Workpads

The Workpad: RobRoy Chalmers

Last May, I wrote about a special art installation; the unique kit containing pins and pieces of art had arrived in the mail, and for days before the install, the concept consumed me. I weighed out different ways to organize … read more »

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Visiting Plantasia Nursery

We took a day trip to Ithaca yesterday and returned with a Jeep full of plant loot. It was the kind of excursion where one person (moi) ends up straddling a shamrock dwarf inkberry the entire 2.5 hour drive home … read more »

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The Fun Hunt (And A Mini-History Lesson)

The quaint Charlotte General Store is salvage shop in town that I often frequent while out running errands. It’s no secret or big announcement that I’m a salvage junkie, I just live for rainy days spent exploring other people’s trash, … read more »

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A Construction Workpad: Modern Mexican Housing

We did one unplanned and unexpected thing when we were in Mexico last week that was so great that it deserved it’s own post. The Grand Bahia Principe resort has been in the process of expanding inland to serve as … read more »

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