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Our "just the two of us" celebration is going to be a duck, on Christmas Eve. Which will hopefully give us lots of duck fat for potatoes the next morning!

Last year, I went through an enormous box of greeting cards that had belonged to my grandmother and had sat in an attic for a decade since she passed away. My mom was going to toss them, but I could tell they still meant a lot to her, so I took them. I spent a couple afternoons carefully cutting out the flowers, squirrels, mice, birds, etc from the vintage cards and decoupaged them on to a picture frame (a very large one, with screen in place of the glass for use as an earring organizer), then gave it to mom. She really loves it. It took some work, but the results were worth it. Doesn't take up a lot of space, it's useful, and a lifetime's worth of love and memories are there for her to enjoy. This might only work if the cards "match" and have discrete graphics, though.

I would be hesitant to call this a renter-friendly solution. This tape is STICKY. It is not designed to come off easily. Depending on the materials your walls are made of, I would recommend trying it out first on a small area to make sure it doesn't rip off the top layer of paint and drywall/plaster.

Glad I read all the comments before posting, because I was going to say the same thing as Caseyinto above. Also, unlike the examples above, I don't have an equal distribution of colors. I would end up with shelf upon shelf of yellowed trade paperbacks and cheap black book club hardback editions that are missing the dust jacket. I don't think it would be effective.

That being said, I can see how it would work if you had a more balanced and manageable collection of books, rather than a book hoarder like me. :)

There was a bartender at my favorite bar (no longer there, thank heaven) that once attempted to make a gimlet, but got confused halfway through and put an onion in it, like a gibson. We called it a giblet. Also, he kept accidentally fumbling the cocktail onions, which winged off in several directions before he finally speared one. I'm afraid none of us stopped him as we watched this catastrophe unfold. It was too funny.

I second what Allez said. (I'm also a planner.) In addition, depending on where you live and the development process, there is almost certainly an established public comment procedure. I recommend that you make sure your petition goes through this channel so that it gets the proper attention it deserves. That way, you are engaging in the process in good faith, which a) shows that you are a reasonable person (even if you are angry!), and b) allows for an "official" response, as the petition will become part of the public record for that development.

I also recommend getting as informed as possible. Depending on the property rights laws where you live, it may not be possible to just block a development outright. However, if you can focus your efforts on the core issues (traffic, environment, etc.) you may be able to effect more change as a result. There is nothing more frustrating than to get everyone worked up about an issue when the law is not on your side!