On 24 Apr 2009 13:22:16 GMT, "Michael \"Dog3\""
> wrote:

>"Janet Bostwick" >
: in rec.food.cooking
>
>>> OK, gotta know. What is last year's color? Granite was eons in the
>>> making.
>>>
>> Don't know, they didn't say. Long -time installation, short-lived
>> interest. Sad
>
>Sad indeed. Our granite counter tops were installed 8 months ago. I love
>it and it is here to stay. We chose the color for us, not someone else.
>I find it interesting how people buy things like countertops on a yearly
>basis to stay in tune with the current trend. I mean, it's not like
>you're going out to buy a pair of shoes or something. It's a major
>expense (at least the granite was)and the headache of intallation...
>Gawd... just shoot me instead.
>
>I had a friend years ago, that used to have all of her upholstered
>furniture pieces rehupolstered seasonally to stay in tune with the
>season's colors, and the current color trends. She even changed the
>drapes. Her house was almost constantly in some sort of upheaval.
>
That's a person with too much money and not enough to do in her spare
time.

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I love cooking with wine.
Sometimes I even put it in the food.