Thinking about History and salvaging my 1909 Craftsman.
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That's all I'm saying - just keep the plants watered. Even the ones you don't like. Especially if they know you don't like them. Check out this story I found on Yahoo....read more
Posted 4 days 15 hours ago.
I couldn't resist the story under this headline -Body of Las Vegas woman found in clutter at homeRead the story here: http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100827/ap_on_re_us/us_lost_in_home This is the photograph that accompanied the story....read more
Posted 1 week 1 day ago.
Remember back when everyone was asking why do "they" hate us? Could this be it?I saw this in a trade newsletter that I receive. Really? We could have left future generations a legacy of human rights and social justice but this is what we've collectively come up with? Licensed branding on foods aimed at children?Really?Let the self-loathing begin....read more
Posted 1 week 2 days ago.
If they're truly dead for good, I won't miss them one bit. This post is based on this articleThe time of the super-sized home has ended. Long live the moderately sized home! I thought it was funny that the article states that the smaller home is now the trend. Then, a 1,200 sq....read more
Posted 2 weeks 13 hours ago.
Today is my birthday. I’m not putting that out there to solicit a lot of birthday greetings. Just letting you know the inspiration for this post. On this date 40 years ago, I would have had much to look forward to – getting through junior high, then high school, then college. I didn’t know if I would marry or not so discovering the answer to that question would have been something in my future...read more
Posted 2 weeks 4 days ago.
We showed up with cash and big bags to carry away our loot. How we managed to return home empty-handed, I can't imagine. Not when there were beauties like this to be had:I don't know what this animal is or was.But it had a sweet face. Too sweet to want to bring home. I might have wanted these prints, if I had any wall space left to display them.I don't really know what I would do with this colo...read more
Posted 3 weeks 6 days ago.
. . . on drugs.Effects Of Drugs And Alcohol On Spider WebsLet this be a lesson to the young people - stay away from drugs! No one wants to be the crack spider's bitch.Thanks, D!...read more
Posted 4 weeks 15 hours ago.
In case you missed this link over at Hooked on Houses, you've got to, got to, got to see this slide show of ill-considered real estate signs.Julia's listed some other good links at http://www.hookedonhouses.net/, but many won't tickle my juvenile funny bone as did this one....read more
Posted 5 weeks 1 day ago.
Tiger stripes would have been handy.The hunter in hiding....read more
Posted 5 weeks 2 days ago.
You may have noticed that I've been blogging a lot less lately. For one thing, since the interior of the house is mostly done, I've not felt that inspired to keep up with the house blog. For a bigger thing, since the interior of the house is mostly done, I now have the time (barely) and resources to pursue another avenue of interest. I won't say what that is but the observant reader should be a...read more
Posted 5 weeks 6 days ago.