The impression is breezy and bright in this unfussy summer spot (Seattle Times)
Cathy Sarkowsky "inherited" garden designer Scott Mantz....more...Gardening: Hard work leads to spot on TV show (Muskogee Phoenix)
Jan Mohr Meng and her husband, Marc, garden and create art on six acres they bought between Grove and Pryor in 1992. The work of both Jan and Marc is inspired by nature. Marc is known as the Zen Spoonmaster for the wooden spoons he carves and Jan is known for her gourd carving and painting....more... Home Remodeling: Master baths becoming restful spa getaways (The Sacramento Bee)
While looking through my travel magazines, I've noticed how wonderful the bathrooms are in some of the nicer hotels. How can I get that hotel experience for my own bathroom at home without blowing my budget? The master bathroom designed by Mary Ann Downey for Kathy Weidner and Bob Androvich incorporates a large soaking tub and limestone tiles. MARY ANN DOWNEY INTERIOR DESIGN ...more... Grateful Dead legacy lives on at the Mighty High Festival (Daily Record)
In a once-removed kind of way, Jay Smith of Budd Lake credits the Grateful Dead for inspiring his career. In order to fund his travels, the 37-year-old owner of Branded Screen Printing in Chester took on a side gig selling silk-screened T-shirts at Grateful Dead shows....more... Briefly: Otis now on the iPhone (MacNN)
In brief: The game Otis is now on the iPhone, iZen Garden was updated to version 1.5 and FlipBook for iPhone is now available for purchase. Wonder Wrap software has added a port of Otis to the App Store. The object of the game is to remove all the blocks from a board by clicking on grouped blocks of the same color. Additional points are added for c... ...more... Want to Live Forever? (Hartford Advocate)
The first words in Ed Wood's infamously awful masterpiece Plan 9 From Outer Space are, "Greetings, my friend. We are all interested in the future, for that is where you and I are going to spend the rest of our lives." That line has been ringing in my head for weeks....more... Glenfiddich Untouchables 2008 - We have a winner! (Scoop.co.nz)
Glenfiddich Untouchables 2008 - We have a winner! Glenfiddich Untouchables 2008 We have a winner!...more... /Culture/ Designing with grids (.net)
Do grids force rigid designs or unlock hidden creativity? Should designers take advantage of frameworks or build their grids from scratch? Craig Grannell asks the experts for their opinions...more... Romancing the hotel (The Japan Times)
The symmetrical beauty of Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, the meditative colossus of Kotokuin, and the Zen-inspired splendors of Kenchoji and Enkakuji may win Kamakura inscription on the World Heritage List. Comparatively unknown are its Western-style buildings constructed after Kamakura became accessible from Tokyo by rail in about an hour in 1889. Those meriting preservation receive the ......more... |