So cute Celeste! My daughter lost her cat Mocha after 15 years about 2 weeks before Christmas last year so I just had to get her a Ragdoll. She has one of my Angel's puppies, Dixie. In fact, Cricket's littermate and now I have her daughter Chloe (Painter's daughter also). She gave me this magnet a couple of years ago in my stocking. Chloe is the puppy Dixie is looking at. And here is Chloe with her first litter. She had a false pregnancy this time around. Any property for sale around you? Lol! I'm still having a challenge to decorate this old house and this Christmas was another perfect example. The trees were a hit with all the neighbours and I would love to have finished all of them. What a long time it takes to grow a forest! And then I blew the ciruits in the house so I had to plug them in all the way back at the garage! And I didn't even touch the snowman collection I have in bins in the garage! My DH put chicken wire on the top of the porch for me to hang my snowflakes but , that didn't happen either. All the same is was a wonderful Christmas and Dad was part of it. He loved the decor and he loved the attention from the dogs. They never forget him. Thank you all so much for the comments. It means a lot to me. I don't have any little ones around here at this time so I had to go borrow some. I do it for them......well, I guess a bit for me too. :) I believe this year is going to see a lot of changes and a lot of challenges. I hope you all will be there to share them with me. I can't wait to see my peonies and iris in bloom! Daylilies may not be big enough this year. :( Thanks again. Namaste Ginny

Kousa...I was so thrilled to see the color....I was hoping for pinks. Moxx I wish you could have went with me. My sister did some digging with me....but she let hers die :( never even planted them. Something I'm sure you wouldn't have done! I Love your yellow ones! It does look a raspberry sundae...wow so many varieties.... I'll be back with pics of the dark pink as soon as they open. Thanks!

The room is on the darker side so I want to brighten it up with a light beige. So cream washed it too yellowish creamy and Floating Feather is peachish -- I'm assuming you are looking at the samples in the new master bedroom in order to determine this. Can you describe what *kind* of beige you want and anything else you might want or expect it to *do* besides lift the atmosphere of dim room. I do not understand the difference between warm and cool colors. When it comes to wall color, you have to be aware of what "warm" and "cool" really means. In situ undertone and color temperature is revealed when the wall color is juxtaposed to the other colors and elements and exposed to the inherent light in the space. What makes a color "cool" or "warm" is determined when it's experienced in the three-dimensional space it will reside. Outside of that experience, on it's own, whether a color is labeled "warm" or "cool" by some other sets of eyeballs is irrelevant to you and your three-dimensional space. Labeling a paint color as warm or cool can be useful but it's not a fact. It's just a way for paint companies to organize and categorize 2D paint chips. Sometimes those labels of "warm" or "cool" will stick and end up being true and accurate. On the other hand, sometimes unique, 3D context will affect perception and the labels will shift and drift from warm to cool or visa versa. Color Theory 101 stuff about the color wheel being split down the middle with red/orange/yellow on the warm side and green/blue/violet on the cool side isn't the most relevant color information when it comes to coloring 3D environments. It's 2D color theory trying fit on, and mean something to, 3D structure; some parts of basic color theory are applicable and some are simply lacking too much in the way of dimension to really be useful. Very little light is another way of saying that there is a limited spectrum of wavelengths (of light) spilling or beaming into the space. The light is not robust, varied, or diverse. This is the basis of the philosophy that light colors need light to be seen. There's not much, if anything, you can do to change the natural light that a room receives. It is what it is. But you can do something about the color in a can of paint. If you don't have robust light to work with, you can try robust, complex paint colors. That's where full spectrum or multi-pigmented paint colors can be a solution.

Mrykbee and pandtkendall, thank you for your replies. That's great you found what you wanted on Craig's List. Nothing better than getting what you like at a price you like. Pandtkendall that's great you enjoy your HM sofa and enjoyed working with Duane. Here's to many, many years of enjoyment. I am comfortable buying furniture from a distant company. Thanks for mentioning Duane. I will look him up. I'd love to travel to his store in the near future. I bought a Classic Leather sofa and recliner in 1987 from a company in Southern Pines owned by two fantastic brothers Miller and Cliff Barnes. I never met them and did everything over the phone The furniture has seen heavy use and three large dogs over the years. I love the leather but I'm tired of the style. The sofa still looks good but the recliner is aging. My husband and I used to sit in the recliner together and then our 90 pound dog would climb up on our laps. I took care of the furniture and faithfully cleaned it and moved the cushions around. Maybe around ten years or so I had new insides made for the cushions. The sofa sits right in front of a big window with lots of light. There isn't any sun damage. At some point I tried to kill the furniture using 409 or water and vinegar to clean it but didn't die. (Not cleaning products I'd ever suggest). I have no idea what type of leather but it's soft and indestructible. I realize today's leather will not be as good as the older leather we have but we want our next set to also be leather. Again, thanks for getting back to me..