Violet Veil's Profile

I just scrub them using a veg scrubber mitt.

Wow--that's amazing! Not exactly my style but still amazing.

It is indeed very expensive. We could have bought a car for what we paid for phase 1 of our yard re-do. We've decided to do the rest ourselves to save money and since the hard stuff was in phase one (removing a huge broken concrete patio, re-grading the ground, french drains), I think we'll be fine.

There's an Android app called Screen Filter that I use to dim my mobile. I like to play solitaire on my phone before bed (reading is too stimulating for me) and I set the filter to 20% when the lights are out. It's just bright enough to see but not so bright that it bothers my husband or disturbs my sleeping patterns.

I prefer Last.fm. They have way more non-mainstream music than any others it seems. It's helped me discover some great artists.
I subscribe at $3 a month now so I can listen to it on my Sonos home system. But if I didn't have Sonos, there isn't really a need to subscribe.

I think decorating with dead animals or dead animal skins is completely disgusting, cruel, and unnecessary. Leather included.

But other than that, I think the rest is pretty subjective. As long as you like it, and it's functional, go for it. I live in an MCM house and have some MCM pieces. Not because it's a "trend" but because I actually like them, they fit well, and imo, are timeless and classic. I prefer a clean, minimalist look. Some say that minimalism is cold or uncomfortable looking, but I don't agree. To me, most people's places are overly cluttered. But it's not my house so have at.

That being said, I really don't like some of the homes featured on AT that are over-stylized and look completely impractical and like it's just been done for the picture.

I find it odd that they say that honey has a season and that it's freshest then. Yes, it is usually harvested in summer but honey does not go bad! It lasts forever!
If your honey turns solid and white, that's not from it going bad--it just needs to be heated up to melt the sugars.

I've also read that it's important to get a backwashing filter to keep it from clogging.

Too bad these are bone china.

What a lovely home! It's great that you restored it rather than remuddled it like many do.

shawnamuffin--exactly! hahahaha