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WOW! Fantastic info. And, Jukesgrrl: your post was extremely informative and helpful.

I am not a "granny", but I am in my sixties, and the office transformation is spectacular. It's fresh, colorful and youthful. Exactly the opposite of the tired, bland look of the office as it was before the re-do.

I find that shopping my house can make a big difference in a room. I routinely relocate pieces of art, accessories and some furnishings like small chairs and tables to different rooms. What a change!

We all get complacent or even fail to notice a great piece of art or accessory that's been languishing in one room for a long time. Moving it to another room where it can be better appreciated is so much fun. Breaks the monotony of a home and refreshes the decor with no money and very little time involved.

I don't think it works for the baby, the mom or the co-workers in most situations.

That said, my wonderful doctor has always brought her infants to work until the time they started walking. Because she has a private practice, she can slip away into a quiet room to nurse and where the child can take naps with her nanny, who is also responsible for changing the baby and taking her for walks.

As a patient or staff person in this environment, you'd hardly know the baby was around. But, this is a special situation; it certainly wouldn't work in the average workplace.

OMG: what a house; what a pair of hunks. I live less than an hour from Roger and Chris and might just show up one day on their front step unannounced.

I'm a gal who doesn't mind confessing that I've had a crush on Roger since day one! That's OK: my dear hubs has a crush on Tanya Meme. Loved them on their Sell This House design show: great screen chemistry.

Please, please: let's see more cool stuff from Roger and Chris.

There are blogs, and then there are blogs. Some are superb; others are major time suckers; most are mediocre, at best.

The ones that really irk me are the blogs that act like they invented the wheel or the ones that deal with banal personal minutiae or the ones that just pirate and regurgitate content from other sites.

The world does not need any new blogs, believe me. We need fewer blogs and better ones.

I make a dish similar to the broccoli-currant salad, using raw veggies, chopped in a small dice: broccoli heads and peeled stalks, dried cranberries instead of currants, carrots and red onion. Then I add roasted, salted sunflower seeds.

The sweet-sour dressing is made with equal parts of mayo and plain yogurt dressing, with honey, rice vinegar and fresh-squeezed orange juice, plus white pepper and salt to taste. Toss everything together and chill several hours or overnight. It's a pretty forgiving recipe; the only kind I like!

Just before serving, for sheer indulgence and extra crunch, I like to toss it with some freshly cooked and crumbled bacon. But, it is just as tasty without.

For many years, I have made an almost identical recipe: Sicilian style stuffed eggplant.

No mushrooms, but all the rest of the ingredients are the same, with the following changes: Instead of walnuts, toasted pine nuts. Instead of sage, fresh rosemary and flat leaf parsley. And, golden raisin are added, along with a healthy squeeze of fresh lemon juice to balance the flavors.

The eggplant flesh becomes custardy and so unctuous. It's to die for.

I think AB needs to eat more and tweet less. He's way too cranky, intolerant and self-important these days.

(And, he's too gaunt. He's not a happy camper.)

So lovely. Beautifully conceived and executed.

One of my mother's favorite memories was her older sister's wedding during the Depression: Aunt Grace was married in the church and the reception was at the family home in the late afternoon. Only 25 guests were invited. Refreshments were tea, non-alcoholic punch, peti fours and finger sandwiches, plus home made French vanilla ice cream.

That was 76 years ago! Mom is gone. Aunt Grace is still alive at 95. Her husband died last year, after celebrating 75 years of marriage with his bride.