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Christmas In August: The Photoshoot Begins

The caterers arrived sharp at 7am to being setting up. A bounty of a breakfast spread, quiches, bagels, cheeses, lox, coffee, juices, fresh fruit all laid out in the kitchen. South Coast Plaza is located in Orange county – Costa Mesa, California. Reviews of the shopping plaza refer to it as the Rodeo Drive of [...]

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The Cost of Restoration: Peddling for Pennies

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Restoration costs are always more than anticipated. As so eloquently stated by Heather and David on their blog back in July of 2004: Our motto: Projects cost 3 times more than you think they will and take 2 times longer to complete.” Ain’t that the truth. *grin* They have a great site by the way [...]

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Log Home: Romancing the Stone – A Walk in the Garden

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I love a walk in the garden and a walk of stone sets everything off well. Finding the right stone can be a difficult choice. I wanted to find something that was enough of a contrast with other stone on the property but yet in the same family. The paths through the West Garden had [...]

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Stone Fireplace Repair: Romancing the Stone

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The next project will be to repair a rather unique little outdoor fireplace. As far as I can tell based upon the stone used, mortaring style, the feel of the mortar itself and overall construction, this outdoor fireplace and grill was probably constructed at the same time as the lodge. There are very distinctive signs [...]

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Filson: Might as well have the best

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I cannot say enough good things about this company. Years ago, after my grandfather passed away, I was given his field coat: a rugged, well worn and tough canvas coat beautifully soiled with the scars and scuffs that could fill volumes of books with the stories that graced a lifetime of his adventures. Today I [...]

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