Thursday, August 30, 2012
Bring your wallet
Although the grocery store is the prime draw for the tourists, a thriving little street of Bohemian shops has sprung up to support the need for touristy trinkets to take home. In amongst the jewellery and clothing shops, you'll find puppets, statuary, fudge, dreamcatchers, wind chimes, garden accessories, oriental furniture, plants, pottery and produce.
Goats on the Roof
Today, I grabbed Bev and took her off to a little town named Coombs .. about a 20 minute drive north of Nanamio.
A small touristy area off the main highway on the way to Port Alberni or Tofino, its main attraction is a grocery store.
While the interior of the store boasts some non-standard food ... a lot of imports from China, Denmark, Holland, India and a batch of catch-all tourist items like t-shirts .. it's the exterior of the building that has made the town somewhat famous. Built with a sod roof, you can sometimes catch the goats out grazing. Or perhaps, playing up to the tourists in the hope of getting a handout.
I have a ton more pictures to show you, but I thought I'd break them into smaller posts .. I've been guilty of some pretty large downloads for some of you.
A small touristy area off the main highway on the way to Port Alberni or Tofino, its main attraction is a grocery store.
While the interior of the store boasts some non-standard food ... a lot of imports from China, Denmark, Holland, India and a batch of catch-all tourist items like t-shirts .. it's the exterior of the building that has made the town somewhat famous. Built with a sod roof, you can sometimes catch the goats out grazing. Or perhaps, playing up to the tourists in the hope of getting a handout.
I have a ton more pictures to show you, but I thought I'd break them into smaller posts .. I've been guilty of some pretty large downloads for some of you.
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
On Dr. Suess
I like nonsense, it wakes up the brain cells. Fantasy is a necessary ingredient in living, it's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope and that enables you to laugh at life's realities.
Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)
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I'm fairly certain Dr. Suess found inspiration in ordinary things. Here are three pictures of my dogwood tree. Can you see how a pencil in the hand of a permanent child can find a jumping off point for a story?
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Monday, August 20, 2012
A little cottage in the country
Kelly shared pictures and story of his house renovations, so I thought I'd pass them along.
The first three pictures show how it looked when I started. I didn't like leaves so I cut down the poplar, then decided I didn't like to paint - and the window trim needed redone. So I changed out all the windows and doors to colored steel and vinyl. When that was almost finished I decided I liked the Spanish style of the house and should make the roof match. After much looking around I found the style of roof I liked and ordered it from Kentucky. So as you can see, doors, roof, windows and half the outside walls have been changed - as well as half the walls on the inside. All the flooring on the main floor will be changed to porcelain, granite and hardwood this winter, as well as the counter tops.
George and I have been slowly working on the landscaping and hope to be done this year. By the time I get home in next couple weeks, the stack stone should be done on the front of the house. Everything else will slow down now that the money pit is starting to show the bottom of the hole. I hope to get the last of it all done next spring when me and the girls get back from Ireland .
Love ya, talk to ya soon ; Kelly
PS say hi to Bruce for me
Talk to ya soon , Kelly
The first three pictures show how it looked when I started. I didn't like leaves so I cut down the poplar, then decided I didn't like to paint - and the window trim needed redone. So I changed out all the windows and doors to colored steel and vinyl. When that was almost finished I decided I liked the Spanish style of the house and should make the roof match. After much looking around I found the style of roof I liked and ordered it from Kentucky. So as you can see, doors, roof, windows and half the outside walls have been changed - as well as half the walls on the inside. All the flooring on the main floor will be changed to porcelain, granite and hardwood this winter, as well as the counter tops.
George and I have been slowly working on the landscaping and hope to be done this year. By the time I get home in next couple weeks, the stack stone should be done on the front of the house. Everything else will slow down now that the money pit is starting to show the bottom of the hole. I hope to get the last of it all done next spring when me and the girls get back from Ireland .
Love ya, talk to ya soon ; Kelly
PS say hi to Bruce for me
When you said you removed all the trees, I was wondering. But this isn’t too bad. Dude, you totally need a back deck that is amazing. That little one does your house no justice! Have you seen that show “Decked Out” with Paul LaFrance? Omg .. that guy does amaaaaazing shit with wood.
Also, you really do need some green around the house .. such as lawns or flower beds ... too much gravel is not good for the soul.
Mo
I'm still not done with the dirt moving yet , but I am going to have some flowers also & the tree movers can't move the rest of the trees till October (to much stress on them ). I'm going to
Also, you really do need some green around the house .. such as lawns or flower beds ... too much gravel is not good for the soul.
Mo
I'm still not done with the dirt moving yet , but I am going to have some flowers also & the tree movers can't move the rest of the trees till October (to much stress on them ). I'm going to
- extend the top deck at the back of the house the full length of the house and
- put in another set of garden doors out of the master badroom when I redo the master bath and
- put a roof over the top deck ( when Hugh moves).
Talk to ya soon , Kelly
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