Looking for some down time with some chill and mod homes? Look no further than the Ultimate House website. In case you haven’t heard of this show; Building the Ultimate House is a newer television series produced by i2i television for Discovery RealTime.
The show looks at, “Looks at how modern homes are being designed and built to meet the needs of rapidly changing contemporary lifestyles.”
You can watch videos at the site about….

Lighthouse, the first net zero carbon house in the UK.

The amazing Emilio Ambasz designed CASA de RETIRO ESPIRITUAL
And more…
Many homes to see – all are …read more

Choose me! ME!
I love this house. Love how it was captured on film. AND I especially love the colors.
You will love it too – but you’ll have to leave me to go see it (copyright, and no time for permission issues.) Yeah, I get impatient. Also, there’s more cool stuff to see at this blog, so it wouldn’t kill you to go look.
See the house!
You can thank me later. Or now if you so choose

How many times have I said I hate red? I don’t know, but I know it’s plenty. Red and I just don’t mix. Red House by Hendrix is the only red house I’ve ever liked. That said, I’m a little in love with this darling house, and it just happens to be red.
What’s a girl to do? I think they got me with that darn twilight shot. As noted often, I’m a sucker for twilight; everything just looks better at this time of day. Maybe because it’s fleeting. We don’t get a whole lot of twilight. What do you think? …read more

This is sort of a late anniversary present. I pretty much stalk Humboldt real estate, hoping I’ll find something perfect enough to motivate me to move back. Yesterday, I found something for Marye instead.
Marye, long time Offbeat supporter and friend, just hit her one year anniversary at Baking Delights. All I can afford to get her is some link love. Although, if money was no object, I’d get her this little ditty in Humboldt county. Ferndale to be specific. Ferndale rocks because the entire town is on the historic registry and it’s beautiful. When I lived in Humboldt, I liked …read more