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Step off, Demi Moore!  As it turns out, Demi is not the original cougar.  It seems older women have been crushing on younger men far longer than we may have thought.  Did you know that Weezy, from the Jeffersons, was 21 years older than George in real life?

Additionally, we had a little cougar-ism going on over at Good Times as well.  Florida was 19 years older than her TV hubby, James, in real life.

Meow!  Team Cougars!

Every year, HGTV gives away a ridiculously beautiful dream house to one lucky winner.  They’ve decided to make it even more fun by giving away a Green House.   It’s gorgeous!  Loaded with plenty of green features and decorated by the fabulous designer, Linda Woodrum.  It’s loaded with plenty of splashes of orange…my favorite color.  I think it’s a sign of some sort!  I’m entering now.  You should too.  Click here for your chance to win this sensational green home for yourself!

Take a tour of the green home now!

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  Everything old is new again, and HGTV’s 2009 eco-friendly Dream Home is no exception.  There are so many things to love about the Dream Home this year.

   Lets discuss….First, the architecture is pure gorgeousness.  The old school traditional farm house style is enough to get interior design junkies salivating.  A huge porch made for lazy days, lemonade, and gossip welcomes you, as any farm house style house should, with opulent over-sized light fixtures and true-to-the-period plantings in the yard.  The front door is grand and wide, with gracefully-aged wood and beautiful hardware.

  The foyer spills onto an expansive entryway with gleaming walnut floors.  The family room, surprisingly modern for a farm house with leather sofas and local (Port St. Lucie, Florida) artwork, but it works.

   The study/home office has its own private entrance and a fully stocked wine closet.  HGTV calls it “decidedly masculine”, but I’d call it gender-neutral before I’d call it masculine.   …trust, I’ve seen masculine offices before.   The opposite sex could certainly appreciate this design, but so could the female persuasion.  I’m going to go with gender-neutral on the design.  The wine cabinet in the home office seems a bit on the multitasking side, but being eco-friendly means we can (and should) appreciate downsizing from our over-sized-everything economy.

   The dining room is perfection.  Coral colored walls against gleaming white mouldings color the farmhouse style tea parlor and dining space.  Skirted upholstered side chairs gather around a Ethan Allen Farmhouse Table.

   The kitchen, the sweet, sweet kitchen.  Twin refrigerators/dishwashers, wine cabinet, and a center island big enough for you and a few friends to sleep on comprise this farm house kitchen.  It’s everything you’d expect a farm house kitchen to be with its substantial vanilla-colored cabinets and wood flooring.

   The bedroom…take notes here.  Where to start?  It’s pure luxury, reminiscent of a luxury hotel.  The color of the walls appear to be an apple green, exact color being Sherwin Williams flat in Inland.  It pops against the white and creams in the furniture, curtains, and fabric that canopies the bed.  The sitting area screams…. Sit here on Saturday mornings with a carafe of coffee, the newspaper, and a hot member of the opposite sex!   Very crisp, clean, and minimalist.  Beautiful.

   The home’s most grand feature is spa-style master bath with a rolled edge tub big enough for two…or even three!  Stacks of white fluffy spa towels line the wall, and again, that shinny walnut floor.  The room is relaxing enough to do yoga in.

Once again, HGTV makes another dream home so good it hurts!   I really thought I loved the house in Maine, but this is a farm house loaded with eco-friendly features….it’s just calling my name!   It’s such a win/win.  This is my favorite, by far.  …of note, I’m super partial to farm houses, Victorian architecture, and the eco-awareness movement.

Take a virtual tour here:  http://www.hgtv.com/dream-home/index.html  And enter for you chance to win HGTV’s Dream Home 2009 on January 1, 2009 at www.HGTV.com.