How to use a repeating background image?

[howtofeelhappier]

Hi everyone,
Firstly, thank you so much to everyone who contributes to this forum. Without you, I'd still be scratching my head / throwing my laptop out of the window! I hope to be able to contribute answers, as I learn.

As for today's query:

I want a graduated background colour for my blog and was hoping to achieve this with a repeating image, that's one pixel wide and 1000px high (pixel_back.jpg for anyone wondering), on top of a background block colour, for long pages.

However, although I thought I had got it right in the style sheet for my blog, only the background block colour shows, not the pixel image - not even once.

I'm not a css pro, so I've probably made a stupid mistake.

But I'd be incredibly grateful if anyone would point it out to me!

Thank you. ;)

Clare

http://www.howtofeelhappier.com/blog/