Neighbors began to stop by to introduce themselves and sit down for a chat. Kristin invited people to join her at the table for coffee or iced tea. Then neighbors asked Kristin if their family could put a picni...
We get emails every day asking about affordable, safe neighborhoods near all the action with great schools. Unfortunately, it’s hard to have it all, especially without paying the price. If you’re willing to live outside of Nashville, though, you tend to get more for your money in terms...
Lloyds of Kew is a bibliophile's paradise. Charming, handwritten signs and labels point you in the direction of what you want, among the the thousands of rare, vintage and modern second hand books. It's not uncommon to see books heaped on tables on the pavements out...
Interestingly I just got my hotel bill from last night. Just the room and one pint of beer at £7. There is also a “bar food” line item at £0.88 which just happens to be 12.5% of £7. When I left the bar there was noone to give me anything to sign off so I assumed ...
“Our job, for everyone watching, is to get in the trenches and do the blocking and tackling. One inch at a time. One yard at a time. One phone call at a time. One door knock at a time … There will be time to sleep when you're dead. We're gonna leave it on the fi...
Physically, nothing looked wrong with Indie, but we brought her into the vet that day because she had developed a persistent cough which was beginning to make her breathy and unsteady after she ran around the yard. We thought it might be allergies, or a summer cold or at worst that she...
So much good has been happening at Satis House; I just haven’t been keeping you all up-to-date here. I won’t fill you all in now, but just know that the front yard is looking great after it had a serious de-thatching last September; the side yard is in the process of being ...
m taking a bit of a break from updating this site at the moment. I’m keeping busy with a number of other projects, both personal and professional, but I do hope to start blogging here again in the near future. Watch this space – I still have a lot to say about travel, life, ...
Many oil and gas operations are also active in this area – surface collecting is legal around these operations, but be respectful of equipment (re: do not touch it), and also be very aware of any signs or warnings posted indicating the presence of H2S gas – it can and WILL kill you...
I was up early, in the front yard cutting up the massive limb that had fallen two nights before. Mom came out and sat on the front porch, “Have you seen the news?” No. “There was a shooting in Aurora.” A fellow suburb. Not again. When Columbine happened I was in the middle...