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

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BATTLE OF LONG ISLAND, 27 AUGUST 1776.

The Battle of Long Island, known since the late twentieth century as the Battle of Brooklyn, was the largest engagement of the American Revolution, in which nearly twenty thousand British troops, including Scottish and Hessian auxiliaries, supported by an armada of thirty warships, took to the field against nine thousand Americans [more...]

Date: 2008-10-24 06:56:50

Blog Action Day: POVERTY: Some Observations

Today Hill Country of Monroe Country Mississippi is happy to participate in the global effort called Blog Action Day 2008. This year, Blog Action Day addresses the general topic of poverty. Several friends were invited to share recollections or essays about the issue of poverty --- and I'm proud to present them here [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 14:35:00

October Monthly of Green Articles

It's been another incredible month for Jetson Green -- actually, take that back, it's been a record breaking month ... the E-House Green Prefab article?) and like what they're doing. Green Prefab & Homes: LEED Platinum Home of the Future Reduces Energy Costs by 80% Six Prefabricated Passive House, Zero Energy [more...]

Date: 2008-11-01 06:18:24

Isaiah, Third

Monday, Monday. And it's New Year's Eve week! Which means a fun week. And a quick week. Okay, Isaiah's The World Today Just Nuts "Princess Brat Speaks" is hilarious::D Now AP reports that a Swedish man is being held by US forces in Iraq and that Swedan is demanding he be released. That's a story to watch [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 02:40:00

FIRST Wild Card Tour: My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang

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. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book’s FIRST chapter! I really enjoyed this book. You can click here to read my review [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 12:00:17

House of Brews

For aspiring beer moguls, building a brand doesn’t require building a factory, says MATT KIERKEGAARD. All it takes are flavourful recipes, a willing partner and a passion for the amber nectar If Australia can be considered to have a national drink, it has to be the beer [more...]

Date: 2009-01-01 06:00:51

House Plans

They say that if you dream, you dream big! It’s the only thing in life that is always FREE ... such as Contemporary house plans, Country house plans, Country French home plans, Craftsman house plans ... and its corresponding floor plans. As I browse at their site, my mind goes wild with so many beautiful [more...]

Date: 2008-06-28 05:22:48

Moonscape

I woke up early this morning to the lovely full (or almost full) moon outside the window of our bedroom ... in this house, but don't remember it. It just doesn't seem quite so close or so intense as in the old farmhouse ... . I do kind of miss the old farmhouse when the moon is full like this. The moon would shine [more...]

Date: 2009-01-10 13:26:00

Anniversaries, Part II

When a young couple gets married, there are always adjustments. Ours was no different. Oh, we thought we knew each other pretty well, and I suppose we knew as much as any young married couple.But it's those little things that you never knew you didn't know, if you know what I mean [more...]

Date: 2008-10-16 04:15:00

The Best Christmas Present Ever

Last night we were visited by my oldest and dearest friends, Loopy and Mr. P ... . Barefoot and I were following them, my first thought was that they had bought a house near us. I immediately discounted that theory, though, since they lost their house in the bubble collapse [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 17:32:00

Merry Christmas

I wasn’t quite able to slip cookies or kneeling into this, but the two things will be in this story. Certainly the kneeling is around the corner ;) * * * Bloody hell. His friends had lied. Collin glowered at the two men sitting across from him in the cab [more...]

Date: 2008-12-25 18:00:40

AMERICA’S DEAD AND “MISSING” ADOPTED CHILDREN

AMERICA’S DEAD AND MISSING ADOPTED CHILDREN By Lawdoll   Children in America are dying after they have been removed from their “allegedly” abusive and neglectful homes and placed in foster care or adopted by people who the child protection agency has found to be more suitable parents [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 02:58:25

C'etait un tres bon voyage!!!!

WARNING: Long post and lots of pictures! This is not for the faint of heart...or for those short on time!Ahhhh, how to recap my trip to Europe....? I had the experience of a lifetime. We did so many cool and amazing things and I hope I can remember to touch on each of them [more...]

Date: 2008-10-28 19:19:00

2008 Wrap-Up In West Hartford

Was it a good year for West Hartford? Let's take a walk down memory lane and take a look. (And thanks to West Hartford News online archives.)January 2008A Runaway was discovered in a West Hartford home. Police discovered a missing 15-year-old Bloomfield girl alive in a cubby hole in a West Hartford home and sordid details of her bizarre year with [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 18:56:00

Babysitting Crisis #1 & The Gambler

In case you can't quite make him out from this high quality iphone shot, that's The Gambler himself, ... farmhouse is going to sell out when one of the greats comes to town) and knowing the concert ... sure she was OK. And you KNOW your plans are going to change when the babysitter answers the phone [more...]

Date: 2008-12-21 04:09:00

Kitchen Demo

We've finally decided to take the plunge and begin the real work at the Woodbury house ... will be like. In the Oxford-Boynton house we did a country style kitchen with white, slatted door cabinets ... and finally came up with this:We will be going with a Farmhouse sink, side by side fridge, double wall [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 02:52:00

THERE IS A FARM IN YOUR HOUSE

Mike Dell’Aquila is the Co-Founder and Editor-in-Chief of Farmhouse Magazine (one of my favorite reads) ... . KS: Tell me about YOU, the Farmhouse Magazine Editor-in-Chief.MDA: I have a hard time talking ... on a novel, which I'm pretty excited about.KS: When did you start Farmhouse Magazine?MDA: I started [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 22:43:00

Looking for house plans?

Looking for house plans? Date January 2, 2009 It’s rather unfortunate that this credit crisis that’s happening worldwide also brings opportunity ... plans and architectural styles such as Contemporary house plans and French Country House Plans , also English Cottage Plans, European House Plans, Farmhouse Plans, and Florida House Plans to mention [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:49:32

12 Coolest Evil Lairs and Criminal Hideouts

Over the years, we’ve been treated to some brilliantly evil villains on screen. These shady adversaries all have their own signature evil lair as their headquarters when they aren’t busy plotting to take over, enslave or annihilate the world. So what makes a good lair? [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 13:43:30

GABF Part 3: The best (and worst) of the fest!

October 15, 2008 Saturday at GABF is truly a marathon, and when we woke up the next day, any thoughts of heading out to Boulder were shot.  My liver was pleading with me to give it a break, and so I did. The day, as mentioned in the title, had the biggest ups and downs of the whole festival [more...]

Date: 2008-10-15 21:37:44

A nice job

The McMinnville paper the News Register did an article on me, ... barns before it's too late. Carver, who focuses her artistic talent on oil painting, plans to create a local barn series to sell. And she plans to use the proceeds on construction of her own barn.She [more...]

Date: 2009-01-15 03:59:00

Before There Were Vice Presidents There Was a Working Farm

While most of the focus of the 2009 Presidential inaugural will be aimed towards the White House, another white house in Washington will also witness a significant change in occupants ... house was completed in 1893. The current VP residence stands on what was a working farm in the country [more...]

Date: 2009-01-12 00:18:10

Ear of the Dark Armada Moon

My boss, Sam Oht, hustles a little income from a lot of sources and lives with Mrs ... enclosed by a picket fence and above that deer fencing and between the house and the stream, erratic ... will sometimes talk about making plans for a overnight trip [more...]

Date: 2008-10-11 21:24:00

MONDAY JANUARY 05, 2009

THIS SITE SUPPORTS ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF ALL POLICE DEPARTMENTS, EMS CREWS, IN ADDITION TO ALL SERVING IN THE CANADIAN ARMED FORCES, NO MATTER WHERE YOU MAY BE NEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY HIGH RISK MOOSE & DEER LOCATIONSNEW BRUNSWICK HIGHWAY VIDEO CAMERASNew Brunswick Weather: [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 01:05:00

My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang

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 ... is: Maureen Langand the book: My Sister DillyTyndale House Publishers (September 10, 2008 ... : 352 pagesPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (September 10, 2008)Language: EnglishISBN-10 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 23:45:00

First new house appears at Harlinsdale

Old farmhouse at park-side subdivision is under renovation THE TENNESSEAN • DECEMBER 19, ... amends it to a "love-hate" relationship."When you do an old house or you do a development ... architecture — including an early 1800s farmhouse that is being renovated.  Harlinsdale Manor includes 15 [more...]

Date: 2008-12-22 15:20:00

Cynsational News & Giveaways

Enter to win one of three hardcover copies of The Robe of Skulls: The First Tale from the Five Kingdoms by Vivian French (Candlewick, 2008)( ... more than a little magic to get what she needs.Will her plans be foiled by the heroic Gracie [more...]

Date: 2008-10-31 14:23:00

Slow Cook Thursday

Slow (sloh) adjective, -er, -est, adverb, -er, -est, : moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train; ... , CT, where they restored an old 1789 farmhouse. In 1970 my father got a telephone call that would [more...]

Date: 2008-06-19 07:10:24

A Favorite Wild Card of Mine by FIRST: My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang

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 ... is: Maureen Langand the book: My Sister DillyTyndale House Publishers (September 10, 2008 ... : 352 pagesPublisher: Tyndale House Publishers (September 10, 2008)Language: EnglishISBN-10 [more...]

Date: 2008-10-07 19:11:00

Crownsville Maryland Update 12/30/08

CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFO 802 FAIRRIDGE CROWNSVILLE, MD 21032 MLS #: AA6945114 $669,900 6 Bedrooms, 3 Full, 1 Half Bathrooms Upper level has 5 bedrooms or 4 bedrooms with a great bonus room. Bring your big toys…50′ rec room with built in media area and bar,Exercise room and full bath on lower level [more...]

Date: 2008-12-30 13:45:25

Andrew Wyeth, painter of American landscapes, dies at 91

...........Andrew Wyeth's 1948 painting "Christina's World."I am deeply saddened by this news. For many decades I have been a fan ... to a kind of genius."One mark of Mr. Wyeth's special status is how often he was summoned to the White House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-17 00:09:00

House Plans

Hello friends. Today I’m writing a post on "House Plans." So what exactly I am referring to the plans of the House? ... House plan is the log home floor plans that is popular around the world. A record of the house ... . They have a variety of styles including Bungalow House plans, plans of the Florida House, Plans Georgian House [more...]

Date: 2008-12-18 10:07:21

Rocky Ridge Review Update

The Rocky Ridge Review’s latest issue follows up on the rest of the site’s long term plan ... orchard. They hope to make it look more like the origianal orchard from the house. They aren’t giving any indication on where this was from the Rocky Ridge farmhouse so I don’t know if this includes [more...]

Date: 2008-12-23 23:05:30

I Want The Best Doll House On Earth!

I Want The Best Doll House On Earth! Posted By James Cavalier on @ 12: ... doll house favorite. Just like Colonial homes, Georgian houses also have a large living space ... house! There is no gender difference–both boys and girls love this sort of a make-believe house [more...]

Date: 2008-10-10 17:22:02

Review and Book Excerpt: My Sister Dilly by Maureen Lang

About the Book: Hannah Williams couldn't get out of her small hometown fast enough, preferring the faster pace, ... the one man she's ever loved in California. But Dilly is a changed woman, and when Hannah's plans don't [more...]

Date: 2008-10-06 20:26:22

City, Country, Suburb? It isn’t Where You Live, But How You Live There.

City, Country, Suburb? It isn’t Where You Live, But How You Live There. Sharon June 10th, 2008 I’ve had a lot of interesting discussions lately with various people about optimal locations.  First, there was the large city dweller who talked about his fear of living without access to land in a city [more...]

Date: 2008-06-10 14:41:08

Happy (Belated) Birthday

My friend Emily and I haven't lived in the same state for years, but we always show up for the important stuff: birthdays, breakups, weddings ... showing up for? I pictured Emily up in her farmhouse in the mountains planning Connor's birthday [more...]

Date: 2008-10-20 23:45:32

MSN Group Finale

Our long-running MSN Group, Unexplained in the Tri-State, will be shutting down next month when Microsoft discontinues the MSN Group service. If any of you are still using MSN, please sign-up for our newer Google Group at http://groups.google.com/group/anomalyresponse [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 04:48:49

Dream House

Dream house Click on picture to see plans This farmhouse is called the Woodbridge and it is exactly the kind of house I would like to own ... of the back and side yards." This is the kind of house I am afraid I could only afford to buy the plan [more...]

Date: 2008-10-08 21:42:00

Housing minister says stamp duty holiday is still 'an option', as Darling goes to ground

The clamour of protest over fears of Government dithering on stamp duty was growing ... who sold their home and bought a farmhouse in Canada were banned at the Canadian border by guards who said [more...]

Date: 2008-08-08 11:58:16

Ok I continue.

Dahil ayoko naman mag-wall of text yung previous entry, dito na lang ang part 2-ish. At meron na akong CORD! Sa wakas ng panahon, nahiram ko na ang cord sa ate ko. Prepare for image overload.At happy new year sa buong mundo. According to my mother, hindi raw maswerte ang dragon (meaning ako) sa Year of the Ox. Last year daw ako swerte [more...]

Date: 2009-01-04 01:26:00

New England Coast Destinations – Vacation with Friends

School break is coming up and you and your friends are eager to travel to New England ... when you drop by these places. Yale University You may have no plans of switching colleges or universities [more...]

Date: 2008-11-10 14:59:13

An Injustice Committed Against Anyone is a Threat to Everyone

Posted by: karlo mikhail on: December 12, 2008 In: Política Comment! ... . It was a special day. They had been together a full year and a month. Plans were made the night before [more...]

Date: 2008-12-11 16:01:34

Samhain New In Print Dec 2008

#fullpost{display:inline;} NEW IN PRINT FROM SAMHAIN - December 30, 2008 http://www.samhainpublishing.com/print( ... , and sacrificing her manicure to clean house for a sexy-but-sloppy man whose neighbor is determined [more...]

Date: 2008-12-31 16:32:00

An Adirondack Love Story

With all this talk of building tiny houses on a budget, ... and old tires than soil. We saw a "farmhouse" in Keeseville that was about 15 feet from the house next [more...]

Date: 2008-11-18 16:05:00

Purchasing a new home? Let the pros help you!

Purchasing a new home? Let the pros help you! ... prepared house plans and architectural styles such as Contemporary house plans and French Country House Plans , also English Cottage Plans, European House Plans, Farmhouse Plans, and Florida House [more...]

Date: 2009-01-02 17:38:13

The Young and the Restless Recap for Week Ending 10-31-08 (”Sometimes this show seems poised on the brink of totally getting their shit together and knocking my socks off and then they totally blow it with lame-ass shit like that Vicboria-centric Halloween Episode and having Screechy appear. I can only pray that Thanksgiving sees the resurrection of both drunk Nikki and crazy fucking crockpot toting ‘chicken adobo is in the hizzouse!’ Karen”Edition)

Posted by: dirkmancuso on: Sunday, November 2, 2008 In: Y & R Recaps Comment! ... kidnapped Kay and Esther and hid them in an old farmhouse while he hired Marge to impersonate [more...]

Date: 2008-11-02 07:03:21

GA Real Estate Search ----- (9/8/2008) thru (12/16/2008)

homes forlease in albany ga tennessee cabins owner financing cherokee countygeorgia tax forclosed properties subdivision hall county ga ... apartments in alpharetta monfort estatesgeorgia log home for sale with century 21 in thomaston ga [more...]

Date: 2008-12-17 20:48:32

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