Comments on: Happy Halloween

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 20:04:19 +0000

A.D.O.R.E your pumpkins! On a side-note, akin to the landscape, I was admiring your house, liking its shape and all, and a spontaneous thought occured to me. I like the dark brown accents, but the beige …. nope. it NEEDS to be pink. Pink loves brown! or maybe that would be too ghastly. I dunno. i thought it would be cute and match your dorr curtain :OP

PS I agree, it’s your blog (say what YOU like) and it didn’t come across as you trying to make anyone feel bad… at ALL.
Christina

By: kelly

kelly — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 01:02:23 +0000

Don’t worry, Nichole. I’m a landscape architect and I still have NO IDEA what to do in my own yard. Sometimes it’s much easier to design for others than yourself.

ps- GOBAMA!! (ahem)

By: Making it Lovely

Making it Lovely — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:29:06 +0000

Oh, I know I need some landscaping out there! We relocated the peonies that were there to the backyard, so now it’s pretty empty. Next spring I’ll figure something out. :)

By: jo

jo — Sun, 02 Nov 2008 00:24:43 +0000

Don’t ask me why but i still wish you had some greenery/bushes to the left of the stairway on your beautiful house………..i’m so sorry i really don’t mean to be critical, it’s just my silly opining…..you know how easy it is to have a quick opinion about other people’s houses!!!!
Ever considered painting out the rectangle that stands out on the porch wall??
Maybe it’s a window? But it becomes too much of a focal point !!!
I totally know it’s not the season to be saying this but oh well.

I don’t understand how someone can “feel bad” by you expressing your political stance………you weren’t on a soapbox, it is YOUR blog……
good for Olivia to stand up for her candidate just like i can stand up for Obama……..that’s what makes the world go ’round

Congrats to you, your husband and the teeny tiny one….it is such a great time of life…….having a baby and all!!!

By: Making it Lovely

Making it Lovely — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 15:15:15 +0000

Laurel, we used kitchen knives and linoleum cutters.

By: Kiki

Kiki — Sat, 01 Nov 2008 06:20:18 +0000

I love the pumpkins-just the right amount of creepy. I do not think that there is anything wrong with stating your opinion about your political views. I also feel that like Olivia said the design blog-o-sphere does in fact lean heavily to the left, because most artistic people seem to be a little more open-minded than the rest of the country. Happy Halloween.

By: danielle

danielle — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 21:23:10 +0000

Have a happy halloween and a fun weekend!

By: Olivia

Olivia — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:38:34 +0000

It’s okay…I didn’t mean to get snippy. Although the country may be equally divided, it seems like the design blog-o-sphere leans heavily toward Obama. Or maybe it’s just that conservatives don’t feel as passionately about McCain as liberals feel about Obama…or at least I don’t.

By: Jerry

Jerry — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 18:03:09 +0000

We are living in SE Europe right now and there are no orange pumpkins here! At least, we haven’t seen anyone selling any. They have white ones, though, and these cool greenish ones with orange spots all over them. Our 3-y.o. picked one of the latter and we will carve it as soon as she returns from her Halloween party! It’s nice to have the comfort and insurance of an American holiday, even when you’re far from home…
Jerry

By: Laurel

Laurel — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 17:54:38 +0000

What tools did you use? I think you guys did a great job.