Wow! That was facinating! And here I sometimes feel a bit overwhelmed at the excess in my little home! I have nothing, I repeat, nothing, compared to her! LOL She sure has some great storage spaces too, loved her use of every possible cupboard and closet. Had to laugh when I saw she even had dishes in the bathroom cabinets too. ;o) Talk about "enabling", and "collecting" and she's a perfect example. LOL TFS Luvs

I'm speechless. Well... maybe not completely! What a perfect solution to my storage problems. DH needs to get busy building that room. As y'all know I had a post a while ago asking for storage ideas. A few days later I shared all of your ideas with DH. That night he thought of the answer in his sleep! Our livingroom is very long. I have my sofa back about 9' away from the wall. Behind it is an antique buffet, an antique washstand, and piles of dishes and accessories I've collected. There is also a doorway to our bedroom back there that we never use. (Because you couldn't get to it if you wanted to for all of the stuff piled up.) All we have to do is move the buffet and the washstand and build one wall. Problem solved. DH wants to know where I'm going to put all of that stuff while he is building! Did y'all notice that those shelves were 2 stacks deep and they were ALL full? And she has stuff on the floor! WOW! And the stemware! Betty

Place your cold eggs from the refrigerator in a saucepan that they can fit into fairly snug. Run your tap water until it is hot. Cover the eggs with this hot tap water. Then put the saucepan on the stove on high heat. Bring to a boil, let boil about 5 minutes. Pour off the water and cover with cold water till eggs are cool enough to peel. The shell will come off in big pieces, leaving the egg smooth. You can also just set the eggs on the counter and let them cool naturally if you have the time, but refrigerate them as soon as they have cooled. You can peel them later, as you need them. I think we had an earlier thread on this, either here or maybe it was over on the recipe exchange forum. --Ilene

That was so entertaining! And I've always loved that song.