Pioneering African Art Collector Robbins Dies
Planning your private museum was all the rage until financial markets collapsed ... an adjoining town house, then another and another. Eventually he assembled 9 town houses, 16 garages and 2 carriage houses. Warren M. Robbins, Collector of African Art, Dies at 85 (New York Times) [more...]
Date: 2008-12-17 03:47:18
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REGIONAL ROUNDUP: June 12, 2008
New from our sibling publications. "Tell Alex to watch pornography at home and not download it and watch it in the courts ... is in a carriage house on top of his home, argued on behalf of his client with an estimated $3 billion in refund ... Schlossman to replace Moore, reports The Recorder. It was unclear what Moore's future plans [more...]
Date: 2008-06-12 13:32:10
Brentwood’s Town Center one step closer
Planning Commission Gives Nod to Two New Town Center Buildings By MELISSA WEBB Correspondent mwebb@charterinternet ... in the city. The Commission approved site plans and the revised final plat presented by Brookside Properties for two new buildings. Three lots (including the former home of the Carriage House Cleaners [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 11:43:00
New Zealand – 17th Dec 2008 - Day 55
It was certainly a relief to leave the eco lodge this morning. This place is very quiet but also very dark and a tad depressing ... . There was a horse drawn carriage wine tour available on the Friday, but that meant changing our plans ... so cute!The cottage was actually a massive house with a hot tub, BBQ, two bedrooms, two bathrooms [more...]
Date: 2009-01-09 15:47:00
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
Easy steps for a perfect elopement
Planning an elopement or private wedding is pretty simple - but just like a big wedding, you can eliminate some headaches by thinking ahead. 1 ... , or of course a friend or family member over age 18). 2. Make 'bad weather' plans. Always have a backup plan ... room, and then go out on the town to visit famous landmarks or even take that romantic carriage [more...]
Date: 2009-01-04 16:41:57
Silence
And so this is Christmas Day - yet again. I sit here at my blank computer screen and try to entice various words to take shape before my eyes ... our batteries, take stock, renew the family bond, talk about old times, make plans, share hopes ... happily alone in the back lane behind our house in Railway View, Roscrea, Co. Tipperary. I could [more...]
Date: 2008-12-25 15:00:00
Chile: A Dichotomy of Practices
Last week I visited four wineries with four very different points of view. A bulk producer in search of a newfound quality identity, a modern winery with an eye on tourism and two giants that have recently merged to create a monolithic presence. J. Bouchon situated in Mingre in the Maule Valley is an old style hacienda with a suitable rustic [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 13:52:27
A two part post: Year in Recap/Mid Century Modern, Cliff May and Me
Whew...what a year! And what a day is today!I hope to later insert links to some of the events that are mentioned in this recap.. ... , and immediately begin to look for work closer to our families. Our house gets prepped for selling; life ... have worked a little harder on that though!)July: We both find jobs in...Salt Lake City! PTL! We put the house [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 02:50:00
Amethyst Princess of Gemworld #7 (second series)
This issue of Amethyst features an extended flashback where we learn all about Prince Garnet’s past and his connection to Fire Jade ... in a carriage in the air pulled by flying tigers. The text on the cover says “Ghost Story!” The title ... him. Mr Winston commands Taffy to tell his wife what is on the top of the house, and Taffy says “ [more...]
Date: 2008-11-04 03:15:19
A timely wine.
Like many people in New Orleans, my husband and I are in the midst of home restoration. While this project is underway we (my husband, son and I) reside in the carriage-house-cum-pool-house on our lot. We are right ... into the carriage house. Tables were made of saw horses and old doors and it took us 7 tries before we found [more...]
Date: 2008-10-07 18:22:11
RV Pros - 5 RVers Found Their Perfect Fit
Written by Fred Smith While a sense of adventure, a lust for travel and a love of companionship may be shared among all RVers, each personal lifestyle is as unique as a snowflake. The places traveled, experiences gathered and memories shared through the pictures and stories are as special to RVers as the vessel in which they voyage [more...]
Date: 2008-12-29 15:41:57
16th November 2008 - Who's made a mark this week?
As you read this I'm around and about Somerset House sketching with Friends of the Royal Watercolour Society (but I'm still using my coloured pencils! ... ! Oddly enough, Turner would have sat on them at Somerset House - which was the original home ... Lakes Pastel Society - which has a featured artist on its home page which changes every day [more...]
Date: 2008-11-16 10:00:00
A week ago Monday at 1:00 am, a beautiful, nearly 10lbs baby boy was born to our very close friends Jecinta and Ignatius (Igg) — their very first ... , so she changed her plans for the day and got in the car. By 10:25, she was at her house.When ... this to her family:In the waiting room, there were four patients ahead of us. Jecinta jumped up a couple [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 12:57:23
The First Inauguration: New York's big party for George
Obama's inauguration next Tuesday will closely adhere to the traditions of many presidents past, ... . But as ostentasious as some his plans seem -- even eating foods that Abe might have noshed on -- it can't ... spot today was built as a customs house in 1842) L'Enfant would later work on the creation [more...]
Date: 2009-01-13 19:05:00
$1400 Tiny Cottage
This pixelated cottage cost a mere $1400 and took three weeks to complete. That is “from clearing land to sewing curtains”. I found it on Country Plans, the site I spent too much time on Saturday whilst searching for the perfect carriage house/garage. (Yeah, I’m still thinking about that project). Granted, the article [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 11:14:31
WRITING: TEOTWAWKI fiction — It happened in Church - Chapter Eighty Seven – Wed done
It happened in Church - October 19, 1962Chapter Eighty Seven – Wed done Saturday Nov 25 (begins) Colonel Goldie Navy and the Irish Sergeant knocked on the door of the Colonel’s home. The wife opened. “Welcome Mrs. Colonel Ears. Sure, you look fine the early morning.” She was not amused, but this fellow would never be at her door if wasn’t huge [more...]
Date: 2008-08-28 06:29:02
2008 Restoration and Business Recap
Given the end of the year, I have got to start remembering to write 2009. I thought I'd take a moment to do a year end recap to muse on 2008 ... in 3 different states.On the home front, our 1915 Craftsman was featured on "HGTV Rate My Space ... long range Restoration plans for clients., some custom build cabinetry projects and some wallpaper [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 15:55:00
Arts Agenda
Photo by Nancy Pastor at The Sewall-Belmont House & Museum We're still in the belly of FotoWeek DC, ... not-to-be-missed events, then see how the art world plans on transitioning back to normal. FotoWeek ... interesting lectures: Irvine Contemporary talks with photographer Kerry Skarbakka about his new [more...]
Date: 2008-11-22 17:27:39
Pro Tennis Players’ Houses — Roddick, Evert, McEnroe, Agassi, Graf, Wilander, Nagelsen McCormack, Seles
If you’re a tennis fan, you relish the thwack-thwack sound of the ball as it is pulverized across the net as one of tennis’ Grand Slams, the U.S ... Andre, Steffi Graf purchased this 3,010 sq ft Mediterranean-style home on Hibiscus Island, a small ... d like to serve up (pun intended) a few homes you might enjoy. Andy Roddick’s house 4104 Shimmering [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 19:42:26
Finally.... New York, New York!
Man, you guys really gave it to me when I went home for Christmas and hadn't posted the New York pictures yet! I do have a great excuse ... to our original plans, but we liked the idea of going to New York, so we decided to go anyway ... of our house, get on the metro, and meet our ride at Dupont Circle. The only hard thing was traveling [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 03:18:00
Bram Stoker’s Dracula - Dr. Seward’s Diary
Chapter 26: Dr. Seward’s Diary 29 October.–This is written in the train from Varna to Galatz. Last night we all assembled a little before the time of sunset. Each of us had done his work as well as he could, so far as thought, and endeavor, and opportunity go, we are prepared for the whole of our journey, and for our work when we get to Galatz [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 07:43:52
become infamous for its ballooning costs, which have swollen to four times the original estimate in just three years. The velodrome and main stadium are also bulging beyond the confines of their original budget. That said, CLM can perhaps take credit that they're far from the greediest kitten at the teat [more...]
Date: 2008-07-18 16:12:03
Big Media is revealing it's heart concerning the unborn like never before this election thus giving just cause for boycott!!!
But first, check out these must view voter guides, videos and concerns at Party Platform comparison and many more voter guides for Presidential race, Congressional races and Ballot Initiatives!! William Wilberforce and his allies boycotted sugar at one time because of the link between sugar production and slavery [more...]
Date: 2008-11-03 17:49:49
November short book reviews
I was doing NaNoWriMo and decided to read only short stories, partly to catch up on the large pile of anthologies acquired at conventions, ... :).The Grinding House - Kaaron Warren. Brilliantly written and deeply disturbing. The structure/feel ... House’) - are extremely compelling and lingering. Her short stories do what good short stories [more...]
Date: 2008-12-31 11:18:25
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
Celebrating Poe’s legacy
Daily Record Pick a major East Coast city at random, and you’re likely to find a 200th birthday celebration for Edgar Allan Poe. The peripatetic Poe — author of “The Raven,” ‘The Tell-Tale Heart” and other poems and tales of the macabre — was born in Boston on Jan. 19, 1809. He was raised largely in Richmond, Va [more...]
Date: 2008-12-23 20:00:01
No. 189 - Winston House
Winston House1889 – Joseph Cather Newsom1407 Carroll Avenue – mapDeclared: 5/3/78Joseph Cather Newsom built this house in 1889 for John B ... is the Victorian butler’s pantry in the dining room.”I like this house real well, and it’s one of my favorites ... separates the two front parlors, each of which contain two Victorian mantelpieces with decorative [more...]
Date: 2008-10-11 04:25:00
FCC Might Actually Roll Back an Outdated Regulation!
If you wanted to communicate over long distances in real-time 25 years ago, you had little choice but to rely on your local phone company for carriage. Email and mobile ... , in a notice published today in the Federal Register, the FCC describes its plans to provide regulatory [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 15:06:25
The Adventure of the Devil's Foot
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes is one of the most favorite characters in the history of detective fiction. You already know that he is my most favorite hero, someone that I want beside me when in danger, someone I can trust completely. Such a wonderful character cannot be seen anywhere in the realworld, as far as I know [more...]
Date: 2008-09-11 09:09:00
a Christmas past
The last Christmas we spent in Bowling Green, KY - Gina and I went out with a couple to a see a live musical version of the Christmas Carol ... . We all made plans to go out together, have dinner and drive out to see the play ... was already past 11:00 p.m., but we invited them to our little house on Robinhood Trail to have some hot [more...]
Date: 2008-12-26 18:06:00
Whitefish to Chicago by Amtrak
Miles travelled on trip so far: 10,186. Planes: 3. Trains: 11. Buses: 14. Taxis: 7. Car trips: 6 ... (grim), or the odd Swedish-style farmhouse (an indication of the ancestry). Which ... to very quickly check email and tweet. It’s here that it felt like real ranch country and I noticed [more...]
Date: 2008-11-01 21:53:57
Planning to visit Maine? Read these tips from a top guidebook author
It's leaf-peeping season! Hilary Nangle (© Tom Nangle)We asked Moon Maine author Hilary Nangle how to make the most of a trip to Maine. (Moon is, of course, a wonderful guidebook series with a great emphasis on budget-minded travel.) When should out-of-state folks visit Maine to see the fall foliage? [more...]
Date: 2008-09-04 20:09:05
Milllion Dollar Listing Gets the Girl and Sells Big Houses!
Million Dollar Listing finishes the season tonight, and all the big questions will be answered. Will Chad and Victoria move in together? Will Josh decide to stay in the business? Can Madison woe Lauren back? And will there be blood when Josh and Chad have a photo shoot together? “To me, it’s about relationships,” Chad says [more...]
Date: 2008-09-10 05:00:43
Save Your Marriage (part 15)
The Greatest Gift Angela’s welcome party was a happy event for many of her parents’ friends and family. While everyone was celebrating her arrival into the world, Angela was asleep in her baby carriage, wearing the most beautiful angel outfit. The pile of presents next to her baby carriage was huge [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 03:12:56
Jan 17 - Welsh Springer Spaniel and Pheasant Continues
I’ve had some surprising comments on these paintings, ... in a generally round shape near the middle of the canvas. As far as which one of the six value plans, it’ ... from us toward a farm house. I hope that all my friends in the southernmost area of the country [more...]
Date: 2009-01-17 23:36:09
Movie Quotes from Three Musketeers, The: Quotes from the movie Three Musketeers, The
Aramis:As morning dews of sun swept fire carress your passionate face alone with thee and pure desire to worshop untold grace my soul would cry in silent prayer to hours swept apart your essence warms the evening air as i dance into your heart. D’Artangyon: Shakespear. Aramis:Aramis Porthos: Cheating! #1 Are loose ends being tied up? [more...]
Date: 2008-09-28 08:32:49
Gladiator fights to return to Rome after nearly 2,000 years
Enlarge photo(Courtesy TimothyState/myBudgetTravel)Rome's deputy mayor believes that 2009 will be "the year of the Colosseum." Plans are in the works for the arena—where slaves famously clashed before crowds estimated ... for the Colosseum, but the Palatine Hill, the Roman and Imperial Forums, and Nero's Golden House [more...]
Date: 2009-01-20 20:24:18
Erie PA Today News, Events and Info for today, Thursday, January 15, 2009
Chromalox, a manufacturer of electric heat and control products, announced that due to restructuring of plant operations, the company plans to close its Edinboro, PA manufacturing location. Production will be transitioned to other existing manufacturing locations beginning in April, 2009. The restructuring decision [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 12:15:39
MediaNama: One97 Communications
click here for Part 1), we spoke to Vijay Shekhar Sharma, MD of One97 Communications about how are they impacted if rates for voice based services go down from Rs. 6/min, their dependancy on new products and services, Rural services and whether the VAS business is limited by the amount pre-paid consumers can set aside for VAS [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 12:10:53
Realize the Wedding of Your Dreams With Planning
There are a few things where weddings are concerned that cannot be predicted or controlled. What Mother Nature will do on the day is one of them ... -- Traditional weddings take place in a house of worship. It's best to meet with a pastor, rabbi or other [more...]
Date: 2009-01-16 05:00:00
TRAI Suggests Common Short Codes Plan
In what is the most significant set of recommendations for the Mobile VAS and mobile content ecosystem yet, ... . They are not permitted to collect charges/ revenue for access/carriage charges related to telecom ... . Implications: The key recommendation here is the separation of content from carriage. The carriage [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 08:52:21
Stock Market Dictionary - D
DFifth letter of a NASDAQ stock symbol specifying that it is a new issue, such as the result of a reverse split.D/ASee: Documents Against AcceptanceDCFSee: Discounted Cash FlowsDSCRSee: Debt-service coverage ratioDDMThe ISO 4217 currency code for former East Germany Ostmark [more...]
Date: 2009-01-02 16:33:00
The aria
#fullpost{display:inline;}Over the last ten years I have devoted the better part of my life towards the research of this extraordinary woman in Mozart's life, Anna "Nancy" Storace. This effort began in 1999, when upon entering graduate school to persue a Master of Music in vocal performance and pedigogy, [more...]
Date: 2009-01-14 11:48:00
My new born girls
Hello! I don't have a name yet, but I am a nisse-girl.Actually, we are 4 sisters.Like all girls, we love to chat... a lot.We so love to play! ... " by Carriage House Samplings. For a long time I thought this design just doesn't fit any place I could [more...]
Date: 2008-11-06 07:25:00
A Story I wrote In a Notebook A Long Time ago and want to record before It gets lost again
Myrtle's feet were sore and tender having been pricked and stabbed throughout her two days of walking ... , even keeping books in her own cottage after Master Adam had set her up in her own quarters ... til her cottage was complete with three rooms, a kitchen [more...]
Date: 2009-01-08 13:38:00
Special Report: VoIP war stories from the Australian front
It took the direct intervention of Cisco CEO John Chambers to resolve issues when Victoria's Timboon and District Healthcare service first deployed ... hospital worldwide," says Victorian South West Alliance of Rural Health (SWARH) IT director, Garry Druitt [more...]
Date: 2008-12-18 00:00:01
Life in the Brooks House 1872-2008
One of the things that struck me when first coming here as a tourist was the Brooks House tower. I've always loved towers, so fairy-tale reminding. And with the Dickens era feeling of downtown during the holidays, with snow swirling in the wind, I fell in love with Brattleboro. Some years later, I moved here [more...]
Date: 2008-10-12 14:35:00
Events In Rockville 12/4/08-12/14/08
Picks of the Week From Saturday Morning 'Till Night Saturday, December 6 from 7:00 AM-12:00 PM You've heard it before, but really, get the weekend off to a good start with the most important meal of the day --my favorite meal of the day! It's time for the Kiwanis Club of Rockville's All-You-Can-Eat Pancake & [more...]
Date: 2008-12-04 20:19:01
Poor bastard. What a life.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/news/dai-llewellyn-the-ultimate-playboy-1366717.html Dai Llewellyn: The ultimate playboy His death brings to an end a life devoted to the shameless pursuit of pleasure. John Walsh raises a glass Thursday, 15 January 2009 If there was a visual dictionary in which mugshots of famous people took the [more...]
Date: 2009-01-15 00:45:18
