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Elizabeth Brummett
- Aug 16, 2009
- 1 min
Holistay
This past week, I took some time off work to finish projects around the house. Only two small tasks actually got done, but at least I had...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Aug 12, 2009
- 1 min
Finally!
The landscaping is going in for the last house to be constructed across the street from us. The end is in sight! We’ve also heard that...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Aug 3, 2009
- 1 min
I Wanna Be Sedated
Thursday was a busy day. Laika got spayed. We went to the last of five presentations from solar companies seeking to do a group...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- May 7, 2009
- 2 min
Gardening, Part II
After months of obsessing over landscape design, reading books with gorgeous pictures of plants that don’t grow here, and generally...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- May 6, 2009
- 1 min
Speechless
The pendant light in our kitchen – our beautiful, unique, mid-century light – has been reproduced. The folks at Satellite did a pretty...
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Timothy Brummett
- Apr 7, 2009
- 1 min
Wildflowers
Laika in the wildflowers of the Southwest Greenbelt’s restored blackland prairie, because every girl growing up in Texas has to have her...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Apr 5, 2009
- 1 min
NOLA, ELISSA, Laika
In mid-March, I went on a trip to New Orleans for the US/ICOMOS (International Council on Monuments and Sites) International Symposium,...
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Timothy Brummett
- Mar 10, 2009
- 1 min
Spring is Here!
Of our trees, the little Carolina Hawthorne budded out first. The leaves start off with a reddish cast and later turn bright green. The...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Mar 1, 2009
- 2 min
The Tomato Experiment
The backyard landscaping is now on hold until next year, since we recently spent our landscaping budget on a sorely needed new mattress. ...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Feb 1, 2009
- 3 min
Gardening
Yesterday was a beautiful day. After helping deliver the second edition of The Front Porch Flyer, we spent the afternoon in the front...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Jan 11, 2009
- 1 min
(Belated) Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
You may be wondering where we’ve been and what we’ve been up to for the past five months. We’ve got some good excuses for not posting;...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Aug 5, 2008
- 2 min
The Grass Is Always Greener
Our grass is green. Really green, especially given the half-dead sod we started with. So, what’s our trick? I have to warn you, it...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Jul 30, 2008
- 1 min
Twinkle, Twinkle
A couple of weekends ago, Timothy and I went to San Marcos with our friend Kristen to pick up a lovely vintage pendant light for her...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Jul 10, 2008
- 2 min
Fourth of July Weekend
Does this look familiar? We’ll give you a hint… Yes, we’ve finally installed our mosaic glass tile backsplash. We did do it ourselves,...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Jun 19, 2008
- 1 min
Thank You
Two months after we moved into our house, we wanted to say a few words of thanks to the people who made it possible. Kara, our sales...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- May 23, 2008
- 2 min
The New Space Race
We’ve almost finished putting everything away, and suddenly our house has a lot of empty space that needs to be filled with more...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- May 16, 2008
- 2 min
Severe Weather Advisory
Late Wednesday, for the third time since we moved into our house a month ago, a nighttime thunderstorm brought hail. This storm made the...
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Elizabeth Brummett
- Apr 27, 2008
- 1 min
Oh Hail!
Yes, we’re happily moved into our wonderful new home. After a week of concerted unpacking (thanks for all the help, Mom!), and another...
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