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To build a custom dream home you first have to find the dream spot to put it on…  I did not have too much trouble since I knew I wanted to move to the Austin area, I wanted more acreage then the less … Continue reading →

what it felt like to receive the architectural rendering of my dream home? It was like Christmas Morning, an Easter Hunt and a New Party Dress all rolled into one giant great big ball of fun. and here it is… As … Continue reading →

  As I mentioned in an earlier post, my grandmother’s house, my extensive list of important to me/not important to me  items and my fabulous sketch below all came together in a single booklet that accompanied me to the architect’s office. … Continue reading →

At least 40 Years ago… I was already being influenced about the kind of dream house I would want to build.  Finding out what I wanted in a second house,  decidedly called my “dream” home came over time but ultimately it was … Continue reading →

Starting Over AGAIN…seems hard for me to get into a rhythm of writing about anything, nothing or something. I skip whole years, usually months but I am going to try to be committed to writing multiple times a week.   So to foster more … Continue reading →

It’s nice to know that I can go to the Urban Harvest and get some beets-several colors, potatoes, carrots, fennel in February. I roasted the veggies and incorporated them into some Mason Jar Salads with a mustard vinaigrette. So easy … Continue reading →

dandelionroads’ photostream on Flickr.

dandelionroads’ photostream on Flickr.

By end of April the garden is growing on, some things are going to make it and some are not…I like to think of myself as a urban farmer but I cannot imagine if I had to depend on this … Continue reading →

The guest of honor in the Secret Garden was this spider and his web.  The secret garden in my urban plot is simply the long narrow side of the house leading to the air conditioner unit.  We created a tiny … Continue reading →