The Abandoned Snowpike
As the official representative* of Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Turnpike, I decided to take advantage of the recent snowfall, chilly temperatures, and “low” gas prices to make another trek out to Breezewood. In typical fashion, my plans to leave at 8am wound up becoming my plans to leave at 11am, which means I left around 12:30pm [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:22:57
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The Abandoned Snowpike
As the official representative* of Pennsylvania’s Abandoned Turnpike, I decided to take advantage of the recent snowfall, chilly temperatures, and “low” gas prices to make another trek out to Breezewood. In typical fashion, my plans to leave at 8am wound up becoming my plans to leave at 11am, which means I left around 12:30pm [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 19:22:57
1320 feet or 1/4 mile, and counting . . .
Just an approximation of the distance I have cut with my rotary cutter in the last few days ... and back, and said there wasn't any reason to leave the house again. I said I needed ... of cutting, or watching Monk, whichever comes first. Pretty soon, it was time to go to the blue scraps [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 14:14:00
These Ain't Your Grandma's Wallpapers - Part 2
Several months ago I posted a blog about wallpapers - yes, they are back in style and with a vengeance ... so more people could get a real sense of the overall impact that can be attained. Platinum Home ... . Platinum Home Staging, Inc. Platinum Home Staging, Inc. does Home Staging, and SO much more! Even [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 00:50:50
Weekly Wrap Up: January 16, 2009
It's a been one of the coldest weeks this winter. Our little old house is terribly cold ... been inspired by design*sponge's new video series, Design By The Book. Below is a round ... , Round Dining Tables in Tight Spaces. Interiors: Blue Doors, Sixx Design, Michael Smith. Paper [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 16:30:35
Beauty Saves, Pain Defines
Despite all the ugliness, there was a lot of beauty in my home growing up ... blue wall that hit you in a wash of calm when you opened the door. I was so amazed by the strong ... , the framed painted prints - gifts from my "rich" grandmother both before and after her death [more...]
Date: 2009-01-07 15:42:00
iPhone 3G Testing Episode 2: Revenge of the Swedes
iPhone 3G radio performed roughly the same as 3G handsets made by Sony Ericsson and Nokia, some (including a few of TiPb’s own, very astute, commenters!) cried foul. Not ones to be dissuaded by a little doubt, however, the Swedes brought in some of the people who complained about 3G reception problems, and put their iPhones to the test [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 11:55:19
Savages: Welcome to Desire
Chapter 4.2 Louis and I had started drinking early that day. Both of us had the day off and spent it watching horror movies and lounging by the apartment complex’s jewel of a pool. No, seriously, it’s shaped like a diamond. Anyway, beer was always in one hand or another [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:24:28
Jeffrey Bilhuber – Lessons in Designing
Jeffrey Bilhuber's newest book, Defining Luxury, has just been released and it is a stunner. A bold cacophony of color and prints - there is nothing expected or ordinary in these pages ... it's a mystery how it all works together. Bilhuber can mix prints and colors in a way that no one else [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 03:39:00
Economic Thoughts for the Worst Economic Year of Our Lives
In case you are wondering, the title is optimistic. A pessimistic scenario, which I will share below, would have future years that are progressively worse. I expect the value of assets -- stocks, bonds, real estate -- to fall farther before bottoming out, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 19:58:41
Online Store
Capitol Annex has a variety of products available for purchase. We offer products through two outlets: Cafe Press and Zazzle ... celebrating the leader of the ABC Republican insurgency against House Speaker Tom Craddick (Shirts, Bags ... Republican insurgency against House Speaker Tom Craddick (Shirts, Bags, Mousepads & Other items [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 17:46:43
Cursed Kitsch
There is nothing like a good mortal curse to really liven up a long, dark winter….all the more so when it is connected to truly awful, twee pseudo-art. Add in mysterious house ... OF THE CURSE‘The Curse of the Crying Boy’ appeared out of the blue one morning in 1985. The Sun [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 17:17:33
Colgin's Quilt
Many of you have asked for more photos of Colgin's Quilt, so here is the best full shot we could take, ... ; yellow outfit he wore in our last photo of him with his blue Old Navy hat on. Middle blue outfit ... corner blue outfit is what he wore home from the hospital. Middle left are some onesie outfits he wore [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 00:58:00
Medallion quilt project - part five
Remember our quilt theme in my quilt group last year? I never shared the final borders with you. We are meeting tomorrow evening and will start out new theme so I thought I would share the medallion quilts the ladies made last year. They are all very special since each quilt tells a story.. [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 12:55:00
Cote de Texas Top Ten Designers - #4
Cote de Texas Top Ten Designer #4 is none other than Ms. Gerrie Bremermann, the Grande Dame of the "new" New Orleans style and arguably the most famous designer working in the town today. Perhaps no one in this design savvy city has done more than Bremermann for changing the Old Guard's reputation for using dark, heavy, and formal period antiques [more...]
Date: 2008-10-01 07:23:00
Quick Selection: Budget Nursery Wallpaper
laura ashley blue stars wallpaper Holly writes…Finding wallpaper for a nursery is a hard job - trust me I’ve been there! Most patterns out there have sickly sweet teddy prints, or Winnie the Pooh on, not very stylish ... for stylish wallpapers for a nursery and beyond… Laura Ashley Blue Stars Wallpaper - This is ideal [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 12:00:29
J. Randall Powers - Houston's Finest
Imagine the man who owns this closet - could there be anyone neater? Just admire how he hangs all the white shirts on the left - nary a print to mess up the order. On the right, the light colored jackets are hung on the bottom rung, the darker jackets are on top. And style? [more...]
Date: 2008-10-08 03:46:00
FOR LUSTER ORVILLE
A repost from a while back off of the Cowboy site. The Daredevils and the genuine Men From earth. Here's a human interest story about these two gentlemen from the Ozarks of MissouriNovember 18, 2003Simple man who found fame on album cover dies"He was quite the celebrity here"Roscoe Jones (left) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 17:13:00
Updating a Framed Print: Traditional to Modern
Before we get to the updated print, here's a sneak peak at the guestroom ... the true color very well, since this is a North facing room and low light, but it's a soft blue, called ... and that can really gray out a color much more than normal. This is a very soft blue, very similar [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 12:00:00
Now's Miracle
Skiff of snow on the ground here today and flakes falling softly ... tomorrow, to this post from Nov. 12, 2007. Addendum at the end.... Outside this house of windows ... months ago, December 20th, 2007, she tucks in her three blonde headed little ones, with ocean blue [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 13:24:51
CRAFT Project: Tater-Stamped Kitchen Curtain
I've been wanting to try out potato printing for a while now--hadn't done it since I was a kid--and I also needed some new ... the stamp directly into the paint. Make some test prints on scrap paper. When you feel you're getting [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 19:00:10
1/14 Weekly creativity contest winner & new prompt
Whether you live in a northern or southern climate, you have to admire snow, what with all that “no two snowflakes are ever the same” stuff ... of frost on my kitchen windows. I tried to design repeating fabric designs from them with little [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 14:19:40
Hustle & Bustle
So the hustle and bustle of the holidays is winding down and we are all finally relaxing ... of the day which made for some beautiful scenery and some icy road conditions. All is well in our house ... with Papertrey's Heart Prints, Heart Prints Sentiments and Lisa'sLove Songs (only the xo is from her set [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 19:36:03
Nine Funny Baby Products to Make You Laugh
Being a parent is a huge responsibility not to be taken lightly. However, life doesn't always need to be so serious ... ; When I was a single mom training my son, I would have loved to have this in the house. You can leave [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 11:30:58
House Voyeur: Bright and Bold in Berkeley
So many of the emails I get from readers whose homes wind up being featured here as part of my "House Voyeur" series start the same way: " ... Berkeley bungalow she shares with her husband, Gabriel, and young sons, Graham and baby Simon:"We moved [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 14:00:00
Meet The Boomers!
1. What is/are the name of your shop/s? I have two shops. TheCreatorsPalette is my original shop where I sell my artwork. TCPJewelry is a newer shop where I sell Medical Alert ID bracelets, along with other fun earrings, regular bracelets and necklaces.2. What kind of items do you sell? [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 16:34:00
Awesome Or Off-Putting: Four ‘Classic’ Alien Contactees
Awesome or Off-Putting is a weekly delve into cryptozoology, ufology, aliens, medical marvels, scientific wonders, secret societies, ... for the US government to take notice of her space station blue prints, for lack of a better term. Our lengthy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 17:00:56
Howard Hodgkin prints - colour bursting out all over
Howard Hodgkin is one of England’s great living artists ... and lithographs for the most part. I’d expected the prints to lack the spontaneity of the paintings ... - a visceral statement. Or there’s the lovely blue, purple, gold palette of ‘For Bernard Jacobsen’ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 09:04:34
Deck the Walls with Lighted Menorahs, or What I’ve Been Doing While You’ve Been Decorating for Christmas!
This past month I’ve watched with awe as blogger after blogger after blogger posted the most gorgeous pictures of their homes all dressed up in their Christmas finery! It’s amazing and inspiring to watch the effort, care and love that is put into holiday decorating [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 22:44:00
Billboard Bags by Paradigm
Billboard Bags by Paradigm Billboards are nice and attractive ... are of different prints, every bag is guaranteed unique with each other. Meaning ... house design - noise pollution - elevator - prefab green house - Philip Starck wind turbine [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 05:13:52
ALL GREAT THINGS MUST COME TO AN END
This is what our last day on the beach looked like yesterday. Blue skies, a hot 83 degrees, white sand, kids playing, etc ... with him, watching continual episodes of Blue Clues with him and playing musical chairs outside [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 14:06:12
Going Deeper into “Sea Orchestra”
We wanted to know more about the recently posted “Sea Orchestra” spot for United Airlines from Shy the Sun ( ... and do what we’re good at. What was it like working with Gershwin’s “Rhapsody in Blue”? Was the music [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 14:19:49
Room Sweet Room
So, my plan for tonight's post was a video I made of Ava singing a song she "wrote". She has been "Writing and illustrating" (Her words) ... to turn around, and I began explaining my plans to John. Of course, my vision was not simple [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 03:29:07
Aprons, Apple Pie and Twitter
In younger days, I walked home for lunch sometimes, in the spring, when the skies warmed skin hidden for months, ... s for dinner.” and a pat on the rear. A few years later, she only worked behind the house, in a small flower [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 17:56:53
The Art of Surfing: Introducing Archival Prints LLC
PaperLayoutWebFlat.jpg Archival Prints LLC is a family affair ... clad with original 150-year archival prints inside fiberglass. In the last four years, the board-making ... not trying to shy away from the political -- it comes into the themes. But I’m not red or blue [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 16:35:55
Seven Contemporary Italian Poets (4/7)
Vanni Santoni, translated by Linh Dinh:Precarious Characters Magdalene“Five thousand years of history, an entire planet, ... . Sometimes it blows away his blue felt beret.Claire died thirty-three years ago. Their son, Jaqui [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:56:00
Seven Contemporary Italian Poets (4/7)
Vanni Santoni, translated by Linh Dinh:Precarious CharactersMagdalene“Five thousand years of history, an entire planet, ... . Sometimes it blows away his blue felt beret.Claire died thirty-three years ago. Their son, Jaqui [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 15:56:00
*REPOST* Coil - Live In Porto (2003)
You have no idea how hard this was to upload. I have no idea why ... , identified by the colour of the print on the single coloured paper inserts are: White, black, red, blue ... micrograph prints (these single colour prints determining the colour version of each individual item [more...]
Date: 2009-01-03 13:26:00
"Sets Appeal" or "Got Heap?"
"Einsteins's Riddle", (there is serious doubt that he was actually the author) ... -THE RIDDLE -1. In a street there are five houses, painted five different colours.2. In each house ... house is next to, and on the left of the White house.5. The owner of the Green house drinks coffee.6 [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 19:17:00
Lives in Pieces: Vale et memini (Goodbye and I Remember)
January 16, 2009 in Friends and Family, Just Keep Breathing, Our Writing Selves, Poets and Writers, The Big Things, The Poems, ... in a steak house in Norfolk, Virginia. She had worked there for a while, and she took me under [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:00:43
Giveaways at Other Blogs
Here is another list of great giveaways going on at other fabulous blogs around the web! ... Grew Up. Ends 1/16Win a pair of Shoo Shoos from Life in a House of Blue. Ends 1/25See Kai Run giveaway at Life in a House of Blue. Ends 1/25Win a faux fur throw from Layla Grace at Living Life [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 16:40:00
Poem for Thursday
That the Science of Cartography Is LimitedBy Eavan Boland—and not simply by the fact that this shading offorest cannot show the fragrance of balsam, ... for detergent and found a cute blue sleeveless shirt for $2.49 on the bargain rack. It seemed [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 05:03:00
Don't Let Me Forget My Teddy Bear.....
*Oh, everybody have fun tonight,Everybody wang chung tonight...*("Wang Chung", Peter Wolf) ** I just love that song ... trains. I've ridden them all my life. I took trains to my grandmother's house while in the university [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:52:00
Building or Decorating Your Home Requires House Plans
There are some things to consider when creating plans for your home. There are two situations that call for plans or blue prints, either you are building a new home or decorating your present home. The types of plans required for either situation will vary depending [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 12:40:09
Senegalese thirsty to learn find an oasis in a simple library
(From the Dec. 2, 2008 Christian Science Monitor) Fatima Ndoye has just finished “L’enfant noir, ... every day. Fatima, her blue school vest covering jeans and T-shirt, knows every corner of the library [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 15:14:27
LotBaN - As Seen on TV: Kilts
This post is dedicated to two people: Ashia Tomsen and my partner, Sentrosi ... kick around in with your buddies. For that, we have to turn our attention to the modern casual [more...]
Date: 2008-12-24 20:38:36
AALS: Art Law
Comic Art and the LawSusan Scafidi, Fordham: She's interested in media that aren’t part of the traditional art world—quasi-outsider status and its ... , if the guarantee hasn’t been reached, IDW has to cut a check for the rest. Has no in-house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-10 16:27:00
Peggy Noonan
The Founding Fathers wanted to separate the center of government from the center of commerce ... resolution to keep up with us,” says Noonan, who now writes a column for the Wall Street Journal. “ [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 23:28:27
Michael S. Smith’s Houses – A Winner!
Michael S. Smith, interior designer from California, has been profiled here a few times before: ... the book, not the words. There are, of course, exceptions. Rose Tarlow’s The Private House comes [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 04:55:00
Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale in Downtown Long Beach California - 90802
LONG BEACH REAL ESTATE FOR SALE The Turret House Historic Victorian Bed and Breakfast For Sale Downtown Long Beach California ... The Turret House-Downtown Long Beach California The Turret House, a successful historic ... and weekend getaways. Many Downtown locals book rooms for visiting family members. The Turret House [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:00:00
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