First and foremost I want to thank ( I think) my friend Dena Stevensfor tagging me..... Sighhhhh--I guess I can't hide forever...... First things first. Here are the rules: 1. Create a blog post with a link to the person who so happily tagged you. See above! 2. List all of these rules in the post
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12/31/2008
I have read several articles lately about how recycling has slowed down along with the economy. Even things like metals and paper have slowed as their (monetary) value decreased in the marketplace. It reminded me of two home building techniques I am fascinated by. Paper Log Houses: Elis Steman Ho
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12/31/2008
In 2003 William McDonough wrote, "Why not shift the focus of green design from managing the environmental impact of a destructive system to creating buildings and materials that generate wholly positive effects for people and nature." He suggests that we might begin to consider a shift to good de
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12/28/2008
Most of us remember the scenes of devastation from New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina. Those of us who went to New Orleans for the 2006 NAR Conference saw how much the city was still a scene of devastation. Unfortunatly, most of the Lower Ninth Ward remains devasted. I will be doanting 1% fr
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12/25/2008
This is the season that makes me remember how grateful I am for container gardening. Fresh herbs and salads can be a real splurge at this time of the year but if you have a sunny spot and a few pots or other containers it is a simple and gratifying task to grow your own. Nothing is fresher or tas
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12/23/2008
I heard an interview on the radio this afternoon with a gentleman in Miami-Dade County. He is involved with an organization that helps find housing for homeless families. He has come up with an interesting approach to the foreclosure mess. There are a number of possible reactions to this approach
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12/19/2008
This cought my eye because it is a well worded version of what I wanted to say. I love it when someone else writes my blog for me!There is no doubt that recycling is key to an environmentally conscious lifestyle, but the critical first step has to be waste reduction. If you ask a majority of peo
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12/12/2008
Now and then I write a blog about remodeling and reuse of existing space. Sometimes it is just too true that a picture is worth a thousand words. I subscribe to a blog called the Web Urbanist and sometimes the pictures tell the story that no words can. This is a picture of an abandoned nursing h
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12/07/2008
Studs Terkel would have made a great Realtor. He was a master interviewer, drawing from people the distilled essence of what was important to them, using their own words to tell their stories and powerfully weaving those stories together to pain unforgettable portraits of amazing power. I reread
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12/04/2008
