Monday, August 30th, 2010
Reader Mike recently emailed me;
I found your great house blog the other day! I’m also working on renovating a S. Minneapolis bungalow and I’ve been trying to find out the history of the house. What resources did you use to find out your house’s history?
Well, Mike, although I hardly consider ...
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Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
I'm not going to completely blame the lawyers (Hi, sweetie!) for this, but everywhere you go there are labels for the obvious. If you buy a coffee, the cup will warn: "Contents hot!" If you pick up a bottle of sunscreen, the label will state it is "for external use ...
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Friday, April 24th, 2009
For my readers in the Twin Cities area, there are a number of excellent events coming up over the next few weekends that deserve your consideration.
Minneapolis & St. Paul Home Tour
Saturday, April 25, 2009, 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
Sunday, April 26, 2009, 1:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Free
This event showcasing urban living ...
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Tuesday, December 30th, 2008
With a new wave of snow falling outside, it was delightful to open the big manilla envelope from Metro Blooms in today's mail and see that we had received a Garden of Merit certificate for the second year in a row.
Metro Blooms recognizes and encourages citizen gardening in boulevards, front ...
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Friday, June 13th, 2008
A few weekends ago, I stole away from my own house projects long enough to catch the last hour of the Twin Cities Bungalow Club's 2008 Home Tour.
I only had time to make it to the first house on the tour, but it was a good one-- a nearby ...
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