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Finding Beauty In Unusual Places

by Pamela on January 10, 2012

I mentioned before the gorgeous artwork on the walls at MD Anderson Cancer Center. I’ve frequently been captivated by this painting of Enchanted Rock as I’ve negotiated the hallway outside Elevator F. So I thought I’d share it in these virtual pages so you can absorb its peaceful aura. Even if you’re fortunate enough to avoid this facility’s elevators, the appreciation of beauty is still so very important.

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Alternative Living Spaces: School Bus

by Pamela on January 5, 2012

in Alternative Living Spaces,Austin,Design,Surprises

Photo via the Austin American Statesman

I’ve written before about folks adopting untraditional living situations to find balance in their lives. Here’s another interesting example: an Austin couple who deliberately lives in a renovated school bus called “Rosie,” which is parked in a friend’s back yard. (Pictures)

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Day By Day

December 10, 2011 Family

M.D. Anderson Cancer Center in Houston is a surreal place. Walking in the main entrance, it’s not unusual to see two patients chatting in their lobby, each with their own rolling IV pole connected to an arm. More than once, I’ve seen someone walking out of the parking garage, rolling along an IV pole with [...]

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Shipping Container Living

November 29, 2011 Alternative Living Spaces

Fascinating story about a woman who’s leading a drastically simplified life — in a modified shipping container house that she’s customized herself — so she can spend more time with her daughter. Gets you thinking about what’s important in life, and what isn’t.

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Gardening As A Subversive Activity

November 20, 2011 Food & Drink

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Getting Back to Beauty Basics

October 11, 2011 Nature

Thanks to Walgreens for underwriting this post. I was paid as a member of the Clever Girls Collective, but the content is all mine. Visit http://moms.dailybuzz.com/channel/style. ************* Fall, for me, is a time of re-evaluating, re-focusing and starting anew. My birthday is in September. Autumn is typically back-to-school time. It seems appropriate that the Jewish [...]

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Seeing Stars: Amazing Time Lapse Video

October 11, 2011 Media

Landscapes: Volume Two from Dustin Farrell on Vimeo. Watch it full-screen and at the highest resolution you can. Here’s the info about how it was done by Dustin Farrell and the Crew West team.

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School-To-Cafeteria Inspiration

September 27, 2011 Austin

I feel so lucky that we found an amazing preschool for Rory when we moved to Central Texas. This school has become the center of what we consider our “community” here — so much so that I’m already dreading Rory’s graduation to kindergarten, as we won’t have the excuse to see all the wonderful school [...]

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Free Ranging Friday

September 16, 2011 Austin

No big linkfest today, folks, just the next (and final) installment of the Austin Airport Women’s Bathroom art extravaganza. After that last post, I think we could all use a little lighter mood. So, here goes… This, I think we can all agree, is a bat. Austin is known for these, having the largest urban [...]

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Ten Years

September 9, 2011 Current Affairs

Ten years later, I understand the impulse of folks like Liz who would rather not think about that terrible day, and the ones that followed. Those days when the acrid smell of smoke hung in the air, the ubiquitous “Have you seen this person” flyers flapped in the breezes, makeshift memorials sprung up in Union [...]