Mid-Century Photo Friday: Health and Relaxation!

Terra Cotta windowsill detail and fire safety

It’s a bit hard to see, but we have cool curved walls into each of the windows and terra cotta window sills (I think they’re terra cotta). Unfortunately we also have plastic storm windows, bleck! However, they’re better than no storm windows at all! On the subject of windows, we’re taking off the bars on our lower back side of our house (pictures to come later). I got particularly freaked out by the fire safety

Most popular posts of 2013

We’re a little late sharing our most popular posts of 2013 – but January isn’t over yet! 🙂 Be sure to check them out if you happened to miss them! 1. The top post was an oldie! – “Don’t replace your windows – it’s not green or saving green!” Still good information if you’re debating fixing or replacing the windows in your old home. 2. The second post appeals to the decorators or crafty types:

Ultra Lounge music series – a must have!

This post on Mondo Erotica over on www.tikiloungetalk.com reminded me how much we love this music series…the Tikiloungetalk article has other music as well if you want to check it out. Ultra-Lounge is a series of compilation CDs released by Capitol Records, predominantly featuring music genres such as exotica, space age pop, mambo, television theme songs, and lounge. Each CD features detailed liner notes along with two related drink recipes, tips on how to serve

Two great Route 66 Exhibits in New Mexico – Catch them before they’re gone!

Route 66: Radiance, Rust, and Revival on the Mother Road Until October 2nd at the Albuquerque History Museum and conceived in honor of the 90th anniversary of Route 66, this exhibition celebrates the art, history and popular culture of the iconic Mother Road. Too often the history of Route 66 in Albuquerque has been overlooked, even though our city sits at the center of the Southwestern leg of the route and boasts, at 16 miles, the