OTHER COOL THINGS is the blog page where I go off topic. In other words, this is a page where I ramble about a wide variety of subjects which have nothing to do with the Cross House restoration or Emporia.
OTHER COOL THINGS is where I might suggest a great new restaurant. Or a movie I enjoyed, or book. Or a favored blog.
OTHER COOL THINGS may — fasten your seat belt — open discussions about dangerous subjects such politics or religion.
OTHER COOL THINGS will, in short, be a page where I ramble about anything which captures my special attention. Like, perhaps, a nice moment I had with my favorite cat Gilda.
I love comments, so please do not hesitate to toss your two cents in, even if you disagree with me.
My blog posts are below. Enjoy!
Gilda. My favorite ever cat.
Carriage House Inchin’
In 2013, when I first toured the Carriage House with the idea of buying the Cross Properties, I instantly realized what a great bathroom the Turret Room would make. So, you can imagine my excitement at seeing an old dream come true!
Continue ReadingRemember the Carriage House?
Justin reached out to me. “”I have next week available due to a cancellation. Can you use me?” Well…yes. Yes, indeed. The entire second floor of the Carriage House is now rewired (The lower floors were done way back in 2020). So, I can now install lights!!!!!! A particularly…
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingInchin’ Along
While things seem very bad pretty much everywhere, in a small city in the middle of America, something is just a tiny bit better. This makes my heart sing.
Continue Reading1950 Lightolier
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingConvertible Lights
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingBefore. After.
My online vintage lighting store. My online vintage lighting store.
Continue ReadingNOPE
This is a political post. If interested please scroll down. Trump claimed that Iran’s nuclear enrichment facilities were: “completely and totally obliterated”. NOPE. Trump claimed that there was a ceasefire between…
Continue ReadingA Kitchen Timeline
I purchased the Cross House in 2014. The kitchen was mostly a gutted shell. And I had no idea what an 1894 kitchen looked like. None. Zero. Zilch. Had I vast sums of money I would have embarked upon creating a kitchen right away and would have likely ended up with something sorta kinda somewhat…
Continue ReadingNo Kings
This is a political post. Please scroll down if interested. She’s also, IMO, working hard to justify Trump’s destruction of democracy in America. This is what MAGATS do. They rationalize every horror, every bit of injustice. MiChielle is also wrong. Since the founding…
Continue ReadingHandsome Dan is Screwing up. ARGH!!!!!!
This was my first indication of alarm. I have been watching every episode since he purchased the chateau during, I think, the Covid lockdown. Then Dan recently pulled down the only remaining plaster ceiling and plaster cornice remaining. Why? Then he recently pulled out the only remaining wood wainscoting and…
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