Cindy Hamilton wrote:
>
> On Saturday, December 31, 2016 at 12:28:52 AM UTC-5, sf wrote:
> > On Fri, 30 Dec 2016 10:16:30 -0500, Gary > wrote:
> >
> > > If sf and sheldon don't want cooking smells in the rest of
> > > their houses, might I suggest they cook better food and the
> > > smell won't bother them. ;-D
> >
> > It's obvious that you don't entertain.
>
> It's not a party unless everybody is in the kitchen, even if
> they're just passing through to get to the beer.

Hence, the popularity of the "great room" concept.

She likes the old-school separate rooms with closed doors.
Nothing wrong with that but many like it all open now.
I love the openness of my place. Big open spaces with
lots of windows and light. It's a happy place.
It's 'home' for me and my daughter that grew up here.

I also like to open ALL my windows every few days just
to bring in fresh air. It's a healthy thing to do.
Sheldon keeps his house closed up.
SF probably can't open as she lives in a big city.
In her case, the outside air is probably worse
than the inside air.

I grew up in the Washington DC area and there, opening
windows was not the best thing to do usually.