Hey Alberta - - do you recognize those fabulous clear salad/greens containers on the shelving units? Many years old now! You were a generous and wonderful mentor in my "early years". I will take and post pics this weekend. Nancy

Hi Young, Yes my soil report did kinda surprise me somewhat!(I would have bet it wouldn't have looked that good) I will start the Urea thing next spring on where I plan on planting trees in 011 Cecil

I let out barely audible gasp when I saw those tiles, Sweeby. I love them! And I think I might love them even more, as Alku says, in a very muted gray. Or a combination of the two. And Alku, I agree about the iffy-ness of matching up the whites. One thing I wish I could do as you did -- is to find the same $$ deal on tiles. What a steal, lucky you. I want to do my backsplash and get it over with. Ann Sacks and Jeffrey Court are out of my league, but if I can keep the price at near $25/ft, I'll be OK. Well, I have NO IDEA what the install prices are. Can anyone give me some idea of what to expect? Do you think $15/ft is in the ballpark? I'm drawn to the marble combinations in the mosaic, Sweeby. It's soft looking. Do you think I could pull that off in 4x4s? The shop where I got my marble carries Jeffrey Court. Maybe I could convince them to give me a contractor's price since they've been using me as their cheerleader for using marble in the kitchen. I've spoken to several of their prospective clients; maybe they'll throw me a bone.

Yup, that's exactly what I am saying. It has gotten worse over time, apx. 4 years since build now. Take a look at pictures here: http://mikesommer.com/gallery2/v/day1/album_001/ Here is a link that might be useful: Plaster discoloration pictures of Tahoe Blue