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@hoosiermama,
I'm not grittyprettypr, but my reason for hauling out the under bed storage to sweep out the dust is allergies. I do try my best with a (trash picked) wool duster. But sometimes the slight dampness of floor cleaner is needed. Usually monthly, but more in high pollen times.

Yes!
I have prints. I have originals, mostly traded for, or my own. Some I did buy.
My partner has an impressive collection of rock and roll posters. I have a small one.

Curating our walls is a challenge.

As for carpet, it isn't my choice when I have one. I have lots if allergies, and landlords here don't seem to be big on actually cleaning the carpet between tenants. That means I live with all the cats that lived in a place before me.
I have dreams of radiant floor heating...

Fake plants? I'd rather have live. I've had both. Live are easier to clean when they are big. But I can keep them alive or do without.

Cowhide rug. If you eat cow, have at it. I don't, so I won't.
I do have a couple antlers, found shed on hikes. Turkey feathers, too. And snake vertebrae that were a gift. Would I go buy these things? No.

Painted wood-- really depends on the wood. A great, interesting grain would get preserved, but I have no problem painting pine and the like.

What a delight to hear that story again! I grew up with my mom playing the Buscaliga lectures over and over..

The telegram story is the best.
To mama (as cheaply as possible) "Starving." Leo (or rather the nickname I never caught)
Response from mama: "starve." Love, mama.

Taught him to solve his own problems.

What do I take on a plane?
I typically have dried and granola like things, and I get the closest to edible airport food.

Oh, I was traveling to a Green Festival in Chicago recently. I am a one bag packer, but I needed to bring along some worms for our greenhouse demo.

Did you know TSA will seize worms?

Is it to avoid new movies? Worms on a Plane?
Are my worms terrorists?
Is worm poop a weapon of mass destruction?

And this is the airport that regularly waves me though, even if I forget to put the 311 bag in the bin, leaving it in a mesh pocket on the side of my backpack.

Well, I'm an abstract painter who paints live at concerts, so yeah, I Do It mYself.

Have I ever tried to pass off my work as someone else's? heck no. I have a hard enough time convincing people I'm not Scramble Campbell! I love Scamble's work. I'd love to own originals again (yay divorce). But I do decent stuff myself, even if a different genre.

@sally
House concerts hosts hope they cover costs.
I'm friends with a few hosts and one in particular often pays the artist out of his own pocket. That said, it's a guarantee. I don't know how common those are. (I was worked for a venue in Colorado for many years, and occasionally volunteer at the Freight)

One of the great values of AT for me is taking the "expert" opinion (the published one) and tempering it with the responses.

What I'm getting is a strategy to have the piece of furniture that handles use be higher quality and the fill in/static pieces be more downmarket.
So, I can live with mass market, even box store bookcases (although I'd love to upgrade a step) for the foreseeable future.
But what of seating? I've been using an Ikea Tullista chair for a year and every day I have fought with a slipping cushion.
For my next home, a move that won't bring furniture, I will get better seating.

Theoretically, I would pay more for seating and less on side tables. Or curtains. And I'd be happy to buy used on all items, really.

On the other hand, I slept happily on a futon for 20 years. A second futon served as couch for about the same span, and I sold them at about half price when I moved!

Plans are to build a box with radiant heating to hold a shikibuton bed for the next home. An easily taken apart box that can move around. Simple wings from it will be side table surfaces.

Sorry... www.myterracefarmer.com

I think it would be fair to request if a website trying to maintain credibility used people who "write what they know," to quote the author's bio.
Plenty of kosher bloggers would LOVE to guest post.

What's next? Prosciutto for Ramadan fast-breaking?

Omnivore:
Ceviche

Vegetarian:
Chickpea and vegetable curry (easy to reheat), flatbread or rice, salad
Marinated beans, salad, rice
Black bean dip, salsa, corn tortilla, salad

I keep marinated/quick pickled veggies at all times, and will call them a side dish.
I also make enough salad mix ( no dressing) for three days or so at a go.
My partner likes meat, so I take the opportunity to grill veggies just a bit underdone for my taste. In a 20/30 second zap, they become perfect.
I make sauces and make a bit extra for other meals, like peanut sauce.
Grilled veggies, rice or flatbread and peanut sauce is a yummy meal.

Ha! I'm set to visit Chicago, and I'm sorely tempted to send out the Chicago syphillis poster to the crew traveling. Just for peace of mind, of course.