Sometimes, things just..... "Make sense" ...whether they are part of a series of Decorating Rules, Feng Shui, Granny's Gems of Wisdom, or Your favorite professional painter's observations while painting 25 different houses. Seriously. For example....dark colors CAN make an already low-light room look dreary and depressing. (That's why you need lots of light sources to offset the effect of using deeper colors) Or.....Using the same nice color throughout the main living spaces creates "flow". Well, of course. Anytime your eye doesn't have to stop to take in a different color, things tend to look more organized and seamless. And Sweeby made an important point about the use of color that also makes sense. She said, "I've come to the strong conclusion that there's absolutely something about the quality of light coming from different directions that influences how different rooms handle color" But will certain colors bring you Good luck? Will hanging mirrors in your bedroom bring you Bad luck? Will breaking a mirror bring you 7 years of Bad luck? You can call it anything you wish........but some things make sense and some things do not. I have only enjoyed just over 50 years of a very, very happy and good life thus far. My bed was placed (according to one friend who quoted Feng Shui stuff to me) "Coffin Style" with the head of the bed visible from the doorway, for many, many years. That's Many, Many, years of a great marriage, wonderful, obedient, respectful, children, good friends, nice job, and thousands of "good hair days". Currently, I have a gold, not blue, bedroom, with mirrors on most every wall. My bedroom desk has nice square corners, as does my dresser, tv armoire, and nightstands. I watch t.v. in bed and type on my computer a few feet away. I think a lot of people are looking for some sort of guidance or principles or direction in their lives, but sometimes, all this stuff just obscures what's really important. Red

I'm surprised I didn't respond to the other post. I actually had it open, must have gotten up or something. A while ago, I posted to a thread called Redoing white, white, white bathroom and mentioned the bathroom accessories I originally bought for my dad but liked it so much I bought it for us. It's called Spa Leaf, which is one of my favorite sets I've bought. I get tired of them quickly and like to change them out but haven't with this one yet.. it's been a year almost. There is a matching shower curtain, and from what I see of your tile, the green in it would probably go. The actual shower curtain I bought is the Moire which I bought in a blue that isn't available any more. It has a cute beaded valance for both the window & shower. A similar shower curtain is the Charisma Penneys has stuff in just about every color. I will usually only shop online for bedding, with curtains I try to go to the store as I can usually get a buy 1 get 1 for 99 cents. If you sign up for catalogs, you will get stuff that isn't even online or the store. Most times I don't even bother going out to look. The colors are true on my monitor, I do my order, go to google & put in JC Penney coupon code, then try to check out using 2 different codes, one for free shipping and one with a percentage off. I then drive the stuff back to the store when I'm done. I've found that for myself, shopping for the bedding online & having it shipped saves me money in gas as my store is 30 minutes one way. I order during a sale and usually use a code that is a percentage off on sale stuff too. If I bring it home & don't like it, that's another trip out until I do find something. Much easier to just order a bunch online and return what I don't like / want. I have a Penney's card which makes it easier. For your where do I shop: Penney's - comforters for all beds, sheets are usually my bed only as my mattress is thick, for all of the beds I buy flannel sheets from there or Sears; towels / shower curtains & curtains Next is shopping at Bed, Bath Beyond & Linens & Things. I can find the oddball curtain colors there.. like last April I bought new bedding for my daughter I couldn't find chocolate curtains at Penneys, it was at one of these two stores. I like the table linens from these two stores. I used to be able to buy towels there but they haven't had my colors the last times I shopped for towels. I look online then go out and buy from the store. Walmart - bedding for the kids. Neither likes a flat sheet so why spend the money? I've also bought my son's comforter there and find that they have a decent collection of flannel backed table cloths, and once a year I buy kitchen towels, usually spring; I buy multiples when I see one I like. Target - not much. I bought towels in sage & a certain blue I needed but the sage faded really quick. The fading wasn't the same with all towels either. The bath towel faded one way while the washcloth and hand towel faded another, so now I have 3 shades of faded sage towels that I need to replace :(

So I met the realtor last night and I had totally gotten the wrong impression of her over the phone!! She did not bring any contracts or buyer agreement to sign. She didn't ask me to sign anything at all so I have no idea why she was asking for all that information over the phone (maybe she had me confused with someone else because she seemed confused about a few things last night) She was very nice, brought the disclosure forms for each house and a list of some other homes she has listed and some info she pulled off the MLS about other realtor's listings she thought I might be interested in. She gave me a folder of papers that included information about banks, home inspectors, lawyers, surveyors, appraisers, utility companies etc. Not a referral list but just a comprehensive list of those who did this work for the area. The 2nd house that she showed me I liked but found out it has been listed since May of last year!! She said mostly first time buyers are looking at it but because of bad credit financing has fallen through twice. She said the buyers are going into foreclosure (they moved out in June of 2007) and they would probably take a lot less than asking price just to avoid foreclosure. I was pleasantly suprised by the realtor.

I will be starting my tomato seeds inside in about a week. I use a card table in a southern window. I have to be careful because Zackey, my cat, ate some of the leaves a few years ago. They are poisonous to kitties. I have more tomato seed varieties than I have a place to grow them. I'm starting just a few of the following: Golden Jubilee--our all time favorite Large red cherry from a GW trade (no name was given) and the following that I will be seeding for the first time Jet Star Hybrid Pomodora Roma Nano Wayahead Amish Paste Boxcar Willie