try to eat all of these little rocks.

It seems like to keep the rocks clean all you'd have to do is maybe rinse them in the sink, or hose them off in the backyard if you can.

I adore that second picture.

I've always removed the tape before it dries, because otherwise it certainly takes little chips off the paint.

I agree about the tape being more trouble than it's worth... IF you are a really good and accurate painter! I tend to be a really messy painter, and I like to use the tape. Last time I painted, my mom (who is a very neat painter) did the cutting in, and I did the rolling, and I still got my paint on the trim.