I have had bush and string beans over the years. This is my first bush beans with sticky, velcro-like skin. A different variety than before and the individual leaves are larger. The Kentucky blue bush bean from previous years never had this stickiness. I have a Crepe myrtle tree close by, that drops small soft blossoms and they cling to my beans and make washing them a bit of a chore. The pole beans I had grown previously also had large leaves and very, very clingy, and what a mess, clothes gloves, shoes, everything, and not so much of a spiritual experience, more like an alien invasion. Next year I will be more careful about trying different varieties. I do not believe the Grocery Green beans are smooth from handling but from the variety grown. Try Kentucky Blue from Burpee

Eloise, he was a very positive man. No matter what the child's skill, social level, or how much trouble they had been in at school he welcomed them and always found something for them to do and made each one of them feel special from the kid that painted the stage floor to the lead actors. He was very well respected in the theatre community as well as the schools (he had taught at several schools in his 22 years of teaching). Right now the kids are working on "Harvey" remember the old movie with Jimmy Stewart and the 6 foot invisible bunny? My daughter is playing Veta Louise Simmons, the crazy guys sister. She is so excited this is her biggest role to date. She will be going to college next year and wants to major in theatre or communications/ journalism. She has won several competitions in the category of TV news casting and thinks that may be a possible career choice for her. This is an exciting time for her, the world is at her feet!!! Although I am glad that I think she has scratched being an ariel acrobat off of her list of possible careers. She had even researched possible jobs (other than the circus) and that was really scary that she had done that much research into it. I think the next 4 years are going to be exciting. Mary

Hi Dizzy, I used to have to zone out also when I was sitting especially in the early afternoon, but no longer since I have been standing. There are a lot of articles now on using standing desks. Here is one. http://www.theatlantic.com/health/archive/2012/04/confirmed-he-who-sits-the-most-dies-the-soonest/256101/ We actually have five monitors (four high resolution) on our electric desks at work with two computers, probably 12+k equipment when it was purchased. The desks were additionally 3k each. All those prices have come down significantly in the last 5 years. I raise and lower the desks every day without problem. Of course you have to use some common sense in setup with cord management. The old defunct Mayline digital drafting table was $150 on craigslist but the electric rise still works. We changed out the nonworking digitizer top for a wood table top, also purchased from craigslist ($100 for the table, we discarded the legs) . The mayline tables are angled but we had the metal supports shaved so that the table top is now horizontal. It goes up and down very smoothly. I would personally hesitate to sink so much money into extensive cabinetry for an office that I would spend most of my life in without taking care of safety and health. However I understand that you have limitations. Best wishes whatever you decide and hopefully someone will chime in on the layout.

Re: computer desk area in the nook ... What about a floating desk? Not this exact one, as you need something bigger, but just an idea of what I mean: https://www.wayfair.com/furniture/pdp/latitude-run-burgeo-reversible-floating-desk-w002115883.html It would free up floor space, could go on the wall opposite the closet door, and you’d still have your nice view. It’d be awesome if you could get one custom made, in a natural wood tone. You could also do something like this, going around the corner and under the window. Except unlike this example, your big, bulky items on the wall part, papers and low stuff under window to not block views. And you could add shelves above, if needed. If you’re interested in these sorts of set-ups, search ‘floating desks’. The only issue would be hiding cords somehow, but if you search ‘hiding computer cords’, lots of ideas come up. I think a wood accent wall with your TV would look very cool up there. You have plenty of natural light to do something like this.