Dogged by near misses
Well, I went off on another house hunting trip. *(*actually I saw this house last Friday... )I figured I'd drag you along again. Why not.. ... in the day, but then we pulled up in front of this nice and neat ranch style rambler.Ramblers look a bit understated, but I have learned that out of all the floor plans in SLC, a traditional "ranch [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 07:06:00
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Howell: Villas of Oceola
Just minutes from historic downtown Howell and Brighton, and close to several major freeways, ... - and three-bedroom ranch and Cape Cod style floor plans, 120 acres of wooded, rolling terrain that gives [more...]
Date: 2008-12-15 09:35:29
Howell: Villas of Oceola
Just minutes from historic downtown Howell and Brighton, and close to several major freeways, ... - and three-bedroom ranch and Cape Cod style floor plans, 120 acres of wooded, rolling terrain that gives [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 09:35:57
Howell: Villas of Oceola
Just minutes from historic downtown Howell and Brighton, and close to several major freeways, ... - and three-bedroom ranch and Cape Cod style floor plans, 120 acres of wooded, rolling terrain that gives [more...]
Date: 2008-12-21 16:35:28
Save My Mamie Pink Bathroom
Raise your hand if you live in a 1950s ranch. We do! The style is not for everyone. Long, low, and open, the floor plans send chills up the spines of colonial fans. And then you have the colors. My God, the colors. When we moved in we had a turquoise kitchen, a pink bathroom [more...]
Date: 2008-09-05 15:28:00
Barratt Properties in Receivership
This is a picture of Barratt's community in Encinitas that never got built ... KTGY, the contemporary-styled neighborhood’s three floor plans encompass 1,198 to 1,903 square feet ... that their five remaining houses and ten lots in Bressi Ranch in Carlsbad, this Encintas community called [more...]
Date: 2008-08-18 21:39:47
Denver Homes - The Village at Broadlands
The Village at Broadlands 2 Bedroom(s), 2 Bathroom(s) ... features two and three bedroom ranch floor plans, each with two baths, plus a 2-car garage. Gated ... E 7th Ave #8, Denver CO, 80203 Capital Hill Condo Townhome Style * 2 Story with Basement * Walk [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 12:00:11
To Your Taste: Creating Modern Rooms with a Traditional Twist
This design book is not only extremely inspirational to look at but it is also a really good read ... , or awkward floor plans) to selecting just the right furnishings (including rugs, lamps, and accessories ... funny, warm, and wise and her advice is timeless and usable - even if you find yourself in a ranch [more...]
Date: 2008-11-27 07:22:47
Deported in a Coma, Saved Back in U.S.
November 19, 2008 Americas, Police news, Spiritual Thoughts, USA, Words or Number to Think, immigrant Soon after Antonio Torres, a husky 19-year-old farmworker, suffered catastrophic injuries in a car accident last June, a Phoenix hospital began making plans for his repatriation to Mexico. Mr. Torres was comatose [more...]
Date: 2008-11-19 20:04:47
DrumBeat: August 10, 2008
Even Giants Are Being Hurt By Rising Energy Prices In general it may be true that if we were willing - and in some cases able - to pay more for ... to discuss OPEC-style gas group TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iran and Algeria are expected to discuss the formation of an OPEC-style gas group during a visit by Algerian president Abdelaziz Bouteflika to Tehran [more...]
Date: 2008-08-10 13:40:12
25 Incredible Personal Biodomes
Richard Buckminster Fuller invented the geodesic dome in 1947, and his hope was to implement solutions for some of the larger housing issues during that time. You might not be surprised to learn that those issues, which included energy efficiency, a wiser use of resources and a safe residence remain the issues of the twenty-first century [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 16:49:37
Johnson Ranch Community - Queen Creek AZ
Nestled close to the San Tan Mountains, Johnson Ranch is designed in a desert style – open spaces, mountain views, friendly neighbors, ... popular master plans for quality and value, Johnson Ranch was recently ranked eighth among the 20 top ... affordable real estate, and great weather. Johnson Ranch is located in the southeast community [more...]
Date: 2008-12-19 22:57:37
The Christmas Wedding - the happy ending (or HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MIKA!!)
This was written for the birthday of my friend, Mika. She and I lived together for years in college, and I will forever be deeply grateful for her ... . Each person had a row with his or her name, and it was imperative that, before leaving the house ... was. If Zane was out on the ranch and then was going on a date for dinner, his placards would [more...]
Date: 2008-12-13 13:47:09
The Christmas Wedding
Three grown men groaned when the huge, white binder landed on the wooden breakfast table in the kitchen ... in northern Texas. Elizabeth was at home at the ranch where she grew up, living for the first time ... . The only girl in a house full of boys, Elizabeth was well protected and well loved. Her mother [more...]
Date: 2008-12-20 18:22:39
Going Home to the Sixties: Pacifica Family Rediscovers the Good Life
Two years ago, Pacifica residents Dave and Kathy Hall inherited a vintage patio home in Tustin, ... . The house is nearly finished and will be featured in an upcoming issue of Atomic Ranch Magazine ... in a tract of modest houses built in 1968 in the Eichler style, under the brand name of Broadmoor Homes [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 00:38:26
Why gold is a good bet - Dec. 8, 2008
NEW YORK (Fortune) -- Gold may have a special place in the hearts of many investors, ... are rolling out their own incentive and bailout plans, points out Jim Vail, a senior portfolio manager ... of gold will likely keep a floor under prices (currently bouncing between $700 and $800) and push them [more...]
Date: 2008-12-08 20:13:00
Lance Armstrong's Hill Country Hideaway
SELLER: Lance ArmstrongLOCATION: Deadman's Hole, Dripping Springs, TXPRICE: $12,000,000SIZE: 4,241 square feet, 5 bedrooms and 5 bathrooms (total0DESCRIPTION: Spectacular resort like ranch with 447.8 acres (hcad). Ownership in Deadman's ... , beautiful grassy pastures & 7 miles of hike/bike trails. Fab 4bd, 4ba main house on hilltop w/ exquisite [more...]
Date: 2009-01-05 15:10:00
GINNY BATES: FILLIN' UP AND SPILLIN' OVER
Here's another installment of my Great American Lesbian Novel (in progress), Ginny Bates. If you are new to reading GB, go to the section in the right-hand column labeled Ginny Bates to read background and find out how to catch up.Summer 2014On Monday, all visitors left except for Cathy, who stayed an extra day [more...]
Date: 2008-10-16 15:54:00
Make-Believe Maverick
I know the article below is long and I didn't write it, but its frankly one of the most thorough and best written articles I've seen on John McCain's entire life. It takes a look at the maverick credentials of McCain, and the gaping holes in the myth that McCain is a real authentic, independent and presently sinless politician [more...]
Date: 2008-10-06 00:18:00
Being a lover of fine sheets and bedding (I insist on at least 600 thread count, Egyptian cotton sateen sheets at home), and/or silk quilts/shams, I found these following articles to be of great interest. I haven’t traveled in a while, and I was tired of scratchy, stiff sheets, and flat, lumpy pillows [more...]
Date: 2008-03-26 16:32:09
McCain's Record of Reckless Dishonesty
The Make-BelieveMaverick: LookingCloser at McCainBy Tim DickinsonRolling StoneOctober 16, 2008 - A Fort McNair, [more...]
Date: 2008-10-04 10:19:00
Life in Palm Valley - Goodyear AZ
Camelot Homes , the #1 ranked Arizona small volume builder (by Ranking Arizona) ... Scottsdale, consists of four, three- to five-bedroom floor plans boasting California, Ranch Hacienda ... Villas at Desert Camp Courtyards at DC Ranch Peoria AZ Canyon’s Edge - Sonoran Mountain Ranch [more...]
Date: 2008-10-29 18:45:46
Tucson’s Tanque Verde View Homes for Sale Present Slendorous Sunset Scenes
Located just outside of Tucson, Tanque Verde provides wonderful suburban amenities, ... Verde Ranch offers horseback riding adventures, or you can settle down on your very own ranch near ... feature traditional Southwestern-style architecture, with stucco walls, sloping red tile roofs [more...]
Date: 2008-11-11 00:50:22
Getting a lot done (I'm so tired....)
I have to keep reminding myself that I have just grounds for feeling so tired.1. I've moved to a new time zone: one hour difference, but it doesn't get dark here until almost 9 pm so I am really not winding down for bed time as I should.2. We keep staying up late watching the Olympics [more...]
Date: 2008-08-22 08:15:00
The Age of Scarcity
Civilian Death Toll Rises After Second Day of Air Strikesby Hazem Balousha in Gaza City, Rory McCarthy in Jerusalem - The Guardian (UK)Death toll moves above 300. Calls for investigation after seven students at UN college die in missile attacksTo the doctors at the Shifa hospital in Gaza City it was another body on a chaotically busy day [more...]
Date: 2008-12-30 13:07:00
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
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
Mike Hollaway Custom Homes Recently Recognized as a Top Custom Home Builder
Mike Hollaway Custom Homes, which has built some of San Antonio’s premier neighborhoods since 1992, ... , baths and utility room • Select floor plans offer options such as: wet bars, built-ins, beamed ... or rope lighting, wood base molding, colonial style trim and door trim • Decorative crown molding [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 18:40:18
Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions
Apartment Therapy Presents: Real Homes, Real People, Hundreds of Design Solutions November 29th, 2008 The new Apartment Therapy book, ... of abodes from a tiny rental in Brooklyn to a condo in San Diego to a ranch-style in Miami. Each home profile includes floor plans, detailed resource lists, and “how I did it” explanations [more...]
Date: 2008-11-29 18:44:53
Fellow Cottage Transformations Blogs
If you're looking for other cottage transformation journeys (in the beginning stages!) ... have to have an "architecturally correct" period style cottage to make your home your cottage. I live in a 30 year old little ranch style home. We haven't even touched the outside of our house yet (and it will be quite a while [more...]
Date: 2008-06-03 22:56:43
Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA
Testimonial by David and Catherine Hewes, Newnan, GA Recently, I contracted with BSN to build a home for my wife, Catherine and I ... house plans; we wanted to customize it to fit our needs. We discovered that making changes ... of looking at our plans to determine an initial cost after we decided on the basics. Our home [more...]
Date: 2008-09-29 19:02:13
Floor-Plan Friday
Floor Plans in Utah, Washington, Texas, and South Carolina It’s Friday, and for many of you it means the end of another work week. Here at New Homes Section, it means it’s time for another blog post dedicated to the best floor plans that are currently available from home builders. Today we will be displaying the best floor [more...]
Date: 2008-11-21 18:11:31
Ranch Renovations Pay Off for Owners
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 10:52:43
Ranch Renovations Pay Off for Owners
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-17 07:56:46
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 21:05:37
Raise the Market Opinion of Your Ranch Home
Raise the Market Opinion of Your Ranch Home by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 10:55:38
Woman Illegally Squats on Foreclosed Home And Changes Locks, Property Owner Changes Locks Removing All Woman’s Property, Woman Says She Is Victim. [Take Back the Land]
Take Back the Land is an organization that moves people into foreclosed homes with the belief that “housing is a human right, and, therefore, our right to housing supersedes others right to profit. Consequently, Take Back the Land is matching homeless families with vacant housing units and moving those families into the units” [more...]
Date: 2008-12-06 18:07:00
Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them
Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them Custom home plans have a lot of advantages, but many people don`t think they can actually use them ... when you can create the perfect house that you`ve been building in your mind`s eye for years ... plans! You can simply show the staff what you want and see it created on the computer [more...]
Date: 2008-10-02 02:13:25
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
Is it a Ranch or a Rambler?
American Ranch, Western Ranch, or California Rambler are housing styles found all over the country ... than rambler. Bremeton WA Real Estate Home Styles What are the features of a ranch style home ... from war amass the simple, economical Ranch house was built in huge quantities very quickly to meet [more...]
Date: 2008-10-15 20:50:09
Thursday’s New Home Community Picks
With California being one of the most desirable places to live in the United States, ... . This community offers three to five bedroom homes ,with seven floor-plans to choose from, and square ... bedrooms, with floor-plans ranging between 3,094 and 3,935 square-feet, starting at only the upper [more...]
Date: 2008-11-07 05:13:40
Floor-Plan Friday
Floor Plans in California, Georgia, and Arizona The following is a collection of floor plans that are currently available for purchase from home ... , Georgia. The Chastain home plan is a split bedroom ranch-style floor plan with four bedrooms, three ... builders in Georgia, Arizona, and California. The plans that we’ve listed below vary in size [more...]
Date: 2008-11-14 20:34:26
Raise the Market Opinion of Your Ranch Home
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 12:29:53
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 10:45:33
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 12:16:58
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 11:52:16
The Secret of Sucessful Ranch Renovations
by Robert Carlton If you are one of the millions of families that live in a ranch home, you probably have some plans that you would like to see when it comes to a renovation. When all is said and done, you never can tell when the time will be right to get started with your plans [more...]
Date: 2008-07-16 11:52:35
California Fire News - Updates in your mail box
h1 a:hover {background-color:#888;color:#fff ! important;} div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist tr td div ul { list-style-type:square; padding-left:1em; } div#emailbody table#itemcontentlist ... Floor In House FireTwo firefighters fell through the floor of a burning two-story home in Los Feliz [more...]
Date: 2009-01-18 11:07:00
Ecological Homes: Why You Need One
Ecological Homes: Why You Need One Not everyone is into the environmental movement, ... (0) Custom Home Plans: 3 Reasons to Use Them Custom home plans have a lot of advantages, but many ... : Get your dream home. Why settle for a pre-made plan when you can create the perfect house that you`ve [more...]
Date: 2008-10-03 02:02:55
Rancho Santa Fe Home Sold for $3,600,000!
This Rancho Santa Fe home recently sold for $3,600,000, 6% below the listed price of $3,850,000. This 5,024 sq. ft ... residential area of San Diego. With five bedrooms and five baths, it is an appealing ranch style ... system, and dog kennels. Plans for horse facilities have been approved from the RSF to add arena [more...]
Date: 2009-01-19 09:35:12
