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Don’t know about you, but on a day this hot, my outlines are starting to blur, too. Ugh - be kind to yourselves out there. #keephydrated💦 #hangingintheshade @drinkalotoffluids #clematisviticellaprincecharles#clematisroyalvelours clambering up my #styraxjaponica . I’m thinking, since it’s there, and since it’s kind of a pain-in-the-ass tree, I might as well put it to good use. #livingtrellis #myjungle #mygardenHad a wonderful time with dear buddy @williammcclenathan powering through seven open gardens on the Garden Conservancy Open Garden Tour, today. Did some much needed catching up while enjoying some beautiful settings. Our day started out with the best Bloody Mary I think I’ve ever had at another dear friend’s house - thank you, Lori and Juno! Hope you are all enjoying your weekend too! 💚Ventured out to theeast side for Korean food, and drove past the now defunct D7D nursery. I got a laugh out of their farewell message... What do they mean by THAT??? 😂🤣😂#notsure #crypticmessages #wwttA sundrenched expanse of shrubs and blooming sedum that makes me happy every time I see it as well as its owner! @marianazorr #frontgarden #lowmaintenancegarden #lowwatergarden #opticvervedesignThese tightly curled flowers always make me think of those 18th century powdered wigs - except better color. I believe this is some variety of #clematiscrispa - maybe a seedling . @joycreeknursery #joycreeknurseryAdvertisements
Tag Archives: history
Doors, portals, passages and gates of Sweden
I’m sure that somewhere, photographic essays – yes, probably entire books, have been assembled on doors and their similes. After all, for being such a simple, utilitarian building element, they are ascribed huge symbolic importance; hope, opening, opportunity, passage, transition from … Continue reading
Posted in On Building, Scandinavia
Tagged Östergötland, doors, entryways, functionalist, gates, history, medieval, passages, portals, Sweden, Västergötland
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Celebration of the times before the big disconnect – how the old masters selected wood
I spent my childhood summers on a farm in a rather desolate part of northern Sweden. At one point, much later in life, we were looking into moving a small grain storage barn on the property. It was situated a … Continue reading
Posted in Cool building materials, Culture, On Building, Scandinavia
Tagged Building, history, lumber, Materials, Nature, Swedish, timber, Traditional, Trees, wood
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Is this why kids aren’t allowed to return to Jeff?
Contained in this link is the absolute best overview of the miserable thing we call the PPS Transfer Policy, I could find. In fact, it is so good, that it – as a few of the subsequent comments suggest – … Continue reading
Three Cheers for Diversity – on Racial Bias in Portland Public Schools
This posting could have been posted yesterday, on Martin Luther King Jr’s birthday. However, much of its contents would have made him turn in his grave, so I opted to respect his memory by waiting until today. For over a … Continue reading
Lucia, Yule Goats, and other interesting occurrences
December 12, 2010 Okay – so the Holiday Madness is upon us, yet again! Since I’m a transplant away from my own country, I always think it’s fun to compare traditions – especially since the US represents such a wide … Continue reading
