five things we learned last week
Bright ideas we gathered from your comments.
1. Surround yourself with the things you love. Sage advice from our own Mary T., who wrote: “Obvious, but that’s why I have a wilting four-leaf-clover and an old ‘Sturdy Pants!’ jeans-patch package on my walls.” What are your top decorating tips? Share them along with Bunny and Mary at this post.
2. We’re not the only ones who love Outrageous Brownies. Says Julia: “I love these brownies! I have made them countless times and every time they are a huge success. I even won a brownie bake-off at work with them.” Click here for this fool-proof recipe.
3. It’s summertime, and the living is easy. Ellobe says she knows it’s the season when she is “able to smell everyone cooking out on my walk home. Walking the dogs in the park for longer than it takes to just do their thing.” What makes it summer for you? Click here to tell us.
4. Recent reports about bad plastics are worrying. As DJ wrote: “So many hazardous chemicals and substances in our packaging, food, water, air, home furnishings, paints, etc. I’m about all worried out by now.” Click here to read about what others are saying about this new concern.
5. The debate about the quality of Ikea’s Ektorp sofa continues. Sue chimes in and says: “We bought an ‘as is’ Ektorp sofa from Ikea going on 5 years now. It is our main sofa in our TV room and it has held up very well.” Read more about it here.
