Oh, how awful, happybeingme! I didn't know that about the animals and 9/11...
And that's a good idea about the cupboard doors. The dishes--that's another thing I've been doing. We had a set of dishes, nothing special, that we bought back when we first got together to replace the motley crew I had then. I recently ditched the set and have gone back to the motley crew, buying whatever seems beautiful or lonesome or both at Goodwill. I really love those dishes, and I may just take those cupboard doors off and let them shine!