Just thought I'm mention it.

Minnie, I haven't visited in such a long while. Did Spike sell the site to iVillage? How long ago? Looks as if my membership has been reinstated. Here is a link that might be useful: meggiecat

Very cool. We become blind to things, and used to 'that's how they have to be,' especially if we're focused on something else. I'm so happy for you! These little (or big) surprise discoveries are sometimes better than the best laid plans we agonize over for weeks and months. A last minute change in plans as we framed...because a toilet couldn't sit centered over a structural beam... gave me a bigger sewing room, a walk-in pantry I wouldn't have had at all, and a better traffic layout in the house we could have thought of before we ran into the beam, but didn't. That was 4 years ago, and I still think that epiphany was one of the most exciting and important parts of our build. Congratulations!

Nona, do you paint too? You are a very talented lady! I joined GJ, then started looking around and found this one. Looks like it used to have lots of activity but not many here now.