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Decisions & Powder Bath
Decisions, decisions!
We have been participating in a slew of meetings to decide on all the details that will go in to the home we are going to be building (pending our house closing either today or tomorrow-fingers crossed that things will continue on track)!
While the task may seem daunting, it has actually been going quite smoothly, and dare I say, lots of fun! I have dedicated a lot of time to researching different products: paint colors, countertops, tile, materials, you name it.
With the prior research I completed while renovating our past house, coupled with the endless inspiration I have garnered via blogs, magazines, design books, being out an about, and through travel-- I have so many visions in my head that I cannot wait to implement.
I am toying with the idea of adding a vessel sink/above the counter sink to the powder bathroom. Being both a small space and one that is used often, I feel comfortable having free rein to inflict some whimsy and drama including perhaps graphic wallpaper/metallic paints, foregoing traditional bathroom lighting fixtures for pendant lighting, and countertops in materials that I may have not considered otherwise.
Now to determine which direction I want to go forward with:
We have been participating in a slew of meetings to decide on all the details that will go in to the home we are going to be building (pending our house closing either today or tomorrow-fingers crossed that things will continue on track)!
While the task may seem daunting, it has actually been going quite smoothly, and dare I say, lots of fun! I have dedicated a lot of time to researching different products: paint colors, countertops, tile, materials, you name it.
With the prior research I completed while renovating our past house, coupled with the endless inspiration I have garnered via blogs, magazines, design books, being out an about, and through travel-- I have so many visions in my head that I cannot wait to implement.
I am toying with the idea of adding a vessel sink/above the counter sink to the powder bathroom. Being both a small space and one that is used often, I feel comfortable having free rein to inflict some whimsy and drama including perhaps graphic wallpaper/metallic paints, foregoing traditional bathroom lighting fixtures for pendant lighting, and countertops in materials that I may have not considered otherwise.
Now to determine which direction I want to go forward with:
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| Image via Decorpad |
I think I will veer away from carrera marble in this instance. With all of the other carrera marble I plan on using, I don't want my house to end up looking like the Flagler museum (see here).
This concrete basin from Ann Sacks is my favorite, with this faucet, it is a dream. (Note: there are only a few left in the company and they are currently half off-it's a steal!)
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| Image via Decorpad |
A sink in natural stone strikes that balance between old world and modern, and this bathroom makes it quite glamorous.
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| Image via Elle Decor |
There is the brass option.
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| Image via Kohler |
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| Image via Decorpad |
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| Image via Remodelista |
White porcelain or a white vessel sink is classic but maybe too safe. I love the juxtaposition of the modern sink over rustic wood.
I also adore the above bathroom with the dark hardwoods, I have been fighting the builder tooth and nail to be allowed to install dark hardwoods in my powder bath, and have agreed to sign any waiver necessary (This is just like the controversy of installing carrera marble in a kitchen all over again). I think I am emerging victorious from this one!
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| Image via Decorpad |
There is the stainless variety that I think would feel more at home in my kitchen than my bathroom.
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| Image via Aphrochic |
It's yellow so therefore perfect in my mind, what an unexpected pop of color. It would surely delight guests!
1. Titan Marble Round Vessel Waterworks
2. Spool Basin Ann Sacks
3. Chiseled Marble Oval Vessel Sink Signature Hardware
4. Aliminum Vessel Lavatory Sink Rohl
5. Watercove Wading Pool Lavatory Kohler
7. Timpani Vessel Lavatory Countertop Kohler
8. Yellow Vessel Sink Rensup
RUSYADAKİ UÇAN ÇOCUK VİDEOSU
Bu görüntüler televizyonlarda MANŞET HABER OLDU..!! GÖRÜNTÜLER YAYINLANINCA ANA-KIZ ORTADAN KAYBOLDU.. Rusya'da çekildiği iddia edilen görüntülerde, köpeğiyle ava giden bir adam köpeğini görüntülerken bir kadınla bir çocuk dikkatini çekiyor. Çocuğun yerden yaklaşık 3 metre havada asılı durması, görüntüleri çeken adamı şaşırtırken, izlendiklerini anlayan anne ve kızı ise ortalıktan kayboldu. İşte izleyenleri şaşkına çeviren o görüntüler.
Coming up next week, Tuesday February 15th:
From Dr. Wesley Britton of spywise.net:
Next Tues., Jon Lellenberg, literary agent of the Sir Arthur Conan Doyle estate, will discuss Doyle and his most famous creation on Dave White Presents. Jon will also talk about a remarkable group known as the Baker Street Irregulars and his new novel—BAKER STREET IRREGULAR—a blend of fact and fiction, mystery and espionage. And a touch of Mr. Holmes as well . . .
The new edition of DWP debuts Tues. Feb. 15 at 7:30 p.m. Eastern, then 7:30 Pacific over www.KSAV.org
On Wed. Feb. 16, the program will become available for download anytime you like at
I’m interviewed for thirty minutes about the BSI and my novel, followed by other features on what is a 90-minute biweekly program in all. Even if you can’t catch it that night, it can be accessed at the second website above any time from the following day on.
Sof Omar Caves
One of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world: the Sof Omar cave system, an extraordinary natural phenomenon of breathtaking beauty, is to be found at 120 kilometers (74 miles) eastward from Gobba, in Bale, in a low valley filled with thorn trees and weird funnels of termite hills.
The caves currently constitute an important Islamic shrines named after the saintly Sheikh Sof Omar, who is said to have taken refuge here many centuries ago. The site has a religious history of thousands of years, which predates the arrival of the Muslims in Bale.Yet another mysterious site takes visitors from Gobba, in Bale, for 120 kilometers (74 miles) eastward through a low valley filled with thorn trees and weird funnels of termite hills. The visitors are sure to be awestruck with one of the most spectacular and extensive underground caverns in the world: the Sof Omar cave system, an extraordinary natural phenomenon of breathtaking beauty. The caverns are formed by the Web River, which vanishes into this giant underground world with its arched portals, high, eroded ceilings, and deep, vaulted echoing chambers.
The caves are where nature has worked wonders of architecture, where one can see soaring pillars of stone twenty meters (66 feet) high, flying buttresses, fluted archways, and tall airy vaults. Finally, the river itself is reached, sunless sea flowing through a deep gorge.
The large central hall of Sof Omar, the "Chamber of Columns" (so named after the colossal limestone pillars that are its dominant feature) is one of the highlights of the cave system.
Torches and, of course, a map are a must when on a visit to the Sof Omar caves. Maps are provided by the Ethiopian Tourism Enterprise. Local guides also carry a copy of the map.
Bats (no trouble to the visitor), fish, and crustaceans are the only living creatures inhabiting the caves. There are crocodiles in the nearby river, but they seem to shun the caves themselves' fortunately! The countryside around the caves has an abundance of dik-dik and kudu, serval cat, rock hyrax, giant tortoises, snakes, lizards, and more than fifty species of birds.
Leather & Lace
When I think of wearing lace, it screams bridal. But not when you pair the demure fabric with a punch of leather.
There are endless combinations to mix and match:
LEATHER
1. Lot78 Ziggy Shearling and Leather Bike Jacket 2. Marc by Marc Jacobs 'Party Girl Pave' Triple Nut Necklace
3. Jessica Simpson Minas Ankle Boot
4. Vanessa Bruno Athe Leather Shorts
5. Hue Ultra Microfiber Tight
6. Zara Leather Miniskirt
LACE
1. H&M 5-Pack Bracelet
2. BCBG Lily Lace Top
3. Topshop Petite Knitted Black Lace Dress
4. OPI Suede Collection
5. Forever 21 Lace Scalloped Skirt
6. DKNY Silk-blend lace-paneled T-shirt
Ruined!
A few notes: firstly, I started this blog about 5 years ago from Cambodia to try to find out what was going on at home and share what I was doing abroad. HERE is my first post. I had no idea what I was doing. I thought you wrote the blog in the comments. I was clueless really. I guess what I thought was that I would ask a question and people would answer in the comments. Or we would have a dialogue in the comments. I am not really sure what I was thinking. Anyway, I just wanted to say that it seems I have come "full circle". I am back where I started from and this blog has become more (obviously) that I thought it would.
I have written about Angkor Wat before. But this is a place that not only can you visit again and again, and see new things when you do, but you can write about it several times with no problem. Every time I go to a place I learn something new that I didn't know before. For example Angkor Wat means "city temple" and was built in the early 12th century as the king's state temple and capital city.
It is huge. You could try to walk around the entire complex, but you would probably need many days to do so. We rented a tuk-tuk, which if you haven't heard of this, is an interesting way to get around. It is a guy driving a motorcycle with a people "trailer" (that fits 4) hitched to the back. No joke. I have a photo but have not downloaded them from my camera, so below is one I borrowed.
We rented a tuk-tuk for about 20 dollars for the day for four people and he took us around from temple to temple. The temples are all beautiful, although some of them are in worse disrepair than others. Actually, they are in the process of renovating many of them right now. We got to the main complex before sunrise, as the best views are during sunrise. There is a nice pool that reflects the temple in the water. I am sure you have seen photos of it. In fact, if you go to Wikipedia, you will see the very photo I am speaking of.
It was pretty hot, and soon we had seen enough ruins for the day. We headed back to Siem Reap for some 50 cent draft beers and some Khmer food (similar to Thai in many ways). The town of Siem Reap is quite bustling, with a range of hotels (they even have a Sheraton!) as well as many lower budget guesthouses (like where we stayed!) They have a range of food; we even had pizza one day. They have a lot of people begging, especially ones with no limbs. The Cambodians only recently ended civil warring, and there are still many unexploded mines in the countryside. Unfortunately, you are not supposed to walk off the beaten trail or you may have an accident.
So, second time around = still good.
I have written about Angkor Wat before. But this is a place that not only can you visit again and again, and see new things when you do, but you can write about it several times with no problem. Every time I go to a place I learn something new that I didn't know before. For example Angkor Wat means "city temple" and was built in the early 12th century as the king's state temple and capital city.
It is huge. You could try to walk around the entire complex, but you would probably need many days to do so. We rented a tuk-tuk, which if you haven't heard of this, is an interesting way to get around. It is a guy driving a motorcycle with a people "trailer" (that fits 4) hitched to the back. No joke. I have a photo but have not downloaded them from my camera, so below is one I borrowed.
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| I got this photo HERE. |
It was pretty hot, and soon we had seen enough ruins for the day. We headed back to Siem Reap for some 50 cent draft beers and some Khmer food (similar to Thai in many ways). The town of Siem Reap is quite bustling, with a range of hotels (they even have a Sheraton!) as well as many lower budget guesthouses (like where we stayed!) They have a range of food; we even had pizza one day. They have a lot of people begging, especially ones with no limbs. The Cambodians only recently ended civil warring, and there are still many unexploded mines in the countryside. Unfortunately, you are not supposed to walk off the beaten trail or you may have an accident.
So, second time around = still good.
Cambodian Time
I am impatient. One of my biggest pet peeves is people who are late. People who have decided their time is more important than yours. People who say they are going to meet up with you and then don't come, don't call and obviously...don't care.
However, I have had to learn (a little bit) to be patient in Cambodia. The first day we arrived, we crossed over from Thailand with no problems, entered Cambodia fairly painlessly and then went to our bus which would take us to Siem Reap (home of Angkor Wat). Unfortunately, when you take a bus between countries, oftentimes you can't stay on one bus; you have to transfer once you cross the border and you end up using two different bus companies. We were told that the ride from the border to Siem Reap would take about 3 hours and that we would arrive around 5 pm. This seems simple enough -- we need to leave by 2 pm to make it on schedule.
We arrived at the border at 12:30 pm. There were about 5 of us and we were the first ones to the bus. The guy said, "lucky you, you are the first ones on the bus, you can pick whatever seat you want." We thought that was great. Then he said, "we are waiting for another group of people who are crossing the border now. We will leave when they get here. It should be about a half an hour". A half an hour went by. A few more people got on the bus. Then another half an hour went by, and a few MORE people got on....etc. This lasted until about 4:30 pm. We finally left then. We didn't end up arriving in Siem Reap until about 8:30 pm (we also stopped for dinner along the way as well).
The thing is, I don't mind arriving at 8:30. What I mind is that I got up at 6 to take a bus at 7 in order to sit and wait for...4 hours...at the border. If I would have known, maybe I would have taken the later morning bus, or maybe went and had some lunch instead of sitting on the bus thinking that we would be leaving "any minute".
This was not the end. From Siem Reap we took a bus to a town called Sihanoukville. A guy was supposed to come and pick us up from our hostel at 6:30 to catch a 7:30 bus. He ended up not coming until almost 8. We were freaking out...we didn't know if we should try to go to the bus station, whether or not we had missed the bus..or what. When we arrived at the bus station around 8:30, the bus didn't even leave for another half and hour! It's the same thing. I could have slept, or eaten (we didn't) or called my mom!
Anyway, I won't go on and on, but this has happened several more times over the last week and it is hard for me to get "used to" it. I mean, if the bus isn't leaving until 9, why can't I just come at 8:45? Why do you tell me it leaves at 7 when you KNOW it is not going to leave at 7? Do you think it EVER leaves on time? Or is "on time" actually 9? I don't know what they are thinking.
Have you ever been someplace where they are on "island time" or the equivalent? Do you cope well with that? How do you feel about tardiness?
However, I have had to learn (a little bit) to be patient in Cambodia. The first day we arrived, we crossed over from Thailand with no problems, entered Cambodia fairly painlessly and then went to our bus which would take us to Siem Reap (home of Angkor Wat). Unfortunately, when you take a bus between countries, oftentimes you can't stay on one bus; you have to transfer once you cross the border and you end up using two different bus companies. We were told that the ride from the border to Siem Reap would take about 3 hours and that we would arrive around 5 pm. This seems simple enough -- we need to leave by 2 pm to make it on schedule.
We arrived at the border at 12:30 pm. There were about 5 of us and we were the first ones to the bus. The guy said, "lucky you, you are the first ones on the bus, you can pick whatever seat you want." We thought that was great. Then he said, "we are waiting for another group of people who are crossing the border now. We will leave when they get here. It should be about a half an hour". A half an hour went by. A few more people got on the bus. Then another half an hour went by, and a few MORE people got on....etc. This lasted until about 4:30 pm. We finally left then. We didn't end up arriving in Siem Reap until about 8:30 pm (we also stopped for dinner along the way as well).
The thing is, I don't mind arriving at 8:30. What I mind is that I got up at 6 to take a bus at 7 in order to sit and wait for...4 hours...at the border. If I would have known, maybe I would have taken the later morning bus, or maybe went and had some lunch instead of sitting on the bus thinking that we would be leaving "any minute".
This was not the end. From Siem Reap we took a bus to a town called Sihanoukville. A guy was supposed to come and pick us up from our hostel at 6:30 to catch a 7:30 bus. He ended up not coming until almost 8. We were freaking out...we didn't know if we should try to go to the bus station, whether or not we had missed the bus..or what. When we arrived at the bus station around 8:30, the bus didn't even leave for another half and hour! It's the same thing. I could have slept, or eaten (we didn't) or called my mom!
Anyway, I won't go on and on, but this has happened several more times over the last week and it is hard for me to get "used to" it. I mean, if the bus isn't leaving until 9, why can't I just come at 8:45? Why do you tell me it leaves at 7 when you KNOW it is not going to leave at 7? Do you think it EVER leaves on time? Or is "on time" actually 9? I don't know what they are thinking.
Have you ever been someplace where they are on "island time" or the equivalent? Do you cope well with that? How do you feel about tardiness?
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