Boys and Toys

We have a decent amount of new friends around the blog these days, so I thought it might be time for a round-up ( ... . And of course, little houses for all of us.We're currently making plans to replace the old house ... more pleasant. Ideas have ranged from a cabin to a simple house to a park model RV to a ...Well, this is where [more...]

Date: 2008-12-28 16:31:00

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Memories of a Dream House.

Last week I was so bored and had nothing to do so I engaged myself with a rigorous cleaning session on our bedroom-turned-stockroom that I used to ... of my High School years when I saw the perspective plan of a house that we did for our Drafting subject ... but as simple as it is, it resembled exactly my dream house. Not that big but spacious enough, [more...]

Date: 2008-12-02 04:28:57

Simple Things

After seeing several videos and many blogs last week, I was inspired to do several simple drawings ... shakers and went to another room to retrieve them. I made several black line drawings of them ... liked the above image so much that I am planning to look for other simple objects in the house and make [more...]

Date: 2009-01-18 23:53:00

Style resolutions 2009: Tara from Aquamarine

Isn't it funny how great stories catapult around the blogosphere at rapid speed? ... Roddy and Ginger, for its simple designs and vintage inspiration. I will be buying this cushion ... /renovating: I'm planning to buy a house this year, which will no doubt involve a frenzy of interiors [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 12:44:00

"Winter, a lingering season, is a time to gather golden moments, embark upon a sentimental journey, and enjoy every idle hour. "

The world outside is lovely from here in the warm house. The sun is shining, the snow glints in the light, and the pale blue sky is a perfect frame. If it weren't for the cold, the day would be magnificent.My plans for the day are simple ... . That was my favorite.Winter is the best excuse to loll around the house. [more...]

Date: 2009-01-16 16:48:00

Sweet Water Bungalows

One of my readers passed this onto me this morning. Thanks DJ! Sweet Water Bungalows are fair weather tiny houses that have a simple wood frame, windows ... on is not included in the price but they do include free plans making it easy to build it yourself [more...]

Date: 2008-11-29 16:24:21

Being Wicked-Lacy Danes

Being Wicked Lacy Danes Kensington Aphrodisia, Feb 2009, $12.95ISBN: 9780758220592 “Willful Surrender”. Her plan seemed simple when she hid in her brother’s carriage to find him at a gala and prove ... to the house where her fondest sexual memories of her late husband occurred. At the Cyprian’s Ball [more...]

Date: 2009-01-08 17:51:52

Make your Christmas Magical: Simple ways of draping your house in dazzling decorations

It is that magical time of the year again when kids dream about Santa, ... are busy buying gifts and making plans, others are still searching for ways to turn their home ... out there that will be custom crafted to suit both Christmas and your theme. If you want than you can even bring back [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 14:29:48

[US Elections 08] Pink Picks, White House edition

Comment, analysis and other election-related offerings from the FT and FT ... one – but the game plan is simple. John McCain must hold on to every state George W. Bush carried four years ago in his narrow victory over John Kerry and,... [more...]

Date: 2008-11-04 20:04:30

Verizon Wireless to Launch Network Extender Femtocell on January 25

Verizon Wireless is finally going to launch its own femtocell service starting on January 25 ... (2) Vodafone Has BlackBerry Storm Plans (8) Verizon’s Storm Is a “Best-Selling Device” According to RIM (1) ... in some parts of your house, there is a simple...Verizon Wireless and Si TV Launch Online AuditionsVerizon [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 22:14:51

Home Made Simple

Where can you go to find easy, affordable home made project plans suitable for gift giving? My absolute favourite are these felted house slippers made from a used sweater with a brown sugar ... the holiday table, free tasty recipes and organizational tips AND an interactive online homemaking [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 19:47:39

A Simple Woman's Daybook ~ Day 17

For TodayMonday, December 29Outside My Window ....the sun has just risen and is casting the most elegant soft light through the woods. It's magical! ... ; of whom shall I be afraid?A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week....cleaning the house and tackling ... with yellow crescent moons and pink stars. So pretty and soft!I am creating....a prairie doll [more...]

Date: 2008-12-29 13:16:00

Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY Saturday...Outside my window... a windsock floating in the breezeI am thinking.. ... we get out of Christmas modeI am hearing... my eldest daughters music coming from the TVAround the house ... my attention at the moment, maybe the Christmas treesA few plans for the rest of the week: getting [more...]

Date: 2008-12-27 03:39:00

Bush's Parting Shots to the Old and Sick, Part 1: A Gift to Privatized Medicare

Having spent eight years bypassing the laws of the land via signing statements, executive orders, or just simple denial, ... , and two months earlier than the previous year--ahead of the changing of the White House guard ... Services (CMS) to assure continued leniency in the oversight of private plans for at least another year [more...]

Date: 2009-01-14 20:40:52

The Simple Woman's Daybook

FOR TODAY: January 19 2009Outside My Window...is gorgeous sunshine...cool and crisp...a beautiful day. I will be going outside to enjoy it soon ... and then resume again...okay small break time now.Around the house...are little boys playing, one big boy ... we have to go.A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week: watching the inauguration, getting things ready [more...]

Date: 2009-01-19 23:00:00

Everhouse: A new plan for post-Katrina homes

John Sawyer’s vision for the next phase of Katrina recovery revolves around a simple home. Three years after hurricanes Katrina and Rita battered the Gulf Coast, housing remains a major problem in the region. There’s a shortage of skilled labor to build new homes, insurance rates have skyrocketed, [more...]

Date: 2008-10-23 15:36:54

Simple test

Are you intelligent, open minded and able to recognize candor when you see it. Or are you blinded by ideology? ... W. Bush speaks during his final news conference at the White House press room. During Monday's ... about is the Constitution of the United States, and putting plans in place that makes it easier to find [more...]

Date: 2009-01-13 21:56:48

Simple Woman's Daybook

Visit Peggy at The Simple Woman's Daybook by clicking on the picture above.FOR TODAY January 12th, 2009Outside my window...Sigh of relief.. ... to be sewn.One of my favorite things...victorian graphicsA few plans for the rest of the week: Bible ... of silence, and now a jingling bell againAround the house...Boxes that need to be labeled for future use [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 18:11:00

The Simple Woman's Daybook, January 12, 2009

Peggy has her Daybook link up and running for the new year ... the house. . .very quiet. Dan is at work, younger two are at school, and #1 son is still sleeping.One of my favorite things. . . the new coffee mugs I bought at Target.A few plans for the rest [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 15:54:00

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