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Great towel hooks. Love the red against white. I agree with jen_g about good use of magnetic spice holder.

I can only moan in longing. Why couldn't they open that in Portland?? Not that I haven't already bought way too many trees and other plants. Wait, you can never have enough plants.

My absolute favorite tea! I've tried many different brands but Mariage Freres is the best. Their English website has been under construction for many years. :( I've been getting mine from Williams Sonoma but I'd like to branch out and try some of the others. Does anyone know which retailer carries them in Portland, OR?

I want those speaker rocks and chair/coat rack. Beautiful photos.

My mom's had Whirlpool Duet when they first came out many years ago. She really wanted Miele like my aunt's but wasn't readily available in US at the time and we would've had to rewire to European spec., ie way too much hassle. With 4 women in the house, our washing machine was a work horse. This was before HE soaps and we've never had mold or mildew problems. Never even thought to leave the door open to dry. Absolutely love that machine. Last year when my husband and I bought our house, I researched for front load washers now that there are so many options. We got the LG steam washer and we love it. I did run across articles about people having mold problems so I usually leave the door open more as a prevention and haven't had any problem. It also has drum clean feature (only used it once) you can use with bleach. It seems many people haven't read their manuals (highly recommend! it is afterall an investment) or talked to the salesperson enough. From my decade plus experience with the front loaders, I can't say enough good things about these machines.

I'm also jealous of your prolific lemon tree! I really miss our old lemon tree in our home in CA. One of the first thing I did after moving to WA was getting a meyer lemon and pink lemon tree. They didn't do too well (fruit kept dropping) in the beginning but they are sloooowly developing fruit. I'm waiting for the temperature to stay above 40 deg at night so I can put them outside on the patio. I can't wait to get my hands on some fresh lemons! :) Both your dogs are so adorable.

Shadowswimming, you can use those for yourself. :)

Thanks for the beautiful eye candy. They remind me of lace leaf maple leaves.

Hitting our favorite nurseries and buying trees, shrubs, and flowers for our yard. So much fun and addictive!

I guess Silver Lake is still not that great. Is there still Saturday drive-bys at Echo Park?