Don’t let the advice to “follow rules” deter you from admiring the photos of these dream closets. Sam Ferris does us a service providing basic measurements for clothing (folded and hanging).
From Houzz: “Futuro”
24 MayAwesome story! Not only a flash back to visions of our future, but also dedication to claim and restore that vision.
ET…”Time to phone home!”
To add a personal story: Yes, I have had this figurine of ET (for Extra Terrestrial) since the early 80s….saving him for grins and to illustrate my blog 😉 He was the star of the 1982 Block Buster Movie by the same name. “Phone home” is the most memorable line of the script.
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 24 Return
20 May
Let’s go!
Let’s go again!
These photos were taken back in the day when I used film. It was joyful to have “Alex” my German Shepard/Husky return! He was never off a leash in town, so it seemed risky in the country. My regret is that we did not have a sled and a team to run with. 😦
Gardener’s dilemma
17 May
“It’s my day to sleep in.”….”Did you say fresh catnip?”….”I’ll be right down!”
Spring mix of perennial volunteers…catnip, lemon balm, oregano and mint…an island in the garden plot. All (except the oregano) take a lot of effort to keep from taking over the garden.
Horehound
Rue
Love the foliage and the tameness of these perennials.
Six Tomato seedlings
Melon seedlings with room for vines to run along retaining wall.
I chose very young plants this year due to the unseasonably cool weather. May need to replant. I also chose to add a path for access to the six tomato plants.
Path-Before
Dilemma? 25 years ago my kitchen garden was two 8’X8′ raised beds in full sun. Over the years the transition has been to nearly full shade. The Earth Angel and Golden Edge Hostas as well as bird bath and feeders were the new look. A sweeping retaining wall replaced the original box plots enclosing about 400 square feet. The dilemma for this season is that we are back to full sun due to the loss of ash trees to disease. The hostas may not survive a hot August. Rather than fine tuning the stepping stone path (and have to redo), I took them up and mulched the path. Check back in the fall on how this season worked out!
Path-After
Friday Photos: I Ching No. 39 Difference and No. 40 Adversity
6 May
“Difference” Prisoner labels, Dachau, Munich 2012
“Adversity” sculpture, Dachau, Munich 2012
Difference and Adversity are David Hinton’s translation. These photos are powerful images of humanity’s worse exploitation of differences and experience of adversity at Dachau concentration camp during WWII. In addition to starvation and torture, prisoners wore these symbols to ‘divide and conquer’ the population.
Hinton’s detailed translation emphasizes difference bringing ‘good fortune’ and adversity bringing acclaim. That calls for uplifting photos….next time…
From Houzz: “Chihuly in the Garden”
3 May
Chihuly’s glasswork creates high drama in the garden.
Credit to Ann Wilkerson for sharing her photos of Chihuly’s exhibition in Dallas 2012. She had high praise and delight for this world class show.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 60 Pattern
29 Apr“Pattern” is David Hinton’s translation of I Ching No. 60. These are a couple of my favorite photos from London 2012.
From Houzz: Add a shed +++
26 Apr
I love this article from Houzz! To add a personal story, our custom shed was completed in 2010. One third potting shed, two-thirds mower parking, the arbor aesthetically bridges the shed to house meeting the minimum distance required by ordinance. The bonus features are shade to the French doors from the setting sun and obscuring the view of the neighbor’s driveway. Our shed was added long after the privacy fence was built. This called for a custom solution to rework section into a gate for the mower.
North facing window, full glass door and two loft windows.
Walk thru or sit and stay a while!
Look in the lower left corner….additional 3′ to original 16’X16′ concrete patio.
Ours is a “his and hers” shed.
Friday Photo: I Ching No. 20 Heron’s Eye Gaze
22 AprThe translation by David Hinton is “heron’s eye gaze”. I think I got IT! Also from David Hinton’s translation: “Noble and lofty. Reverent, inward, yielding and devoted as a river.”
I originally posted this photo with the classic translation “viewing”.
Blue heron
27 cubic feet
19 AprMy survey of 50 years of accumulated personal files/papers….estimates 27 cubic feet….how low can we go?
“Eat the elephant one bite at a time.”
Left stack: scan and recycle. Right stack: straight to recycle.
I purchased a Brother ADS1500W portable scanner. This was my break through! Compact, desktop, less than three pounds, scans two sides @ a time, sends new pdf files wirelessly to my laptop. LOVE IT!
Tone and shred! Three bags full!
“Are you done yet?” Yawn…..NO.
15 inches cleared/reclaimed of 108! WooHoo!
For folks who are numbers and task oriented, I believe it helps to depersonalize stuff with numbers and the base line helps to quickly access progress.
This project is on HOLD at the half way mark, since higher priorities have prevailed.
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