How To Spend A Weekend In Canberra
Visitors to Australia very often don’t consider including the city of Canberra in their travel plans. Spending a day or two in Canberra can add a different perspective to your journey, however.
Cleveland Art Galleries are Tucked Around the City
It might surprise you to learn how many art galleries are tucked away in and around the city of Cleveland, Ohio. Most people do not really think of Cleveland as being an art town, unless you start to dig a little deeper into the city’s culture. But if you think about it, it is not …
Recycling The Past With Architectural Salvage Items For The Present And Future
As part of the responsible effort to go green and recycling, architectural salvage items are growing in popularity as an affordable option for home décor while preserving the beauty and artistry of the past. In the simplest terms, architectural salvage is the process of rescuing items and materials from buildings and homes that are scheduled …
Decorating With Architectural Antiques: Recycling At Its Best
Olde Good Things rescues treasure trove of architectural antiques from demolition and makes them available to collectors, interior designers, and homeowners. Everybody wins with this recycling effort. Imagine seeing a vast collection of the most beautiful decorative antique items you’ve ever seen in your life, then finding out that the place where you saw them …
Antique Doors: Gateway To The Soul Of Your Home
Just as the eyes are the window to the soul, entry doors provide the openings to the soul of your home and the rooms within. You want to provide a gateway that is welcoming, perhaps historic or dramatic, absolutely elegant. Using antique doors for your home’s entryway and other rooms of your home can provide …
Decorating With Architectural Salvage: Reclaiming The Past To Beautify The…
Whether you are an interior designer, a collector, a do-it-yourselfer, or simply looking for a unique item to spice up your home, consider the plethora of architectural salvage items that have been rescued from gorgeous late nineteenth century and pre-depression buildings and homes that are scheduled for demolition. The “architecturologists” at Olde Good Things specialize …
Guest Ranch For Family Vacations
Ranching is lots of enjoyable: horse rides on dust paths along the hilly expanse, fishing on serene lakes, camping and bonfire nights, and per week away from the maddening crowd of the city life. A Guest Ranch is a place where folks experience life in a ranching community by staying there as paying guests. A …
Cleveland Art Gallery Promotes Local Artists
Lake Erie Artists Gallery, located in historic Cleveland shopping center Shaker Square, is one Cleveland, Ohio art gallery that focuses on local northeast Ohio artists. The gallery used to be at Tower City Center, but moved in 2009 to its current location next to one of the city’s oldest restaurants, Balaton. The space is open …
British Singer Adele Returns
Two years ago, I was watching the Grammy Awards when my ears perked up as British singer Adele took to the stage and began singing her Award-winning song, Chasing Pavements. Always a sucker for a soulful sounding voice, and somewhat disconnected from the latest UK music news, I did some searching to find out more …
Stubborn as a Missouri Mule
“‘A mule is a mule.” This line from an article in Outing Magazine, published in 1912, is one of my favorite quotes. It not only definitively states the nature of a mule, but my own nature as well. In the online writing world, I have several different personas. One of those is “Missouri Mule by …