Glad you made it with minimal damage. I was looking forward to the funereal food though. I was hoping we'd make it a pot luck. Since I'm in Northern South Jersey I figured I'd be able to attend. I'd be glad to sit by the coffin and feed you some of each offering. I'm making a big pot of chili this afternoon and I'm almost at the point where I add the corn.........I think I need to look again in the freezer and see if I have some frozen. Opening that can of corn is going to be kind of hard... shudder.

Funny - I love it!!!! In defense of SOME men, my husband was a wonderful person, doing whatever was necessary to make our house a home (or whatever I asked him to do). Not all men are anal-retentive.

We did end up getting another dog yesterday and she fits in perfectly and is sweet. We were outside and a neighbour came to see her and asked about Sheba and I had to tell her she died and I still felt like crying. I am glad this new dog isn't replacing her afterall - which was what I was afraid of. When I reflect back on her it's on the prime of her life and not the last few months when she aged so quickly. I hope to post a pic of our new girl who isn't named yet - we have Winnie, Pepper and Clover and can't decide. Having a dog is the best, unless you're a cat, specifically our cat! Hope it gets better soon for him.

Well, tonight has certainly been an education. Robo, thank you for taking the time to do the layout. I think your recommendation of down by 3" sounds right to me. What puzzles me is that the certified framer, with training and years of experience, centered this piece on the wall in both directions. Apparently her training was different. I think I'll ask her about it as she's a lovely person and won't mind. After looking through the houzz photos again, the take away is that dining room art is usually hung lower and that the entire composition of the room, and size of the art, has to be taken into consideration. I've also read online that when one has a vaulted dining room ceiling, chandeliers are hung higher than the norm. Most chandeliers in the houzz photos, especially with large art, were hung high. At this time, mine is at 31" above table top. I think I'll experiment by getting a S-hook to temporarily raise it and see how things look. I'll think about your advice to keep some mystery, Annie. Mahalo, which means "thank you" in Hawaiian.