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Casa del Sol: Building Projects

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:43:49 GMT

South of I-10 in Mobile Alabama, our newly purchased older home is now known as Casa del Sol. Two of our first projects are shown here. The sunroom or sun porch was a screened porch but will be bulletproof with 1/4" Lexan walls; the floors will be Italian

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Casa del Sol: Garden Progress

Thu, 15 Oct 2009 03:10:48 GMT

Casa Del Sol is a stucco cottage in Mobile AL where we garden in USDA Zone 8B. We do vegetables, tropicalesque, traditional Southern, and container plants.

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Parrots 2006 thru 2009

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 04:19:01 GMT

Since Hurricane Katrina, my flock consisted of a male and female African Grey, and now a male eclectus lives with us.

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Like Cats & Dogs

Tue, 06 Oct 2009 03:43:46 GMT

Personality and interation of my cat and dogs amazes me. Lily the cat, Camille and Moon Pie the maltese. Definitely not pillow types.

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Suburban Tree Cutting

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 22:41:28 GMT

Scotland Yard service was hired to fell six big trees on our small city lot. Four pine up to 90-100 feet tall, one large oak, and one sweet gum tree. Very tricky job.

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Massachusetts Remodelling and Decorating

Tue, 16 Dec 2008 23:51:07 GMT

Our cedar-sided cape in Massachusetts is undergoing extensive DIY remodelling and redecorating. More to follow.

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Massachusetts Gardening

Sun, 24 Aug 2008 15:27:31 GMT

New England gardening is seasonal and plant selection is very important. View the results of our efforts at landscaping and planting an older cape property 25 miles northwest of Boston.

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Vacation in Italy

Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:57:01 GMT

Our family spent 10 days in Italy at a villa in the Tuscan countryside surrounded by olive orchards, vineyards & mountains.It came with a gardener, maid, a wine grotto, and of course a swimming pool. Borgo Tre Querce is a restored 3 century-old farmhouse

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Vacation in Western Ireland

Thu, 22 May 2008 03:47:24 GMT

In 2007 our family visited Counties Clare, Limerick, and Galway. Dear to our hearts is the time spent near Miltown Malbay and LaHinch where we finally found the stone cottage where Bill's mother was born.

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Vacation in Ireland: Ballyhannon and Quin

Fri, 24 Aug 2007 01:02:40 GMT

For 2 weeks we stayed at Ballyhannon Coach House in Quin, County Clare, Ireland. It was our family base for trips into the surrounding countryside, including Limerick, Galway, Waterford, Cork, LaHinch, and Ennis. Ballyhannon is a self-catering comfortable

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