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gift horse

25.6.07
My birthday is fast approaching...Those of you that are searching for a present idea... I would like this book. Find it and other books on my assorted amazon wish lists. ...

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Green Spaces

8.6.07
From Apartment Therapy...The future of outdoor living here in NYC belongs in part to The High Line. The elevated railway has been in disuse for decades and is now being given new life by the initiatives of Friends of the Highline.This looks like a fascinating project. I'd like to visit New York to see it once it has been completed (or once some...

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in my sister's shoes...

8.6.07
My sister is staying with me for a month until she gets occupancy of her new apartment. It's been nice having her around because I've been able to borrow from her wardrobe. Unlike one of my other sisters, despite my being the most sturdy and rubenesque of all the Loro girls, she doesn't complain that my curvaceous figure will stretch out her clothes....

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renovations

wire snap

7.6.07
It was looking to be a productive night. We cooked our first meal in the condo/apartment/house/loft (haven't decided what to call it yet), a simple meal of spaghettini and bolognese sauce (my own special concoction) and some kind of caesar salad that my sister had picked up from the grocery store the other day.Still without a fully plumbed kitchen sink or stone countertops...

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