Laguna’s ‘oldest home’ a $3.8 million bet
154 Pearl St. slide show Chester Alan Arthur, the nation’s 21st president, was in the White House when a small cottage sprang up at 154 Pearl St. in Laguna Beach, built in 1883 with driftwood floated in from boats and shipwrecks. Cuba ... board-and-batten residence less than a block from the beach. The new owners, who plan to renovate [more...]
Date: 2008-08-27 11:44:02
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Florida Bed and Breakfasts - Without Breaking the Budget
by Jane Leisteiner Your New Year’s resolution to save money shouldn’t come at the expense of your travel plans ... House Inn should be on your list. A day at the beach is definitely in the cards here with complimentary ... in historic St. Augustine, has the perfect solution with the Cottage Suite. If you are enjoying a romantic [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 16:25:54
A Day in My Mind
My family was sitting around the dinner table this weekend, eating steaks to celebrate John David's birthday, when my Dad posed the question, " ... that there was no need to hurry out of bed. We'd talk excitedly about the plans for the day, though it would be silly ... and worn stairs of our old English manor house and smell breakfast being prepared in [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 17:28:00
feet's adventures in oz pt 1
Jan. 13 Finally found WiFi (free!) at Mickey D's of all places.... The flight from houston to LAX is fairly awful ... in his car stopping at a friend’s beach house where we meet up with a couple mates - let's call them Dan ... some more. Cook’s cottage. More gardens. Another beer... Back to Rob’s for a little telly and my first [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 08:42:20
November 15, 2008
Common sense is not so common. Voltaire Michael Lewis has written a first rate article “The End” (of Wall Street’s boom) ... have been made by one of the more dubious mortgage lenders; Long Beach Financial, wholly owned by Washington Mutual, was a great example. Long Beach Financial was moving money out the door as fast as it could, few [more...]
Date: 2008-11-15 12:30:29
Adventures in Frugal Gardening
I'm just dying to get to the garden center and go crazy. But we are still in the treacherous-possible-frost time ... . We have a giant sloping hill (that starts about 20 feet from the house) with dangerous rocks which needs ... . My husband has saved the plans to build the one below for more than a year now -- we know it will likely [more...]
Date: 2008-04-27 10:23:00
Success Guidelines For Making Cold, Hard Dough With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be lucrative. It turns out such speculation is true ... of buying a beach investment property or perhaps a cottage property and renting to those on vacation ... that house individuals, families, or other groups. Homes, apartments, and trailers are among the various [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:50:23
Letter 12
Click here to listen to So Here We Are on MiporadioSoHereWeAreI thought that I might approach the idea of celebrity and issues around that cultural ... Of His Mother (1968), and of how he turned away from the marketing plans of a large publisher ... in Epping Forest. In July 1841 having been at High Beach Asylum for three and a half years, Clare’ [more...]
Date: 2008-04-19 12:57:00
7 Things
Red tagged me (but didn't, as the rules state, let me know), and I don't have a lot else, so here goes: Six random things ( ... thinking - but only just thinking - about taking up my plans to read really historic things ... interesting. But too expensive, and a little lonely. Long Beach, California. LA within easy reach [more...]
Date: 2008-10-28 05:11:59
At thirty thousand feet
Today has been one of those unintentionally awesome days. See, we’ve got Weather today. Capital W ... d had plans to hit my work stuff pretty hard in the morning, then skeedaddle off into town to give myself ... the house….Mother Nature decides to spring Teh Evil on us. Thanks. Thanks for that, Ma [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 07:28:29
Vacation Roundup
We're home! The laundry is going, the house is mostly put back together, the fridge is empty and the kids are tired. We had a great time.. ... . Since there was no point in hurrying to a wet, rainy beach, we slept in and took our time getting ... hit our van, cracking our windshield. Thank goodness for cell phones. I called 911. At the beach [more...]
Date: 2008-09-13 20:27:00
AND SO IT GOES
September 3, 2008 - Moosomin, Canada Getting Eric’s business off the ground made the months of May and June rather stressful – at one point he had ... us know! Eric found full-time work as the general contractor for a cottage in Silver Beach, near ... and poured the concrete foundation for the this cottage in early July and have since completed [more...]
Date: 2008-09-03 21:10:17
Florida Bed and Breakfasts - Without Breaking the Budget
by Jane Leisteiner Your New Year’s resolution to save money shouldn’t come at the expense of your travel plans ... . Francis Inn. The beach and other local attractions are a short ride away. Amenities include a full ... for home-cooked meals. The Cottage suite is perfect for sharing the cost of a room with friends. Free [more...]
Date: 2008-12-11 16:27:19
Bring back man with accordion!
Well, I've had a few days to get over the concert and I now feel I can talk about it without the need for anti-depressants and therapy ... to try and convince you it's a beach. They then build a campsite as the smell of the water ... with a few dead fish and voila! A leisure lake where for the price of a small house in the country [more...]
Date: 2008-07-27 16:40:46
* Kelsie and Rejean
ceremony: Peaks Island House lawn reception: Inn on Peaks coordinator: Kirby Johnson, Cityside Events caterer: Inn on Peaks Island florist: ... put pen to paper and start our own wedding plans! View their slideshow below or click here to open ... ! It's decorated with beautiful, bright Maine Cottage-like furniture. Kelsie and Reg used rocks [more...]
Date: 2008-10-20 19:18:10
Travel Plans
Yes, I've already spilled the beans in my last post. We're all going up to Donegal next Saturday ... up in the cottage we've booked (so no posts from me for a week unless I get round to preparing ... the weather won't be much to write home about this time round I expect. But we booked a house with sea view [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 17:42:00
Rowdy's Blog Roundup - Cheney, Gay Nups, Jewish Vote, DRE voting
ProPup's weekly roundup is named after our black cat Rowdy because, like some bloggers I admire, he simply cannot be ignored ... house as I'd hoped. He seems antsy, like he's not pleased with his surroundings. He meows a lot. When we lived on the beach I'd let him outside since we didn't have any close neighbors [more...]
Date: 2008-11-02 18:04:43
Friday Five: Beach Trip
Mother Laura says at RevGals today: "The Grimes-Honkanen bunch is settling in after a challenging move, and bubbling with gratitude for our new "cozy cottage by the beach": a tiny rented condo on Pacific Coast Highway. We're five minutes ... your own beachy memories, plans, and dreams with a "Beach Trip" Friday Five. 1. Ocean rocks, lake [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 11:46:42
America and the Red, White and Blue
That very American of holidays: The Fourth of July is fast approaching! Does everyone have plans? ... . This is the wonderful beach house of Anna Spiro from Absolutely Beautiful Things. I just had to show ... Are you going to BBQ, watch fireworks, go to the beach, eat apple pie, have a beer/lemonade [more...]
Date: 2008-07-02 23:24:32
Beach House. Free. Not Kidding
If you know me at all, you know I love the beach and sun so much that any day now I expect to wake up looking like Magda in “What About Mary” ... we are a media company, why aren’t we giving away beach houses?) is giving away a beach house in Windmark Beach ... be better than a free beach house! — Idea House Sweepstakes to Run from August 1-September [more...]
Date: 2008-07-23 04:52:42
Success Tips For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be attractive. Well – that assessment is spot on ... . You could choose to purchase and rent out cottage property or beach investment property ... properties are those that house individuals, families, or other groups. This includes homes [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:25:10
Home
Longing. For a place to call my own. A place to paint and decorate in this beach-bungalow country-style I have in mind ... wanted to be tied down to a house. The commitment, the responsibility, the risk. Lately ... -time job. We know the impossibility of buying a house right now. We don’t know for sure where [more...]
Date: 2008-06-09 19:15:56
personal power outage (in the mind)
warning: highly unusual, genuine, intense, negative diatribe ahead. ... medicines on a daily basis and i can’t skip what they need just so i can be by the beach on the 4th ... . it gets comfy up there. and i had been working up at the cottage for the last 2 days doing chores [more...]
Date: 2008-07-03 17:00:17
The Hurricane Ike Chronicles: The Aftermath
Hi Y'all - I know I am terribly late in getting this update and photos out to you, ... before...(Oh, I had such plans for this cute little bundle of potential)Playhouse/Garden Shed after ... Them GoI just wrote a blog post about this sweet Bed and Breakfast (The Clipper House Inn) a few weeks [more...]
Date: 2008-10-09 04:49:00
Carl Drega, Part II
I wrote this some years ago, 11 September 2002, on the first anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, and e-mailed it to myself. It has to do with another terrorist attack. Not the one on New York and Washington; an attack on another town. The events I'm talking about took place on 19 August 1997. Later I posted the letter in our newsgroup over at sff [more...]
Date: 2008-08-19 20:24:51
Success Guidelines For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be lucrative. It turns out such speculation is true ... to purchase and rent out cottage property or beach investment property. The catch may be that seasonal ... included in commercial property is any house with a store located on the bottom/ground-level floor [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 06:25:26
nothing much is going on. which can be a good thing. or a bad thing. depending on the way 1 looks at it. im trying to look at it as a good thing ... the sun came out. dammit! michele had plans later that afternoon so it was too late to head to the beach ... to go to the beach. our very first beach excursion of the year but when we headed out it became [more...]
Date: 2008-06-17 13:02:53
Meditation Tips for Resisting Temptation
As per request, here it is! Just some background: I view the use of meditation techniques to keep from eating foods you don't truly want that don't support your health, as a process of removing yourself from the biological compulsion to eat and acting instead out of your conscious will [more...]
Date: 2008-12-01 02:28:30
Success Guidelines For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be lucrative. Well, you heard correctly ... considered to be commercial properties. Also included in commercial property is any house with a store ... -and-breakfast – might be properties you take a look at. There is also the option of buying a beach [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 06:50:32
Vanilla Yogurt
I've written here before about how supportive my mother has been during the past year and a half. Surprisingly supportive ... , there is "Yay! Beach for a week with peers and cocktail hour! Woot!" And then there is this:Are there stores there?I can't believe I'm leaving the dessert to go to the beach for a week.What will we need [more...]
Date: 2008-07-15 10:52:00
Success Guidelines For Making Cold, Hard Cash With Your Investment Property In The Uk
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be attractive. It turns out such speculation is true ... . You could choose to purchase and rent out cottage property or beach investment property. You should ... of property that exist are commercial and residential. Residential properties are those that house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 19:40:44
Friday Five: Beach Trip
Mother Laura writes at Revgalblogpals for Friday Five: The Grimes-Honkanen bunch is settling in after a challenging move, and bubbling with gratitude for our new "cozy cottage by the beach": a tiny rented condo ... of taste. So in honor of summer, please share your own beachy memories, plans, and dreams with a "Beach [more...]
Date: 2008-06-13 04:47:16
3 Tips in Landscaping your Garden
Landscaping is usually a fairly big task, consuming much time and energy ... you hundreds of dollars when you may be able to access free plans on the internet or at a nursery ... costly mistakes. 3. The style of your home must be taken into account. If you have a rural cottage [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 07:55:43
Green Celebrities and Their Eccentric Eco-Islands
Photo by Kivanc via Flickr Who doesn’t dream of their own private island - especially one that’s eco-friendly and ... of the Bahamas, has belonged to Depp since 2005. The island features 6 private beaches, a cottage ... Estates in the Cotswold Water Park. The Orchid House seen here was recently purchased by an unknown buyer [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 22:47:03
Trophy Properties
Trophy Properties Sumptuous and sleek, these are some of the most sought-after properties on the real estate market today. By Alyssa Shapiro and Alexandra Ingersoll Prices Upon Request Olde Town The intimate community of Olde Towne has maintained its superior qualities since its founding more than 350 [more...]
Date: 2008-07-08 14:14:36
2008, in Review
2008 was a year of BIG changes for me: I left my full time position at Glaxstar for the wonderful (and most-times stressful) world of freelancing; I moved 200 miles south from a shared house ‘Cherrytree’ in Walsall, West Midlands to Littlehampton, West Sussex on the south coast; And I proposed to my lovely girlfriend [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 22:42:18
Best Laid Plans
At least, we thought they were well laid. But maybe they were only half-baked ... they were having their church picnic on the beach! Anyway, we tried, and on the way home we did some shopping at a roadside fruit stand.Morne Fendue Plantation House - This was our intended destination [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 12:55:00
High/Low Prices for 2008
It's almost time to say goodbye to 2008.As the year heads to the rear-view mirror, ... there is a downside: one side of the house abuts 2nd St., one of the busiest streets in the Hills.The ... cottage (3br/2ba, 1550 sq. ft.) that unfortunately backs up onto a new commercial building and is only [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 03:48:00
Reflections through the Window
My daughter and I walked yesterday. She brought a sand pail even thoughh it was about twenty degrees ... sea glass. The slivers of glass are tiny and from our own beach. I didn’t think she’d mind the lack ... beach - the one we sometimes walk on.My daughter and I left the box with a note, “Fragile and local” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 01:19:18
Thanksgiving report (I know, lame, but my brain is too fried for a better title :)
Thanksgiving morning Here I am, in my favorite spot of the airport, the one gate with a bank of electrical outlets underneath the telephones. I still ponder, of all the airports I’ve visited over the last few years, why electrical outlets seem to be more valuable than gold [more...]
Date: 2008-12-02 16:59:18
New news from New England
New news from New England July 4th, 2008 What a week…my last week of my tour and I flew to Martha’s Vineyard, then to Nantucket, ... for our new beach house - we went to contract yesterday on a property by the beach here in Westport, so now we have to get going on the plans. The Harborview hotel, aka my dream living room… [more...]
Date: 2008-07-04 12:19:22
Summer is Winding Down
I'm more or less back on line. Camp Cooley fizzled out about the time our vacation started. Now we're back from vacation and getting ready for the school year. Keeping Zebediah happy was the biggest challenge of the summer. My daughter, Sadie, spent most of her time reading [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 14:40:12
Florida Keys - Key West Events in 2009
Florida Keys - There’s always something happening in the Florida Keys & Key West, from festivals focusing on the area’s colorful history and quirky ambiance to events that celebrate the Keys’ underwater paradise. The Keys are Florida’s own little tropical paradise with something for everyone to enjoy [more...]
Date: 2009-01-01 18:20:31
Unlocking To Uk Investment Property Success
You may have heard that owning an Investment property UK in the United Kingdom can be attractive. Well, you heard correctly ... . You could choose to purchase and rent out cottage property or beach investment property. You should ... basic types of properties: residential and commercial. Residential properties are those that house [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 13:43:02
Kakaji / 香々地
(Better Know a City)December 24Kakaji is the next city after Matama along the Kunisaki Peninsula ... my plans to a Japanese friend. "Kakaji, wow," she said. "I went there once in elementary school ... , we used to go camping at the beach here occasionally and swim at the beach.In the past I've always [more...]
Date: 2008-12-27 05:52:00
High/Low Prices for 2008
It's almost time to say goodbye to 2008. As the year heads to the rear-view mirror, ... some of the biggest ocean views around. But there is a downside: one side of the house abuts 2nd St ... had that going for it, too. But it's an older cottage (3br/2ba, 1550 sq. ft.) that unfortunately backs [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 22:14:33
This House Turns and Returns, Too
Many things tend to remind us of many other things. For instance, ... to be when holidaying at the beach, instantly called to mind two projects by the Dutch artist-architect John Körmeling.The first is The Rotating House.(A screen capture from a video provided [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 21:26:00
January 8 - Microsoft/IBM Rumors Swirl - Jobless Claims Fall to 467,000 - Lenovo (China)/Dell (Ireland)/TDK (Japan) Layoffs - Spring Global Ends Jobs for 365 - 111 Depart at Trane - 1000 Less Jobs at Schlumberger - Layoff Outrage of the Day: Banks Offshoring IT Jobs -
The Layoff Outrage of the Day: Mike: I thought I would title the daily discussion to save readers any confusion about my intentions, which are simply to highlight a daily kick in the butt to the workers and taxpayers of America. Today I’ll discuss the often mentioned subject of outsourcing [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:55:13
Back from a Stormy and Wet Islay
26/Oct/2008: Back from a Stormy and Wet Islay Saturday, 18/Oct/2008 Saturday Morning Islay Picture #78 ... for more views just like this one: Picture of a sunset over waves crashing at a beach and running ... I will arrive on Islay with the evening boat later today, then drive over to Kilchoman House cottages [more...]
Date: 2008-10-27 00:28:00
Success Guidelines For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk
Success Guidelines For Turning A Profit With Your Investment Property In The Uk January 6, 2009 | By Cheap In Uncategorized | Comments(0) ... at. There is also the option of buying a beach investment property or perhaps a cottage property ... common types of properties to choose from. Residential properties are those that house individuals [more...]
Date: 2009-01-06 09:08:09
