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...and if you like the untarnished/distressed look, you don't need gloves! :)

as long as the mementos are in a box and tucked away, then it's not a problem for me. the only issue i had with an ex was when the entire apartment had been designed by my boyfriend's ex. from the bed to the shelves to the bathroom sink. traces of her were everywhere, so where did we draw the line from there? her photos needed to move from under the bed to a box to the storage unit! for a while i'd been sleeping atop all of the photos of the two of them and when i found out, they were immediately removed. my clueless boyfriend at the time was confused as to why i'd be so upset. his ideas were very different from mine. hence, we are no longer together. still friends, though.

beautiful! the garden is to die for.

i'd love to see the kitchen! great space, love the lighting.

to get more juice from a lemon, i firmly (yet gently) press down on the uncut lemon on the counter and roll it a few times under the palm of my hand. this loosens up the juice inside and then however you cut it, there will be less squeezing and more juice to enjoy.

a heavy weighted curtain would have sufficed and looked softer for sure, but it's an interesting idea.

it depends on the party and the people. generic ice-breakers might be insulting to socially savvy people, so i just talk about something super-relevant. usually i do not find myself in a position to have to break the ice anyway since i'm always late to the party and there's already people in groups talking.

when i used to drink and i'd wake up hungover, i'd need five different kinds of liquids to chase down two alive tablets throughout the day: orange juice, water, coffee, diet coke and more orange juice. a bagel with cream cheese for breakfast and then a greasy lunch would have me feeling normal by 5pm.

i find that if you place greens on both sides of the bread you can avoid sogginess. i'm also a celery naysayer, so this recipe would be perfect without the celery/celery seed. when i'm feeling crazy, i put a little sweet pickle relish in the mix. it's quite a nice balance of savory and sweet.

sounds amazing!

my question: why the slotted spoon? seems like a difficult task to eat with soup...