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The 3G: two parts gin, one part grapefruit juice, one part San Germain. Shaken and served straight up. My favorite creation!

I've always wanted to cook/bake with real vanilla beans. What is the shelf life on these suckers?

We had our free toilet (from the city of Austin) installed about a couple of months ago. The city won't install it for you but they will give you a $60 rebate for professional installation.

For the most part, we like the new toilet. But, we haven't seen any big changes in our bill/usage. It definitely takes some time to get the timing of the flushing down. Early on, we had to flush multiple times to get everything out. (Kind of defeats the purpose doesn't it?) Once you get the hang of it one flush will do for most everything :)

Love them all but the Streamline Collection is my favorite!

I'm curious about the safety of the plastic purification pitchers like Brita. That's what we've used for years, but I worry about chemicals from the plastic leeching into my water. I've already stopped using my Nalgene and drink out of glass or ceramic whenever possible.

Thoughts?

Thank you for the comments. I agree. This solution isn't right for those of you who have condo-scratchers. In my case, Frances just sleeps on her condo. I'd love to see a scratch-proof solution as well.

Sarah

Some of my fondest memories of growing up were when my parents told stories and showed me all the places that they traveled on our huge world map. It's one of those things that I will definitely do once I have children of my own.

Roxana --

I think that we bought those lights a couple of years ago at Home Depot. Unfortunately, I don't know the brand off-hand, but I will check so see if there's a name on them when I get home. They are halogen and have a dimmer, which is really nice if you ever have any disputes at bedtime over your reading light. :)

Sarah

Christina --

You could expand on what we did in our bedroom. We made a fabric-covered headboard from art canvases we found at a local craft store. You could cover an entire wall in these with any fabric of your choice. You could even use some batting to make them padded.

Here's a link: http://prettybirdpress.blogspot.com/2008/02/its-inevitable-when-you-own-your-first.html

Sarah

Giving these vintage pieces a new look must be contagious in Austin (They are everywhere, aren't they?). In fact, I just spray painted some vintage metal chairs this weekend. These aqua blue gems with new vinyl fabric pillows now live on my front entry. Thanks for posting! I'm so excited about these Austin posts!