The installation below ground is similar to that for permeable concrete pavers, but the heart of this system is a rigid plastic grid that holds the pavers in place. Depending on the layout of the grid, the installer can place the pavers in a number of different patterns, including running b...
We walk down the front steps and look down a whole row of houses disappearing into the distance. As we look, we realize that the house next door isn’t the only one with water around it—a river weaves between and around some houses. Some stand in the desert, where there is NO water...
She is in that big flower bed on the west side of the house and when the sun sets she is on fire. She is covering the new bordeaux lilac, the one I planted last year, the one that is supposed to get very deeply wine colored, sometimes it almost looks black. The plant breeders you...
but together they form a concept. And in a novel, they create a level of existence apart from its physical surroundings. Being taken to anyplace other than the here and now is magical or it can be
Fear of missing out is the real pandemic. I had a good “Covid Cry” yesterday. Most days I can pretty much keep a grip on the dystopian reality we now live in, but every once in a while grief knocks me over and I’m a puddle of tears. The cry is never for one specific thing...
People often say there is a special chemistry between a father and a son.He came back into the kitchen just as I was about to storm out.He had loosened his tie and rolled up the sleeves of his shirt-ready to relax.In his right hand was the old apron. "I want you to have this,...
If you have a playdoh or clay loving child, turn it up a notch with a beginner’spotter’s wheel set. We thinkthis one from Faber-Castellis pretty darn great, and comes loaded with clay, tools, paint, glaze, brushes, apron, table cover, illustrated instructions and ideas galore. Kids ...
"Hell's bells," he said, "At my age, if anything happens, the mule has more to lose." He did all of the cooking for family gatherings, even for Martha's last Thanksgiving, although she loved her apron that said,This is the kitchen of Martha R. Stumm. If you doubt it, start so...
I wore a hideous smock thing with an apron over it, tennis shoes and nude pantyhose with my hair in a ponytail. I didn’t drive so I often walked to work in that ensemble and it wasn’t a terribly long walk but it was hot and pantyhose are an invention of Satan. The same ...
I have this bridge faucet in polished nickel at my apronfront sink. I'm looking for a bar faucet that compliments it. Preference is for a single lever bar faucet but having a hard time finding a gooseneck, single lever in polished nickel. Need some ideas