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+1 to painting the armoire - but I think with a big piece like that I'd go for white, rather than a dark colour. It'd balance the sofa better too.

Love the house, love the orange stripes in the kitchen, and love the kitty!

Rosiegreenie, she actually said 200 years - "americans have never been in a war (for over 200 yrs) and have not experienced shortage of anything, food, energy etc in the last 100"

She's obviously also forgotten about the Great Depression, when plenty of Americans experienced plenty of shortages of food, energy and other things - like clothing and housing - well inside the last 100 years. Not to mention the Dust Bowl - also within the last 100 years - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dust_Bowl.

I've got to the point where I just roll my eyes at all the "I liked it better before" comments.

Not everything old is fabulous, peeps, they made stuff that was total junk in the middle of last century just like they do now. That lamp was no design classic and it looks awesome in yellow.

The Hills Hoist, and a lot of homes having awnings are definitely NOT British! And the author acknowledged that a lot of the rest was influenced by being oart of the Commonwealth.

And rosiegreenie, the Americans have in fact had several wars in America - the War of Independence, the Civil War, you may recall the attack on Pearl Harbour was an attack on US soil, which brought the US into WWII, plus the Battle of the Aleutian Islands, also part of WWII, plus if you go back earlier, there was Queen Anne's War, King Philip's War and the French and Indian War.

They're crocheted, looks like they've cut old t-shirt into pretty even strips and crocheted two rows of trebles. Simple, would take about five minutes with an over-sized crochet hook.

@Doctrine, (a) that article says the cause of the deaths is not known, and (b) people die in extreme heat because they do not know how to stay cool and safe, not because they need airconditioners. They die because they don't do the simple things like putting their feet in a bucket of cold water, taking a cool shower, and staying hydrated, that we can all do to keep ourselves cool without aircon.

It's exactly like how people claim they "need" SUVs to cart the kids around the city. It's nonsense.

Yes, I second PNWGal on the mirrors, works well, plus I don't think you need any cleaning fluid, not even vinegar - just water works really well.

You can always get a newspaper from someone else who's finished with it!

"A nice interior solution would be nice"

DriveBot, I don't think you've quite thought that through...

Yes, that's what roosters are FOR. Why on earth dump them on an animal shelter (where they're only going to be put down anyway), when you can make pie? Like Zoe did here: http://crazybrave.net/2007/06/26/look-away-vegans/

I mean seriously, chicken doesn't come from plastic containers in the supermarket, and at least you know your rooster had a good life. Unlike most of the chicken in plastic.

Yeah, what caiti said - anyone who claims "Well, the reality is, vegetarianism DOES = greener than eating meat" isn't looking deeply enough into the issues of how food is farmed and where it comes from.