Things are progressing in the pantry area but not quickly enough for this post. So, I'm taking you back to the dining room for a little update. Last Saturday I found four antique curtain rods at a like minded friend's yard sale. (we recently perused each other's stuff and then traded a folding screen, about 120 bed springs, and some very old knotted string hanging baskets for a dress form mounted on a brass stand and covered in lace, and several silver teapots and pitchers.) We do admire the same stuff so it makes sense to trade with each other. But, I digress... I realized these rods did not have mounting brackets but...... ....I did! I was sure I did, although I had not seen them in a while. But, yes indeed, I did find them. Score one more for the hoarder. Small problem: The holes in the brackets were slightly smaller than the rod that is meant to slide through them. But my brother saved the da...