Catching up
Victorian-style gingerbread house A Victorian-style gingerbread house, created by staff of Dining Services, on display in South Dining Hall ... selected by experienced start-up investors from among forty plans submitted by students ... Prairie winning a two-year Marshall Scholarship for graduate study in economics in the UK. Here’ [more...]
Date: 2008-12-16 15:21:20
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Custom-Built Homes
.fullpost{display:inline;}I love to browse on house floor plans online ... . In American style architecture I am quite partial to Frank Lloyd's Wright Prairie Houses. Wright's rule ... . Various companies have different styles and approaches in making their designs and floor plans [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 00:26:00
For the Frank-o-phile: Architecture Fantasy Camp
If you've got a closet Howard Roark on your gift list this holiday, ... and Studio, Robie House and Unity Temple. The end product: campers create frameable floor plans ... do not design prairie-style homes on the exterior," said Preservation Trust Director of Education Jan [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 03:39:31
The Concept of Non-Ownership (by Phila)
I've been thinking lately about the form that architecture takes in an economy based on land speculation rather than, say, industrial productivity ... would have their sovereign acre of prairie (and a Wright house planted squarely on it), to Frank Gehry ... . Is there a certain type of building, or building style, that becomes dominant during a real [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 16:49:43
Making a house a home
I spent a few hours yesterday at the design centre, trying to select the interior of my new place. There are a number of decisions to make ( ... it easier to resell the house, which is sad because I plan to live in the place for a few years ... that I like, even if that means deviating a bit from my plans to stay neutral. I seem to have this problem [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 03:49:04
The Bride Bargain
It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour ... Author Overall 2006 in addition to winning the Second Favorite Historical Novel 2006!Her Prairie Promises trilogy, set in the 1850s Nebraska Territory, features her special style of witty, heartwarming [more...]
Date: 2008-08-20 18:45:00
Look! There Goes Another One, Gertie! Why Those're the Funniest Lookin' Geese I've Ever SEEN!
And a gladsome good morning to y'all.(I am loving that word. Gladsome. It's so festive, don't you think?)So I have this couch ... it a family heirloom by now?I've moved it with me from apartment to apartment to house to house ... be FANTASTIC! A SHOWPIECE!" For TWENTY YEARS I've had these grandiose plans, and for twenty years the thing [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 14:33:00
Jonah
A rock ’n’ roller at heart, most of Jonah Krieser's days and nights are consumed by either making or playing music ... out of it” in 2009. As for 2010, Jonah has a lot more planned — plans which may be bit too explicit for our more delicate prairie dog readers. What does style mean to you? I think style is completely owning [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 18:52:00
November 17, 2008: Democrats Seek Tougher Concessions In Auto Industry Bailout
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi announced a plan for an auto industry bailout that would utilize money from the original $700 billion Wall Street bailout, ... examines the controversy surrounding Massachusetts’ foreign clean energy source to the north. Prairie Power Inc. plans to build a 30 megawatt wind farm near Pittsfield, Illinois. Colorado’s capital [more...]
Date: 2008-11-17 17:40:33
Prarie School in Session: John Van Bergen Book Review
It is essential that I preface this review by flatly stating that my architectural education has been sorely lacking ... no mistake; this is an extensive, well-done documentation of the work of an architect of the Prairie ... floor plans, advertisements and engaging narrative set Hackl's work apart. There's also a ton [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:15:00
Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II
Cross-posted by Maggie at Maggie’s Notebook By Jim Simpson Note: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 14:25:21
Naptown Gets Harmonic
The Indianapolis Business Journal ran a cover story this week about an initiative called HARMONI, the Historic Midtown Neighborhood Initiative. No, I can't parse the acronym either. Their plan is to work to improve the infrastructure in Meridian-Kessler, Butler-Tarkington, [more...]
Date: 2008-07-06 15:43:52
I Feel Fine
It's summertime, and there are few things better than curling up with a good book once the St. Louis heat and humidity actually kick in ... , like a Chicago-style hot dog. If you like cats, what's not to like?Harriet the Spy. The children's ... is reprehensible and causes all of her problems?Little House [more...]
Date: 2008-07-31 17:12:00
When a only a real carriage (or custom) door will do…
I love older homes, and am particularly fond of Craftsman and Prairie style homes. But, I do love modern as well as Victorian ... to incorporate every little thing I loved into one house in a remodel I’d probably get committed by someone for having my house look like it was built for a madman. But, I digress [more...]
Date: 2008-09-26 01:19:11
Getting Started with Your Dream House
So you've purchased a property. Now all you have to do is transform it to the house that you have in mind. It's time to start making Home Plans. But you have no idea where to start. Don't worry! The House Plans and More website is a great ... , country French homes, luxury houses, prairie style, traditional, Tudor, Victorian, even Log home [more...]
Date: 2008-07-24 23:43:49
just call me sassyfrass
Has it truly been an entire week since last I wrote? Dates on blog posts do not lie, unless I want them to, I guess. But, yes it has been ... fucking Gale? I mean jesus christ... slap a little house on the prairie dress on me and I could ... my sense of style go? I can only assume it must [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 03:32:46
Curse of the perfectionist as novelist
Last year, I wrote a novel called "The Husband Habit," and sold it to St. Martin's Press for publication in the spring/summer of 2009 ... now. Same name. Different look, job, house, temperament. Much different voice. Much more grownup ... reflect this growth. The second is less about style [more...]
Date: 2008-09-25 22:46:00
around the clock, twice
Usually baby illnesses are here and gone in about 24 hours, but Arden is stubbornly keeping his ... with some interesting Shaker-style house designs that really caught my eye. I get such a kick ... s a schoolgirl style sampler with lots of deliberate mistakes, and I’m discovering that making a mistake [more...]
Date: 2008-06-17 19:54:38
AMERICAN QUEEN Fall Colors[Farewell To Steam(boat)]by Peter Knego
Uncommon JourneysSteamboats.org -- A great source of news and information about river boats and steamboats around the worldOcean Liner Fittings, ... : Friday, October 31, 2008First Installment: Thursday, October 9, 2008Palmer House marquee.The starting point of this latest Uncommon Journey was the historic Palmer House Hilton Hotel in downtown [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 13:35:00
The following books are Newbery Winners. Note that many of these books are required reading in classes or were. Parents may recall some of the older ones. Here are two excellent comments on reading such books:“As an elementary school librarian, I think it’s informative to read all the reviews found here [more...]
Date: 2008-06-05 19:19:10
Oh, Sap!
It was downright bone-chilling again this morning when I went out to start my car, ... spreads its fulsome branches over our driveway. Lacking a garage (the house was built around 1820-ish, and there is an off-plumb shed/garage around back that probably once stored Little House on the Prairie [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 20:52:51
The Bride Bargain by Kelly Eileen Hake
This week, the Christian Fiction Blog Alliance is introducing The Bride Bargain Barbour Publishing, Inc (September 1, 2008) ... Novel 2006! Her Prairie Promises trilogy, set in the 1850s Nebraska Territory, features her special style of witty, heartwarming historical romance. ABOUT THE BOOK Set down upon the wild American [more...]
Date: 2008-09-17 09:12:00
Oldest House In Oak Crest - Update
Weekly Acorn #52 Last December I wrote a post (WA #10) about the oldest house in Oak Crest (1203 Polo) being restored by owner Steve Russell ... is the original prairie style rope and pulley windows. They really make the house look very attractive and add ... the renovations mostly by himself. There is a noticible difference on the outside of both [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 13:41:17
Three Types of Doomers and Fantasy Collapse
Three Types of Doomers and Fantasy Collapse In previous entries, I poked fun at Panglossians, the merry among us who are content to spin yarns about the magic of technology and pontificate about human ingenuity as the key to saving us all. I’ve engaged in an angry rant about those espousing the “power of positive thinking” in solving the [more...]
Date: 2008-06-27 14:12:50
Three Types of Doomers and Fantasy Collapse
Three Types of Doomers and Fantasy Collapse In previous entries, I poked fun at Panglossians, the merry among us who are content to spin yarns about the magic of technology and pontificate about human ingenuity as the key to saving us all. I’ve engaged in an angry rant about those espousing the “power of positive thinking” in solving the [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 23:09:02
Conspiracy of the Lemmings: Barack Obama and the Strategy of Manufactured Crisis; Part II
By Jim SimpsonNote: I am indebted to the incredible efforts of many bloggers, who did the yeoman’s work of ferreting out many of the hard-to-find facts in this article. I particularly want to thank David Horowitz and his Discover the Networks team, Trevor Loudon of New Zeal blog, Cliff Kincaid, Herb Romerstein, Max Friedman, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-31 03:35:00
Dinner Island in Black & White
These days I don't seem to get the Canon too much when we are out hiking. It isn't that Chris won't give it to me, but half the time it isn't worth prying it from his hands to shoot a photo. So, I take the Fuji and hope for the best. I love how the Fuji takes black and white photos so I focused on that yesterday. ( [more...]
Date: 2008-10-22 03:25:00
How Much Lower Can They Go?
The Chicago Tribune reports from Illinois. “Home buyers and sellers in the Chicago area just can’t agree on the price of a house ... , but they’re being slow.’” “Denise Dominici put her Romeoville tri-level house on the market in April ... from renters, reduced the price to $235,900 and offered to throw in the furnishings. To her, the house [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 15:16:47
A great Satire!
2024: Comrade Bush quotes Brother Marx By Farrukh Dhondy “Aakhir mey janaab — It comes to the same old khaki pants! ... may even be dying or already dead. The denials from the White House and the Central Committee ... know that he hasn’t written his own speeches for 40 years, so the proximity of style [more...]
Date: 2008-09-27 17:19:49
Holland approves forming committee to collaborate with Onalaska
Holland approves forming committee to collaborate with Onalaska FEATURES more Tragedy gave prairie rescue squad its start It ... emergency services to Brice Prairie back in 1983. Whiz kid’ back with new collection of original songs ... Football: With Petro on the team, there’s always a hug in the house Football: Injury helped [more...]
Date: 2008-08-21 18:35:25
REVIEW: The Living Dead edited by John Joseph Adams
REVIEW SUMMARY: This is the zombie anthology for the new millennium. MY RATING: BRIEF SYNOPSIS: An anthology of thirty-four zombie stories. MY REVIEW: PROS: 28 good stories, 8 of which are outstanding. CONS: 6 stories are mediocre or worse. BOTTOM LINE: A good anthology and a must-have for fans of zombie fiction [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 06:29:05
Historic Landmarks in Chicago
A view of the Chicago skyline from the harbor. Flickr Chicago is one of the most modern cutting-edge urban areas in the United States. However, like all modern cities, it only became that way over a long period of time during which a rich and interesting history was developed [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 07:30:06
No. 179 - Hartman Residence
Hartman Residence1908Demolished: May 1978919 West 20th Street – mapDeclared: 8/17/77Sad to say, but Los Angeles Landmark No ... in the city, no? I mean, by 1908, weren't Prairie and Craftsman homes already the more prominent style?)Ten years later, to make room for the Hartman Apartments, the house was picked up and moved around [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 06:29:00
NEED ONE MORE UNIQUELY-CHICAGO CHRISTMAS GIFT? AL CAPONE’S CHICAGO HOME FOR SALE!
CURRENT OWNER OF 7244 SOUTH PRAIRIE AVENUE, CHICAGO, TO SELL HOME WITH NOTORIOUS HISTORY THIS SPRING! ... when he first came to Chicago will be for sale! It’s current owner, Barbara Hogsette has plans ... right in to the other Chicago-style Bungalows and small apartment buildings up and down the street [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 04:28:34
Harpers Putsch
Since winning power in 2006, albeit as a minority government, Stephen Harper has been set on gaining a majority to keep HIM in power as PM ... populist theory of democracy is more suited to a U.S.-style presidential system, in which voters cast [more...]
Date: 2008-12-05 13:33:00
New Condos Outside of Calgary - Updated for Jan ‘09
AIRDRIE: BREEZE AT AIRDRIE: By Generations Group of Companies. Three-bedroom townhomes or one-, two-or three-bedroom apartment-style condos from low$200,000s.At 2370 Bayside Rd. S. W.,Airdrie. COURTYARDS OF KING’S HEIGHTS: Gardenside condos from$194,900, plus GST. At Kingsland Road in Airdrie. COPPERSTONE VILLAGE: By Jade Landing Holdings [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 20:59:20
Lori Drew MySpace Trial: Will There Be Justice For Megan?
Megan Meier's Mom, Tina MeierThere is no such thing as justice - in or out of court ... years since the details of what actually occurred in the quiet town of Dardenne Prairie, located just west of St. Louis, have begun to emerge in the case against Lori Drew. Dardenne Prairie [more...]
Date: 2008-11-25 02:40:00
"I Remember Laura" - Books & Music
Laura loved singing school. It began with singing scales to limber up the voices. Then Mr ... . --Little Town on the Prairie I have invited a special guest today for the "I Remember Laura" blog-a-thon: Melissa Wiley, author of the Little House spin-off series featuring Laura's grandmother [more...]
Date: 2008-06-23 06:30:30
The Madigan Memo
Mike Madigan kickstarts the Impeach Blago movement with an extraordinary memo. * The original AP exclusive ... Against Governor Blagojevich * Today, I call on the Illinois House to begin impeachment proceedings ... impeachment. I am instead asking that the House fulfill its constitutional responsibility [more...]
Date: 2008-06-11 15:29:17
Kitchen Remodeling Ideas
It’s easy to open decorating magazines and daydream about all the expensive, cutting-edge kitchens inside ... , dealers coast to coast generally ranked Traditional as number one, followed by Mission/Prairie Style [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 16:31:28
Frank Lloyd Wright's Marin Civic Center
click photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by Donald Kinneyclick photo for full-size imagephoto by ... the various phases of construction, including plans for a fabulous conference center that never got ... about his work in House Beautiful.House Beautiful carried an article about some of Frank Lloyd Wright's [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 13:02:00
IN REMEMBRANCE: 9-28-2008
Jump to Comments PAUL NEWMAN, A MAGNETIC TITAN OF HOLLYWOOD By ALJEAN HARMETZ Published: September 27, 2008 Paul Newman, one of the last of the great 20th-century movie stars, died Friday at his home in Westport, Conn. He was 83. Fred R. Conrad/The New York Times Paul Newman in 2006 [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 03:21:46
Sioux City History and Culture by Bicycle Part 100: A Self Guided Bicycle Tour of Historic Jackson St. Part 12: 2900 to 3000 Blocks
2900 to 3000 BlocksMylius – Eaton – Palmer House – 2900 Jackson St.Built in 1894, designed by William D. McLaughlin and built for Charles Mylius ... was the Secretary and Treasurer of the Sioux City Sash and Door Company. The carriage house was built shortly thereafter. Curiously, Mylius never resided in the house. Franz and Matilida Shenkberg were [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 05:41:00
“Ranch homes” - their history and distinguishing characteristics
ranch-house-3 Is my house a ranch house? A colonial? A colonial-ranch? A year into the blog, I’m pretty sure in understanding that my own house is a mix…but this holiday ... . But not all one-story houses are ranch homes. Ranch-style, ranch bungalow, ranchette, rambler, California [more...]
Date: 2008-12-28 08:00:57
Foreign investment pushing up Bulgarian real estate Posted By : Assetz
Foreign investment pushing up Bulgarian real estate Posted By : Assetz December 29th, ... types of home builders and my goal is to define the differences. Prairie House Plans Living in a welcoming home in a lovely setting is the American dream. Maybe you have country farm house plans [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 14:57:21
Prairie Posts, Meeting Laura, Part 3.....
TIDBIT: This past weekend, Laura Ingalls Gunn went to visit her grandmother and came back with a surprise for me to share with you next week! ... in some of their prairie homes, Ma home schooled her daughters. The Ingalls girls were taught [more...]
Date: 2008-06-18 11:00:54
Online Groups
Posted by: LA NICHE Blog on: October 14, 2008 In: Online Groups Comment! Home Education Yahoo! Groups Curriculum & Teaching-Style Related A Thomas Jefferson Education TJEd Mentors United ... Charlotte Mason Method Ambleside Online FREE CM Curriculum - AmblesideOnline House of Education [more...]
Date: 2008-10-14 16:00:49
Duran Duran Roll Out The Red Carpet One Last Time!
For Immediate Release October 3, 2008 Duran Duran Roll Out The Red Carpet One Last Time! ... not able to play on their last extended run, Duran Duran is back to close out 2008 in ‘red carpet style’ ... as proof that Duran Duran has no plans to go quietly into that ’80s-retro night,” claims THE WASHINGTON [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 17:32:31
Thursday morning digest: of rocks and Rock County
"There's nothing wrong in America that can't be fixed by what's right in America," according to the sign taped to the inside of the broken window at the Winona County DFL headquarters. The Winona Daily News reports in Rocked by the vote? [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 15:54:11
New York City Live Music Calendar Plus Other Events: Mid-August/September 2008
Here’s a new one. Daily updates! If you don’t recognize the place where a show is happening, click our Venues page ... , incisive fiddle player Diane Stockwell play Nolita House (upstairs over Botanica at 47 E Houston [more...]
Date: 2008-08-15 14:57:57
