Our mediterranean deco/craftsman was started in the '20s, but after the crash in '29, the builders stopped and lived in the tiny 1905 cottage in the back until they could afford to finish the house...
nomimaybe--your comment made me smile, but the fringed towels are likely traditional Turkish bath towels rather than made from a tallit. Same hemisphere, different origin--so at least from a cultur...
Delta flew our elderly Lab (55 pounds) from JFK to Oakland last year, but the experience was very mixed. The clerk at the hangar where we took her to be loaded in her crate really treated her (and ...
After our dear ginger cat died a few years ago, our place became the mouse party house until we found electronic pest repellent devices. I can't remember the name, but bought them at home depot--th...
Thanks for making me smile. Kaylee and Trip make a lovely pair. And jrochest, in my experience, leather is one of the few upholstery fabrics that cats are not interested in clawing. Their claws, un...
If you can't find what you need quickly enough on freecycle and CL free list, ask friends if you can borrow certain items: a rug, a vase or two, a couple of extra chairs and small tables, some wind...
I was a kid in the 80s in a country that didn't have decent coffee, chocolate or toilet paper, so now I love Charmin Ultra (hey--I'm green with everything else), freshly ground French Roast (prefer...
Consider moving the ottoman out of the way; you can wheel it in if you need extra seating. Contrast the square brownness of the couch with a coffee table that has interesting architecture or someth...
Vinegar, lemon juice, essential oils and when I find it on sale, Mrs. Meyer's lavender all-purpose cleaner, which makes the house smell heavenly. Trader Joe's or Ecover for laundry. Homemade lavend...
Shades would look better than shorter curtains, but they'll also block the light. Consider window film. The Emma Jeffs window film is pricey, but beautiful, and it will let the light in without any...
Mendocino coast--there's a secret cove that only locals know. You can hide there, look out at the wild sea and imagine yourself in an earlier time. Magical!
I grew up partly on a kibbutz in Israel--so know about the mixed blessings of collective living. I miss the community and built-in friends, but not the gossip and lack of privacy. I'd be curious to...
Most comparably sized apts in SF are at least $1600, and yes, that's even in the Tenderloin. This is why so many low and middle income folks have moved away. There are plenty of families, many of t...
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Grandma's brisket, fish stew, pumpkin soup. Yummm!
Our mediterranean deco/craftsman was started in the '20s, but after the crash in '29, the builders stopped and lived in the tiny 1905 cottage in the back until they could afford to finish the house...
Lovely choices--streamline's my fave. Thanks!
nomimaybe--your comment made me smile, but the fringed towels are likely traditional Turkish bath towels rather than made from a tallit. Same hemisphere, different origin--so at least from a cultur...
cool idea, but as executed, more "ow" than "wow"--yikes!
Delta flew our elderly Lab (55 pounds) from JFK to Oakland last year, but the experience was very mixed. The clerk at the hangar where we took her to be loaded in her crate really treated her (and ...
After our dear ginger cat died a few years ago, our place became the mouse party house until we found electronic pest repellent devices. I can't remember the name, but bought them at home depot--th...
Thanks for making me smile. Kaylee and Trip make a lovely pair. And jrochest, in my experience, leather is one of the few upholstery fabrics that cats are not interested in clawing. Their claws, un...
If you can't find what you need quickly enough on freecycle and CL free list, ask friends if you can borrow certain items: a rug, a vase or two, a couple of extra chairs and small tables, some wind...
I was a kid in the 80s in a country that didn't have decent coffee, chocolate or toilet paper, so now I love Charmin Ultra (hey--I'm green with everything else), freshly ground French Roast (prefer...
Consider moving the ottoman out of the way; you can wheel it in if you need extra seating. Contrast the square brownness of the couch with a coffee table that has interesting architecture or someth...
Vinegar, lemon juice, essential oils and when I find it on sale, Mrs. Meyer's lavender all-purpose cleaner, which makes the house smell heavenly. Trader Joe's or Ecover for laundry. Homemade lavend...
Shades would look better than shorter curtains, but they'll also block the light. Consider window film. The Emma Jeffs window film is pricey, but beautiful, and it will let the light in without any...
And AT said, "Let there be light."
Yes, redshoes et al. The plates are Fornasetti.
phab photo, pretty please!
Double hammock in our fragrant garden (and procrastinating by watching the hummingbirds).
Mendocino coast--there's a secret cove that only locals know. You can hide there, look out at the wild sea and imagine yourself in an earlier time. Magical!
I grew up partly on a kibbutz in Israel--so know about the mixed blessings of collective living. I miss the community and built-in friends, but not the gossip and lack of privacy. I'd be curious to...
Most comparably sized apts in SF are at least $1600, and yes, that's even in the Tenderloin. This is why so many low and middle income folks have moved away. There are plenty of families, many of t...