'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology' - Excerpt 1

Crafty Texas Girls.

He even re-used the ramp wood for most parts of the stairs so they’re all perfectly aged like they’ve been there forever.. It’s looking less hilarious and more presentable back here by the second!Now where’s the funny story in that?.

'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology' - Excerpt 1

Blink too long and all that horrible lattice will be gone too.. Oh, don’t worry though.It’s still pretty much a giant mess back there.. And there are plenty more good stories hiding in that mess there, I’m sure!So you’re going to think I’m a special kind of ignorant after this.Does the United States have boxing day?

'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology' - Excerpt 1

Is it like what we have here in Canada?I realize that I live oh, maybe 20 minutes from the American border and I should know this.

'Design to Value: The architecture of holistic design and creative technology' - Excerpt 1

But I don’t.. Well, in case you’re from a country that doesn’t have boxing day, here’s what it is.. Every December 26th is boxing day.

The idea is that you box up all your leftover holiday food and give it to the needy.I guess what I’m saying is, I can tell, just from the shear amount of thought that I put into this new job of mine, that I love it, and it’s something I care deeply about, but staying home is hard!I’ve been seeing all these garden posts around blogland the past couple of weeks so I thought I’d throw ours into the mix as well.

We may have bitten off a little more than we can chew with this fairly large vegetable garden we dug up last Fall, but it should at least be an interesting learning experience..While we’re at it, let’s look at some other areas around the property as well, shall we?.

This is how the front of our house is looking right now.Oh man, do I ever need to tackle those weeds in the path there.