Tuesday, October 18, 2011

City Love


Over the weekend, Dear Daughter and I biked our neighborhood for the Renovator's House Tour.  We hit 5 of the 8 homes on view, and she was one to point out to me this lovely green mural in view of the back yard of one of the homes.  So sweet.  I love this pic - especially the color blocks that come from the lines of the telephone wires, the wall color, the small white-framed window, the charming heart-shaped foliage, and the clear blue sky of a gorgeous fall day.

The Renovator's House Tour features homes that have been creatively renovated and restored in our historic urban village. The thing I love about this particular tour is that it often showcases how families can make a go of city living, and how small spaces can be transformed in big ways by using space in efficient and innovative ways, and making rooms multi-functional.  Even more impressive, the tour is open to the public, and raises $20,000 for the local public school.

Nice life. 

Watch this!

[Long time, no see...but I'm alive and well.  :-) ]

Want to know what English sounds like to foreigners?
This short film is in "fake" English, and gives an idea of what that's like.  It's really trippy.  I could tell what was going on, could get all the intonations and inflections, and it sounds "just like English," only I couldn't understand a word.  Check it out...



With thanks to A Cup of Joe for the discovery
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