An artist from Durham is currently being featured with a solo show at the North Carolina Museum of Art. And you wont want to miss it!
The exhibition highlights these two subjects in McIver’s work, focusing solely on her self-portraits and on portraits of Renee and other family members. “All of my portraits are self-portraits,” says the artist. “I use
The catalog from Fisher’s Seeds in Belgrade, Mont., looks much like the first ones produced in the 1920s.
When I opened my copy of Fisher’s Seeds catalog, I felt like I was taking a step back in time. And in a way I was.I ordered my catalog months ago by sending $2 through the U.S. mail with a promise the catalog would be sent when it was ready in January.The catalog has the same down-to-earth feel as the heirloom vegetable seeds it features on its black and white pages. There aren’t any fancy photos or glowing descriptions to distract a gardener. Fisher’s Seeds was started in the early 1920s. Judy Fi
It feels like Christmas has come early at our house. I’ve been given an apple press, and am juicing this year’s bumper crop of fruit. The kids and I are pushing barrows of apples, from our mini orchard to the kitchen.
Eric Robson, the chairman of Gardeners’ Question Time, talks endlessly about his apple press. His evangelism has converted me to presses, which are a wonderful way to use up those less-than-perfect fruits.
You can press the whole apple, but I always chop mine in half, to check for codling moth larvae. Once
The first thing that anyone sees when they approach your home is the front door and entranceway. You need to make sure that this leaves a good taste in their mouths. You can do this fairly simply or you can make it a complicated and tie consuming task. Here are a few ideas to start with.
Use plants to your advantage. If you have some workable soil in front of your house there is a lot you can do with that. You could take the utilitarian path and plant a vegetable or herb garden but those aren’t as showy as you might like and take a lot of work. If you want to be as simple as possible you can get a wildflower seed mixture, till up the earth and just spread out the seeds. S Read the full post…
In addition to being a huge fan of architecture and old houses, I have a serious weakness for old-fashioned television shows where the underdog always wins. After getting hooked on a few seasons of Leverage on TNT, I started to notice that occasional scenes were filmed in a very nice hotel, one that had more than a few historic features. Was this a real place or just a very clever set?
The Governor Hotel. Image Credit: Hotels.com
After a few minutes of surfing message boards, I was reminded that yes, you can find anything on the Internet.
Whether you just bought a new house or just simply wanting to redo your existing kitchen cabinets, several factors need to be considered before you actually purchase them. While it seems basic and simple to install kitchen cabinets, you have to take in account the age of the house.
Older homes have a tendency to have walls, floors, and ceilings that are offset. This could prove to be difficult in setting cabinets in their straight.
Always measure properly. What works best is placing a laser level on a four foot high stepladder.