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Home Project - Subscribe to the Home Project Everybody Needs a WifeIt's not easy for a girl in her twenties or thirties today to build a good life. The world is against her in more ways than one. She needs an education, she needs a job, she needs a decent guy (or girl), she needs to perform and she Over these past years I've been reading about a lot of women in biographies, autobiographies and stories. I didn't set out to find these people, but I must have unconsciously been looking for them because they're speaking to me in a way that few modern people are. Only recently did I realized how these women are all so similar. Dreamsequence: Wouldn't It Be Nice…
Wouldn't it be nice to hide away from this world, away somewhere in the woods. Out on a property where we could build and create and live. Doesn't this world of today tire you? The hustle and loudness and crudeness of people. Wouldn't it be nice to see green and fields and distances quite wide between you and your neighbor? Happy Spring & Easter!Happy Easter! This year it really snuck up on me, and I haven't done anything Easter-like. No painting of eggs, no decorating, no picking branches and putting feathers in them. It just came too quickly... The closest I came to doing anything Easter related was to bake quiche; my mom always made at least one quiche that was part of the Easter meal along with herring, salmon, eggs and vegetables. But I didn't bake four quiches for Easter, we'll just have one for that. No, I've been a bit obsessed lately about cooking ahead of time, stocking up. Slices of quiche hold up beautifully frozen if packaged well and then you can reheat them in the toaster oven or microwave for an easy meal. Below are ham and cheddar, ham and brie and two with kale and feta. Creating an Elegant Drainage Solution The following is more like an internal dialog rather than a How-To, and even though there are some numbers thrown about don't mistake it for specific instruction. The only intention here is to look back on our work last year and take it apart mentally to see if we were applying techniques that were not to our own internal standard. Last summer we started dealing with our drainage issues in the backyard. Tips for Being a More Interesting PersonWhen the time comes to be either guest, host or friend it doesn't hurt to be interesting. Hopefully everyone can score a few of the following. Tips for Being a Better HostNot to solely penalize all the clueless guests out there we also have some experience with questionable hosts.
Tips for Being a Better House Guest The modern world is wonderful in many ways. There is instant communication, instant coffee, instant gratification, and of course a lot of poor behavior. For everyone out there who has been a questionable dinner or overnight guest here are a few suggestions for all of you out there.
Is Beer Bridging Order & Creativity?
In honor of St Patricks day, The New York Times just published an op-ed piece on How Beer Gave Us Civilization. Jeffrey P. Kahn, the writer, makes the claim that humans are inherently rather restrictive in their nature; working towards keeping the pecking order going, not getting too close to anyone, and making sure the clan is working well, from a safe distance. In other words: in a sober state, nobody really wants conflict. Then, enter the concept of beer and alcohol, which made its appearance surprisingly early in human history, and you release human creativity, emotions, artistic expression, romance...and so on. Kahn explains, beer made us more passionate, beer made us feel and live and got us out of the mental blocks of order and peace that we naturally divert back to. Beer in other words, provided a contrast against conformity, it freed the people. And then once the buzz wore off, people reverted back to their naturally distant selves of order, keeping this burst of creativity and emotions with them to build and develop the world. And then the whole thing repeated over and over. Guest Preparations - Stocking My Fridge Up
We're having guests this weekend so I'm stocking up my fridge with practical snacks and dishes that I can prepare in advance. Nobody really wants to stand in the kitchen for hours when you have other fun stuff going on, so I'm thinking it's better to be on the top the game here.
Where is the Revolutionary Man Today?
If there is one thing I have a love affair with, it's the revolutionary man. What do Frank Loyd Wright, Hemingway, Ingmar Bergman, Newton, Voltaire and Picasso (to mention just a few) have in common? They were all brilliant, arrogant, difficult and deeply intelligent men who thought, invented, created and contributed to the world in fundamental ways. These men were colorful, strong-willed and utterly unique. They responded horribly to being restricted and they really didn't care much what anyone thought of them or their work, as they knew it to be superior to the small minds around them. These were the revolutionary males. Monday Pick Me Up: Cream Puff SemlaAfter last week's book intensive theme (which by the way was a blast to get into!), may I suggest we cleanse the palette before moving on to other subjects with something creamy, sweet and designed to fatten you up: a Swedish cream puff semla! A cardamom flavored, slightly sweetened wheat bun is filled with a sweet almond paste and then completed with luscious whipped cream. This provides the ultimate reason why you should NOT jump on the band wagon and go the gluten free route! Easton Press Books and Why Choice is OverratedNever do we become as confused and stressed as when we have too many choices. They lie around and infect our lives. These confusions of color and noise. Just bring me something that fits! Stop asking so many questions! Something Human Funny That Surprises & Shows You There is a Certain Rightness to Your WrongnessOn my list of favorite feel-good movies, Dan in Real Life ranks pretty high. It's the kind of movie you crave if you're feeling a bit under the weather, and if somehow you need to be cheered up a bit; not unlike getting comfortable with a cherished blanket or enjoying your favorite childhood food. In one of the scenes, the main character, Dan (Steve Carrell) meets a beautiful woman (Juliette Binoche) in a bookstore and the following dialogue takes place:
Sewing a Fabric Book CoverTo sew a fabric dust cover is really the perfect project: it's something that doesn't take forever to do. It's rather fun and provides a good excuse to use up any left over fabrics you might have (or indulge in something expensive, because you don't need a whole lot). I like that a fabric dust cover gives you a bit of privacy when taking a book out, so nobody can see what exactly it is that you're reading when you go to a coffee shop, or maybe sit on the subway. Fragmented Memories of Books and Reading
I'm sitting under an apple tree by an old white painted table covered with a hanging mosquito net, in the backyard of my childhood home in Sweden. With a fountain dip pen I'm writing down Keats' poem Ode on a Grecian Urn (Thou still unravished bride of quietness...) on linen paper and I'm letting the words roll on my tongue over and over again. I'm feeling utterly in tune with this place in time, as well as oh so sophisticated in regards to my advanced level of reading and fancy writing instrument.
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Everybody Needs a Wife
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Why is the Swedish Ektorp Sleeper Sofa Deeper than the American Version?
When I looked on the Canadian site, the
Happy Spring & Easter!
Glad påsk, lite sent! Mumsiga grejer.
Dreamsequence: Wouldn't It Be Nice…
Yes it would. It would be lovely.
Creating an Elegant Drainage Solution
just wanted to add that I do agree that
Creating an Elegant Drainage Solution
hindsight is 20/20, no? the dry well ca
Tips for Being a More Interesting Person
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Tips for Being a More Interesting Person
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Building Bookcases - Part 1
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