I leafed through the “Restoring a House in the City” book at a bookstore recently to see if I should add it to the enormously long wish list I have on Amazon. It had some great pictures, and it’s always fun to look at restoration porn, and to see what houses in other cities look like. It’s not as practical as the Old House Journal Compendium, or a good DIY book, it’s really the kind of book that one puts on the coffee table in their renovated home so it looks like you spent hours consulting it in your quest for the perfect new old home, and can identify with the people who the author writes about. I’ll probably get it one of these days. If I can’t really renovate, reading about it is vicarious fun.
The author was doing a book signing at Brownstone Books the day of the Bed Stuy Housetour.
“By the way, did snappy manage to bury the party expenses as disbursements on some client’s bill? I’m not eating it in the year end distribution. And she’s got to find some two-legged associates. Those cats she hired are costing the firm money and productivity.”
Slopey, LOL!!
AW, Lechacal, that’s a terrible thing someone said to you! Wish it had been me!! : P
omg- Do you mean me??????I may have been JOKINGLY saying something to that effect but I did phrase it more like- How does your wife stand you? That was after asking you if you always talked as fast as Alvin the chipmunk (You blamed innumerable cups of coffee and you laughed). But not seriously. Er….what’s a troglodyte? I’ll slap it for you. 🙁
And if in case you were referring to me- damn right I said it! I want to cover all the bases and not be unfairly labeled pusillanimous 🙂
MM…does it have a lot of high end Victorian RE porn??? I should stop there and have a look at it
Thx
I leafed through the “Restoring a House in the City” book at a bookstore recently to see if I should add it to the enormously long wish list I have on Amazon. It had some great pictures, and it’s always fun to look at restoration porn, and to see what houses in other cities look like. It’s not as practical as the Old House Journal Compendium, or a good DIY book, it’s really the kind of book that one puts on the coffee table in their renovated home so it looks like you spent hours consulting it in your quest for the perfect new old home, and can identify with the people who the author writes about. I’ll probably get it one of these days. If I can’t really renovate, reading about it is vicarious fun.
The author was doing a book signing at Brownstone Books the day of the Bed Stuy Housetour.
OMG THL, I love them! Can I borrow them since you won’t be needing them for a few months.
“By the way, did snappy manage to bury the party expenses as disbursements on some client’s bill? I’m not eating it in the year end distribution. And she’s got to find some two-legged associates. Those cats she hired are costing the firm money and productivity.”
Slopey, LOL!!
AW, Lechacal, that’s a terrible thing someone said to you! Wish it had been me!! : P
Mr. Lechacal,
Come on up to Alaska. We shoot troglodytes after moose hunting season ends.
[wink]
And now I have to hide from both him AND snappy. Life is so unfair.
CGar,
I probably mentioned the book to DIBS. Mopar said there were some Philly townhouses in it, too. I just haven’t read it.
Mum’s the word on the billing.
omg- Do you mean me??????I may have been JOKINGLY saying something to that effect but I did phrase it more like- How does your wife stand you? That was after asking you if you always talked as fast as Alvin the chipmunk (You blamed innumerable cups of coffee and you laughed). But not seriously. Er….what’s a troglodyte? I’ll slap it for you. 🙁
And if in case you were referring to me- damn right I said it! I want to cover all the bases and not be unfairly labeled pusillanimous 🙂
Clear heels are so last year, check out these bad boys:
http://townhouselady.blogspot.com/2009/11/work-that-pole.html