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Seedmama, Twelve? Wow. You're in big trouble. If I was you, I'd drive around town and anonymously leave them on people's doorsteps. You'll only be mad at your DH if he's conveniently out of town visiting his sister AT THE BEACH while you're home processing 1800 peppers in one week. You'll be even madder if he accidentally tells you he's having a great time at his sister's condo on the beach while you, you poor thing, are at home processing those 1800 peppers. Saying he is having a great time is a mistake he'll make only once, and then never again. He'll also wait until very late to call each night the rest of the week because he wants to give you time to get out of the kitchen, take a shower, cool down and resume normal breathing unimpeded by pepper fumes. Nah, you won't be mad at your DH because he'll probably be right there in the kitchen beside you chopping up peppers and thinking how lucky he is to have a spouse who can grow such an abundance of peppers. Trust me, my DH will never again schedule a visit with his sister during the peak pepper harvest. lol When the harvest rolls in, remember you can roast them, freeze them, dehydrate them, dehydrate some and grind them into pepper powder for cooking, etc. You can make salsa, hot sauce, pepper-flavored vinegars and liquers......etc. You also can give them to all your friends, neighbors and relatives....and with the number of plants you have, you'll be able to leave some ripe habanero peppers on the front porch of every house in town. Quick! Rush over to Paula's and give Paula and Ken half of those plants. I'm only planting two habanero pepper plants because I have enough frozen habs for 300 jars of jelly and enough habanero powder to last us for the rest of our lives. Isn't gardening a grand adventure? I'm thinking now that you're not going to have the Year of the Bean. You're going to have the Year of the Habanero Pepper. I'm laughing with you...... Dawn

I KNOOOOWWW, Parma--I've thrown myself!! Sigh!! Daylight and night have really done me in!! Right now----I have many chips in hand and have decided (in daylight) that 'Believable Buff' may be an option if it doesn't go too olive green at night for me. BM's Monroe Bisque or Pittsfield Buff also look good with the leaning toward the more 'tan' of the MB being a better match for our sofa (which I've come to hate the fabric of)!It's a plaid (groan) that incorporates a deeper teal green stripe (1/2") with crosses of stripes that look more tan/peach (groan)and other crossings that create almost a grey/green! I know---but, I thought it was wonderful 15 years ago!!! I'd get rid of it and go for something new, except it is a very good quality built 'Bern'(amish families--kin to the Smith's, both in Indiana who also make a great line of furniture) line, substantial, an all-wood construction with all the details that make for an excellent piece--except for the fabric--NOW. I know there is no yellow in the fabric. I know it probably doesn't make any sense to go that direction, but I love the warmth of yellow and hope it can be considered 'neutral' going with almost anything! I have EK's 'Buttercream' in our master bedroom with her 'Ashen Green' trim and it's an awesome look but not for this room. The green would wash out to grey (tried it) and the Buttercream would bleach out, too! I've considered the 'Honeysuckle' but I really can't deal with too much in the way of 'peach' tones which I fear it could gravitate toward in that room! However, I bet it would work if I could tolerate the moments of pinkish yellow! It sounds more right for the funiture! I also need to get this done, because the flooring goes down on the 28th and I fear I could not get a sample pot from EK fast enough to get it all done, if it's not what I like in the end! I've recently reupholstered a platform rocker for our youngest daughter and am seriously considering undertaking recovering this sofa--into a single color (more neutral)and with texture! Another project!! Sigh! I'm off to the stores!!!!! Groan!!!!

I'm no expert on the material, but cork seems pretty soft and easily damaged for a home with busy cooks and young children? That's why we eliminated it. Instead we went for Marmoleum Click, which would also be mid-century appropriate, and has a cork backing for the resiliency. It's very family-tough. It comes in a variety of colors, and would help avoid the wood-tone joining wood-tone challenge. Is the honey colored wood in the dining room you're referring to the flooring? Have you brought home something from the IKEA line to check the color with the existing wood? So far, it seems like you have a fairly mild and neutral palette with which any colors might look nice, depending on the look you'd like. Do you want dramatic and strong? Lots of contrast? Bright? Calm? Energetic? Elegant? Will you have few or many uppers? Will you be adding good lighting? Will you have undercabinet lighting? Do you have a backsplash in mind? All of those things will affect what colors might work best, and how light the kitchen feels. We need to know more about your plans and preferences. :-)