James, You don't owe me an apology. I'm just glad you tried that method to cook rice. It really does product the perfect rice every time. Thanks for the ginger beef recipe. Adding to my "to try" list. Soon. Ann

I do some freelance work as a historic homes color consultant. My neighbor and I chose colors and he painted his foursquare red with ivory trim - he has a black roof, it looks great. I'm painting my home olive with gold trim to contrast with his. They are a great pair of old houses that have definitely inspired others in the neighborhood. Id recommend NOT using the same color on the roof as anywhere else on the house. if you use red as the body, choose a non-red color for the roof (perhaps a deep deep green - it looks GREAT). And be careful of the shade of red you choose - Another neighbor replaced her original faded red standing seam roof with a new aluminum one in fire-truck red. it was not great, but I thought, at least she chose the "same kind" of roof. Then she painted all the trim RED - it looks like a KFC. Its horrible and an embarrassment to the neighborhood. Look thru Moss's exterior color books - he's the best man to research when it comes to exterior colors on historic homes. And please don't paint your house lavender with a red roof - just, please, don't

My husband lost my pistol grip and I searched for weeks, ordered a new one and twenty minutes later (literally) I found it! The thing is I would have done something I would have later regreted if I had had the cutter when I wanted it. You never know what the plan is! Congrats on your new little one!

Boy do I love those gallery walls. I'm learning to paint tropical landscapes and seascapes even though I'm not fond of painting this type of art (because I'm not good at it yet). It would look cool to do a wall of it though in different techniques and tones. Right now my sky, water and tree's are in the advances stage while my bushes and sea grapes look amateur. I can see a wall of it down the road. Thanks for sharing and inspiring!