15 JANUARY 2009

So this is what those ‘Paperwhite’ narcissi have been up to in just a week - you can see the contrast with the picture at the end of the last post.On a warm day they can fill our entire open-plan living area with their scent. I first saw them ... to fill the house with flowers throughout winter without having to buy jet-lagged lilies and other [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 15:08:12

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first word house

I finally finished this block today-my kick off to the house and hearth class by Tonya-I will be making more blocks as I find time - I have been Christmas decorating around the house and deep cleaning as well. A snow storm hit our area today and here is a view out our front door- such gusting wind it blew snow all over the patio furniture [more...]

Date: 2008-12-15 01:46:00

St. Louis Real Estate-Building Inspection-Crawl Space Inspections

crawl space No Basement, No Sweat. . .but you better pay attention to this! A crawl space is an area or portion of a space in a building or house, without a basement ... a basement for storage and we don’t care what our crawl space looks like, we will never go down [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 01:21:49

Basket Tags

At this time of year, I totally get overwhelmed with all the Christmas clutter in my house. The tree, the presents, the village.....the wrapping paper area........giant, opened Christmas decoration [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 18:30:00

How To Clean Up Your House

Last year we bought a wonderful house. It’s in the middle of nowhere, meaning in the growing northern area of Bucharest, ... furniture, installed appliances and enjoyed a beautiful fall in the back yard. Everything ... was so clear. To keep a long story short: we couldn’t cope with cleaning up the house. Yes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 15:26:32

House Cleaning Robots

Oh yes, we all remember the Jetson's robot maid Rosie. Well, if your old enough! LOL. Now there are many house cleaning robots you can buy ... that displays alerts telling you what areas of your carpet may need more cleaning attention. There’s also a pet-hair tool with powerful suction and rotating brushes for stairs and upholstery. Other [more...]

Date: 2008-11-17 14:16:00

Awkward...

Figured I’d better write this one down before I forget it. So I am the queen of awkward experiences ... into the house somehow. He was working outside with Jason to thaw out an area on the roof ... . I was cleaning up the kitchen with Lucy in the sling, going about my merry duties. So wanting to make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 04:51:00

We made it!

It took 24 hours, a scary pit stop in West Virginia and a lot of really cold rest-area toilet seats, but the ict2dc crew is safe at Amy’s uncle’s house in D.C. Things we learned on the road: -  15-passenger vans don’t always handle well on narrow, windy, snow-covered roads in the Appalachians [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 04:08:32

Neo Nazi Watch

Spies have forwarded on this email: Date: Fri, 16 Jan 2009 18:46:03 +1300 From: info@nationalistalliance.org ... base for recruiting and building a money base we will be able to buy other areas around New Zealand ... of banner on the wall of the meeting house. All individuals who help will have their name [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 03:00:09

Polls aside, Pa. remains a battleground

PHILADELPHIA – Pennsylvania hasn’t voted Republican for president since 1988 ... that George W. Bush carried and still capture the White House. So with 23 days until Election Day ... in Johnstown – an industrial area in southwestern Pennsylvania dominated by the type of older, white [more...]

Date: 2008-10-12 11:14:41

Van Millwork Presents Third Annual Festival of Wreaths to Benefit The Room to Dream Foundation

Area's Top Designers Professionally "Deck the Halls" For This Special Show House Fundraising Event NEEDHAM, Mass., Oct. 14 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) ... , December 13th. This open house fundraising event is bigger and better than ever with a new design ... -- Van Millwork, New England's largest interior millwork specialist, is proud to host the third [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 15:46:17

Rising tension over homes rented out

Think you'll have no problem renting out a house until the market rebounds? It's a great idea if you can cover (all or most) or your costs, but in many areas of the country, there's a growing backlash from HOAs ... in the housing market. For owners who have to move or who own houses as investment properties, short-term [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 15:48:00

Hogar de Cristo: Box

Hogar de Cristo is a foundation that operates in the Guayaquil poor suburban areas, with the mission of helping people in extreme poverty to have a house where to live. A second goal ... impression on the outside. When opened, you can see the blueprints printed on the inside. It’ [more...]

Date: 2008-09-22 07:56:24

Spruce Up Your Bathroom Along With Other Areas of Your Home - Worry Free Guidelines

remodeling a room or two of your house is a realistic alternative to packing up all your things and then buying a more ideal home elsewhere ... game plan are your best weapons to safeguard against common mistakes experienced during remodeling ... remodeling. But prior to beginning your project, you should ask yourself a number of questions. The most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 08:34:27

Stylish Storage For Your Kids’ Stuff

Is it just a problem at our house or have your kids taken over your living room with their stuff, too? ... area that is both practical and design-friendly.  All you have to do is think outside the primary ... great with a modern coat rack/storage bench combo like the one shown here. Photobucket Another [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 13:18:20

Fiji Floods: ‘The Village Drowned'

The rains in Fiji began falling Wednesday, January 7 and didn't let up for more than a week ... rains = no good for my area. Concerning my house…My host mom called to tell me reluctantly that “Emi ... my house. So, in what I imagine to be a ridiculous caper, my family members broke my windows to unlock [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 05:19:12

The Basic Ways To Use Paint Color In Your Home Interior Design Scheme

If you are seeking significant interior design changes, consider paint. It is one way to completely change a room without costing very much ... of maybe the living room or kitchen area. Additionally the main living spaces in homes tend ... standard but preferred in Victorian houses. In more modern households you may want to choose [more...]

Date: 2009-01-06 08:11:12

Madrona Live/Work Conversion by Tyler Engle Architects

From Tyler Engle Architects: A storefront from the early 1900’s, which had served as a drug store, soda fountain, ... with and extensive art collection. Creating the modern equivalent of a traditional courtyard house, the new design centers around a large skylight over the living and dining areas.  A wood-clad service [more...]

Date: 2009-01-09 11:29:58

8 Ways to Green Your DIY

This story is part of Earth911’s “Green Eight” series, where we showcase eight ways to green your life in various areas. Getting ready to start a new do-it-yourself (DIY) project around the house? January is a great ... at heart) have hundreds of ideas, blueprints, sketches, photos and videos to jump start [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 07:01:37

From the Inside of a Remodel, Part I

“I appreciate creativity in whatever realm ... up to a bigger house?” they saw what they would miss. “We like the neighborhood and our location. We are close [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 10:30:34

What To Do in Hurricane-Force Winds

Hurricane Ike is prompting warnings and hurried evacuations from heavily populated Texas coastal areas ... , hanging plants - and put them in your garage or basement, or far away from your house. Tie down other ... in as safe a place as possible — a waterproof container stored in an interior closet. If there is time [more...]

Date: 2008-09-12 12:11:35

Romero house / at103

Architects: at103 / Julio Amezcua + Francisco Pardo Location: Queretaro, Mexico Project Team: Jorge Vazquez, Arturo Peniche Constructed Area: ... The proposal responds to an specific program for a 4 members family. The design is developed ... the house, considering the use of materials and the program that each box contains. The stone [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:00:00

A dense mess on the Arabian Sea

PRESSURE equals force divided by area. Mumbai has tremendous commercial force in an area tightly delimited by the Arabian Sea ... , its banks, the commodity exchanges, its big business houses and of course the Bollywood film industry [more...]

Date: 2008-11-28 20:09:46

Expensive places to live in Fort Worth

Everybody is somebody’s baby, and every house is somebody’s home ... is increasingly uncool. This home is 2.6 million, in the Camp Bowie area. This home is priced at $2.6 ... contentental architecture to rambling cubist designs that say “welcome back to the 1950’s.” [more...]

Date: 2008-12-26 17:48:12

House Update ~ Chronicles of a Real Estate Nightmare ~ Stairway ~ Part 5A

The stairway was another area with no mold problems but was just UGLY! ... is to carpet the stairs, but I may paint them in a better color prior to that as the carpeting [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 02:19:58

US Warning - Avoid the Situation

I don't know how they got my email, but they have it ... me that, as an American citizen, I should avoid certain areas of the country (Israel), lest I be harmed. It is something ... travel to my sister's house, about a 10 minute drive from our main, international airport.For the most [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 07:21:00

Are Two Schools Bad For Kids?

Unfortunately, I discovered another Berkeley Parents Network-like newsletter, and now I am hooked on that, too ... house -- is a good idea. The father wants the child to attend school near his house part of the time ... expectations), each state's adopted textbooks are different. In addition, each regional area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 18:57:57

`Colonias' struggling after Hurricane Dolly

Buckner International, the Dallas-based charity, reports that its Rio Grande area children's home came through Hurricane Dolly OK ... , "but thankfully none of it came inside the house." Zapata lives in La Feria, where the mayor [more...]

Date: 2008-07-25 21:16:34

Living Small (part two)

Small space living has become (although not restricted to) a catch-phrase for those who desire to live in trendy, up-scale areas of a city (or decent apartments in any major city). Those who simply live in a small house because that's what they can afford or because they actually like nesting in a smaller house, don't really call [more...]

Date: 2009-01-07 04:00:00

Cardinals and Springtime

ARIZONA CARDINALS ARE GOING TO THE SUPERBOWL!!and we got rid of our Direct TV last week-HELLLOO!WHAT WERE WE THINKING?!not straight that's for sure! ... in a 3-level duplex. Garage on ground floor, living area, bed/bath (Chels') on 2nd level ... into the room somehow. The accessories I can pull from all over the house. All of this on my thrifty [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:35:00

Mold Remediation Help

I believe every houses, especially after we have stayed after a while, we can find mold, mildew and fungus in most moist area ... restoration, fire and smoke restoration and even sewage & drain backups services ... for professional help. Water Restoration 911 will be the ideal company that can provide this Black Mold [more...]

Date: 2008-10-14 09:26:26

North of Wine Country: California’s Secret Clearlake Wedding and Event Venues

While I’ve lived in the Bay Area for 30 years, I took my very first trip to Lake County only recently when I rented a house on Clearlake for a ... of old Europe amongst California’s vineyards has already been achieved in their lovely ranch house, but I learned there are even bigger plans for this property. Situated on a picturesque stretch [more...]

Date: 2008-08-18 19:34:02

Daily Dose: 12/10/08

» AsianWeek Market Report » Robberies Targeting Asian Americans in Philadelphia Area » Unlicensed Chinese After-School Program Shut Down » ... Suspended over Attack on American Player » Christina Tchen Appointed White House Director of Public [more...]

Date: 2008-12-10 20:57:41

Getting Their Butt Kicked, Too

The Seattle PI reports from Washington. “There was no denying the Seattle-area’s real estate funk at Williams Marketing’s annual forecast breakfast ... , with the median sales price of a King County house dipping below $400,000 for the first time since February 2006 ... . Seattle’s median house price was $416,000, also the lowest since February 2006 — and [more...]

Date: 2008-11-09 17:24:22

Burning Down The House

By Cernig, with apologies to Talking Heads. The Israeli Defense Force is using white phosphorus on built up areas in Gaza ... into the body through the burned area, resulting in liver, heart and kidney damage, and in some cases [more...]

Date: 2009-01-05 18:23:43

Where do I start?

I reallllllly want to declutter several rooms/areas in our house but I don’t even know how to start. I know the process will turn the rooms and surrounding areas upside for awhile and that prospect [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:20:35

Marketing Discount Yet Nice Looking Houses Now

If you don’t actively promoting your business of flipping houses, you are not going to gain substantial profits ... to go in the immediate real estate arenas. Advertise the house yourself and retain the real estate fee. flipping ... value by capitalizing of the financial crisis. Narrow down your target investment areas and where [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:31:10

Diocese holds Day of Service

Diocese holds Day of Service Posted in News on January 19th, 2009 at 6: ... to a variety of area outreach organizations. In addition, 2009 calendars are being collected and given ... , such as painting and other chores, at the Anchor House, a home for at-risk children and families [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 11:13:35

Noodles Chill Out

Noodles Chill Out Lots of Asian restaurants in the Bay Area offer cold noodle dishes, and most can also be made at home. Learn how! ... American/Latin (13) Southwestern (3) Spanish (19) Steak House (24) Sushi (57) Tapas (11) Teahouse ... ; Phan's plans Food takes backseat to MarketBar's locale California's blue-ribbon cheeses [more...]

Date: 2008-07-23 15:29:14

Time to Refinance?

It’s a good thing I don’t have a job! Or else I’d be refinancing again… I think in the past 7 years, we’ve had 3 houses, and at least 8 mortgages! ... . Local banks and credit unions. I found a dirt cheap rate for some friends in the Milwaukee area [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 14:29:45

Looking For a Unique Feel For The Old Fashioned Kitchen Area

Individuals who love cooking and eating their meals indoors, the kitchen is in all likelihood essential and as the kitchen in your house is used most ... to get huge costs when this happens. In the U.S. most people often remodel their kitchens as part [more...]

Date: 2009-01-21 07:04:29

This Week’s Weird Jobs

Have you noticed that there are an awful lot of get-rich-quick schemes and odd jobs populating most work classifieds lately? ... repairs, do minor cleaning of common areas and generally attend to tenant needs on site. Usually ... . - Ensure consistency in rolling the sushi roll and interaction with customers. - Keep the front house [more...]

Date: 2008-12-19 16:38:28

Foreclosure / Short Sale Mess in Tacoma

We’ve seen plenty of these kinds of articles and news reports about the foreclosure situation down in southern California, ... about the Seattle area: Foreclosures mean work for “trash-out” specialists Contractors who specialize in cleaning ... taking out their anger at this whole mess. … We are very disenchanted with the whole house-buying [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 15:45:17

Latest Trancas Condo Plans Vetoed

• Planning Commissioners Recommend EIR over LCPA BY BILL KOENEKER A proposal that would include carving out an open space buffer in an area where ... the city council deny a request for a Local Coastal Program amendment that would designate currently ... they wanted the matter handled before they heard any public comment. Chair Joan House took the [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:36:00

On health, safety and welfare

To keep up accreditation in our field, we architects must attend seminars that address certain areas of our profession ... to sell their products, so attending these seminars is not, for me, an irony-free affair.)  Anyway ... coops, really I am.  Never intended to house more than a dozen or so birds, our coop could easily [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 11:26:00

Sell Home Fast - Preparing a House for Sale

“Preparing a House for Sale” From the home inspector’s point of view there is always a VERY different approach to the meaning of this title phrase than from the seller’s position. And for a very simple reason – “we” (the property owners) tend to forget about areas in our homes that don’t (at least not immediately) impact our daily routines [more...]

Date: 2008-09-15 02:50:43

On Relocating

I almost apply for a loan for housing loan last year.  But because of some legal problems (marital related) it was not pushed through ... was so bad for the whole week, the whole area out there was filled with water and many are backing ... week of continuous rain could really fill the place with water.  So who would be comfortable thinking [more...]

Date: 2009-01-20 22:26:22

A Brief Walk Through High School Atmospheric Pressures and Other Necessary Areas of Interest

I feel like a little kid reading The Lord of the Rings or The Lost Years of Merlin when I read The Gunslinger series ... it was my mother’s room. I don’t begrudge my mother’s obsession with decorating her house ... were very New Age. I grew out of that fast. There were drawings on my closet walls–the only place [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 21:10:48

bay area quickies

been in the bay area for almost a day now. some quickies:PROs:- 70 degrees, cloudless. sun shines on your face and warms it. feels nice ... :- this 3 bedroom house is in the burbs of south San francisco so there is nothing around (except other houses ... connection- reason why this house hasn't been lived in? it had a case of deadly mold! mold has since [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:43:00

2008 in review: Top 10 stories in the Bay Area

It'll start in two days. The calendar pages will flutter from the windows and the bad-mouthing will commence in earnest. 1. Economic collapse The delicately balanced house of cards finally toppled over. Suddenly ... with the narrow passage in November of Proposition 8, writing a ban on same-sex marriage into the state [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 15:17:41

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