Well, the rubber gloves are off and the results are in...no results. I was afraid of one thing: it's been in the 90s every day, the fawn was extremely young and therefore the bones so VERY thin and supple. Nothing had touched the carcass, it was exactly where I had left it and in the same position, but it was as if the flesh and bone had evaporated. The burying beetles and other "janitor" insects had reduced the body to just the thin leg bones and the hide. The ribs were even not to be seen under the covering of skin. I gently picked up the skull and it simply deteriorated in my hands, leaving only the teeth and a small part of the back of the skull. This bit was the most intriguing, as there was a small entry hole that did in fact show force from the outside , but I noticed several others in the fragments that were similar but were simply from where beetles had chewed through. The bones were so soft that they were eaten along with everything else. So, now I am kicking myself for not hustling over and maybe seeing a bobcat up close and personal, and also for not getting to the body any sooner. COurse, had the bobcat incident not happened I would have had no need to get a second look at the little fawn. I am sad too, Elly, that the fawn wasn't 'utilized', if you will. And I don't think you're hard for saying that. I agree completely. In fact, that is a big fear for me...coming across a scene of natural predation and my presence screwing things up and the prey dying for nothing.THe first time I heard baby rabbits being eaten by a rat snake I did not know what was making the noise so I followed the squeals until I practically tripped over the snake. It left at my intrusion, leaving a strangled young rabbit behind, and it was totally a fault of mine that the meal was interrupted. These things happen. Cathy, when all the snorting and leaping was going on, we never did see any additional fawns, just the does. They have been dropping fawns left and right so there were surely some close. In fact, I would think it almost a certainty that the doe who lost the first fawn was among the group. Interesting to note... a regular housecat is not viewed as such a threat and gets no such response --in fact, my parents watched a doe actually walk up and LICK their cat-- but these deer either knew from experience or instinct that THIS was a different animal. BTW, this particular cat was rather small, less than knee high by estimates. My husband confessed his surprise, as he had mental pictures of large imposing creatures, the kind in stories that drop from treetops onto unsuspecting hikers. Or mothers-in-law.

Nightcrawler: "I live in a 32 family building. The LL has no keys. He has everyones phone numbers and can get in touch with them if need be." "I live in a mega apt neighborhood, huge tenements, most LL do not take keys." If that is true, then the property owners in question are idiots. Nightcrawler's solution if there is a problem is for the property owner to go up the fire escape, smash the window, and get in like that, or just wait until the tenants show up (if ever). Last week we had a complaint of considerable water coming in through the ceiling of a bathroom in a multi-unit (55)apartment building. There are four bathrooms on four floors immediately above the one with the leaky ceiling. We had to go into each unit to find the problem, which was the goofball tenant on the top floor was washing clothes in the tub, left the water running, and then went to work. If I followed Nightcrawler's technique, I would have had two choices: 1) track down four different tenants, and wait until they showed up (some might be out of town), with potentially thousands of dollars of water damage occurring in the interim; or 2) climb up an ice encrusted fire escape, smash four windows ($100+ each), climb over broken jagged glass without slicing myself open, and then have the tenants complain that there is broken glass & a broken window in sub-zero temperatures. Of course it would then take days to get those windows fixed (for example, try to get a window fixed over a holiday weekend). Let's look at some other reasons why it is a good idea for the property owner to have keys, instead of doing hundreds of dollars of damage by smashing a window or door to get in, or paying a locksmith $100 or more to come and change the lock: 1) Tenants losing keys; 2) Tenants leaving for the christmas holidays to some other country, leaving a window open that cannot be reached from the outside (potentially causing pipes to freeze & thousands of dollars of damages); 3) Surprise fire inspection from the city (resulting in a fine if the inspection cannot be completed at that time); 4) Surprise housing code inspection from the city (also resulting in a fine if the inspection cannot be completed at that time); 5) Tenants asking for a specific repair to be completed, we arrange for a plumber / electrician to come, tenants are not there at the appointed time, cannot be reached by phone, and the plumber / electrician charges us $150 just to show up and do nothing; 6) Tenants ask for a new appliance, we agree, arrange for a specific delivery time, tenant is not there, so we have to pay a delivery charge for nothing. We make sure we have keys, but each of these examples actually happened with tenants who thought it was a good idea to change the locks on their own without giving us a copy. In each case they were either charged the full cost of their action plus double penalty, or were evicted. We change the deadbolt locks for each new tenant. Your property owner is exposing himself to significant potential liability if he did not change your deadbolt locks, and you should insist on them being changed. But if you change them yourself without giving him a copy, you are exposing yourself to significant potential liability if a problem arises and it is difficult to get in, and damage to the building (or to persons) occurs as a result. We also do a full criminal / credit / background check on maintenance personnel. If they would steal from the tenants, they'd steal from the owner, so it is in our interest to make sure they are 100% ok. Dreamgarden: The property owner does not want to take your crappy stuff (kitchenware? old CDs? I don't think so). You are much more likely to get robbed by someone you know. If you don't like property owners who are proactive and try to maintain things to a high standard (ie fix stuff before it becomes an emergency, or install brand new windows in your case), then there are many buildings where you can move to where the owners never fix anything, and could not care less if you had a leaky faucet or drafty windows. Nightcrawler "If you lived in a house would you let a real estate agent bring prospective buyers a tour through your house while you were at work?": Of course, that is standard practice.

Sorry for the late response. I had a full day at work today. Ingrid.. I have photos to share but please look at only the furniture. It is in a "not even started" room. It doesnt reflect well on my style, home, or housekeeping skills. The wallpaper is partially removed -- as it was when I moved in. So, with all those disclaimers, please look at the furniture only. It isnt that I don't like the birds eye maple, but I have had it for 20+ years and I am wanting a new look. I am not sure that this set, even painted, has the look I am going for. I would like a style that works better with the bed-- and that provides more/better storage. Can I make do with it until I find the right thing? Absolutely-- I can make do with it indefinitely. Really, I do not think I would paint over birds eye maple veneer on any piece-- and I would pay for other vintage pieces to paint before I would knowingly upset my mom. When I do find a replacement, I will likely keep these dressers for another room or will keep in storage to pass on to a niece. BTW the set was a gift for my 18th birthday. There is also a vanity on the other side of the bed (mirror is not set up)

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.