For what it's worth, the market for salvaged Honduran mahogany (the stuff that's becoming endangered) is obviously picking up a lot of steam. The cost of importing mahogany from South America is becoming a major deterent for manufacturers, and the ability to re-use wood from older or out of date pieces (like stuff from the '70s and '80s that's not fashionable anymore) is becoming more viable and efficient.

That means BIG money for old mahogany pieces, and even bigger on the antique market.

What you can do for new projects or furniture:

1. Try to find pieces made from rosewood (less expensive, and less rare), or better yet African mahogany. The trees aren't related, but the African variety looks almost identical, and is NOT an endangered species.

2. Go for items that are mahogany VENEERED. This is a much more efficient way to get the look and feel of real mahogany without wasting as much of the wood. A piece of solid mahogany 16" wide by 8' long can build one table top. The same dimensions cut as veneer can finish as many as 20 tables that size.

so the ideal solution would be to buy products made from an African mahogany veneer. It's less expensive and less wasteful. Just some thoughts.

Thank you Steve and Tara for your vote!

The problem with the society here in the US is that we are spoiled creatures of habit and convenience.  We are a throw away society.  We need to educate the masses and also let our government know that we insist on new policies and regulations.  Stop talking about it.  Do it.

Kindest regards.

Luella and John

Hello Kathleen!

LOL!  First of all it sounds like we both need a housekeeper!  Just so many hours in the day!

Eating right and taking the right supplements can certainly knock your risk of cancer down.  We have one wonderful natural remedy right in our kitchens and don't even know itl.  Apple Cider Vinegar.  The natural kind, not what you buy in commercial grocery stores.  Take one tablespoon mixed with honey to taste (the best you can), of course natural honey, not pure, and take it three times a day with every meal.  This will give your body perfect alkalinity and that is what health is all about.  Don't bother asking a doctor.  Doctors are there to treat you, not to heal you.

Do a search on apple cider vinegar and see what you can come up with.  Pretty amazing.  You can also purchase apple cider vinegar tablets.  However, they did not work for me as well, so I am not back to basics.  Oh!!!!!  Also helps anxiety!

Hugs!

Luella and John

Hello Keith,

Where I live, which is close to the backwoods, we do not have recycling, so I must take charge on my own.  In certain metropolitan areas, I am happy to say that they have instituted the very same recycling process.  However, too many times it is on a voluntary basis and not enforced.  I have seen such ridiculous things as the sanitation crew empty both containers in the dump truck and also seen both containers filled with everything together.

What is wrong with this picture?

Kindest regards,

Luella and John

Mi Querida!

You are so very right.  Many will also be surprised to see how much better they feel when using natural products.

Muchos Besos!

Muah!

Luellita and John