Linoleum is a big theme at Adzentoivich Woods. There must be at least 3 layers a piece in the kitchen and the bathroom.
Friday, February 25, 2005
Kitchen Linoleum
One of the many, many layers of linoleum in the kitchen of Adzentoivich Woods. Very 1950's...
"Great Room" Wallpaper
If anyone know about Antique wallpaper I would love to find out more about this design. It is so lovely. The paper is in great condition, almost perfect. I hate to have to tear it down but the walls underneath need to be replaced (most of them). If anyone knows how to preserve wallpaper I would love to hear how!
Wallpaper Detail
This wallpaper is so beautiful and fitting to the house and the setting. The design is delicate and subtle. Almost Oriental.
The wallpaper going from the kitchen/dining area up the staircase to the second floor hallway is the same but smaller design.
The wallpaper going from the kitchen/dining area up the staircase to the second floor hallway is the same but smaller design.
Blogging...
I want to Blog every day - I really do.
My work schedule has been so jammed lately that I have had no time to sneak in a post. I apologize. I do have more Adzentoivich Woods photos to post and lots of things to say!
I expect next week to be equally busy with the SES Conference here in NYC and my Father In Law coming to town to help us work on the farm. That should provide some great Blog photos....
In the meantime, stay warm and dry whether you are in rain-soaked California or the Snow-covered Northeast. Drive safely, bundle up and tell your friends and family you love them.
Ciao!
My work schedule has been so jammed lately that I have had no time to sneak in a post. I apologize. I do have more Adzentoivich Woods photos to post and lots of things to say!
I expect next week to be equally busy with the SES Conference here in NYC and my Father In Law coming to town to help us work on the farm. That should provide some great Blog photos....
In the meantime, stay warm and dry whether you are in rain-soaked California or the Snow-covered Northeast. Drive safely, bundle up and tell your friends and family you love them.
Ciao!
Tuesday, February 22, 2005
Miserable Failure...
You have to try this Google Bomb before it is disabled (if they can disable it).
Go to the new Google Maps and search for miserable failure in Washington, DC. You are going to laugh out loud.
The Republicans may not have liked the "Intellectual Elites" during the election, but they should remember to choose their enemies carefully.
Love it. Happy President's Day!
Go to the new Google Maps and search for miserable failure in Washington, DC. You are going to laugh out loud.
The Republicans may not have liked the "Intellectual Elites" during the election, but they should remember to choose their enemies carefully.
Love it. Happy President's Day!
Daytona 500 Blues
No. I am not a Jeff Gordon fan.
Yes. I would have liked to have seen anyone else but him win the Daytona 500 last Sunday.
Yes. I realize that most people reading this have no idea what I am talking about.
If you know me, you know I am a NASCAR freak. You may also know that NASCAR is in my blood. Really. Grandpa Wood was a charter member of NASCAR way back in 1950-something when they used to race on the beach in Daytona.
He was there.
For years he owned cars and nurtured young drivers. His most notable (in my eyes anyway) was my father. My father, BC Wood Jr. drove my Grandfather's race cars well into his 30's and early 40's. My family took several trips to Daytona to see the 500. Once my dad had the opportunity to fill-in for a sick driver, who ended up driving anyway. Another time my dad's cousin was part owner in the car that Darrell Waltrip drove. We were true rednecks from Connecticut.
So this is the first Daytona 500 that my Grandfather has missed. He was witness to every 500 up until now. Although, I think he was watching somehow from wherever he is.
My proof:
Ernie and I went to PA to work on the barn this weekend. Because Ernie had a recording session Friday and Saturday we had to leave for the farm on Sunday morning. I had one stipulation, that we bring the TV so I could watch the 500.
We got a late start on Sunday morning and were still driving when the race started at 1:00. We were able to find a radio station that was broadcasting the race. It was fun to listen to even if I did miss the pre-race show, etc.
By about lap 35 we arrived at the farm. We brought our 13 inch TV from Brooklyn, along with the rabbit ears. Ernie carried it into the little house and hooked it up. To my horror we were not able to get any reception whatsoever. None.
Ernie was a good sport. He tried every room of the house. He put tinfoil on the end of the antenae. He got a big tinfoil baking pan and put the TV on top of it. Nothing.
I tried the radio in the kitchen and was not able to get the same station we had in the car. I tried all over the dial, AM and FM. Nothing.
I resigned myself to the fact that this year, I too would miss the 500.
I put on a music station and did some work in the house before joining Ernie out at the barn. We worked on the barn for about an hour and a half before I decided to bring my cell phone into the house because it was getting wet in the snow.
When I entered the kitchen the radio was still on - but it was static, between stations. When I went outside I left a regular rock music station on that was coming in loud and clear.
I couldn't stand the sound of the static so I went over to the radio to adjust the dial. When I did it was the Daytona 500 race broadcast coming in loud and clear. It was the 10th caution of the race and they were about to have a Green/White/Checker finish. This means the race was in a holding pattern and was about to end in a very dramatic fashion.
I sat at the table to listen and the first thing that I saw was my picture of Grandpa Wood sitting in his recliner. The place from where he watched more than 50 years of racing on his TV.
I knew Grandpa had gotten the race for me. And I knew he didn't want Jeff Gordon to win either.
Yes. I would have liked to have seen anyone else but him win the Daytona 500 last Sunday.
Yes. I realize that most people reading this have no idea what I am talking about.
If you know me, you know I am a NASCAR freak. You may also know that NASCAR is in my blood. Really. Grandpa Wood was a charter member of NASCAR way back in 1950-something when they used to race on the beach in Daytona.
He was there.
For years he owned cars and nurtured young drivers. His most notable (in my eyes anyway) was my father. My father, BC Wood Jr. drove my Grandfather's race cars well into his 30's and early 40's. My family took several trips to Daytona to see the 500. Once my dad had the opportunity to fill-in for a sick driver, who ended up driving anyway. Another time my dad's cousin was part owner in the car that Darrell Waltrip drove. We were true rednecks from Connecticut.
So this is the first Daytona 500 that my Grandfather has missed. He was witness to every 500 up until now. Although, I think he was watching somehow from wherever he is.
My proof:
Ernie and I went to PA to work on the barn this weekend. Because Ernie had a recording session Friday and Saturday we had to leave for the farm on Sunday morning. I had one stipulation, that we bring the TV so I could watch the 500.
We got a late start on Sunday morning and were still driving when the race started at 1:00. We were able to find a radio station that was broadcasting the race. It was fun to listen to even if I did miss the pre-race show, etc.
By about lap 35 we arrived at the farm. We brought our 13 inch TV from Brooklyn, along with the rabbit ears. Ernie carried it into the little house and hooked it up. To my horror we were not able to get any reception whatsoever. None.
Ernie was a good sport. He tried every room of the house. He put tinfoil on the end of the antenae. He got a big tinfoil baking pan and put the TV on top of it. Nothing.
I tried the radio in the kitchen and was not able to get the same station we had in the car. I tried all over the dial, AM and FM. Nothing.
I resigned myself to the fact that this year, I too would miss the 500.
I put on a music station and did some work in the house before joining Ernie out at the barn. We worked on the barn for about an hour and a half before I decided to bring my cell phone into the house because it was getting wet in the snow.
When I entered the kitchen the radio was still on - but it was static, between stations. When I went outside I left a regular rock music station on that was coming in loud and clear.
I couldn't stand the sound of the static so I went over to the radio to adjust the dial. When I did it was the Daytona 500 race broadcast coming in loud and clear. It was the 10th caution of the race and they were about to have a Green/White/Checker finish. This means the race was in a holding pattern and was about to end in a very dramatic fashion.
I sat at the table to listen and the first thing that I saw was my picture of Grandpa Wood sitting in his recliner. The place from where he watched more than 50 years of racing on his TV.
I knew Grandpa had gotten the race for me. And I knew he didn't want Jeff Gordon to win either.
The Wood Kids in Los Angeles 2005
I got to spend two full days with Bryan and Deanne in LA last week. I had to go visit Overture for work (you may know them as Yahoo!), and took the weekend for personal time. We had a lot of fun, and somehow Bryan looks the best of us all in this photo!
I have to make the excuse for myself that I was the one holding the camera. It certainly isn't the most flattering picture I have ever seen of me!
I have to make the excuse for myself that I was the one holding the camera. It certainly isn't the most flattering picture I have ever seen of me!
The Back of the Barn -After
Unfortunately we don't have a before picture of this one, but we do have the sore muscles to prove we did a lot of work.
We still need to remove the old ceiling frame sticking out the back and shore up the side wall and roof before the insurance company will give us the OK.
We still need to remove the old ceiling frame sticking out the back and shore up the side wall and roof before the insurance company will give us the OK.
Ernie and the Barbecue - After
Ernie using the old barbecue after removing years of brambles and pricker bushes.
Still in need of obvious repair before the big 4th of July picnic!
Still in need of obvious repair before the big 4th of July picnic!
New Curtains at Adzentoivich Woods
After replacing the broken plastic mini-blinds and valance with handmade curtains. "Master" bedroom.
Antique Lamp After Replacing Crystals
I replaced the plastic crystals with reproduction glass crystals from Liz's Antique Hardware.
Friday, February 18, 2005
Google Maps
OK. Google Maps is really cool! Just try it.
It is much better than MapQuest or Yahoo! Maps. Type in you town and see where it takes you. Then click on the direction buttons at the top left.
Neat!
It is much better than MapQuest or Yahoo! Maps. Type in you town and see where it takes you. Then click on the direction buttons at the top left.
Neat!
Brain Tumors and Stuff
Why is it that every time there is an ache, a dizzy spell, a new mole, a sore muscle, an asleep appendage - we always go straight to the tragic? Of course it must be a brain tumor, aneurysm, skin cancer, MS.
I don't know if it comes with age, living in the city, drug company ads on TV, or information overload on the internet. But somehow headaches, freckles and over-worked muscles have become life-threatening ailments.
It is so sad, really.
How can we get over this? How can we stop obsessing over what could be wrong with us and just enjoy all of the things that aren't? How can we stop turning our imagined futures into Soap Opera dramas filled with rare diseases, car crashes and disaster? I would love to hear any suggestions that you might have.
I know this isn't just me.
It seems our society, media, whatever, is setting us all up to become hypochondriacs. Wherever you go you see it. TV shows about hospitals, medical examiners and investigators - heck there is even a show called Medical Investigation! Then in between TV show segments you have the commercials urging you to call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, muscle aches, sensitivity to light, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, urinating, achieving an erection....... aren't many of these things normal for a human being to experience throughout his or her existence?
I would love to go on but I am now being thrown off of my computer so our IT guy can do some house-cleaning. Keeping a blog while at work is not only wrong, but difficult...
I don't know if it comes with age, living in the city, drug company ads on TV, or information overload on the internet. But somehow headaches, freckles and over-worked muscles have become life-threatening ailments.
It is so sad, really.
How can we get over this? How can we stop obsessing over what could be wrong with us and just enjoy all of the things that aren't? How can we stop turning our imagined futures into Soap Opera dramas filled with rare diseases, car crashes and disaster? I would love to hear any suggestions that you might have.
I know this isn't just me.
It seems our society, media, whatever, is setting us all up to become hypochondriacs. Wherever you go you see it. TV shows about hospitals, medical examiners and investigators - heck there is even a show called Medical Investigation! Then in between TV show segments you have the commercials urging you to call your doctor if you have any of these symptoms: dizziness, fatigue, muscle aches, sensitivity to light, loss of appetite, difficulty sleeping, urinating, achieving an erection....... aren't many of these things normal for a human being to experience throughout his or her existence?
I would love to go on but I am now being thrown off of my computer so our IT guy can do some house-cleaning. Keeping a blog while at work is not only wrong, but difficult...
Thursday, February 17, 2005
All the Bloggers in Da' House Unite...
So it seems my blogging has spurred a trend amongst my family members. Although I can't say for sure it was my blog that started it all, I do know that MINE WAS FIRST!
Anyway - if you are into the Bridget Jones type of thing, you have to check out Stephanie's blog. It is so cute. And for those of us who are married it is a hoot to read about her single-woman exploits.
I love it.
And if you are into really well-written dry-witted mommy commentary, try Josette's new blog. Although I have only read the first few installments I am hooked. I hope she keeps it up!
Who knew there was so much talent in one family (OK, so Josette is a cousin by marriage but still!)? Anyone else out there itchin' to blog it out? Gail? Bryan? Linda? Krista? Come on, I know ya' wanna....
Anyway - if you are into the Bridget Jones type of thing, you have to check out Stephanie's blog. It is so cute. And for those of us who are married it is a hoot to read about her single-woman exploits.
I love it.
And if you are into really well-written dry-witted mommy commentary, try Josette's new blog. Although I have only read the first few installments I am hooked. I hope she keeps it up!
Who knew there was so much talent in one family (OK, so Josette is a cousin by marriage but still!)? Anyone else out there itchin' to blog it out? Gail? Bryan? Linda? Krista? Come on, I know ya' wanna....
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