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I nabbed my Dad's when we lost him -- perfect for Cranberry Orange Relish. Sooo much better than the food processor with its widely varying "grain". Like coffee ground in a burr grinder vs one of the whirly cups.

Another thought -- if one or both outside sides will be visible, maybe add some way of "featuring" one of the pieces, be it on hooks or on a picture ledge, etc. To me, the jewelry kind of IS the decoration, so might as well use it as such.

And I think "boring old cream" is actually a great way to let any featured piece or pretty knobs, as well as the interior color, really pop!

I love it -- seems like they balance each other.

I'd keep an eye on eBay.

I seem to need one of each...

I saw one in Fine Homebuilding in an Old Mexico Courtyard house, that was very cool: instead of a bench seat along the window, it was more like a booth with no table - two short cushioned benchs facing each other, built into a window nook. LOVED it! Still have the magazine, too.

Sugar ants: cinnamon - they won't cross it.

How about regular flies?

If you want casters, fine, but if the legs work for you aesthetically, I'd go with four cool 5" or 6" legs on TOP and either a piece of glass or wood, or whatever trips your trigger. Quite a number of people have hacks using this over at http://www.ikeahackers.net/

In addition to the whole filing gig, add "Document the serial number of any purchase you would want back after a robbery, fire, etc." No serial number? Photo & appraised value, at a guess...

One bummer about all this: depending on how one learns (aka learning disability), some of us need a darned sight more than a rule to "get it" -- some of us need to do a thing, numerous times even, to grasp the benefit at a brain level that results in habits. So maybe add to the list for parents and future parents, "Chores serve a greater function than the work the child 'accomplishes'. They learn the skill AND the habit."

I've got two issues with CFLs (thus far, LEDs are rich for my blood):
1. I tried CFLs in the kitchen ceiling fixture of my 1955 atomic ranch. Their weight pulled on the fixture till it damaged the wiring. This has happened in more than one fixture.
2. The CFLs have not lasted anything *close* to their supposed lifespans.
Oh, and 3. Just replaced the one in the pitch dark garage -- definitely starts dim then gets brighter over several minutes. Creepy and inconvenient. And, btw, when I tried to take it down using the lightbulb attachment for the extended reach tool, it didn't go on the bulb easily. When I tried to twist it on, it broke the CFL - my bad -- don't do that!!