getting set up

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And here is number 2 of the combo. We masked two letters in the corners as signatures which looks great, and sort of solves the problem of kids not being able to write yet. I am busy stretching canvas for tomorrows workshop. And well, surfing the net. I have this lovely routine when Emery falls asleep I put him in the wrap, play some folksy tunes I like, and surf. Its really “Me” time, that also serves the purpose of putting a baby to bed. Soooooo much better than other methods we have tried!

Anyways, all this surfing, and blog reading has resulted in lots of inspirational ideas. I like to read some architecture blogs and get inspired about that “dream house”. I do design for other people, and its also nice to find one’s own identity amongst it all. I know I LOVE wood. I can’t help it. Even after four years of Architecture school, I couldnt find a real heart to heart connection with concrete. I try. I really want to. Martha, likes it, and its so hip, but hey…one cant deny ones inner callings. I’ll admit it.  Wood done well, is so my cup of tea.

I did a project in school where I designed a quonset hut into a performing arts center. So its not surprising I am drooling over this barn converted into a house. I ADORE the huge doors that make the kids space indoors and out. GAWD! Now, I wonder what they do in December..at minus thirty… even without the windchill? Maybe I just gotta move south too. But that’s another post.

Have a wonderful, stress free, pre-christmas weekend! We’ll be heading over to Heritage Park to celebrate the warmth and the season.

One Response to “getting set up”

  1. Cam D. Says:

    We went to HP last weekend (when it was freezing!) with Michelle’s sister’s family. Gotta stop for pie at that cafe near the entrance.

    There is actually a home a short walk from our place that looks like a converted barn. There are a few interesting places nearby to us that appear to be old acreage properties and farm houses that have had the city grow all around them. There is even a road that’s not paved … it’s a bit odd, feels like a rural village in the middle of Calgary. Take a ground level walk with Google maps: http://maps.google.ca/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=5400+Dalhousie+Dr+NW,+Calgary,+AB&sll=49.891235,-97.15369&sspn=25.255285,55.722656&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=5400+Dalhousie+Dr+NW,+Calgary,+Division+No.+6,+Alberta&ll=51.107464,-114.166982&spn=0.000749,0.001701&z=19&layer=c&cbll=51.107491,-114.167026&panoid=X6HUVwsJU42Ba4NQ4lRyxQ&cbp=12,358.94,,0,5
    (you can see the red barn-house.)

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