Miami's Elaine's Profile

@Wawasa, Thanks, I just bookmarked the four links you recommended and also will check out the Homies contest entrants. I stayed despite AT's recent reorganization, but this post motivates me to reconsider its competitition.

http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/nickel-tile-floor-a-seattle-ba-127976
is the link I was remembering. Some of the tecniques may be the same. You may want a temporary lip around the top to control the mastic or whatever until it dries.

Is April Fools Day being celebrated late, I hope?

They may just repeat many helpful responses here but, as I mentioned, you also could ask Library of Congress Digital Reference Section staff: http://www.loc.gov/rr/askalib/ask-digital.html
You might be interested in their duplication service, although of course they're heavily invested in copyright legalities.

The closest I recall on AT is coins being used on a floor.

Agreed: Tour, please?

I haven't used a bath mat in many years, and haven't missed it. I wrap my hair in a towel and pat myself dry with a bath cloth before putting on socks as I step from the tub. I have only the floor to clean. My husband keeps a terry bath mat in his bath for comfort, which is reasonable considering it's just another towel in the wash load. A wooden bath mat would create unnecessary housework. Hair, dust, and lint trapped by it would be tedious to remove.

Clever, sort of like Santa Claus! By the time a child is old enough to recognize that elf as make-believe, he should have developed enough safety sense to resist the temptation of the ledge.

One trick to reduce anxiety when releasing many books at once is to list each book's author and title. I kept my list for years and was pleasantly surprised I never felt the need to refer to it or to replace a released book. Most of your fiction collection probably can be borrowed from your public library system.

I like larger tiles. They should make a small room seem less small, at least that's what I read about floor tiles.