I have an interesting take on this subject as my husband and I did alot of research and just bought an sony wega lcd (widescreen and HD ready) We DO NOT have cable or satalite. Now most people think that we would be crazy to get a HD tv without the cable and just use air however the Air channels come in BETTER! we are even using the same stupid bunny ears for reception that we used on our old tv. Not only that we were so surprised that we can get 18 channels now, compared to the five we had before. WXXI has about 3 HD air channels and we get a local weather channel!!! My husband loves it. The HD air broadcasts are much better looking on the tv than the non-hd. Our tv doesn't stretch the images though however I understand that not all tv's have the same scaling so it is important to research this first. Our DVD's look awesome too and the sound it much better than our old tv. Although it was expensive I am really enjoying it. We saved up for a while and did alot of research first and I feel we made a really good choice. I was really impressed with the new plasma and lcd technology. We chose lcd because it has a much lower power consumption than plasma and is not prone to burn in like plasma (although this isn't so much a problem anymore) The sony has a usb port (awesome!!!!) so I can hook my camara up to it and view videos and pics. Also you can hook a computer up to it and use it as a computer screen. This is great for my husband who likes to work on it. Our previous tv was 26 inches and now we have a 40 inch widescreen. It is a big jump however and although i was worried about the channels coming in poorly they come in much better and look better! We really only use our tv for DVD's (hence us deciding on this specific tv). We stopped going to the movies long ago because they play commercials (which make us SO mad). We decided we would save our money and then buy a nice tv so we can enjoy our movies at home commerical free! I think the most important thing to do is think about what your tv will be used for most often and then do research to figure out what kind of tv will be good for you. If you are playing video games alot then you really need a tv that is different than if you are watching dvd's only. -renee

only working in seating for 2 may be fine for your needs,however due to the large island dimension, a future buyer may find the "2" limitation an issue. I rather like the pic of the slate bluish island of the pics you show,because it looks so inviting for seating.the 1st pic is okay[not really special],the 3rd has a lot of detail for the period theme, the last pic is very modernish.Why don't you think about style,the overall aspects of your space-step back enough to be objective and go ahead and make the decisions then. I'd maybe do the bookcase,all one level,but seating for three,from what little is known.

Before it started "dying" i didn't use any pesticide, but once I saw it and saw the spiders we sprayed with Ortho Home Defense 3 in 1 insect killer. We only sprayed once. I don't think the blueberry is dead though... As for the Iron deficiency , I bought Miracle Grow for acid loving plants. Will try that tomorrow and see if it heals! I checked the pH in the soil and it was actually 7. So hopefully it is just iron deficiency. The roots are in good shape :)

Roxanna, for several years I overwintered about 200 pots each winter in an unheated garage. It can be done, and done successfully. If the plants are zone hardy, they should survive the winter in your garage. Make sure they are well watered, bring them in **after they are dormant**, and check them for moisture in January or February. Put them in a spot in the garage where the temps will remain constant (i.e. out of any sunlight that may come into the garage, etc.) It will help if the plants are in decent sized pots. I have overwintered things in small 2- to 3-inch pots, but of my losses over the years, it was usually the smaller pots. Since I had so many in the garage, what I would do for moisture in January or February is just shovel a few shovelfuls of snow over the pots, if there were snow on the ground at the time. Otherwise I would water maybe once, lightly. Honestly, after a few years I either got sick of dragging them all in or like you (and probably like a lot of us, lol!) I procrastinated, and the pots just lived outside. Even outside, most of the stuff survived. FYI, my garage is truly unheated. It is a free-standing garage, with not a bit of insulation - boards and wood shingles on the outside. It's cold and temps remains pretty constant. Good luck! :) Dee