Is it or isn't it?

I felt that this house is NOT upright. DnA (who are right, of course) say it is.

But to me, it strongly gives the feeling of being the Leaning House (not) of Pisa!

What do you think? A great optical illusion.

Kirkland, 160624


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1. Gas disconnected. For "my protection", I am locked out of my connection if I do not book for 180 days since the last booking. I am consuming less, and so I should be praised, shouldn't I? But no...I get locked out instead.. I have to give a letter of request, a proof of address, and a proof of id. Several visits to reactivate it, and waiting for ( Read more... )

KTB's drawing is improving apace; here she is, explaining who the people are (her friends, Ananya and Aditi, along with Teddy Naryanan, who was given to her mother by her mother's uncle in 1988...and Pinky Bear, who was a gift from KTB's great grandmother.)...and how they are sleeping:

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In several years of visiting the Valley School area, I've passed this abandoned house so many times...but it was only yesterday, when we did "waiting" birding instead of "walking" birding, and when Mark went into the house to explore, that I also decided to walk around and in it.


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I went to Langford Town, and was saddened to see another beautiful heritage home hit the dust on Oleff road.


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Amith, Deepak, Sachin and I went to do a bird census for some friends, on their coffee estate in Sakleshpur. I must say, I didn't expect such a dream list of birds at the end of April!


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Terraces....I look at the houses around me in St.Louis, and this is one feature I miss...all these houses have sloping roofs, so that the occasional snow can slide off. However, in India, most houses and apartment buildings are topped by flat terraces, which have multiple uses, and which add to the rich texture of life in my country ( Read more... )

LS was a math major in college; after her sons were born and were in school, she decided to study architecture. A few years ago, she took the very tough 9-part licentiate exam and qualified to practice on her own.

here is her website...Wave House is her own home, designed and built recently. I've visited there a couple of times...it's a warm ( Read more... )