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Thursday, March 19, 2009
Mr. Lobrano's 20,000 Feet
20,000 feet under air gets tediously detailed & designed by Edward Lobrano.
Classic
Wednesday, March 18, 2009
Derailed
did it again ,
it was dreaming while awake......
Dreaming while awake ....
I was fantasizing about buying a really beautiful piece of property with a view.
with a garden.
What would be inexpensive to build , and live in ?
Really different ?
Charming ?
( I want what I want , when I want it )
....and just right for my particular purpose.
An escape ( yes - another one ), with minimum commitment, if you follow my meaning.
A trailer of any sort is out of the question !!!
But a train, is historical, is funky ,is mechanical ,and is built like a tank.
after all , trains are built to withstand a crash.
I want it to be in a tiny little seaside village, where I can bicycle & walk to everything.
.....MISSION ACCOMPLISHED after a cocktail or two.
I even have a small desk where I can blog on my laptop.
Can you see this place in your head like I do ??
http://cruiselinehistory.com/?p=629
gardens:
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
St. Patrick's Festival Parade, Dublin, Ireland
Happy St. Patty's Day From Ireland.
Enjoy the MUSIC !!
xxx
Monday, March 16, 2009
Pecky (sinker) Cypress
CYPRESS WOOD
Expect this wood to last over 150 years. The reason for this durability is it's natural preservative oil, known as cypresseine, which gives the wood resistance to rot and insect attack. Cypress timber also has very tight growth rings. This makes it denser and increases the stability and durability. These very traits are what make Cypress attractive to architects & interior designers.
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Go Green With Sinker CypressSinker Cypress are cypress logs that have been submerged in water. These trees were cut during the late 1800s. Many of these logs were ax fallen from virgin forests during the industrial cypress harvest from 1880 to 1930. They were 150 to 1500 years old at the time of harvest. After the logs were fallen they were then hitched to oxen and taken to the rivers for transport to the nearest riverside sawmill. Some where lost and today they are retrieved by divers.
Use wood that was cut over 100 years ago instead of harvesting the wood that is grown today. When cypress trees are replanted today, it will take over 1000 years to grow as large as our river recovered timber.
There are no existing trees of that size today.( http://www.sinkertreasures.com/going_green.html )
Friday, March 13, 2009
Itsy Bitsy ' LITTLE PALM ISLAND'
http://www.littlepalmisland.com/LittlePalmIsland_home.aspx
Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
About Renée Finberg
I have been in this business since the age of 22.
I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.
Design Challenges are great.
And because of those challenges
I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,
Designed and Manufactured Furniture,
Created Fantastic Window Treatments,
And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues
With my unique style.
If I can't find it, I create it.
My rooms would make excellent movie sets.
I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.
Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.
Just Great Design.
Just imagine how it would be if each of us,
If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be
Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,
The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.
Private Paradise
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