mon potager

Mon potager - my vegetable garden - is a reflection of our life here.  Fairly simple, nothing showy, often a bit untidy and rambling round the edges.... relaxed.   We have four squares, each measuring about 3 metres or 12' square.  That size is easier to maintain and looks rather pretty.  Looks are important when it comes to the potager, that is why flowers are allowed to self seed, rhubarb is left to flower and little boys...

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10 (Secret) Things About Me

      Hi everyone! How was your week? It must be great, right? Now, I wanna share some secrets about me.. Because Some bloggers (Rizkimufty, Nyla Baker, Zhi, and many others) tagged me. It's surprising! how could so many bloggers want to know about me? Who am I anyway? Green allien from mars? LOL. heheWell, I just an ordinary eighteen boy. But maybe, I hide some secrets from the world...1. Aul Howler is not my birth name....

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weekend puppies

Life continues to be quite exciting here for Gibson and Ghetto, into all sorts of trouble, game for most things.   Ghetto is still in denial about his tiny size, this morning he tried herding the horses in the field - a 1 kilo heavy dog, rounding up a 450 kilo horse? - I don't think so!!  But he couldn 't see the problem.A few weekend shots of them in various degrees of cleanliness ... and sleepinesswishing you all a fun weeke...

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HOUSE FOR RENT AT BSD CITY

HOUSE FOR RENT AT BSD CITY.THE ICONCLUSTER EASTERN COSMOBLOK F05 No. 18View of the houseFrontyardLiving RoomBath Room on the 2nd FloorBath Room on the 1st FloorBackyardBed Room and Bath Room at the back Type : 79/112Land Size : 112 m2Building Size : 79 m2Floor : 2Bed Room : 4Bath Room : 3Electricity Supply : 4400 wattIDR : Rp 30.000.000,-/year [negotiab...

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French summer in Deauville

  Deauville is one of the great seaside resorts of France.  Made especially chic by it's proximity to Paris, it's elegant shopping,  summer polo and its Casino.  But what I love the most are it's coloured parasol tents on the sandy beach.Don't forget tomorrow is the last day to enter my giveaway if you haven't already done so -a great grain sack is up for grab...

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grazie mille !!

I would like to thank Annarita Triarica of Lotus Publishing  for featuring me in two Italian magazines this summer!  am very  happy to have been featured in two of their lovely decorating magazines.  One specialising in restoration and the other in brocantes!In Ristrutturare con Casa Chic (the restoration magazine) they ran an article about my bed makeover in the  July-August edition.Then in their sister magazine Arte del...

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Cepat Ganti sebelum Menyesal.

Ini buat kalian yang memiliki trio. Ummmm Genk...atau apalah itu namanya. Ini saran dariku.hihi...Kemarin, di angkot menuju rumah. Aku seangkot sama tiga anak SMA gaul masa kini. Keliatannya sih dia baru masuk SMA. Ga tau juga. Tiga cewe SMA ini asiiiiik banget ngobrol keras-keras dalem angkot, berasa di mobilnya sendiri. Sepenggal dari percakapan mereka yang aku tangkep yaitu. Dua dari mereka...

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On Top: 143 Million Americans Live In Municipalities That Recognize Gay Unions

The link is here143 Million Americans Live In Municipalities That Recognize Gay Unions By On Top Magazine Staff Published: July 28, 2011 In the past 15 years, the number of Americans living in municipalities that recognize gay unions has increased ten-fold, according to a new study released this week by the Washington-based think tank Third Way. The survey (below) lists five...

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Columbus Dispatch: Gay-friendly, and growing - Franklin County tops in same-sex Ohio households

Tom Grote, left, and partner Rick Neal share a porch swing with their 2-year-old daughter, Amoret, in the backyard of their home in German Village. Grote says more gay couples are "settling down" and adopting.The story is here Census Numbers Gay-friendly, and growing Franklin County tops in same-sex Ohio households Thursday, July 28,...

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summer storm approaching

A difficult day yesterday, trying to balance work obligations with family needs - you know the thing, guilt, frustration ... GRRRR .... SIGHBadminton on a summer lawn, children laughing, absences forgiven.A menacing sky that is breathtakingly beautiful.The frustrations of the day forgott...

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The Big Guns!

Luke 22:3 Then entered Satan into Judas surnamed Iscariot, being of the number of the twelve. 4 And he went his way, and communed with the chief priests and captains, how he might betray him unto them. Satan was alive and well on the planet when he brought out the bigs guns to wipe out his arch rival, the Son of God. Only three other times in the entire word do we find the head imp himself doing the dirty work by filling someone or something. Usually,...

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Reason To Celebrate!

L-R - CTHBA Board Member - Anne Svetlik, SBC Owner - Steve Kendrick,SBC Designer - Deborah Way & CTHBA Treasurer, Andy BarberWe are excited to announce that our team just received two Pinnacle awards at the Home Builders Association of SC's annual convention! Both awards were given to us for the Coastal Living Idea Cottage. This was the first year we submitted any of our homes on a state level, so you can imagine how awesome it was to hear "Structures...

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Guest house update

This has been such a nice hot summer , we have never spent so much time on our little backyard deck , last year we had a big beautiful table but went with a more loungey set up this year which I have loved so much more , so relaxing .Well here it is , our little guest house as it looks today , nearing completion , well there is still a lot to do , the deck for the front of the house , but that will wait for now , I know I hate those support blocks...

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