Carol...thank you for your comment. Sadly I have to say that there are worse situations here sometimes when people want to go away on summer holiday. There are cases where old people have also been abandoned. Grandpas and grandmas with Alzheimers have been discovered sitting on a park bench with a sports bag full of clothing, left to whomever might find and look after them. Of course that makes the national news. I don't know how often that happens here in the islands but it has been seen on mainland Spain. However the quantity of dogs and cats abandoned at summer vacation time here is shocking. The animal refuges are already full of abandoned animals and at this time they are desperate for both space and money to feed them. It is nearly always the foreign residents who take it upon themselves to volunteer to work, clean cages, raise money through raffles and entertainment gigs in bars etc. to try and keep these refuges afloat. Often the local authorities turn a blind eye and don't help when it comes to looking after lost and abandoned animals. The Germans are very helpful and have a rescue system for abandoned dogs and after caring for them here and getting them back in shape, they fly them to new homes in Germany. It costs just over $30 per dog to fly them to Germany. But my British friends and acquaintances are always doing something to help, whether it be bringing in books and old clothes to sell at raffles, or as in the case of my friend Lynne, spending every Saturday morning for years washing blankets and cleaning potty trays at a local cat refuge. I do have to admire these folks for being so selfless. My small contribution is in taking in any stray or feral who wanders into our garden. Always room for one more at our house! :-) SharonCb

I think multiple throws would be too much (unless of course they're needed and used) but I'm sure you've seen pictures of vintage style rooms with small pieces of cloth placed over the back of stuffed chairs for either protection from soiling or to cover worn or soiled areas. I think that could work for you since you like a cozy, old-fashioned vintage look. It might also break up the solid forms, since you have multiple simliar pieces of stuffed furniture in a small area. I'd like to see the placement of chairs relaxed a bit (other thread) but I think once you get more things in place some of these things won't jump out at you.

Lindac!?!? She was banned from here a long time ago and posted a lot on the Antiques Forum. She was such a valuable contributor and has been missed for a long time. So sorry to hear of her passing.

I just found out we lost another KT friend who passed away on Christmas Day. Lellie, Lellie was a friend also on FB and the other day I suddenly noticed I had not seen any posts from Lellie. The feeling of missing her was so strong I went to her FB wall and saw many of her friends posting how much they missed her and how they were given some of her ashes and I just couldn't believe what I was reading. She hadn't shown up for work so they went to her house and found her. I have had so much going on since last May that I never noticed she hadn't been posting until the other day. She and i were swap partners a few times and every day I look around my house I see items from her. It is funny because just before my dog passed away in March i was looking at this stone dog head that Lellie had sent me. My Loki knocked it down once and the bac of it crumbled but the face was still good. I have it sitting on a shelf under my tv and you can't see the broken bit. My sister was looking at it and said I should throw it out because it was broken. I said I didn't want to do that because Lellie had given it to me. This was before I knew Lellie had died. I am so glad now I didn't get rid of it. Rest in peace Jay Jay and Lellie