Hello! I received my box from Becki today!! :) Along with a nice card, Becki sent me Seed Baggies (I'm doing alot of harvesting, so these will be used for sure!) Permanent markers (always need these!) Twist ties with dispenser/cutter, (I really like this!) 3 Backyard living magazines that I can't wait to relax with, Lupin 'Dwarf Fairy Pink' seeds and Primrose seeds. For plants Becki sent Pansy 'Caramel Spice', the flowers are still fresh! such a pretty color!, Begonia 'Royal Picotee' (I've got this and the Pansy planted already), and HUGE divisions of Candylily, Painted Daisy, and Spearmint. Thank you so much Becki! I wintersowed some painted daisies in 2007, and only got one plant to take, and it bloomed for the first time this summer. I was planning on wintersowing some more, and now I don't have too!! I love the Spearmint. I've got a few herbs now, and would like to start an herb garden. I have the perfect patch for the candylily also. Thanks so much, Becki! Have a great day everyone!! Karen

Here's a queen: http://dallas.craigslist.org/ftw/fuo/1541211917.html Here's a king four poster: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fuo/1546824613.html Here's a queen: http://dallas.craigslist.org/ndf/fuo/1546868516.html Another queen: http://dallas.craigslist.org/dal/fuo/1539274706.html I think if you take some time, you could find just what you are looking for if you are near a large metropolitan area like Dallas. Just do a search on Henredon bed, Drexel bed, Ethan Allen bed, Pennsylvania House bed, Thomasville bed, etc. Also search on four poster bed. That should pull up several listings without having to go through lots of junk. Good luck! Jo

Believe it or not, decent looking ceiling fans exist. On every design show I've ever seen they're the first things to be thrown out, but I have them in every bedroom. Mmm slight draft at night without the sound of floor fan... I pspent no fewer than 18 weeks looking (off and on) for a "pretty" one to go in my master. I have lived with a 4 poster bed. My experience - unless you have really high ceilings, and I'm talking like 10 ft, and a sizeable room, it will turn your space into... tiny. Once upon a time in a previous life I thought I had a big bedroom until I put a poster bed in there. I like your computer nook. I always wanted a space like that, which I could separate from the rest of the room with some romantic drapery tied back. I might force that idea on my formal dining room. :) beds/headboards coverin ga window do bother me. I don't like anything to cover a window (couch, table, or otherwise) -- but that's just me. And if it came down to a queen bed, or covering that window, sure - the window would get covered! We have single panels on our two bedroom windows, mostly because they're skinny and it looked silly to me to have two panels. If you need to cover the window, something that seems to help (at least when I've seen it done) is to pull the bed away from the wall a foot or so. Then you can go with two panels, and it looks kind of intentional instead of "didn't have space." Something else to keep in mind with blocking windows -- does the sun come directly in such that it would fade your bedding over time?

I've been thinking...what I really want, is the courage to follow my gut. I made the mistake of telling someone about the plan to paint the entryway pink, and I got that "Oh..." Then I found fabric I like for some chairs. For the pink entry. Looked at the swatch for a few days, decided it was the perfect thing, drove the 25 miles back to the fabric store, carefully measured it out with the chair pattern, bought it, brought it home, and my parting thought when I went to bed was that it would never work, the cats would shred it, it was the wrong weave, the wrong color, and would look like a hot mess. Today, not so much.