tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87078044807477384032024-02-20T19:00:10.494-08:00Wreckoratedit's not <i>what</i> you decorate but <i>how</i> you decorate that countsAvant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comBlogger241125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-89161238746342142242013-05-01T12:00:00.005-07:002013-05-09T19:17:03.020-07:00Hooray! Hooray! The First of May!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Happy May 1st, May Day, Labor Day and International Workers' Day!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mayday.html" target="_blank">May Day, A Cornucopia of Holidays</a></span><br />
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<span style="text-align: -webkit-center;"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.midnightnotes.org/mayday/" target="_blank">The Incomplete, True, Authentic and Wonderful History of May Day</a></span></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.euronews.com/2013/05/01/the-dark-origins-of-may-day-/" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">The Dark Origins of May Day</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.marxists.org/subject/mayday/index.htm" target="_blank">May Day Events Around The World</a></span><br />
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<a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/video/2013/may/01/may-day-celebrations-world-video" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">May Day Celebrations Around The World</a><br />
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<a href="http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=morna-oneill-on-walter-crane-and-the-aims-of-decorative-art" style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;" target="_blank">On Walter Crane and the Aims of Decorative Art</a><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">And now the flowers. Hover for names, click for sites.</span><br />
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/theresae/4061945600/in/set-72157604369844429" target="_blank"><img alt="White Abutilon by Theresa Elvin" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNmVYtF9xZJ-zazTJNGy-kJ3B1b71hdrcDDB1gEbqISkg9lvUeTQw3qbuIc0Yp71sDl4R-29meJ5uryFBcQQ55UKw8aodxduC8l9cWwCohwC8q3-HQQkTCYtMVHdLi4QMPSDB5OzxO-Ndv/s1600/3mayday.jpg" title="White Abutilon by Theresa Elvin" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.branchcollective.org/?ps_articles=morna-oneill-on-walter-crane-and-the-aims-of-decorative-art" target="_blank"><img alt="'A Garland for May Day 1895' by Walter Crane" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhBimdEQn6xikzZsmeVXiYoHWo4nJLyhoOK4HmEI4FBsU6PuXkGjUz9oPf7Sc_7YzlNha0dAuX1GGLBDIuqjUSgsxKTj48sZwDP6C5maHQEJJP1CuDBkh72CSfeZ6Wgf8MaLfBrfAWtl4Wy/s1600/4mayday.jpg" title="'A Garland for May Day 1895' by Walter Crane" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.fuzzywaffle.com/showphoto.php?photo=25552&cat=503" target="_blank"><img alt="Chrysanthemum pom pom" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFARsf1gy3l3srN9Bk1HmzyZkkcl6npnf9WWoN57ZktBeOANnX397Qpg-g_NNAI6rRAscpSuhNmg8p4mOxmDA8RprrAiojyd4Qp6b0y06MS9v8-wagi6Y3emPtvMrY4jLF_-BMshLuqHkI/s1600/5mayday2.jpg" title="Chrysanthemum pom pom" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/mitho/178879738/" target="_blank"><img alt="Rose by Michiel Thomas" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilqm6fGEdtn-uTy3z7LsMTj1Uv8YD6uW0dg21bqzkCeCOtS6XC8My0G3PpKhRRcje5NXpSTmCA9IaO3AwneMM2AOS7tDFwJJ7RT19YnyKr86U_purGR9nTGVWwKBf4B4GABzQ6MtBzvVuf/s1600/6mayday.jpg" title="Rose by Michiel Thomas" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/152278031122671775/" target="_blank"><img alt="Tulips and Dusty Miller" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhqgTi9U1HCGoUUlRllRuemFrlT8PFzzT3ANQb2IenxBbyESQhTj9jdybkqEMXOKIq4ZsAabXIZqnebjyVkh1rJ0DyPMTxeQUe7EGXJIfX8xKWRlkJ1SEMJ4uq2zaE9KXfeqcH47jx7KNTw/s1600/7mayday.jpg" title="Tulips and Dusty Miller" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://dl.tufts.edu/catalog/tufts:MS004.002.046.DO01.00085" target="_blank"><img alt="May-pole before St. Andrew Undershaft" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_xLfS2LUIBYDo3AlDsTM4UpEZT3pav72uM3VZ0ckjvSxlnx94JJKBeovO3mUrLI6Re9pvk4ISH5C8ajHzczRXxdtmGPNoqO2zEgXK1LTM6LqjyG4nOZ3ClBvlWbJUs3ssPwshx0MbzZNn/s1600/8mayday.jpg" title="May-pole before St. Andrew Undershaft" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/jojo49/4805540073/in/faves-7584769@N08/" target="_blank"><img alt="Liliaceae 'Beargrass' by Joanne-V" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRfCLUTgq_jFal1nxufVOLmJo0ySOYN7DERp_eMliK2zu6FzDzjrn0y1mEvqftPy_H0uRWkTUhXsAcQ8cIeTAaVkDt1ehJyA0KJp6CiaBiuquiuGMiB01ibtJU_5GSxlPfu6sGBzUnmgV/s1600/9mayday.jpg" title="Liliaceae 'Beargrass' by Joanne-V" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/21934957@N07/2117661627/" target="_blank"><img alt="Hydrangea by Miranda Stockett" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgdsUftgCdb_9oCC99aF5s1dW2pEN3MPwjd-syfP75YFN48FyZOtaVRQ3ZrZhs_PcRVFHzjF7QI1nWFsiR7kn2H8AQwPaNFTE3lPqj84fszhgM08p7f09C9ZZkN1Klgjd1niPuCiubvLgUl/s1600/10mayday.jpg" title="Hydrangea by Miranda Stockett" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://fourfootedfotos.com/white-lily-flower-images" target="_blank"><img alt="Lilium Candidum 'White Lily'" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgs-h3GYpXRRmC8Ln5FpltoH8HCVeJyAe6Poxhr5oQB3LuLw2v-hXEeA4IKWVSr7AtcXqUc9RLx2huZ4JOzvt2t6ukDeH2Zj39Y0GKn3_taMRh_f-6YkQ_WXzco0YQnnDfNpqMrVCnEGKUu/s1600/11mayday.jpg" title="Lilium Candidum 'White Lily'" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://the-clutter.blogspot.com/2009/04/have-happy-may-day.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Childrens' May Pole" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig4geJ0zpDBmoJI9i6mf8m9nShjeFPV1H0Gp7-5SXRdnBShr77mnHyy7lGI23OYy0H3XJBKJherJ9etqk5IyGm2RQ7JwpRHjhHGdCDuqXZRUZR26UGv1qJKeQ2aGKlkDqGWcql0bcTQJ2x/s1600/12mayday.jpg" title="Childrens' May Pole" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.thompson-morgan.com/" target="_blank"><img alt="Cosmos, Allyssum, Queen Anne's Lace, Daisy, Scabiosa" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-NKjQV5RktrdbA6BgIX57zatwGQcgMNoj7MJjZ70ttVOXVG14zsVrVpgAX_RV6b_cTR9wNhO9_qy85qfX6dNal3-yEiR2T9gd_Hi0lG3SkJFSdc-MpyKWfWvb9c8Jv9nE-NLjUYH5wQg5/s1600/14mayday.jpg" title="Cosmos, Allyssum, Queen Anne's Lace, Daisy, Scabiosa" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://anewscafe.com/2013/03/21/white-rose/white-rose-04/" target="_blank"><img alt="Three White Roses" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrF3F7yMd-zzu8JCyWxkF3EB1waORVerBAssGfkZf5eYDKSdV3jAzrxj366rr9rC7VPfErcVSeteLB-1N0QrRYTeF5qhR_T1qwUzrPwCvQT3YrgrADTrNbIuQRXEjyGeM44P7cxxL9blHO/s1600/15mayday.jpg" title="Three White Roses" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://etc.usf.edu/clipart/46100/46135/46135_fairies.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="Albartina Randall Wheelan" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcFLueRAOw_Cq_crZ7i0ebHLT22ZYAfDgU9yX5Kn9GSskkTmL4dP6t7CFppDLM9utmBY3FEZtcx7imVonsmQl6zWF9crw1NqoeS2r7A7dC3dBD6FYzdZV0n4Nif4ttg5P9848wk6Wvx-tI/s1600/16mayday.jpg" title="Albartina Randall Wheelan" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.wolaver.org/log/spring_2010/plants.htm" target="_blank"><img alt="Viola" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHVCuQq2cAk0GjtthnJ8-nEPH9_MT50DyC_lBE9YBr1eMP1RJo9sBg1GkCjbQmXy8Z9Wf7ocQsNqLSIcCcIFr1ob4SI6SS0wQWG4b3UA6J-YGl4t3LM1PTtiQgYM9sAh3y9A0BQEgf6qyf/s1600/17mayday.jpg" title="Viola" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/24070299@N03/5780858507/" target="_blank"><img alt="Convallaria Majalis 'Lily of the Valley' by May Lis Birchall" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh78Q6rEk_nxkVg9l_YB3DeP1Vap9pKZPQxcdcKulYbLy1dJNRedpIvMz8DtMxvD4i1j7SQI5RCirKI41uiGopi2-Ap_PcpEb7SMhcX-cV9OVscMzuzwlVDXpFDYJhaUwCY0vZ3cUDOeQ8L/s1600/18mayday.jpg" title="Convallaria Majalis 'Lily of the Valley' by May Lis Birchall" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://finkegardens.com/colorful-choices/paperwhites-for-winter-bright/#/" target="_blank"><img alt="Narcissus 'Paperwhite'" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaf9NCTxUs2PPhXi_s4seYeQiPB_fzo5hAardTsP1ARwMnC4RtkgsILvhiOqP1bYlNh65p59wC0llo-FZWjVpFVhjpZ-JOyhLQJVfnMUw3-jiHi3iZYN69Pt4ue0SfvATMs1ub228Ns1ox/s1600/19mayday.jpg" title="Narcissus 'Paperwhite'" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.torange.us/Plants/Flowers/Tall-white-flower-20670.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Yucca Baccata 'Spanish bayonet'" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjLOfHo44XcXJf-U4MeWn7XGK4gwrGYrU3aYxrC0PcEoY7L9hOkD-xFxqkSr_3v4ytbYr8JyamwzftIrI5Ayr7trQyqIVCeVNmQm0P0-123LB9RCjB4-51ll5zAAW93M374qdtgjHD6ixJZ/s1600/21mayday.jpg" title="Yucca Baccata 'Spanish bayonet'" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://hinhdep.com.vn/hinh-nghe-thuat-ve-hoa-sen/sen-trang-tinh-khoi/" target="_blank"><img alt="Lotus" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu6uJ2kiVXaOwd3T0u_XLRUBbK5dhhLQ1ZLVtmNXt1AyhS4CawPDYLCjJZKcFTOz5Z5s1xOO8WfU6_kgBu62lZ4GIgDF9U8GA6avSt3vO5_iaqT-ZhVSdlvWuZmJM5lcVef1iNQOERDCc1/s1600/22mayday.jpg" title="Lotus" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://www.rockwell-center.org/exploring-illustration/maying/" target="_blank"><img alt="The May Pole Dance by Adelia Belle Beard 1887" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiMuDw8Z_vS1_guvE2VLhcGmd4mj1CHIetxs5wURps-fHGYef3P4eJ1ZBZoHSA-liN-xi9DYGE6hlJLWl5F8Wmi2SaKmkHOxoL3tqSbjIgDZPTXWDRGiK3Gzz2-nvwlsLEnoE5DihZRKz_r/s1600/24mayday.jpg" title="The May Pole Dance by Adelia Belle Beard 1887" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://fineartamerica.com/featured/white-gladiolus-marjorie-imbeau.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Gladiolus 'Frosty White'" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyxFOWrsTftYK25PmAaL1XqTeGK5Qes0ZGO2Yjwwurto_lwXVz2oAUMStX9MgpeGyUhSVb3RanU2JTwrTrJNwu9xJyIFqo0bNUuIPm_KtLTT92-oJ7DB9mPEqxWO87QVEr6QDdIzVOgfFU/s1600/26mayday.jpg" title="Gladiolus 'Frosty White'" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/222998619020184452/" target="_blank"><img alt="Freesia Refracta" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcHUieLUhkIawOhqLP79t3rHO3TfrfzWaL2H6D8SnSW2KsNnm735wX6KNSeYdJyB7IdmLnGn8PR7lBk8QGTzq_5sBJUiOJjpGqw_g_ovytG68anjh5lQWUhtLrJSkyn-9457_PPvMlXHqZ/s1600/27mayday.jpg" title="Freesia Refracta" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://itsfariyall.wordpress.com/2009/11/11/flower-photography-by-roger-bourne/" target="_blank"><img alt="Star Scabiosa by Roger Bourne" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZnFWVW26t9m2TGUfsToDaEJBXq6eHcbDXqw-fE8dOUU8g0zYYcHQRdxHP614Xm36Fx-Kc1pOnvi5uew7Ay6l7wambf0pE1fcAEzwtImYQXL-x6lczUEi0p5mmP-JH_rlC-IsofrVLBsDJ/s1600/29mayday.jpg" title="Star Scabiosa by Roger Bourne" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://frokeniknopp.blogspot.com/2011/10/ny-vecka.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Japanese Anemone by Frokeniknopp" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLPtGR9vgzBY68rVFO-VYi8oY-ohPbr5ZWYS98_Z8s4AyX1Gwf_BJsoWMW8uziFASgIwKx_115C_Pdiu7m6i6fqycZt6gYPM9JgK9idyosM6YuAZhMtJlteJLWfGvQtSUB8ewkWv9QVzDj/s1600/30mayday.jpg" title="Japanese Anemone by Frokeniknopp" /></a></div>
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<a href="http://frokeniknopp.blogspot.com/2012/01/januari.html" target="_blank"><img alt="Primula Elatior by Frokeniknopp" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgtv-euAQx-y3UV2os_PoezGhXZ2RytrGHlx3Oja-w-_j1FiXeb40Vh36oHFTmOLmbP0dM3WpsCoIkcCVflFrZ0tHq6ngO6aAgNYnEGU0Fg5SLrcnH0Vg0x3ADmoIdVimuej1YCtuCGnLwK/s1600/31mayday.jpg" title="Primula Elatior by Frokeniknopp" /></a></div>
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what happened to the comment section? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So am I, actually. I'm wondering how it is that other blogs can get hundreds and millions of fuzzy love notes, while all two of my usual comments
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Is it true that people will say anything as long as they can say it anonymously?<b> </b></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">If you're anonymous, who's going to find out if you're <i>being nice</i>? Is nice no longer nice? </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We may never know the answers to these eternal questions, but it's okay. As a highly skilled animal handler, I've got this one.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">What I can't handle is the spam. And I don't mean the canned kind, although some of this stuff <i>is</i> pretty salty. However you slice it, the spam around here has reached such catastrophic proportions, even the automatic spam filters are gagging and going into cardiac arrest.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">So I have us in lock-down. Maybe if I'm patient, the spam will give up
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Until then I hope you stay tuned, enjoy the programming, and have a wonderful time exploring the internet with no spam, no porn, no pop-ups, no malware, no viruses, no trojans, no trolls,
no bots, no bullying, no bull! But maybe a nice little plate of <b><a href="http://www.time.com/time/arts/article/0,8599,1866043,00.html" target="_blank">Hot & Spicy Spam Coca, with Roasted Piquillo-Pineapple Escabèche</a>, </b>if you like.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Heh.
As I finished writing this, the phone rang. It was spam. </span><br />
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<b><a href="http://computer.howstuffworks.com/internet/basics/spam.htm" target="_blank"><span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">How Stuff Works: Spam is free speech run amok.</span></a></b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><a href="http://www.onguardonline.gov/" target="_blank"><b>OnGuardOnline.gov: Avoid Scams, Secure Your Computer, Protect Your Kids</b></a></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://observatory.designobserver.com/entry.html?entry=7947" target="_blank">That Pesky Television Test Pattern</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">Wow. Late yesterday afternoon, word came through
that we, our neighborhood, and the City of San Rafael have <b>WON</b> our lawsuit
against the largest corporate manufactured-home park owners in the United States.
It was a long, long battle. It took us thirteen years.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I'm sorry to say there were casualties. Seventy of
our neighbors, many of them seniors who had put their life savings into their
homes, were forced out by these crooks. Sam Zell and his ELS drones are without souls.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But we stood up for our rights, rather than forfeit
them, and we prevailed. Big time. Yesterday's ruling by the United States 9th
Circuit Court of Appeals not only protects us, it will protect manufactured home
owners throughout the country.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">For us, personally, it means that all the money and
hard work we put into our home over the past fifteen years is no longer lost. We
won our equity back. Our home value just went back up $100,000-150,000. Oh,
yes.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">But the best part? I get to work on my house
again!</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Because it was such a long, long lawsuit, our
victory is taking a long, long time to sink in. To help with that, here are Lucille Ball and Desi
Arnaz, at the height of their "I Love Lucy" fame, in "The
Long, Long Trailer." Got your popcorn popped?</span></div>
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Some say it was our own fault for buying a manufactured home on leased land (most are) even though we had a little thing called <b>RENT CONTROL</b>.
Everyone knows that with lots of money and lawyers, corporations can trample the
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No, we had to buy the place. We had to follow our hearts and do what was perfectly reasonable and right, but - because others
<em>don't</em> do what's reasonable and right - we wound up fighting for the
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industry: "Top Down Bottom Up." That's a shade or blind that can open and
close in either direction. It might cost a bit more for
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without having to plead a view. (Like mine.) Bottom Ups are available as Roman
shades, roller shades, or cellular shades; and in natural fabrics, thermal/solar synthetics, or plant materials like bamboo and wood. Here's looking at windows
from the bottom up, kid.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Yes, I do windows. And these are the windows I do. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">There are three sets of three that I designed to replace the aluminum ranch-style windows the Glage factory installed in this trailer in
1974. Good riddance. It took courage to knock holes in our house, but hey-- no
guttings, no glory.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">When it came to framing the windows, I couldn't
find anything as big and William-and-Mary as our doublewide demanded (this
house always gets what it wants) so I put two pieces of molding together, managed to ace that, and aced some architecture out of this shoe box as well. </span></div>
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After all we did to brighten and expand the room, why would I want to close
it back up? If we didn't have a sidewalk in front of our house with people walking by all day,
I'd leave the windows completely open. Hey, I might be a showboater, but I am
certainly not an exhibitionist. Usually. So this is
how I pulled it off (so to speak, so to speak), in two noteworthy ways. </span><br />
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of the windows with wax paper, as you can see above. Yep. Ordinary grocery store variety wax paper.
Cheap, quick, worked like a charm. Remember that. For a temporary fix it doesn't
look half bad. Then, since we had to spend our money on other areas, we decided to just live with the wax paper for a while. After a few
years, though, my husband started voicing complaints. Loud insistent complaints.
Okay, okay, so it was more than a few years. We still can't afford the window
coverings I want, but I did find a good alternative that was inexpensive and
every bit as easy to install-- decorative plastic window film, sort of like the
old frosted Contact paper, but easier. How much easier? Allow me to demonstrate.</span></div>
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At Home Depot I found window film in a
simple, uncluttered rice paper pattern made by Artscape. That's it on the left
and on the right is the wax paper. Both have a nice frosted effect that blocks the view, but not the light.</span><br />
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good cleaning and laying out all my materials: window film, squeegee, metal
yardstick, razor cutter, pencil, spray bottle, and old towels to catch the
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slight 1/8 inch gap around the edges, I then measured and marked the
paper backing on the window film. It comes the width of a standard
window, so I only had to make one cut.</span></div>
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+ backing with one continuous, clean-edged sweep. My trusty metal yardstick
guided the razor smoothly with no gouging. I like to work over a big heavy sheet of
cardboard (the back of an old drawing tablet) so I don't have to
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has come, here's a photo of it when we bought it. No, seriously, this was what I
got myself into. Some of my readers (if not all) will be wondering WHY. Well, with the cost of
living higher here than anywhere else in the country, this is all we could
afford in order to stay in what is also one of the most beautiful areas of the
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;">For grins, compare these
photos before and after. You are looking at the same corner of the same
room. Remodeling this house has been such a long,
drawn-out process, I tend to forget how drastically it has changed, and I'm a bit flabbergasted every time I see the old photos. Certainly one of the biggest
changes has been these windows. So if anyone wants to know, yes, I do windows. But my husband gets to clean them.</span><br />
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<span style="text-align: center;">Born on January 1, 1913, today would have been my father's 100th birthday. One of the cleverest, most inventive people I have ever known, it wouldn't surprise me if he took this photograph himself (unless it was his Irish Setter, Pantywaist) because Dad and Panty lived here alone together during the Depression. Times were tough and, although he was very young, he had nowhere else to go. Both his parents had died by the time he was a teenager. But, for better or worse, I believe his experience here made him who he was, as trials and tribulations will do. Have a birthday that's happy, Pappy.</span><br />
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<br />Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-4744140430279669592012-03-11T22:51:00.041-07:002013-01-18T17:26:19.620-08:00Time (March's) Onward<img alt="" border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqzNNDGP7wP3e-QK9oMXZ9Inwd6Kf26zPyOZKX94kJLf-c76ThKaeU31gHC68a1SBB7qLk1m2cPNlmqetGAIQ-qU4_rgDvkq2g2gkn0vn6Nznr6xaNRXlapJpnxRW7YWaqhEOswXoxIEc/s1600/clock5b.JPG" style="float: left; margin: 0px 30px 30px;" />Are we there yet? I'm afraid I'm going to be asking this all week since I don't do time changes very well. Even my work computer is still hung up an hour. How about you? Did you remember to set your clocks forward? <br />
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<b><a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/worldclock/">World Time Clock</a></b><br />
<b><a href="http://thebulletin.org/content/doomsday-clock/timeline">The Doomsday Clock</a><br /><a href="http://library.loganutah.org/kids/birthday.cfm">What Happened On Your Birthday</a><br /><a href="http://news.discovery.com/space/stephen-hawkings-time-machine.html">Stephen Hawking's Time Machine</a><br /><a href="http://www.johnctaylor.com/">The Corpus Clock & Chronophage</a><br /><a href="http://www.hugomovie.com/#home">The Invention of Hugo Cabret</a><br /><a href="http://www.idesignarch.com/clock-tower-penthouse-in-brooklyn/">Clock Tower Penthouse</a><br /><a href="http://pinterest.com/AvantGardenist/tock/">Tock: My Clock Collection on Pinterest</a><br /><a href="http://www.georgeglazer.com/prints/aanda/art-pre20/schubler.html">Baroque Pendulum Clocks</a><br /><a href="http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/crazy-clocks-152445">136 Reasons We're Cuckoo for Clocks</a><br /><a href="http://www.swedishinteriordesign.co.uk/stock/main.php?cmd=album&var1=Grandfather_Mora_Clocks/&var2=1">Swedish Mora Clocks</a></b><br />
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Keep your eye on that clock, this post is only beginning to tick.<br />
Update: I've just finished finding and sizing all the photos. A hundred of them. So I better break this up into four separate entries. <br />
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<a href="http://www.margotaustin.ca/blog/forgotten-furniture-tall-case-clock.html" title="Darryl Carter"><img alt="Darryl Carter" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5lqOsVBbka9cveJoHJCHb-YK5V7VCiSibeXcTXv-kLh6m_zoEE78sFirFOPOAIJ_HJme_oFOHapM6nixz9CWkzdviBdgx9WK6rBnDURCN-TNziOMztVPaqnY7uq6Xkxct27r2IaAyK_Wq/s1600/3clock.jpg" /></a><br />
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Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-37785148313528011032012-03-09T08:28:00.065-08:002012-10-30T11:48:13.443-07:00The Trout Stream<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaRv00AfqCA0KKYKGfrrhxqGH4IuJbYsKpNQZLxcpG4zgb5FJBwDkzwGk87dEgP4YIJalwjj_tPjrXDAV0EfhknQdHTbyaXaO-RF4Jx7QUHCqSfUGNF2XvIhk0J3753CuUs6iL7xCtn3k/s1600/1fishing1.jpg" style="float: left; margin: 0px 30px 30px;" />I hope the neighbors like it. Enough of them have stopped by to investigate. When one peered through the hedge and whispered (loud enough to be heard) "There she is, working on her <i>trout stream</i> again," I realized my dry creek bed had taken on a life of its own. <br />
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Throughout the summer I jack-hammered clay (yes I did, all 100 lbs of me), shoveled rock, lugged boulders, smashed fingers and crippled knees, but an honest-to-goodness stream bed now meanders through our yard, doing its job to correct seasonal flooding in front of the door; doing it rather spectacularly, if I say so myself. The bridge that Michael engineered over it, doubles as the perfect sun deck.<br />
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Blame it on Hooper House II with that concrete slab and pool. Yeah, that concrete slab and pool. When I ran across <b><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZxShKf65QfwkaiWrvADa9Zr-0FpEVHPrwd8uAqo3f5-QHtv5KnDnZmkZIfV8ByBaIeNkARG_o5rq_NF_wrxaIluDL3ei8fh8WXsWrQdIL2-Zau2lE_OBj2mr_SDmdu4ETuLFrM3WWXC4/s1600/11Hooper.jpg">this photo</a></b> of them, a 'flood' lamp went on in my head. Okay, so a cement slab is one thing, but leave it to me to dig a gully 20 feet long, 3 feet wide and 2 feet deep. "Enough!" my husband yelled, "You'll hit the water table!" But would I listen? Mind you, this project has a considerable way to go before it's finished - more rock, a stone patio to frame its banks, grasses and succulents to soften its stones - but the covey of California Quail that pass through our yard every day have adopted it as their winter watering hole, and I think it has made rather a splash with the rest of the neighbors too. They bring their friends. Maybe I should release some trout...<br />
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The Trout Stream is definitely a work in progress, <br />
but still doing its job during the first heavy rainfall.<br />
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Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-53071275915023563142012-03-03T11:17:00.009-08:002012-03-21T13:44:10.282-07:00House Music for the House<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEioYNoH7LH9FWjXh7669wRIJ04CM74ocBrfRaRjWQuyIGtDATBd03ahhbV1u8-Skux7tHeBIxCp1AHkyvCW9jT-67tAF20XvTgZA7HkCfl8IsPSBJbBWeZAK-FSJ9kdIJciOVya7XA_kxnE/s1600/1music5.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" />Remember that little audio device with a play list of all house-related songs I posted two years ago? Anyone recall that? Anyone still here? When I first introduced it, it had a few dozen songs that quickly grew to a few hundred, with a few hundred glitches in accompaniment. Every time I threw it on the turntable for a test spin, half the tracks went missing; yanked by YouTube because of the change in internet copyright laws. I redid it and redid it, painstakingly segging and searching songs that kept disappearing until the whole mess became unlistenable. And then I shelved it. Well, last week I hauled it all back to the recording studio and this time I'm calling it a wrap, all two hundred recordings. So without further ado, please crank up your speakers for House Music for the House. But hurry.<br />
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House Music for the House<br />
200 Tunes<br />
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Overture to Camelot ... Lerner & Loewe ...<br />
Throne of Bhaal ... Castles in Slovakia ...<br />
Castle Rheinfels Project ... Skertzò ...<br />
Medieval music and castles ... unknown ...<br />
Camelot Song ... Monty Python ...<br />
Sand Castle ... Sorcerian ...<br />
King Of My Castle ... Wamdue Project ...<br />
Castles In The Air ... Don McClean ...<br />
Castles Made of Sand ... Jimi Hendrix ...<br />
Gimme Shelter ... The Rolling Stones ...<br />
Gimme Shelter ... Playing for Change ...<br />
Once in a Lifetime ... Talking Heads / Plumbline ...<br />
Home ... David Byrne / Brian Eno ...<br />
Home ... Yann Arthus-Bertrand ...<br />
That Home ... Cinematic Orchestra ...<br />
Home ... Alter Bridge ...<br />
Home ... Mumford & Sons ...<br />
Home on the Range ...<br />
My Old Kentucky Home ... Crane River Jazz Band ...<br />
I'll Be Happy In My Old Kentucky Home ... Billy Jones ...<br />
I Ain't Got No Home In this World Anymore ... Woody Guthrie ...<br />
Only Halfway Home ... Levon Helm ...<br />
Home ... Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros ...<br />
Subterranean Homesick Blues ... Bob Dylan ...<br />
Subterranean Homesick Alien ... Radiohead ...<br />
Home ... Depeche Mode ...<br />
Home for a Rest ... Spirit of the West / OTRunplugged ...<br />
Take Me Home ... Phil Collins / Saxtribution ...<br />
Follow Me Home ... Yonderboi ...<br />
New Way Home ... Foo Fighters ...<br />
Safe European Home ... Sonic Boom Six ...<br />
Safe European Home ... Joe Strummer / The Mescaleros ...<br />
Country House ... Blur ...<br />
Sweet Home Chicago ... Robert Johnson / Clapton, Cray, Guy, Sumlin, Vaughan ...<br />
Sweet Home Chicago ... President Obama, B.B.King, Buddy Guy, Mick Jagger ...<br />
Who Says You Can't Go Home ... Bon Jovi, Sugarland / Davis ...<br />
Home Sweet Home ... Benny Martin ...<br />
Welcome Home ... Radical Face ...<br />
Home at Last ... Steely Dan ...<br />
Any Place I Hang My Hat Is Home ... Judy Garland ...<br />
This Must Be the Place ... Talking Heads ...<br />
This Ole House ... Stuart Hamblen ...<br />
Lil Bitty Pissant Country Place... Dolly Parton ...<br />
Little Boxes ... Malvina Reynolds ...<br />
Our House ... Crosby Stills Nash & Young / Lamar & Carte ...<br />
Houses ... Great Northern ...<br />
Our House Is Dadless ... Kid British ...<br />
Our House ... Eminem ...<br />
Our House ... Gregory Charles ...<br />
Back In The Dog House ... Seasick Steve ...<br />
Jack's House ... Chuck Roberts ...<br />
The House Jack Built ... Metallica ...<br />
The House that Jack Built ... Tyler Bryant ...<br />
The House that Jack Built ... Alan Price ...<br />
Built a House, Dear ... David Doucette ...<br />
When We Build A Little Home ... Eddie Cantor ...<br />
Building a House ... The Sims ...<br />
The Three Little Pigs ... Silly Symphony ...<br />
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ... Ben Bernie ...<br />
Who's Afraid of the Big Bad Wolf? ... Peter Broggs ...<br />
Brick House ... The Commodores ...<br />
Funhouse ... Pink ...<br />
Sunny Came Home ... Shawn Colvin ...<br />
You Were A House On Fire ... Listener ...<br />
Burning Down The House ... The Used ...<br />
House Burning Down ... Turtle Island Quartet ...<br />
Rooftops ... Coldspring Drive ...<br />
Slow Dancing in a Burning Room ... Josh Lehman ...<br />
Don't Smoke In Bed ... Janet Seidel ...<br />
Yo Side of the Bed ... Trey Songz / DDB ...<br />
The Bed Next to the Window ... Milow ...<br />
Back to Bed ... Hassle ...<br />
Lay Lady Lay ... The Mighty Diamonds ...<br />
Lay Down Sally : Eric Clapton / Mark Knopfler ...<br />
Champagne, Cocaine and a Four Poster Bed ... Sarah Barry Williams ...<br />
Four Poster Bed ... Shanneyganock ...<br />
Four Walls ... Jim Reeves ...<br />
Four Walls ... Eddie Holman ...<br />
Hole In the Wall ... Mel Waiters ...<br />
Hole In The Wall ... The Last Drive ...<br />
Fixing A Hole ... The Beatles / Claypeople ...<br />
Fixing A Hole ... The Beatles ...<br />
Rainy Night House ... Joni Mitchell ...<br />
Weather With You ... Crowded House ...<br />
I Can't Stand The Rain Against My Window ... Tina Turner ...<br />
Rain Outside My Window ... Cinematic ...<br />
Rain on the Roof ... Janis Paige ...<br />
Rain on the Roof ... Al Bowlly ...<br />
Up On The Roof ... The Drifters ...<br />
No Walls, No Ceilings, No Floors ... Regine Velasquez ...<br />
A House Is Not A Home ... Luther Vandross ...<br />
You Ain't Goin' Nowhere ... Joan Baez ...<br />
Rockin Chair ... Gwen McCrae ...<br />
Rockin' Chair ... The Band / Death Cab for Cutie ...<br />
Rockin' Chair Blues ... Robert Petway ...<br />
Rockin' Chair ... Mildred Bailey ...<br />
Folding Chair ... Regina Spektor ...<br />
Wouldn't It Be Loverly ... Shirley Horn ...<br />
In My Own Little Corner ... Brandy ...<br />
My Own Little Corner of the World ... Connie Smith ...<br />
Stay At Home ... Venueconnection ...<br />
Stay In My Corner ... Patti Labelle ...<br />
Stay Home - Self<br />
Stay at home ... Bakshish ...<br />
Runaway ... Linkin Park ...<br />
World Outside My Room ... Beady Eye ...<br />
The Wizard of Oz Tribute<br />
No Place Like Home<br />
No Place Like Home ... Kenny G ...<br />
No Place Like Home ... Out From Animals ...<br />
Into the Open ... Heartless Bastards ...<br />
Gotta Go Home ... St. Petersburg Ska-Jazz Review ...<br />
Coming Home ... All Mighty Whispers ...<br />
Coming Home ... Gwyneth Paltrow ...<br />
I'm Coming Home ... Elvis Presley ...<br />
Bring It On Home to Me ... Ted Hawkins ...<br />
Baby Let's Play House ... Arthur Gunter ...<br />
Baby Let's Play House ... Elvis Presley ...<br />
Johnny Come Home ... Happy Cocks ...<br />
Baby Won't You Please Come Home ... Bourbon St Dixie Band ...<br />
Come On Around To My House Mama ... Blind Willie McTell ...<br />
Come On Up to the House ... Tom Waits ...<br />
Get Out Of My House ... The Streets ...<br />
Get out of my house ... Holly Golightly and The Brokeoffs ...<br />
Get Out Of My House ... Kate Bush ...<br />
House At Pooh Corner ... Loggins & Messina ...<br />
Walkin' My Baby Back Home ... Charleston Chasers ...<br />
Walkin' My Baby Back Home ... Nat King Cole ...<br />
On The Street Where You Live ... unknown ...<br />
Baby, It's Cold Outside ... Margaret Whiting & Johnny Mercer ...<br />
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To ... Jo Stafford ...<br />
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To ... Julie London ...<br />
Houses in Motion ... David Byrne ...<br />
She's Leaving Home ... Paul McCartney ...<br />
Home ... Michael Bublé ...<br />
Down Home ... Ricky Nelson ...<br />
Down Home Blues ... ZZ Hill ...<br />
Poor Boy Long Ways From Home ... Toby Walker ...<br />
Can't Find My Way Home ... Blind Faith ...<br />
Journey Home ... Maria Schneider Orchestra ...<br />
Flying Home ... Stanley Jordan ...<br />
Flying Home ... Ted Heath ...<br />
Last Train Home ... Fatboy ...<br />
Last Train Home ... Shaheen Jafargholi ...<br />
The Letter ... The Box Tops ...<br />
Sloop John B ... Simple Minds ...<br />
Home from the Sea ... Jim Davidson with the volunteer crews from Norfolk ...<br />
Home by the Sea ... Genesis ...<br />
Take the Long Way Home ... Sunshiners ...<br />
Home ... Zero 7 ...<br />
New Orleans Is Sinking ... The Tragically Hip ...<br />
Red House ... Jimi Hendrix ...<br />
House of Cards ... Radiohead ...<br />
House of the Rising Sun ... Muse ...<br />
House of the Rising Sun ... Tom Rigney and Flambeau ...<br />
Houses of the Holy ... Led Zeppelin ...<br />
House of Blue Lights ... Chuck Miller ...<br />
House of Blue Lights ... Ella Mae Morse ...<br />
Blue Room ... Benny Goodman ...<br />
Yellow Room by Cory Cruise<br />
Here In My Room ... Incubus ...<br />
White Room ... Eric Clapton & Friends ...<br />
Waiting Room ... Fugazi ...<br />
One Room Disco ... Perfume ...<br />
This Room ... Fat Freddy's Drop ...<br />
Your Heart Is An Empty Room ... Death Cab For Cutie ...<br />
Red Room ... 少女-ロリヰタ 23Q ...<br />
Living Room ... Tegan & Sara ...<br />
Jack's Room ... Katie Melua ..<br />
Song of the Kitchen ... 100kb to go ...<br />
Rat In Mi Kitchen ... UB40 ...<br />
Rats in the Hallway ... Rancid ...<br />
Soul Kitchen ... X ...<br />
Soul Kitchen ... Patti Smith ...<br />
Come On In My Kitchen ... Delaney & Bonnie, Duane Allman ...<br />
She Came in Through the Bathroom Window ... Ike & Tina Turner ...<br />
From a Window ... Lennon McCartney / The Beats ...<br />
Splish Splash ... Bobby Darin ...<br />
Mirror In The Bathroon ... The English Beat ...<br />
The Cars Hiss By My Window ... The Doors ...<br />
Summer Breeze ... George Benson & Al Jarreau ...<br />
Windows ... Chick Corea ...<br />
Doorways ... Radical Face ...<br />
Doorway ... IO Echo ...<br />
The Doorway ... Spock's Beard ...<br />
Let My Love Open The Door ... Pete Townshend ...<br />
Open The Door ... Otis Redding ...<br />
I'm Gonna Knock on Your Door ... Eddie Hodges & Dani Lynn ...<br />
Back Door Man ... The Doors ...<br />
I'm Going Upstairs ... John Lee Hooker ...<br />
Knockin' On Heaven's Door ... Eric Clapton ...<br />
The Devil's Staircase (Ligeti Etude 13) ... Greg Anderson ...<br />
Stairway to the Stars ... Dee Dee Bridgewater ...<br />
Stairway to the Stars ... Rachael Price ...<br />
Stairway to Heaven ... Led Zepplin ...<br />
Heaven ... Emeli Sandé ...<br />
Paradise ... Coldplay ...<br />
Paradise ... Coldplay / The Piano Guys ...<br />
Conquest of Paradise ... Vangelis ...<br />
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"Woody is just Woody. Thousands of people do not know he has any other name. He is just a voice and a guitar. He sings the songs of a people and I suspect that he is, in a way, that people. Harsh voiced and nasal, his guitar hanging like a tire iron on a rusty rim, there is nothing sweet about Woody, and there is nothing sweet about the songs he sings. But there is something more important for those who will listen. There is the will of a people to endure and fight against oppression. I think we call this the American spirit." <br />
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<a href="http://www.woody100.com/"><b>Woody Guthrie 100</a><br />
<a href="http://www.onthepage.org/outsiders/rebound_for_glory.htm">More Thoughts on Woody</a><br />
<a href="http://youmix.co.uk/artist/1704">Woody Guthrie on YouMix</a><br />
<a href="http://www.mnn.com/lifestyle/responsible-living/blogs/woody-guthries-wonderful-list-of-new-years-resolutions-for-1942">Woody's New Years Rulin's</b></a><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">As the opening notes of the season's first storm began, with
a crescendo of torrential rains and fierce winds predicted by the weather
service, we climbed fearlessly into our motorized sleigh and headed north to
Sebastopol, steering our coursers for Grandma Buddy's Christmas Tree
Farm.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Knowing nothing more than what I had seen on Grandma's website, I
felt that this was surely the place to find a tree, since it is used for photo
shoots and has been on the covers of magazines. What better Christmas tree
credentials than that? I packed my camera. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">I was determined, after years
of the dreaded tree lot syndrome, that an expedition to cut down our own tree
would be a worthwhile experience, a new experience, an experience to remember. And it was.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Grandma's is authentically charming with its festive red and
white barn made magical by thousands of lights, the sweet fragrance of natural
greenery, logs popping and crackling in a wood stove, and the old fashioned
train chugging around its tiny village. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">The trees themselves were a
miniature forest. Every one, of which there were many varieties, was alive and
growing. All we had to do was saw a foot or two up the trunk and the tree would
grow back. Off through the trees we ambled, assisted by a calico cat, with only
an ear-twitch of mist falling over us.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Dividing the wood crosswise, was
an artfully designed creek bed, spanned by wooden bridges. After building our
own creek bed in our yard last summer, I was especially delighted to see this. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Back and forth we wandered until, at the very outermost edge of the
farm, in the farthest possible corner, we came upon a splendid tree. Unlike all
the others whose branches brushed the ground, this tree had grown from a three foot
trunk, as if on a pedestal. High above the trunk, the tree was full and graceful
and reached a good 14 feet in all. We cut it about four feet up and carried it back
to the barn where it was bagged and tied to the roof of our car. The cord,
threaded inside through the windows, was so taught we could pluck Jingle Bells on it. By the time we pulled out of the drive, the rain had begun
falling hard.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Within a few blustery miles, we found ourselves driving
through a heavily wooded and unfamiliar area. We were lost, but I quickly
determined our direction to be north, since moss grows on the north side of
trees. Michael found this more amusing than anything but soon placed us on the
right path, around Occidental.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">At this point - driving aimlessly in a
raging storm with a Christmas tree tied to the roof - anyone with two brain
cells to rub together would turn home. Not us. Instead, we drove straight for
the ocean, to Bodega Bay, Spud Point. We really had no choice though, because
that's where you get clam chowder. The best clam chowder in the world, bubbling
and simmering in a giant kettle, right outside on the marina. Boats bring in the
clams and into the pot they go. Truly, the best in the world. We grabbed two
steaming bowls to go and traveled on.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">Our next stop was Nick's Cove,
where we parked the car smack on the water's edge. With waves crashing in front
of us, we held snug and dry, slowly savoring thick rich spoonfuls of chowder.
For dessert, a chocolate-covered macaroon, sweet and moist and big as a fist.
With all our hungers satisfied, and finally ready to go home, the storm hit full
gale.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: 'Courier New', Courier, monospace;">We plowed homeward, working our way back along the ocean, shaking
and lurching in a squall that surely aimed to blow us out to sea. But we made it
home, safe and sound, with the tree still hanging on. 'Twas a miracle. The Spirits
had done it all in one half of a day. A perfect day! A delightful day! Give that
day a farthing! Give Grandma Buddy's and Spud Point Crab Company one too. </span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/9535528@N04/sets/72157632135851718/show/" target="_blank">My Slideshow of A Trip to Grandma Buddy's</a></b></span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://www.grandmastrees.com/" target="_blank">Grandma Buddy's Christmas Tree Farm</a></b></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><b><a href="http://www.spudpointcrab.com/" target="_blank">Spud Point Crab Company</a></b></span>
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<span style="font-family: Courier New, Courier, monospace;"><br /></span>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-45535230483110039292011-09-22T10:30:00.000-07:002011-11-16T16:19:43.257-08:00heaven aboveJust to let you know I'm still alive. Here's something perfectly heavenly.<br />
<p align="center"><a href="http://pinterest.com/pin/224764721/" title="heaven on a rooftop"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-QfaKferSVR0LmJ9cFImBtsBIePxmg-RgtcRB7KY9QviZTIyJiNf4Hyd-kJwd3BlFtJdJiPNdYFksWgcvzL3YN8sb1LXZl-As4CWRFt7q4DDqvUbO-kmgh2pKKnGRgd9HpGr9p7VjIPfj/s1600/balcony.jpg" alt="heaven on a rooftop" /></a>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-6949691330245329482011-07-07T08:00:00.001-07:002011-07-07T08:11:32.994-07:00Villa San Spirito Croatia<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmZmSaVS9yjR0qJrBnx5AdDDRyPbEPHtjTK5_4BeKt1GaRzJD23ULAPeGZZlXnarqeLZcjWYO4ehjo6LZuBl5w1_57EAeX1Fz0OWfLpyqXqwokZbutbH7KzJ8RwCma65v9v18aRXkgQeeN/s1600/1stone.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /> This "modern farmhouse," designed by Steven Harris Architects and Rees Roberts + Partners, was named Interior Design magazine's Best of Year 2010 Residence. Rustic yet elegant, simple yet grand, the Villa San Spirito is a restoration of 15th century lime stone buildings high atop the Croatian Island Lopud off the Dalmatian Coast. <br /><br /><a href="http://adventurousdesignquest.blogspot.com/2010/09/adriatic-idyll-by-steven-harris-and.html"><b>Adriatic Getaway by Steven Harris and Rees Roberts</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.stevenharrisarchitects.com/"><b>Steven Harris Architects LLP</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.reesroberts.com/project/Villa-San-Spirito"><b>Rees Roberts + Partners LLC</b></a><br /><a href="http://lucienreesroberts.com/index.html"><b>Painter Lucien Rees Roberts</b></a><br /><a href="https://www.papress.com/html/book.details.page.tpl?isbn=9781568989716"><b>"True Life" by Steven Harris</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/hof/11283-Lucien_Rees_Roberts.php"><b>Interior Design: Lucien Rees Roberts</b></a><br /><a 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/></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-7748452565054241982011-05-14T11:08:00.000-07:002011-05-14T11:15:04.207-07:00Hooper House II<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiDBMJyGlNJxoeCTUCZ4xa3P-ToHsMYVn1zaNAiB698R8XF37jjDQ4Vc0jkvcNi1SdCOxgM3dK54VJo0DDar83pU4HA9UW5H2_6_OIDW34mQxkcomQjUT18EXS0ZQqQxRKey0G3Wu1RYgOz/s1600/2stone.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" />In 1959 Marcel Breuer created a spectacularly long, low house of Maryland fieldstone in a wooded sanctuary outside of Baltimore. Known as Hooper House II, it features the "binuclear" concept of a central courtyard that separates public areas (living, dining, kitchen) from private spaces (six bedrooms and a family room). Hooper II is stringent Bauhaus; a masterful demarcation of taut planes and open plans using local, natural materials.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/marcel-breuer-hooper-house-ii.html"><b>Dwell: Hooper House II</b></a><br /><a href="http://glasspilgrim.blogspot.com/2010/09/hooper-house-ii.html"><b>Hooper House II</b></a><br /><a href="http://courtyard-house.blogspot.com/2010/06/well-this-is-classic-courtyard-house.html"><b>Classic Courtyard House</b></a><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html"><b>Casa Hooper</b></a><br /><a href="http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/6746.htm"><b>Arch In Form</b></a><br /><a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/recordhouses50/07_1961.asp"><b>Going Beyond the Bauhaus</b></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPoxtD6oeZopKPaeeqrOXetTmNlBYlqJhnRzGfMi5yQlNzr_kNoFRbScnIsKc7pypeMxnnL1Qn0zpYi2HSAHeiXeRMXUobdG_Qf88N_G8ji90y51APEXzy1KCmTfKW56KqSEJ_HwJd0mBw/s1600/1Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq9nTiT5ZKlmq0liPVRxUctPRfoKpl3-zYu4OgG8zT8CheZ3HNcBhRi7SkgMuxd9dtNtQAdJ1L4b7B_gTmylfEJHRw79IQSMLbQ66c3zD6E70xo1N4JdxmvBRMfXFChrxqD1fFxeXl2i8z/s1600/2Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgvphneJcVmjAnccOkPxYNA8w_1OpL7eKvrsasI1A0UQFBqBh8IPeWdGxhSMU3GQiitO9sR7Ub-Oin-74CdizWBNp6eGUfsTepSRppfCVacKRQkCjwRvJXkkFRI5zLSwbkAx96yXeNZJsJC/s1600/3Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTn7Yt8XFWg5S3UnrFaypzuhUCb8ZessBtfCNupc0AMuEGuaed8jJ_ato0b-oCQnP3wazHxLkBqS8KGZD3AoeIyvM485W6Dm0WZdYJvpftfenudkqDR4_4deOYacWMfq1X43QOEIGBWy2/s1600/6Hooper.jpg" alt="Courtyard House Designs" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/6746.htm" title="Arch In Form"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVxCp_Ij0A4zrFI7FDjUNcdOEp4y_8TOCuWZgZWi24faFlhUk7sEgLXtAKxcL5wzMqepP1q9Ga-_fOUpO9knI9ptIsPSbI2Di3-kWXZZUeVKzSfWx3ysiaAUDaAw36Mulz0k66iCAg96wL/s1600/8Hooper.jpg" alt="Arch In Form" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.dwell.com/articles/marcel-breuer-hooper-house-ii.html" title="Dwell"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhkAYTrDnpOQ6Qs55Gk8rlFMiWEP6UIlAYQeF4d4AK5FXtP0s2fK_UMIBk5zZjQFpeoT7w8fGAHzQoJlO3mFwVZQW_PDdkjOXlBisXc1DFNetsjHNfbG1QAYwkFBS4DLkGvLSwFxQXIGDrT/s1600/9Hooper.jpg" alt="Dwell" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://glasspilgrim.blogspot.com/2010/09/hooper-house-ii.html" title="An Architectural Pilgrimage"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEif2NXmVo6crV2FoPQIU1LBanuwgKrmZRpHkN7Jkyu5wQrWmhrbv7punXkeAyFuvgCj3JDMqw8bKZogMXe9Y_FHTP0CmBNQddkhmq1w0MxoWthsxiYmJ5d5f74blMngxvITvrSAdgYlGbtT/s1600/10Hooper.jpg" alt="An Architectural Pilgrimage" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://eng.archinform.net/projekte/6746.htm" title="Arch In Form"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2ZxShKf65QfwkaiWrvADa9Zr-0FpEVHPrwd8uAqo3f5-QHtv5KnDnZmkZIfV8ByBaIeNkARG_o5rq_NF_wrxaIluDL3ei8fh8WXsWrQdIL2-Zau2lE_OBj2mr_SDmdu4ETuLFrM3WWXC4/s1600/11Hooper.jpg" alt="Arch In Form" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/recordhouses50/07_1961.asp" title="Architectural Record"><img 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhc_bE60BUeYUCaKul5pHc0rQqsLxEnLoAJ8smqrVSNQbOtnqksHu4Uw7W5C32klYyON2c2pyVFdpm2u3DQFscwT84O29emxwmN3YWgMK9lfzTJEWev3F0T4TVVjubYv_MZWLBPq0te7hGX/s1600/12Hooper.jpg" alt="Courtyard House Designs" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjKPgWy2WMOAh3u_NnVcWY79A-Bk6Q25RfVPd2GnWhz_cVwMFkla04VzQ0yHX9AAhiAAULHq2nAgHl8Oe2F3V9gMn3m4zXQj_osPg66kfAAeK2FiJg3hKXatt3jIPEv1MAN41IP4c61LU5q/s1600/13Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/recordhouses50/07_1961.asp" title="Architectural Record"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgwY9V5dQt_RpkPFH3iJyB8vvb0tBfMHN7AHi85p_YtdMTGk1lxhbffN884AmrVbAvKJgtGnzMsiC6XA9j5d7HGcs1GwNK5CQ-4wIjgg8I2Vlbkd8Euc2jQVLJqDSEzIVTO4TcwtIt0ysGj/s1600/13bHooper.jpg" alt="Architectural Record" 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgCIVXI4U-RHwRjrtP-YnVtTzr8iro1GKpnsz0KqhBmR_Syrzze3qHt4kf78fJaWP_jNwVeXI6MljohNeC_IntErGgCipfj-YkJTm8HZV3K5RF4bNbM1hl3CUEevUjn6ZXkCX8iTIwVqGGF/s1600/15bHooper.jpg" alt="Architectural Record" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-f8r4bai2nSIpe4DQzKlt4S6Iso57Tr31pSeYL_Gc5JodncNNu_HYdD-NzDsWlxUT5o-EJlsFzTtxjnRF2jnsUQRJ8Ze4G0oln4KInqpc01mAf7QIpdEMMgrqMZnLLFZ9YgUhgAYu7BFf/s1600/16Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://issole.blogspot.com/2010/08/casa-hooper-ii-marcel-breuer.html" title="Issole"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhAFduyd9w8Z3rIbkU33ft6V6TSrHvhX72QGyayEqAIM_I7Z_aKAhD1HbSgvueLmj-ClqZ9y1tvZjgjy_7TZtMzru7REjgEU3KpGgsP6rj2lyQjZGwRVAK6LUlDk9n9kB8vyHOHMJqoWirY/s1600/17Hooper.jpg" alt="Issole" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://archrecord.construction.com/recordhouses50/07_1961.asp" title="Architectural Record"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikoFFVpxDeVyL6I2BYSB3OoSpt6BG3B33CA5o_YcJH_hDvCuwQPvfUBTc1FiuGOX1g__NlDp3-hyUwvZWGbSsKRLCYKHAIAzOygB25xKxgDPeRQ_jK9ovUxG7PFvkV5g8vIK0ifIHKMV7Z/s1600/18Hooper.jpg" alt="Architectural Record" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-48092428038782597472011-05-12T10:17:00.000-07:002011-05-13T13:29:08.643-07:00Paleolithic Decorators<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzYal7-gNwV_HlKKzROOTQ6IkiTt_qcgN881Bw5E79Iqk-5GOjFSMr5rKzd76humC6aOecnfGaoSmXwoz7o_z6kS6KMbb115QEVZkqV1ZNcEUgIgc0lkK9UtkQ1hbeWDiky5PwKAfgEmfW/s1600/0chauvet.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br /><br />Roaming across the walls of two vast underground chambers for thousands of years are over 400 beautifully hand-rendered animals, carbon dated to the Paleolithic Ice Age. They are the earliest art ever discovered, yet they cannot be called primitive. Such exquisite refinement, such economy of line. It's all there - the character, the behavior, the movement, in perfectly fresh and pristine condition after an unimaginable 30,000 to 32,000 years. These were interior decorators who knew their stuff. Experience their work through Werner Herzog's <a href="http://www.wernerherzog.com/index.php?id=64"><b>Cave of Forgotten Dreams</b></a>. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/"><b>The Cave of Chauvet</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.bradshawfoundation.com/chauvet/"><b>The Ice Age Art of Chauvet Cave</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.europeupclose.com/article/the-caves-of-frances-ardeche-gorge/"><b>The Caves of France's Ardèche Gorge</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.donsmaps.com/chauvetcave.html"><b>Chauvet Cave</b></a><br /><a href="http://archaeology.about.com/od/cterms/g/chauvet.htm"><b>Archaeology: Chauvet Cave</b></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/" title="Chauvet Cave"><img 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src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTUV2_EYfFXQmRFQAszB4zEtkeuYcM4jwOlQv_msb8yIKZKGp3gyLoJ5Hh9USZ4iBXXn3wfgO73ngzyF1a7CNuqfs7GNwqB7Veg9FrNJEr5Y9Df1u_sESkiO4qKFR_pG8u26cShzzs4pnk/s1600/12chauvet.jpg" alt="Chauvet Cave" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.culture.gouv.fr/culture/arcnat/chauvet/en/" title="Chauvet Cave"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJFKK6lGDaqbpDZnjEc_sJb70S90JIgSZYduPtRfQYo9ZZN6xhDWVaNMwLtSRnL9UQWQvZWMfFg_SrhMs5XU_UzhYAOFHGfVLgXFpP3w1RUfqKhAkfTayBf_zU0vIe9szaCGZA_0fo09gL/s1600/13chauvet.jpg" alt="Chauvet Cave" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-36351538474608542542011-05-10T21:01:00.001-07:002011-05-10T21:51:50.221-07:00Yunak Evleri<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJjWzkIXXLomfk-Oek4SVf_fcgGCQPyqfaWiB-V8-INIkKrJF_F2mY7L43_8lYNjGb4fqdQmvl3kfFbLeKRcYUPPupj8aZ1tpkC-ZUIDU9Z4ZrHCS5JUH8fs8rnqBsd8tNyyn4zt9Bq2gz/s1600/1cave.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" />For millions of years, mighty volcanoes erupted and spewed their contents across the land that would become the cradle of civilization. East of Istanbul, beyond Ankara, lies the moonscaped land of Cappadocia. Centuries of winds and floods eroded the sandstone and volcanic tufa into whimsical shapes which the native people carved into shelters. Many of these troglodyte dwellings are still inhabited and some have been turned into hotels. One of the most fanciful of these is Yunak Evlieri. Whittled right into a mountain, accessible only by narrow winding passageways and steps, this hotel includes a 19th century Greek mansion, six cave houses, and 30 chambers dating all the way back to the 5th and 6th centuries. Astonishing.<br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html"><b>Yunak Evleri</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/Yunak-In-The-Media/2010/JaxFax-Travel-Magazine.html"><b>Cave Hopping in Cappadocia</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.great-adventures.com/destinations/turkey/cappadocia.html"><b>Cavetowns and Gorges of Cappadocia</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.cappadociaturkey.net/"><b>Cappadocia, Turkey</b></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBx6NfGY41rdhSz1CgTmjIS4vbG9HaKsEtkE3axiXZKthhhtvTq_J2vZ51IfsSw1ZRY2jtlF0M7L0w9VCX32LUvTQLx8oBC25z2UF9oSflRExB0ZDWfi0o0IEDmqN4TD18AEx0BecaSSYa/s1600/1yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwG3rGGJJbnNaoxiXdkH0HHmryoIUXO1VpMvZPDArJBxBYqO-2Mkv-iSLYNBurftGHrAnLPPOE3PFmcy2oJQWYLaY8csZCmVCp-ppYsBa3tN7LUigJ-blmt4ifQcHTjSlnP6Tm2eVrrwIz/s1600/2yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiS3ASmdrPhJ8Mbznu2RKIjZRcBkruu-xCDMy9XMbQf7NA4qKs94qvmdXBbiYpwSxkKSYXIASfDo5JOEltY1CK8ACxdfNeWhVICvHSAPs2BNRFbIBxIrQ6ea9Zd2atEon3W7TWV41gCA8oz/s1600/3yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje8BbqJ3Rca534IUrVHebOwreGawby_JxFX-_TnEzkp13BkZwWWlrjXMo-b19rZfAGkIqX2zxdkgvmx92doxUAu73TcGuwaBWA8vm9ix992YqmJC_SF0UG6Uc68TKBrU6o3DhUqQRP_vGh/s1600/5yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh0tUMBUMHNOfLtxH79-LZeHDQr27bTDC90ZjD3wz199Kqs0vgMFf-b7mqhrhr5v9LmBnrHtJlrcZ8UHdGYF9aOrPWLu8mzzqElPU7ug1itagKUzzPvmpP_CT5QY6VBB8iVva1vHtUAGau/s1600/6yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leyaya/sets/72157626473634747/with/5669735558/" title="Yacine"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKx7TAdiIANoP4hyphenhyphenDoIYKvQmqjqFSaKdIw8UdcrTnAXSKejyXSpiQmeZwSllyiHg5-8DgdDlrYE81xdgbJHQxlNNty2qY0gst_VlbBnjx6L51hI4-BHL_JgYRKLTqWOnLsYzJiQdagqB_m/s1600/7yunak.jpg" alt="Yacine" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/leyaya/sets/72157626473634747/with/5669735558/" title="Yacine"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJWuF_toVMQSCXLck7WeXV_rw4ZV1CZjZ89JPaVAVO27oUGX64JUM2sAHWJaeCnul9W1qjfRgMwl_5MrEgo41p4ZDC5Eat2LSnW9z1DFCQAZSJUxhksIuDZDwZP_DAnAluT2_Ws64mkII0/s1600/8yunak.jpg" alt="Yacine" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQwM7SNdMku6JtpJSlCoEtFSK11dBoAotjX9IXd1gbI59qJzXQEx3H2rh8C0t__GHwxq4lFIoZWDiAODBd-WTBiuLR4UywtvUqSTDidNPnPyeJxSMGYZpI2QU7fsgJIlTyDFxouTarnMak/s1600/9yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWmTMctXRPzL3p_tOEbkmNkqZEPqMqVdehOOfh0zG_GdbPIVH_GUMf_mnwuPcZiBXNx50iAHjxWYSejd6rfdzauqtyhPcInk60eInplRDjYIaYGmxf5O-djL8AfsQshmVh_6F4LdNa0xen/s1600/10yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.yunak.com/en/index.html" title="Yunak Evleri"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIb6b69E6i93xu3X_dRQ7e6wbtJicDkAZQaN5Z1ZrZrdN5kZf6uof0cfWUiPv0l4ZrQOaeHX-U0h1rjgmEXC79BrJZ49rsfRBg-DwO8yTYJ4ikh-td5JoVKFpZpOdtNr2VpLVu3A41Spo2/s1600/11yunak.jpg" alt="Yunak Evleri" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-56613685665376885422011-05-07T09:32:00.000-07:002011-05-15T10:28:30.694-07:00Rock the House<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgAxLzQjg7Y1OX6v_TA5c_j6FGpocMgJMOUqYHKGxWdahML7rAVNZbSuVEo-a89fBbH5Bv20jYHal4-p4nwhrjyGoPGgx4Js2W6uutApb8plgJEfNYg6eqM9o31caZFsKDds6yt2cl1NVuv/s1600/1rock.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br />Except for a giant window thrust into one side, this man-made intervention, a 270-square-foot one-room dwelling, could be just another one of the mossy weathered boulders dotting Costa da Morte. Instead, the guesthouse blurs boundaries between architecture and landscape. "It's a piece of nature built with our own hands," architect and engineer García-Abril says. "A space within a stone that blends with the surroundings. A contemplative space, a little poem." <br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php"><b>Interior Design: Rock the House</b></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgKqt1gpoDKOmDcSdbkWbPl87hk8vXK-K0INbswFsBctIhdeFINPOBxbrNgeueBdclgtG5yAkZ6DR19IJtc6IePoczzKB1wrpFydgQhQpgafFUvgJ4piSubOBCHc0rm2c6BepussJOK7fKM/s1600/1rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a> <br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6CZCbRo8l5aIUB9rP899pB3DC_lZpXa4ISvLb-__3L_CXWqChclhytbO4Y0X5O5tkFWNRzSGm9KpX5ok0y1aDVoVjeshatvETu-cN5HHTYjg2OVqJ9nWWeBW5Lyw4jg2mQN3g0gtvLX10/s1600/2rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqRia-qv5_RX0zvJ51IWrXXA0b86yadldtUNnLyTScErpuZXa1CA8InWs8THAdlri5mhGYdwz-3wQTPOXNC_pogz3ud-VHfdKQslSyqqUFmjC04AKgMFukSjQDyOg3_chZz6nI0hgJaTz0/s1600/3rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqACpra2S-0HMAbWBF3rnSEWjGCguA4XIRMis8xnhOamHv-U7vbv8FlR6yqZwbhvsNH5mO_p6ks8fTG9iiOyrTpiDvXNwgo_wGQvCj-3le3RY6_zi_TzYOQGOna9IxXk2zS6V4AN4UT4GU/s1600/4rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjnZpCoC-mz3hDSyUA68A5osNk056USJz6fb5Xm8TIaBC2TAElq5sq4NAFnUjBW5HgSlffpN3t0B582O7PzGU0pDnLgJMLXkNI9VfbxZK4-7C0ukI2_8-t2RIstA-OliIR1NKsN0y3pBHDY/s1600/5rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCzzO5uWJVzKTclJkOUg9xqkqexZ2m7RuYyX1VfqU0AuT2Etq5a65dT6ypp2a3cEUZfU7mtg8uejh2y1byF_hpV4d0_iTRpI7_K_XW5YK3rTZCuik68Rb4Mq-yki1jhQogwZ3waythTVsR/s1600/6rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinmqZFrOfpPxs2ddsps-DGafDu-xGK23fDMPenL7q7ZItp04bscn5SdbXcwjqGqMNYji1ApYa8ZQjOoBZFvRo7ikYFeFthKTMuLnkS8wHXbbMe0ouAIJK56zaWnjpnJ0fPCPtHgPgC-4Ij/s1600/7rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyPVLkg7b4e-FNGHUvpDRO_pj2ksK0B3rIYj1vvAu6hNbwpUt0a13lxuyh-qyFPCHa0Te1no-0319G2NfOlqS-jcWn8dVJNkRpNQHoi6v7JOyR9jCkuNAs2wLBU1pTCsCivyV8W_vThjjn/s1600/8rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8lpckJcDghlrFB7oz8AWzPMr13ydloc7zbjP5y3s3xxznUjgJOrv0E5S8RoYusBeFKiyzSGwpq7YLWqH38CLRFEp_9KPqDvIaXYlZRkDEpqdXY41XCUzqCwZKcc6uH166ebkKbtbrrbUV/s1600/9rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.interiordesign.net/article/529810-Rock_the_House.php" title="Interior Design"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3cw_-Hp_Gy_F0K_6X__5xtS85oA9yxbE_VsloNxfMidAEILmjGo6CnUYVvDOy5gssOdlBna5iywyLDmcRBaHtNOjH0GjsrgFP7vmXIBtM_sGVLvUMed0nTW5NIkXRxDN_y6IVVSpSJkIJ/s1600/10rockhouse.jpg" alt="Interior Design" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-22799761915152085432011-05-06T09:06:00.011-07:002013-04-23T22:00:07.434-07:00Circle the Wagons<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Those of us here in the "trailer park" own our homes but not the land. Since our homes are, in actual fact, not trailers and not even mobile, we <i>should</i> own the land, we have <i>tried</i> to own the land, but the park owners are too fond of the monthly space rent we pay them.<br />
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Their lawyers are very clever. They're always coming up with new ways to weasel more money out of us. You would think that because they are the largest owner of manufactured home parks in the U.S., worth multi-millions, they would have no need to do this, but I suppose in their minds, doing otherwise would be un-American. What do they care if they take granny's house, her equity and her life savings? Granny needs to pull herself up by her walker straps.<br />
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That's why we and our 400 neighbors have been fighting a lawsuit against Equity Lifestyle Properties for over a decade. Fortunately, we have the city of San Rafael fighting with us. Goodness knows where we'd all be now without them.<br />
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Goodness does not always overcome evil, but if we don't fight for it, it never will. If we don't stand up for our rights, we forfeit our rights. When that also means losing everything we've got, believe me, we stand up.<br />
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The following article chronicles one of our battles from two years ago. The people in the video are my neighbors, one of them lives right next door.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;"><b>Mobile Home Owners Victimized by Eviction Threats</b></span><br />
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In Marin County, dozens of mobile home owners
are reeling from eviction letters.</div>
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Their homes had minor violations in a routine state inspection, but they
say their landlord is using those violations as an excuse to get them out and
charge new tenants higher rent.</div>
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For residents, it has become a little like Hell on Earth in a place that
once offered a promise of paradise.</div>
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"I think that it's harassment," one resident said.</div>
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"Well, it's absurd," said another.</div>
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In San Rafael's Contempo Marin, dozens of mobile home owners have received
eviction warnings from their landlord because a routine state inspection found
minor violations on their properties.</div>
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"And they receive letters that say in seven days, if you don't fix
everything that was on your inspection, that we'll evict you," explained
homeowner Keith Meloney.</div>
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The violations could be for stairways, for decks, for weeds, or for
rubbish. Wanda McBade got an eviction warning for putting up Christmas lights
without a proper electrical permit.</div>
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"I've been signed off, luckily. I met with the inspector and he couldn't
believe that they had sent me this letter," she said.</div>
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Three years ago, Equity Lifestyle Properties, which owns the land, won a
judgment ending rent control for any vacated properties and for all of them by
2018. That move devastated housing values in the area, leaving owners upside
down, underwater, and helpless. Some have just given their homes away and moved
out.</div>
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"If they remove a resident from a home, then the rent control for that home
site ends and the new person who's placed in that home will pay three times the
rent," Meloney said.</div>
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On-site management would not comment, but by telephone, a company spokesman
told ABC7 News that "to preserve our legal rights, we need to induce residents
to fix the problems."</div>
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However, it may not be that simple. Equity Lifestyle Properties has decided
to put some of the homes up for sale. One is on the market for $5,000, but of
course it needs a little bit work. The steps leading down to the driveway are
gone. It leads to a question: Is there a double standard here?</div>
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It is a question that management did not want to answer.</div>
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"But, we do have a vicious park owner that's wanting to get his way, no
matter what," homeowner John Sherry said.</div>
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Meantime, repairs continue at Contemp Marin at a frantic pace despite a
deadline of January 20 that appears to be landlord-manufactured. The state's
deadline is still more than one month away.</div>
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"Everyone in this park has been a victim," McBade said.<br />
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<a href="http://abclocal.go.com/kgo/story?section=news%2Flocal%2Fnorth_bay&id=7903863">Link: ABC 7 News San Francisco: Mobile Home Owners Victimized by Eviction Threats</a></div>
Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-75139612641501769232011-05-05T07:28:00.001-07:002011-05-05T08:33:38.182-07:00Finca Son Gener<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjGnlsVbCFPAW-dItJLWuUcDSYtQ4O5kgmf-W4RMRBdJiUX619iH43NN-oSDUT-YREcr4uu9TAq3egYHyqrcGfahfQVpWpuFUpjyGAzTc3zy6NDCjfJRamcqFz45OO-Cg03KQy_Lbqb8o_U/s1600/1pan.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br />Up until a few years ago, this XVIII century stone farmhouse lay in ruins. Then a local architect brought it back to life, converting it into one of Mallorca's most beautiful country hotels. When you first see the building, you are struck by the luminosity of the pale stone facade, framed by green lawns, olive trees and blue skies. The interior of Son Gener is also a celebration of light and form. Minimalist, nothing in excess, just carefully selected furnishings and flowers, paintings and sculptures, that seem to create a backdrop for the structure of the building. Volumunous bed chambers open onto views of the sea. It's very quiet - sometimes silent. As you lie, totally relaxed on your private terrace, occasionally you'll hear a goat's bell jingling in the fields. Or perhaps it's Pan himself. 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/></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-52384228138805124842011-05-01T16:11:00.000-07:002011-05-02T08:22:17.307-07:00Masonic Rights<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNBow1WEi8YoycQOF0OY4aV2eBwYRhQtm6EAbIOP-FcoetSwDnwBAgjZWkdEyJd89mYVtjijwdwrn9Wf_4GLhmvVBpT1i7o9992UooZWWUwGAVqdcRRZpakYwTXDm6u_LSF3QWbprQsfTA/s1600/1stonewall.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br /><br />If I could choose to live in any kind of house, it would certainly be one of stone. That's probably because I grew up watching my father build stone fireplaces, patios, planters, terraces, sidewalks, stoops and steps. Where are you now, Dad, now that I need a good mason? Up there in that great stone quarry in the sky, I imagine, terracing the clouds.<br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a title="pawightm" href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/13984968@N02/4913601693/"><img alt="pawightm" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhV0N3d8whSTYF4ukWqfLDWhKzfRyqfCLNs82xDA7FuS5s-5vLA3xqplLPIvM60OFG4TdBACetg3IcrsglruWlsYsLYfuMA1am2gfj-VBkQ5WXYC1KtLhdVCm5vVVZeDKPHdPmhq4-8gp57/s1600/0stone.jpg" /></a><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/nvica/4979943145/" title="Eva Nemeth"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVoPQLjEyc-LuAlpe46uHU0k5iWIVDz4qmR7HO9YQz2-w04Ul9I49JpcrTg3Hfswe8VG1yD2SplwtDPvATGTQuT5IcADyQiMGFwELAKdSfzvkHJnrdqw-H5Y6osSh7yYevG5zjxtrfebF6/s1600/2stone.jpg" alt="Eva Nemeth" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.annakern.com/annakerninterior43.html" title="Anna Kern"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0efYNTIBvRqw_8Qn-0bIxmUrqo6uXFj7NcqXC98vF79VpISPJBJqozHagrbIFBYIKIoNx0lDQBsRFh3TjpmUV71GKs-GdGv9-bM_IAiYgpgJuau2UtEf5QhxA2UG1L5PYxsdh_-ip_nR2/s1600/4stone.jpg" alt="Anna Kern" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.nextag.com/serv/main/buyer/OutPDir.jsp?kw=veneer+siding+stone&search=veneer+siding+stone&m=5218507045298538998" title="Black Bear Manufactured Stone Veneer - Frontier Ledge"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyiX6AwIqDt3bWZmYTnFONPsi3AtQ_jZW4BAMe3v79_MWLVucMK_-9VY2qeybVd8w7pAGs5AX0YPHET4YiTLiWiJFgAuUCI4yC0vZQOXmTicsVKlR2yUtcLhj0CqxY7ThxN62mzxgmsn3B/s1600/5stone.jpg" alt="Black Bear Manufactured Stone Veneer - Frontier Ledge" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.countryliving.com/" title="Country Living"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjuM-9IHZOdnS4AzHCixIMJHRtfDbAItM_oP9b_gakAWRZMh1Wbu5ECUw1_qY57HAmK_B0IMqMsWW8Q7X4kQBbRRnZxdwwcmXW7p-1mtagh50tn8denp2PV2FmBbJE5RC_JpLDhoP_EBChL/s1600/6stone.jpg" alt="Country Living" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://matheusphoto.com/" title="Nicolas Mathèus"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2ejZbALApLlFwlCd1zmbwunN_veduY9c4tcvZ4LZutUd8quc3bMwrBcx7kuafONDYJoBpmzyniriBpOJx9baMAbPKIk4xXWPTSFxz14RRO21U6bIZytxXzD1eWJSfb1cFAtgR9tZRmqKX/s1600/22stone.jpg" alt="Nicolas Mathèus" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/bobydimitrov/2269383646/" title="Boby Dimitrov"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiHpiunEm9JaLiboOEoeXr4_qZREyoRKRhbEHwh0Aq0EL8kSaHtZP9pvhspTBgRu_f8kd2XJZqRrQ9NGnd47V1m6VEJTsHnI9RjXxQr8_WdzEaYQ7vli9r3wvXh_WMIHZdhjtamGjpoKRQf/s1600/7stone.jpg" alt="Boby Dimitrov" /></a><br /><br /><a href="" title="unknown source - identification requested"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqYrVFbVokOXZKYbqMq6igB-45GuOEM3PDCu1_M_UoOemgDqjDDfGwoCYoasqylGuF7vLn59FFemvarxeo5Lm9bfl6rMFvJJYsWfBu1peAZoY7C-NO7GqSTnLBS16J5567wlOUyoNP1VSU/s1600/23stone.jpg" alt="unknown source - identification requested" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/living-room/picture/traditional-living-room-9?room_colour=neutral&room_style=traditional" title="House to Home"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILRm4FswORegT56picv93WT2k7MoPvFH5D4wo0aDUQn4rf0iyU2i5qqUhbBpY7XE_zMUkCM0vRH0xX4SBOZddcSCBcE7m1HPTG7FVrWQ1OkzeuFQb_ZmvJwrQN5JrPhSox9JNVRufmAzS/s1600/17stone.jpg" alt="House to Home" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/living-room/picture/country-living-room-stove?room_colour=neutral&room_style=country" title="House to Home"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicQCpJbLzfi3RsSvdD5OFUSeb4cIKWtDuUEyRKx3tdzG2Hle3dEyM_e9T68aRoaLWKsp_iiFd6ARZV0FzE0UkSvsbHwBNOtNDgh4FcnZtyRDb7pdJVy20xHua87jK8snwTek8scJw6auEP/s1600/18stone.jpg" alt="House to Home" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.bhg.com/rooms/living-room/makeovers/cottage-style-living-room/?page=4" title="Better Homes and Gardens"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNIrpOlsP-5-bSowVpn3Z_bsy70BLF9qGHkeiE3I1IR9bIwAg9Lx76TEC5UEakC8TxBjGkwyvZheP_oHkHUquWe66juJM4rl0mlBk9s6hy3AuUKTFwjSncKWnidbXJMGsXzMyla9PdqQFA/s1600/24stone.jpg" alt="Better Homes and Gardens" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://www.housetohome.co.uk/bedroom/picture/farmhouse-bedroom?room_colour=neutral&room_style=country" title="House to Home"><img 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destination: the English countryside. In 1850 John Maus built this splendid example of Scottish Baronial architecture using stones from local Canadian quarries. Cool in summer and warm in winter, the one foot thick stone walls provide the perfect insulation. <br /><br /><a href="http://nskwood.net/Design-styles/Countryside_House_English_stone_uk.html"><b>1850 Maus Park House</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.atticmag.com/2010/05/house-tour-maus-park/"><b>Canadian Stone Mansion</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.atticmag.com/2011/04/canadian-stone-mansion-gardens/"><b>Maus Park Gardens</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.mausparkantiques.ca/aboutus.php"><b>Maus Park Ltd.</b></a><br /><a href="http://www.arabelladesign.com/Maus_Park.htm"><b>Maus Park Antiques</b></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://www.atticmag.com/2010/05/house-tour-maus-park/" title="Maus House"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgiXjubusqBwUzzOzs9v6PLwZVJvLRsH1EFopcRDQkIvfr_tADaNoAG9BaZc0sK3zZYXV2g50MpcTCdHaulfNUfw4rBo89W7GcEOzsmyvHF6AToovKEFu6DVkLORmnMuHNczYCIPgldFRZT/s1600/stone0.jpg" alt="Maus House" /></a><br /><br /><a 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alt="Maus House | nskwood" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://nskwood.net/Design-styles/Countryside_House_English_stone_uk.html" title="Maus House | nskwood"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjHeVLpt_wAtbZz9k-vJPOf_P-d9_7VZbb86Zm5bDihlJJFz0K4lBmi2zJumFTkqP0Tv2QUts1txYpJajwrvkH7AbkAXzFnGy1G4yIIpUXSoleDcDFDbjnMPgS7LFRitNqTKeYqmIlwxhjJ/s1600/stone3.jpg" alt="Maus House | nskwood" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://nskwood.net/Design-styles/Countryside_House_English_stone_uk.html" title="Maus House | nskwood"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhp2Ken3HoFR3aDk0x0u9IYYTRndKTHIK7HQPzgrYABSb5t6uAxxAS-kYQsmAEEzo5FU0XKzv-Q5vZZmz268aTh-DO2w5IgXMwCcsAePBWm0GHwEQfAKmhQARdYyT-ORiqnTdcWmYAs7Mi/s1600/stone7.jpg" alt="Maus House | nskwood" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://nskwood.net/Design-styles/Countryside_House_English_stone_uk.html" title="Maus House | nskwood"><img 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Over Brione<img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2wpxRADBRh4zCnH3F3mfNsSBPganWJNXsFrCzI-ZjZJgsiXU-MtnrkvUcLwQnDF1JAaiPUBjwVbG9odYh8iv-0YnVYtXqGD8I7lDotNsv4lkH_5XIXllMYVE7RZr17m3kp_D23-ux4sX/s1600/1rocktop.bmp" style="float: left; margin: 0 30px 30px;" />Standing resilutely like a fortress over the city and lake of Locarno, Switzerland, this stunning home incorporates the best of both worlds: traditional stone masonry enforced with the clean contemporary lines of concrete. The house feels both comfortable and protective, evoking a sense that one could get from an old castle. It emits a sense of quality and understated elegance that is uncommon in most modern houses. The architectural firm of Wespi De Meuron has shown remarkable self constraint. Nothing in this house is overdone. Both less and more.<br />
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<a href="http://www.wespidemeuron.ch/index.php"><b>Markus Wespi Jérôme de Meuron Architekten BSA</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.wespidemeuron.ch/wdm/projekte.php?id=41"><b>Neubau House in Brione I</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.wespidemeuron.ch/wdm/projekte.php?id=40"><b>Neubau House in Brione II</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.moderndesigninterior.com/2011/02/swiss-stone-house.html"><b>Swiss Stone House</b></a><br />
<a href="http://www.architonic.com/aisht/neubau-haus-k-in-brione-markus-wespi-jrme-de-meuron-architekten-bsa-ag/5100138"><b>Neubau Haus Kü. in Brione</b></a><br />
<a href="http://homegallerydesign.com/modern-contemporary-stone-house-design/"><b>Modern Contemporary Stone House Design</b></a><br />
<a href="http://luxury-realestates.net/stone-house-in-switzerland/"><b>Stone House in Switzerland</b></a><br />
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Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-32794028301787895342011-04-28T06:38:00.000-07:002011-05-01T10:45:47.891-07:00Joseph Dirand<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM4ksmpa2UcmX-oeLfkMLp1LhujOyjXBDx7YRS29CYmWBxwgxkuSf7tn7N0aILBYChxrdJ6x4PbHbZNl89YHMSVnE1LY-vFG8K7YgHdxMump7npCWTIc6LQH-TaJMb27hqVSLzMDxjDodS/s1600/1arc-de-triomphe.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br /><br />"What people remember of places is really a feeling about them."<br /><br />It would be hard not to remember the amazing buildings of French architect Joseph Dirand. Even his photographs convey feelings of great strength and passion.<br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/"><b>Joseph Dirand Architecture</b></a><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHQ9i-09tAdPuCW5fBzi4m1dKsHxxtqrtPybXPWzvmwhWwXEFoo3Bk5ZazxdWPuu7Kq3IdQOzIwcWvi4dMjG5u_RFeteEDSlJmXCOtrAKxPdlLFroCaUS1L41pRDQ-B0Xw0nT6HJ0kbBc/s1600/JosephDirand8.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Holsnyder"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhuc9fjAEeusVqBW7Hal41SPAPYAStltELvTvBH4kkwWj4FSgwYSP_tDqWY2ZSuQTWZ7F6Oooxfz5etVbdNoTLmhH_tOhJnmIXty26gbpsrSpIvfAcqlqE6Ln6n4QDDxa3bXWDMVV-dMU/s1600/JosephDirand5.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Holsnyder" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Holsnyder"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizFLSGTNrlg1IXJpvK5aNX1F08g-4tkCu4ok2ZflUiYmsJoj5lgnZWAr9AajlUPIgytwESgwC_fO5Q1lhV3sVsD05Jeo0QZ-e5BBlHiSFxMintBC5csaAzjmGXbsP7iZMNweYe6s7Jq1I/s1600/JosephDirand6.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Holsnyder" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Poissoniere"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdRWtUlEKlHC3tqVG6klx6pMrZ4325wljCd8T3GG0bQtfBBWq8wk8yNBU5fZbbFGKeK0Tua90pI9kutMDUNWdCXAfRYFMmGkCQ5YEC0WxlHY9eTP37Zj-GA3Axi0XGWJUAPWbsEbe3nYk/s1600/JosephDirand9.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Poissoniere" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Ramatuelle"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVVdgxuZ86WEYyKa9-W7Tdk56WqyIrfFT5OXnduSG-otZzjqNHy22pMU9VRIb_NWs6Av_n271fkPTm2qTVpE7t28G340peTQRCcplUz8HRx-Wv99E8tNwSlaFY589AsS6p7Jh87F-DKWY/s1600/JosephDirand10.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Ramatuelle" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Anatole France"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAb5IzXKTiuJLmh5170tAQBNRZYm-nBQuGSCcZ91pcssmWa2HiHOdKgrR7w2Ndi4W_Th-strLkbcOEOQqsVWVjfz6NRtVq99SjaGfpdxydBu1NktRt-_U_wPS6aKI7o3r6rdvrSaXHjw/s1600/JosephDirand11.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Anatole France" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjr6aTtF5r1xpTBIxIZQUE7lahQ-qwBowxRy6YgbA_XANIW97LXmObYichD7wueZqteskWchQ6EyF-7w41uhJSieVX_VK4QRcnoghkLRz1qVqmdrR-l1GETLJliZpPFe3MUb5MtkluL60/s1600/JosephDirand2.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizVF74XHF8eMiozbQdkDJr8-0kAb1GXqU9Jm9c-RpIMPALFCBeBZx3tnKp7W628_6nauZ6N0Pqz_s5NY3yb0SvD1Xjz-Phz3kJOYqUgOyU2EOfu1o49IhWlR38FY95dUBNUF2Tol0BIOg/s1600/JosephDirand3.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya" /></a><br /><br /><a href="http://josephdirand.com/" title="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcLlWr29uUs834Ezwn1t6mbfCxRNIBP5hsauMAvazwwnNdsTioaO-rW8H4fCqIk98h7FrmeFmH-t6q_PvsArXjaAeLLUh0-o7IbmBbh9tpdckSSHMRXzmgN4vR245c6wsbmcj3nCgVUeA/s1600/JosephDirand1.jpg" alt="Joseph Dirand | Chelhaya" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-12816276863243642722011-04-26T07:40:00.000-07:002011-05-01T10:46:28.932-07:00My Million-Dollar Trailer Kitchen<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiVngW33mDdclzgmIgj8CQmuNFcrOVt6trtCHqMVBJm8eErxSSZvcNLhCS9_Wtw7lAnlv7aIpt0EBLDgPVPwOm_OTtDH5TAvCO1hbZ7n2E0-KZl8HQmF5UI-FvXLsrBiEIUH-etXHrCAXg/s1600/2camp.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br />coming soon...<br /><br />Meanwhile I'm trying to corral this bucking-bronco-itus (something bronchial, I forget what the doctor called it) before it goes fullblown asthmatic on me. Paint fumes just don't mix with inhalers. But I did manage to get the first coat of paint on the cabinets and I used Benjamin Moore's Iron Gate on both uppers and lowers. Looks really good. Rich. Really rich. For a trailer.Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8707804480747738403.post-76332114952049821662011-04-24T10:41:00.001-07:002011-05-01T12:07:37.090-07:00Taste Testing in the Kitchen: The Color Gray<img style="float:left; margin:0 30px 30px" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnJWn98zlJnkdct1c0Em6lM6Whs5XaITnplFT5ev6pJHwhccrglpvjO3rMwQfF4ioSjpn9GbsZW_CKplRjwZe2luFx_-AQQY88e0qBx3lPJYjnHS464BD1xz46Zhyd5KrzgD4A3jnUFvg/s1600/paintcan1.bmp" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5594880838746395170" /><br />When a complete color change is in order, it helps to get lots of inspiration, visualization, encouragement and a nice pat on the back. For gray kitchens, this is it. Have a look:<br /><br /><b><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_26.html">My Million-Dollar Trailer Kitchen</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_23.html">Gray in Any Tongue</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_22.html">An Old Converted Pasta Factory</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_21.html">Sally Wheat's Kitchen</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_3623.html">Musa Design</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_939.html">Martha Stewart's Kitchen</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_12.html">Grayed-Down Color</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_11.html">The Old Gray Mare She Ain't What She Used To Be</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_10.html">Going Completely Gray</a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post_09.html"><b>Salt and Pepper</b></a><br /><a href="http://wreckorated.blogspot.com/2011/04/blog-post.html">Flinging Open The Iron Gate (Paint Can)</a></b><br /><br /><br /><p align="center"><a href="" title="teru"><img src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1fTNZMP6ptNjcp5IZGAAzyZQoj1vwLLbVsemXbY04oXUVERjk6YZiQqLlnSTuTQnNGuZ7YWGAs6e32NI6GDtY55zePFv-o8QqXrljhCIujvlONLwc3sqVEacaE0PQeu-kxKdBLkj8Mzs/s1600/teru1b.jpg" alt="teru" /></a></p>Avant-Gardenisthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03681302543561183513noreply@blogger.com