[kayak]

Have you checked out Carlo's thread for recipes? I haven't been there yet.

I'm multi-tasking right now .... watching the race and doing a little FReeping and ordering bedding on-line.

Have you done any window-shopping for furniture or things like bedspreads and curtains lately? Everything is very dark and oppressive ... looks like it belongs in a Gothic novel or an old mystery movie or something. I'm wanting light and airy and it's very hard to find these days.

We were appalled at some of the furniture we saw. Most of what's out there is massive and gaudily elaborate. It was hard to find something fairly basic with clean lines.

I'm wondering if this is a reflection of the negative outlook of the liberals (who, at least stereotypically, do a lot of the design). And I'm wondering if, in a year or so, decorator items will lighten up a bit and be brighter and more cheerful.

[Neets]

Yes, I checked Carlo3 thread.....nothing on there.

I noticed that about furniture...and dishes too....

[Miss Marple]

I know just what you mean about bedding. It is VERY dark. I found what I wanted at Land's End. I am ordering new bedding for our bedroom, as our bedspread was worn from the dog sleeping on it. I wanted blues or yellows, and it was VERY hard finding what I wanted.

Plus, all the "moss green" I am seeing looks suspiciously like AVOCADO GREEN to me!! HA!