m_mdimond; My constant whippet! Yes change is inevitable. Youth was great! Middle age more challenging, now the dread of what happens as the body slows, bu the mind still runs at top speed! Funny how we eventually become our parents and live with all the things they once complained about: eyesight less sharp, glasses, threading needles a challenge. Oh what we so easily dismissed or took for granted when we were young! Pain at bay to this point. Sad to hear of yours, but fantastic you are still managing to walk your Shepherd, despite it! Dogs keep us centred and motivated. They shower us in love and lack of judgement. My dad had his Jack Russell at his side into his nineties. He was his constant companion and often his sole company for days at a time, other than his twice weekly cleaner. Animals are so special. They deliver their own unique greetings and communicate in such different ways. My life would be so much the less without the animals who have been part of it. So lucky to have had two wonderful ponies and an incredible galloway. So lucky many of my friends had horses too. Horses, dogs and cats are always a point of connection into special human experience and also lead us to new human and animal connections. Nothing wrong with memories and sentiment. I think we feel it even more accutely as we age. Glad I kicked up my heels, as well as keeping those "heels down, legs close to my horses side and and elbows close to my own" for much of my fantastic and sometimes wild youth! I was a pretty good kid really, but do admit to having been a teen groupie, back in the day, wouldn't swap that either. Somewhere here, I believe is my scrapbook and definitely a few photos in the albums. Still like to kick up my heels, too! Yes. Gratitude is vital.

Hi Jenna, How are you liking the SM Full? I am seriously thinking about doing my living area in this mainly due to the very light white floors and the SMH looked very stark with the white floor tiles. I'd love to know how you feel about the colour 4 months on! This is my room, you can just see a painted square under the left window! the left colour is SM and the one next to it is Silver Tea Set.

"Home furniture and accessories are a perfect way to celebrate International Women's Day. As a woman, most of them have more contact and use with household items such as kitchen utensils, flower arrangements, ... than men." Women belong in the kitchen so Happy Women's Day!

There is a big difference to a RENOVATION and a new build. A renovation company needs to know the construction details of the home. Load bearing walls, plumbing location, footing type, is it brick, brick veneer, insulation used, electrical plan, etc etc etc. a new build starts from the beginning and the builder designs the home with no other building to deal with. If you want it done well….then the renovation company needs to know what the current building is. And regarding the titles, you can give them a copy of titles, they don’t need originals. This is to prove you are the owner of the building that is being renovated.