This is a rare find in the
$274,000 Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sotheby's International Realty 314-725-0009 or Cell: 314-607-5555
This is a rare find in the
$274,000 Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sotheby's International Realty 314-725-0009 or Cell: 314-607-5555
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My sister-in-law turned me onto The Pioneer Woman blog a few months ago. She has a perfect blog. Her photography is amazing and it motivated me to buy a new camera.....I still need to read the manual so I can take pictures on some of the other modes than automatic. Her recipes are simple and yummy. Once I put in a kitchen that can be photographed....you may get more cooking out of me....though with two sons entering college soon....you may have to wait 5-6 years. Here is her recipe for Blueberry Crumb Cake.
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I love bamboo, though it is not for the casual gardener. It is tough, aggressive and unruly. It can literally take over your yard and your neighbors. The running forms of bamboo can not just be placed in the ground without proper barriers put in place. Even with barriers, it is guaranteed to escape. I use 18" metal roof flashing around my yellow-groove bamboo grove. A lower form of running bamboo, that I planted a couple years ago, I thought would be contained by a concrete walkway. Before I knew it, it was running up on the other side of the walk. This local gardener has put together a nice tutorial on pruning bamboo rhizomes (runners)....which is supposed to be done this time of the year. Read it HERE.
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This is the Tangga House in Singapore. Don't you think the design of the pool is great! See more pics @ the blog The Contemporist.
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HGTV's My First Place is looking for fun, high-energy people who are just starting the home-buying process and looking for their first place. Back for its eighth and ninth seasons, the series will once again follow homebuyers through all the trials and tribulations, stress and success of looking for, bidding on and buying their first place.
Candidates who are chosen for the show will also receive a surprise housewarming gift during the course of shooting. We will be taping in the Boston and San Francisco areas until fall 2010 and in the Austin and St. Louis areas through the end of 2010. Singles, couples and families who live within a one-hour drive from these cities are all encouraged to apply.
If you are interested....contact me, Ted Wight @ 314-607-5555 or tedwight@aol.com for more information.
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Spread the Luv! Great barbecue in a beautiful setting along the Mississippi River in historic Clarksville, Mo. What better way to spend a weekend? And that's what we're offering Aug. 6-8 at Overlook Farm's First Annual Dr. Brownstone's Sweet Summer Luv Luv Festival and Barbecue Cook Off. Come for the delicious competition featuring 10 professionals and 10 amateurs competing for cash and prizes. Stay for the live music all three days, the food demonstrations on Saturday by five of the country's leading chefs, and Overlook Farm's Executive Chef Tim Graninetti's (aka Dr. Brownstone) own award-winning barbecue dishes. It all starts with a reception at 6:30 Friday Aug. 6, and ends with Overlook Farm's Sunday brunch. Want to learn more? Then follow this link: Click here for a full schedule of events. |
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My recent family vacation to Maine started with two poems that we had hanging in our farmhouse. They were drafted and given to my great grandfather when he was there on a hunting/fishing trip in 1909. I knew that we wanted to go to Maine again this year and thought ....why don't we go to the same place our great grandfather went. On each poem the place of record was Birch Island, Maine. I googled Birch Island and found it. I also found a wonderful lodge to stay- Attean Lake Lodge. The lodge brochure mentioned that people had been coming to the lodge since the late 1800s. I thought...this is it and my great grandfather must have stayed in the same lodge. Well we arrived at the remote lake, located only minutes from the Canadian border, and arrived at our lodge. That night at dinner we were speaking to one of the other guests and he told me that we were at the wrong Birch Island. This Birch Island was on Attean Lake and our Birch Island was on Holeb Lake. Oops...after so much work to get there. Well it turned out that Birch Island on Holeb Lake was just the next lake over. There are some hunting cottages on it, though not a lodge to stay. The next morning I spoke with the owner of the lodge and he put us on course to see the other Birch Island. We motor boated across our 7 mile lake....hiked 1.5 miles through the woods and arrived at the shore of Holeb Lake. Our lodge hides two canoes in the woods for guest to use on this lake. We pattled 5 miles and finally arrived at our destination....Birch Island! Two construction guys greeted us at the shore. We were the first people they had seen on the island in 3 weeks. Birch Island on Holeb Lake used to be a fancy destination owned by an exclusive Boston country club for its guests. My great grandfather lived in Kansas City and was in the cattle business. He must have had a business associate that invited him. Birch Island has seen better days and was a little run down...though enchanting. Sorry for the long post....though look at the pictures and descriptions below for an illustration of our journey. (This is my last vacation post....sorry to my readers who are bored by this and want more local St. Louis posts.)
The poem below was printed on birch paper. My grandfather's last name was Forrest...thus the cute way of incorporating the last name into the poem.
Another poem....
Traveling to our destination....
And canoeing in Holeb Lake to Birch Island... being chased by storms periodically
And then Birch Island!....finally!
Out Houses
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A client of mine is buying a cute, mid-century ranch house in Glendale. You should see the knotty-pine basement. She just sent me a picture of the pink refrigerator that she procured from someone in Florida. It has not been delivered yet. I think she paid $300 for the fridge and it is costing $500 to ship it. I love it! Check out this website.
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My brother lives in Corning, NY and keeps a couple of sail boats at Lake Keuka, one of the Finger Lakes. It is a natural lake that was formed by the glaciers and is crystal clear. We spent a couple of days sailing and eating lots of iced cream...in fact, I think I had iced cream every day for over a week.
(Teddy, my son, hardly took his airport-found "ray bans" off the whole trip.)
(My other son- Nicholas....I promise I did not have him pose for this picture.)
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Today we left Attean Lake Lodge after three days. We had another 5 AM kayak tour, though still no moose. Tonight we are in Quebec City which is the most European city I have visited in North America. It really is lovely and we are looking forward to dinner at a French bistro tonight.
A sign in Jackman, Maine....I don't think I want to stay at this hotel.
Although I never saw a moose....I saw these treats....I think they are called Canadian LiliesAnother interesting sign in Jackman, Maine
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A 5 AM in the morning, my brother and I got up to go look for moose. We could not get the motor started in our boat so we went kayaking. We saw two bald eagles, loons and a kingfisher, though no moose. Tonight we are going to try again....the motor is working now!!! My sons had a great day sailing and kayaking.
Here is where we are staying....Attean Lake Lodge on Birch Island. All guests have their own cabin. It is fun....no electricity, just gas and oil laps....though we do have hot water! Don't be fooled...we are not roughing it....last night I had Osso Buco.
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This charming
Listed by Ted Wight, Dielmann Sotheby's Internation Realty, Cell- 314-607-5555 Office- 314-725-0009
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It is very exciting to see Copia reopen after it burnt down a couple years ago. This has always been a favorite in the past. We had dinner there last Saturday. Clumsy us had a big spill on the table and almost burnt the place down again. I had the scallops over linguine and it was nice, though just not special. The rest of the table was not inspired. Sometimes it takes a restaurant a few weeks to get in the groove. The outdoor patio in back in large, though felt like a reception hall with an open ceiling. Since when have I been a restaurant critic....I should stick to real estate.
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The house with this cute pink kitchen is for sale in Rock Hill. I never saw one of these cabinet-level GE refrigerator/freezers until last month....and looky here....another one! Notice that the stove, counter-top and sink are one piece of stainless steel metal. Someone needs to buy this house and preserve it! As an added bonus...the floors are all cork and the bathroom has a fabulous original shower door!
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Tourists,
Downtown Residents and Workforce Benefit
from Convenient and Fun, New Transit Service
Getting around Downtown St. Louis will be even more
appealing and easy with the introduction of new trolleys, a MetroBus service.
Residents, workers and tourists will be able to “jump on” to travel to all of
the attractions, restaurants, hotels, stores, stadiums and office buildings in
the Downtown area. The first trolleys will take to the streets on Thursday,
July 1, 2010.
The route loops through downtown from the Civic Center
MetroLink Station, traveling on
The new downtown trolley service will operate from 5:30 a.m. to midnight Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to midnight on Saturday. Service will reach each stop every 10 to 20 minutes.
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I have driven by this house several times and have always loved the roof. Someone needs to buy it....so close to the CWE, though an ignored area. Someday people will say...."Do you believe that houses used to go for under $100,000 in this area." Probably it is lower than that $. Pendleton and Delmar.
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The yummiest find recently has been Wei Hong Bakery on Olive in University City. It is located in a storefront next to the Wei Hong Restaurant....formerly the Fine Arts Theater (It was XXX). They have these buns that are stuffed with BBQ Pork, Ham & Egg, Bacon & Onion, Hot dogs and much more! They are perfect to cut in two and serve at a party. (Located at 7740 Olive Blvd.....they also have a location at 3175 S. Grand)
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Check out this chair. It looks like a typical padded chair, though it is sculpted out of wood! Find out more on this BLOG.
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Just this week a plague of Japanese Beetles descended on my garden and have been voraciously eating my plants. They seem to like rose pedals and anything else that is pretty. Last year I tried the traps, though I now understand that these may attract more to your yard unless all of your neighbors also have traps. The other day I tried spraying the plants with soapy water....this did not work. I then tried just knocking them into a container of soapy water. This seems to work. They are very clumsy and just drop in to drown in their soapy bath. I just went out into my garden this morning and find that they are still sleepy in the morning and take the plunge more readily. In the heat of the day, about half of your prey will fly off.
Let me know what works for you!
Leaves damaged by these annoying beetles.
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