Blogger Party and More
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Good afternoon, bloggers!
I really hope that the SISBP happens! That’s “Sippin’ in Sonoma Bloggers Party,” for those of you joining us regulars. My corn and heirloom tomato salad is the recipe my friends most often request and is unbelievably simple. It will be perfect after a trip to the lovely Sonoma Farmer’s Market or during your own summer picnic. (I think I got the recipe from a Williams-Sonoma cookbook, so it’s a fitting recipe, considering the company was established in Sonoma!)
3 cups fresh white or yellow corn cut from about 6 ears of cooked corn (I just boil the ears for a few minutes.)
1 large heirloom tomato cut into bite-size pieces (or 20 cherry tomatoes, halved)
2 tablespoons finely chopped basil
1 tablespoon finely chopped flat-leaf Italian parsley
1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
1 teaspoon red-wine vinegar
Salt and pepper, to taste
Mix all ingredients together in your favorite serving bowl; cover. Serve at room temperature.
Now, on to some of those questions:
•Several of you asked how interior designer Linda Woodrum created that fabulous master bedroom canopy. She worked with experts at Ethan Allen to design and assemble the canopy, but you can easily recreate the look by following the instructions posted by HGTV Dream Home fan Katine. She posted photos of her HGTV Dream Home look-alike bedroom on Rate My Space. Check it out – amazing, don’t you think?
•The Chandelier in the master bedroom is the Eight Arm Bell Chandelier by Ethan Allen.
•Lastly, a lawn mower is not included in this year’s giveaway. Put one on your “need to purchase” list. Make sure it is a push mower – you may need the exercise after lounging the day away in your new HGTV Dream Home master bathtub. (At least I would.)
Your Super Fan,
Gail
To all bloggers who like the North California Wine Country–You HAVE GOT to see this movie—you will LOVE IT!! It was filmed entirely in the Wine Country, and one of it's Main Theme's is the Education, Love of Appreciating Wine Making, and Tasting! It's probably not a good movie for your young kids to watch though— but it is Delightfully Funny!!!
SIDE WAYS 2005
Paul Giamatti, Thomas Haden Church, Virginia Madsen, and Sandra Oh
I checked on AMAZON.COM, and they have them in stock—
Good Luck Again to Everybody— I'm starting to get the Butterflies
Diana
Gail- The corn and heirloom salad is perfect and looks delicious. Thank you!
A pushmower for my huband will be on the list. Believe me, he is the type who has to make sure his lawn looks better than the neighbors, he even offers to cut our neighbors lawns to make sure they are all up to par. Crazy but true, he actually enjoys it.
The SIS Party- Oh, how we would love to be invited and we would be more than happy to help in anyway we can to make it happen. Sounds like a blast!
Thank you for your blog. Will that be your last since we are nearing the big day?
We have truly enjoyed this venue to DREAM with fellow dreamers. It’s been fun. Everyone is so positive and encouraging.
It is still raining here in No. California but it is welcomed, we seriously needed a good drenching and the Sierra ski resorts are beaming. We can’t wait to hit the powder when the storm moves on. Anyone out there skiers?
3 Days left! Oh boy, the excitement is buliding and I look forward to the special day when the lucky family is picked!
Jenny D
California
Sounds like a delicious recipe! Thanks. I absolutely love the master bath. BTW, I was lucky enough to visit the DH, and there is a central house vac. I wouldn’t know how to operate it, but at least it’s there! : )
Also, I didn’t realize it was okay to enter online AND mail-in entries. Is that really kosher? If so, I’m writing my postcards tonight!
There is a fablous office but is there a computer ???
I would use the office for my art studio! I love the color of the walls but I may have to relocate the wine closet to another part of the house. I will miss my cottage studio but who knows.. maybe Sonoma is my destiny and I can ‘make do’. haha The office is teeny tiny, but I think some creative storage solutions could work out.
Someone was talking about the high cost of keeping that house cool in the summer on the other blog…. I have a comment about that.
Sonoma and the Napa Vally have VERY VERY mild weather compared to the Sacremento Vally where my mom lives in a 1940′s home with hardly any insulation and NO central heat and air. I grew up there, and we NEVER needed an airconditioner, ceiling fans and drawing the curtains were just enoough. After living in Philly and Ft. Worth I can tell you, dry heat is a different heat for sure! It’s not a myth or something to be scoffed at! 95 degrees in Philly kills people, 95 in Sonoma…. is almost chilly!
Happy Birthday Debbie Lee – you’re wish has been granted! — you wished for Gail to send us another “update” and you got two! Wow! you may be in the running for the DH! There’s so much power in what you wish for. Since my Birthday on Feb 10th, I’ve been making several wishes to come true and there may be hope for me too for the DH, but I already know that my wishes have come true and that is the ability to blog with other Dreamers like myself. I’m a very shy one but gregarious in so many ways and blogging I have to admnit is a beautiful way of expressing myself especially with bloggers with similar sentiments and Dreams!
Kat – regarding your last blog from Feb 9th -I’ve been entering since New Year’s Day without missing a single day and I’ve followed all the rules exactly. Even though I’ve never won anything in my life so far, I’m Dreaming Big this time. I’m copying and pasting every quote that has been posted on this blog because I love the inspiration and energy they provide. If I don’t win the DH, I’m still a winner and happy to have blogged with so many beautiful like-minds.
Oh, Love the recipe above, I’ve pasted that too! Keep the recipes, quotes & good will comeing!
Thanks Gail for keeping us updated on “our” dream home. Your recipe sounds delicious. I plant tomatoes every year so I plan to add this recipe to my “must try” list. The BIG day is quickly approaching. Let’s hope the winner can make the dream home their permanent home. I’m keeping my fingers crossed for everyone. Good Luck dreamers/bloggers.
Katherine: So glad you are collecting the quotes. Maybe you and Marie Miller could get together and publish a book of quotes and recipes from the Dream Home 09 bloggers, with proceeds going either to (shudder at the word) taxes for the winner,, or better still, to the same charity that the money from the tours are going to. I would pay $20 bucks for it. or DOUBLE, if pictures of the contributors were included.
JandVs mom: Seems like we are the only ones asking if there are speakers for music. I guess the answer is no. So.when if either of us win, we will install our own.
2s and 4s: I am always praying for your little ones.
Brenda: If you are the one with the Baby Grand that your hubby plays….put it in the Family Room. Take out that left couch, (put it on the porch, until you can trade it for drum chairs, hassocks, or floor pillows). I would love to hear the music he plays. Good luck to all dreamers.
Gail,
Your Corn and Heirloom Tomatoe Salad sounds really Refreshing—I’ll save this one. Anything from the Williams-Sonoma store is going to be good!!!
I hope that the Winner posts their Cell Phone No. and Contact Information on the board, so that we can arrange a “Sippin Party”!!!
It doesn’t even have to be a B.Y.O.B. party, because we could just walk down the street to the Armstrong Estates Winery to pick up a bottle or two if we run out!!
Diana
Hey Nancy, it’s so funny that you mentioned making the office your art studio. I thought of placing skylights in the garage and making that an art studio. It seems to have the potential of having great light come in there.
Gail, thanks so much for providing the link which gave directions on making the canopy. You really are a gem. If I win, I look forward to meeting you at the SISBP.
Diana, the movie Sideways was actually filmed in the “wannabe wine country” around Santa Barbara. Another recent movie, called Bottle Shock was filmed in the real wine country around Sonoma and Napa!
I don’t want to be a downer on the blog but I have to ask a question I’m hoping Gail can answer/help me with. My husband and I have both lost our jobs in the last month. Different companies but same industry. Design & Construction. Not a great place to be now. We have been entering the contest with our work email and work numbers since this is where we pretty much lived. I entered today with my new contact info but am worried about my previous submissions. I’m sure I’m not the only one on the blog with the same story. If I could find out that they match entries by name/address? Not be email/phone that would make this lousy day a little brighter. Also, how long is DB going to be in surfer land? MM and lovelykitty can’t keep this blog up themselves!!! I need cheering up – I want to read something amazing from my favorite bloggers
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Danke
Michelle
Hi everyone, only 3 days left to enter and how exciting! Like I’ve mentioned before, my husband and I visited the “Dream House” last weekend (the weather was perfect) and we were in heaven! Dreaming, dreaming, dreaming… Everything is impeccable, and we can definitely see ourselves leaving in the house. I have to say to the bloggers that are very negative about the house and the neighborhood: – You don’t really know what you are talking about! The house seats on one of the most prestigious neighborhood “Armstrong Park” in Sonoma and just a few blocks away from the Steve Ledson State (the whole block is his leaving house and headquarters) plus many other new constructions around and houses on the $ 2 mil range. We leave in San Francisco, (45 min) for the past 20 years and I know the prices of the houses around here and its neighborhood qualities. This house is a WIN WIN situation and I WILL BE VERY HAPPY TO WIN THIS HOUSE! I will DEFINETELLY keep the house! Not that I’m already a millionaire and have to have all the money already to keep the house (like some suggested), but I’m a very hard working woman (self made restaurateur), and I know that by working even extra harder I can make it happen! My husband and I own a restaurant in San Francisco for the past 5 years (www.mangarosasf.com) and would be another dream to branch out our business in Sonoma and open a restaurant over there, so we can have both places and get the best of it! What a dream hun? What a life! We would be honored to win the house and also have the opportunity to contribute to the beautiful Sonoma. I think we would be a great addition to the community! God bless and good luck to us all!
Gina Betti, SF
Hey Bloggers and other California Dreamers! Happy Monday, Happy President’s Day and Happy African American History Month. I am so glad that Gail decided to do a new post today (2 in fact). We made that record of 547 posts under her “What’s In Those Drawers?” segment.
My Mom (grandmother and great grandmother) makes a dish VERY similar to your Corn and Heirloom Salad, although she calls it, “Succotash”. It doesn’t contain beans like traditional succotash dishes but the corn is boiled in butter and there are tiny bits of ham in the dish, as well — all the other ingredients are the same.
I loved the interview with Kim Myles and look forward to other designer interviews (Gail, did you read my post about you interviewing Monica Pedersen and sexy John Gidding)? I agree with Deryck, I think the Kid’s Room is awesome and so creative (although the Living Room and Study remain my favorites). But I’m not too keen on carpet in a child’s room. While it may deflect the noise, there’s always the spills – unless there’s someone out there with perfect spill-free kids. Heck, I haven’t found a “spill-free” husband!
Well, I guess someone must have read our “rules” about talking about taxes on Monday, because it appears it’s started already. 4dewdrops wanted to know how often bloggers enter – I enter daily and make sure that my hubby does the same. As 2Cherubs mentioned, I am also becoming so antsy as we get closer to the last entry date. At least I’ll have you daily bloggers to comfort me and keep my nerves from skyrocketing.
Carita, I hate to disillusion you, but the original idea of the SISBP had NOTHING to do with altruistic motives. We just wanted an opportunity for all us bloggers to meet face-to-face and party in Sonoma, after the win. The original idea was conceived sometime in June or July of 2008. Gail is so close to the HGTV “big-wigs” that she could make this happen. Hint, hint, hint.
Marti, there is a real table in the Dining Room. Linda, there isn’t a computer in the Study, but I will be placing a laptop there, after I win. If there are new bloggers who haven’t had a chance to see Lovelykitty’s wonderful pictures of the 09DH (I no longer have Victoria’s, although her pics are great), here’s the link : http://public.fotki.com/mydeanna/dream-home-09/
Gee, another long post from me and another grateful rainy day in sunny CA. Happy Dreaming California Dreamers (Ashleign Brilliant says, “The best reason for having dreams, is that in dreams no reasons are necessary”) and Good luck to us all.
hey Michelle C… I think you are right about the garage! I didnt think of that before. My studio I have now was an old carrige house that I walled in the old door, put in french doors and some old salvage windows. I love it so much! Do you have a link to your artwork? I would love to see! My ‘myspace’ link is in my name and there is a link on there to my art site. I think the Dream home is the perfect dream home for an artist! Oh boy do I have visions of walking home from the square with new inspiration, and taking in that great sonoma county air! Sonoma has great art fairs and galleries!
does anyone have the link to the sippin in sonoma menu and recipes? I can’t find it anywhere darn it!
I just checked out Lovelykitty’s great pictures!~ I wanted to say thank you to her for putting up pictures of the Ledson Hotel! I have ALWAYS wanted to see inside and I’m going to forward the link to my mom. I can’t tell you how many times we have walked by that hotel and said, you know we should book a night there just to check it out!
Thanks Gail for the recipe. I’m copying every recipe so I can make them later.
This is a great group of bloggers. Continue the recipes and ALWAYS continue to dream!!!
Hi Gail,
Greetings, Your Corn and Heirloom Tomato Salad reminds me of an Island dish called (cancer merry) instead of the corn, salted codfish was used.It was really tasty, so I bet that would really be a treat. don’t let the name scare you, I do not know where it originated from but it was a great dish. I bet this salad would go great on a pizza dough without the cheese of course. gosh I’ll lick my finger. wait a minute!
would an invitation be extended to those who don’t win? I do hope I get one or gets the Home. Time is concluding and I started to feel a little sad i’ll miss all the excitement, running out of class to enter, and reading the blogs. This is really a great way to welcome the New Year, each year there is something wonderful to look forward to and if I don’t win I count on the next year. it really keeps me going.
Anticipation got me like this ( *: ) one eye open, one eye closed.
(*:*) goodluck everyone,
One Love
Esla Sinclair NY
Good Morning all
Its getting so close, A new page – Yeah!
Gail, what about speakers…?! I hope I will be taking the tour this weekend and find out. We make a something very similar to your heirloom tomato-corn salad – but we make it into a salsa, adding jalapeno, cilantro, onion, and just a pinch of sugar – I find that it brings out the taste of fresh (real) tomatoes. In the summer, I practically live on it. We have been going to farmers markets in Santa Rosa and now practically in every little town in Sonoma Co sense my son was a little boy – a long time.
lovelykitty, Papa can watch Little bits this weekend so I am calling ASAP to find out whats available, I see Brenda mentioned she may be coming too. I’ve been stuck in this house for weeks now and I am looking so forward to getting out and seeing people! Especially you guys, The computer has been my only form of communication with the real world since she got sick, except for running to the pharmacy and doctors. I am really looking forward to meeting you! It is nice to have something in common with others, even though we are all hoping for the same thing – to win the DH, I am happy to have made new friends here and really want the party to happen. But for now we can meet up and get excited about it with in person. Your tour starts at 2:30 or that’s when you will be at the plaza? Maybe I can take an earlier tour, – what ever is available… I’m going to try to call today but if not definitely tomorrow morning. Please let me know where to look for you, as I haven’t been to Sonoma for years.
Nancy Donahue , I think after the wine in the study has been enjoyed those cubby holes look perfect for crafting supplies, I don’t know what kind of art you do, but I have looked at the shelving and it looks perfect for paper for scrap booking, paint brushes in a material roll, material rolled up, and with with an artist eye I’m sure you can figure out all kinds of things to put in them.
Got to go and make some lemon honey tea…
JandVs mom – I think you hit the nail on the head about that closet in the study. It would be fantastic full of paint brushes, paper, canvases, and all of the fun little things that go along the arts and crafts route! I think from the sounds of it, this group could empty those bottles pretty quickly! boy wouldnt we have one heck of a great party though?
oh.. btw… JandVs mom and anyone else who may be interested.. here is the link to my site.. (dont know if this is a no no to post, moderators please be kind) http://www.cottageartcreations.com
I can’t find a source in the products lists for the darling branch-look candle holder in the the living room on the coffee table.
Hi Michelle,
When it rains some people feel like the entire day is bad or their plans are ruined, I hope you see the rain as blessings watering your life’s dreams which do need the rain to flourish. sometimes its to give you a chance to just stay in and reflect on you, where you are, and it also gives you the time to do what you might not be able to do if you had gone out on a sunny day. You see I take every thing life offers with gratitude, I wanted to help a friend submitting resumes last Wednesday and my daughter got sick, I simply thought that there was a reason for this, not knowing later on in the day my boss call to say I should take Thursday off. Turns out my daughter felt much better over night and demanded to go to school, so I had the entire day to help my friend. We got so much done and i didn’t have to worry about rushing to work.
I have been presented with a few problems myself but I tell myself it is a problem if i worry about it. my favorite quote is ” Why worry about poblems you can solve” by Esla Sincalir. yep me. Just find ways to get those problems out of the way. When God created man and looked upon him and see that he needed a companion he did not panic, he simply solved that problem by creating woman, I guess he figured women can really do some serious talking so the man won’t ever get bored. go figure.
I hope i’ve helped to cheer you up.
remember a problem continues to be a problem for as long as you let it. so don’t let it.
One Love
Esla Sinclair NY
I All you Blogger’s!! I wrote a comment last Saturday. Don’t think it made it, or I cannot find it. I am new at “Blogging”, well, I just wanted to mention how great Sonoma Cty is!! We moved from Santa Rosa in ’05, to Minnesota. Yes, we miss it terribly! Sonoma and Napa are the closest anyone will ever get to a “Tuscany Region!”, without going to Tusacany!! I have to mention about the “Harvest Fair”, it happens every year, the first weekend in October. This is where the great Vintners and wine come together from all of Sonoma. You can go and pay and taste the winners of the region. We never missed it! There is the “Gala”, which happens the evening before they announce to the community who the Gold-Silver and Bronze winners are. We have framed posters from all the years we went and tasted, hung in our home in MN. The Tuscany decor is a breath of fresh air as to the decor of the Mid West. And yes, we have our favorite wines from all the events. The cheese and local bakeries….MMMMMM YUMMY!! From the Farmers Market every week I would get fresh greens and fruit and vegies. We would grill all the vegies with a balsamic vinegarette and EVOO, pair that with a favorite local feta some fresh bread and our fruitful wines. Of course surounded with the aesthetics of the rolling hills!! HEAVEN! Signed, Dreamin of Sonoma (return for good) Kristie in Cold Minnesota!
I cant wait to have the SIS! It will be so fun to put some faces to these names. I love parties and food and the wine…mmmmm! I do have one question though…does the park have a play ground? My kids wanted to know.
Thanks!
Hi Renee! Yes, the Town Square has a Super play area!! You can grab a bite to eat and sit with your hubby and watch the kids have a blast!! My boys loved this park!! We would get a hamburger at the Sonoma Cheese Factory, righ in the Square area!! To die for! Great shopping too! I cannot wait for the SIS party too! Good Luck! Kristie
Tamara, let me join the crowd in congratulating you on your engagement. My husband’s proposal to me was just as romantic as Deryck’s (I think it was Deryck who proposed in the pumpkin field). We were sitting in a popular restaurant in the CA Bay area, overlooking the Bay and he had the waitress present me with a desert she was calling the “carat surprise” (alias a beautiful engagement ring under a cover on a silver platter). So romantic, but a funny story goes along with it.
Hey, new bloggers, glad you enjoyed Lovelykitty’s pictures of the 09DH. I just found my link to Victoria’s pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=jeweledlionsdreamhome
Hello fellow dreamers! Only a few more days. I, for one, will feel a little “let down” when it is all over but I am so grateful for all the dreaming and positive energy I’ve experienced around the DH.
Gail: thanks so much for the yummy sounding recipe. I will definitely try it.
If any “newbies” want still more photos of the DH, here is a link to the pics I took on the tour:
http://www.flickr.com/search/?q=jeweledlionsdreamhome
I love the idea of the SISBP and hope I can attend – or better yet – hope to host it as the winner of the DH.
I will also send it $5 to the winner – of course that won’t be necessary cause I’m winning it! (Well we are supposed to dream big, right?)
Tonight I plan on having my real glass of wine in my fantasy bathtub in the Master suite of the DH. Heaven!
Hope this finds everyone well and happily dreaming.
The days are dwindling and if you are not a member of myunclestan.com by now, you should be. Otherwise, I hope you can pay the taxes if you win.
HEY BRENDA..you’ve moved right on to my current daily list. I used to direct women’s ministry at a local church so I felt like I wasn’t serving much anymore. Now I pray pray pray as my service until he brings my new place in Sonoma and a new service area.
LINDALOU..spca sounds okay to me. We are very conscious of wildlife up here.Say, how about a recipe for Georgia bbq?
DEBBIE LEE..HAPPY B-DAY!!!!!
snow snow and more snow here, but I still made it out to my Monday morning league.I admit my husband drove us. I pick up a 76 and 88 year old for bowling on Mondays!!!
BTW where is the nearest bowling alley?
It would be wonderful if the dream homes could be less elaborate,smaller, with thing’s like home securit alarms,elevators and security lighting ,trash compactors.
Gail…Thank you for answering the question about the lawn mower. And I admit, after hearing about all this delicious food at the SISBP, a push mower may be the WTG. Thanks for keeping us all “a-buzz” in the blogger forum, until the sweeps end. BTW Gail, please feel free to give a few “Encore” topics about the winner selection process. Whomever wins, I’m sure it’ll be an exciting story!
Diana…I had seen the movie Sideways too…. very funny movie. I enjoyed the whole bachelor/player party adventure, and wine tastings of course.
Bonnie B….Thanks for mentioning about the movie Bottle Shock, My wife and I’ll have to pick it up.
Happy 3 days Left! Good Luck!
Love the recipe, going to the farmers market is a weekly ritual for myslef, whether its in Sonoma or in my home town, im there! Ill be sure to get those ingredients this wk. As for the lawnmower WHO CARES? Right! Im living in SONOMA in a GORGEOUS DREAM HOME! Couldnt ask for anything else! I think i can manage to put a lawnmower on my list. Even if the house came empty i wouldnt complain! As the words i live by: Be thankful for what you have not what you want. Theres people out there who dont have a roof over their head. be thankful! DREAM BIG BLOGGERS!
I AM DREAMING BIG. After all the expenses the winner should clear a little over a million. Who could not move back home near family and friends and live good on a million dollars. Thanks HGTV for the dreams.
Is it Victoria who took all of those amazing photos in link above? They are absolutely gorgeous photos, and I can’t thank you enough for sharing!!! For some reason it makes it seem all the more real seeing them from another Dream Home hopeful’s eye (camera)! I can’t stop looking at them, and I wish I could see this gorgeous home in person. Never know…would be on top of the world if I did!! Good luck to everyone!!!
I feel like a stalker reading everyone’s blogs and never posting, so I just wanted to wish everyone luck. The day is almost here! It’s been fun dreaming.
Katydid, if I put the piano where the left sofa currently resides in the family room, there is the distraction of the television. What do you think about displacing the sitting area in the Dining Room near the window. Of course, you WILL be invited for music. (BTW, I am so thankful that the other Brenda’s distinguish themselves by the addition of a suffix. I looked at old blogs and I count 4 others including Brendan and see that I’ve responded to most of them. LOL.
Oh and thank you so much Rhonda Priest for putting me on your daily prayer list. God bless you.
Hello all, I am so excited! We are going to tour the Dream Home this weekend! It’s a beautiful short drive and the weather is supposed to be good and the storm will be over by then. I will take some pics and if anyone is interested in anything in particluar, let me know.
They will have chosen a winner by then so, we just may be touring our own home! Ya never know. I just want to see it in person before it’s all over, anyway and I am sure it will exceed all of our expectations.
I am looking forward to exploring town again and see what’s new. Does anyone know of a new local restaurant in town that is a must? I will miss reading everyone’s blogs when it’s all over. I don’t respond to many but enjoy the comments and suggestions from all. We are all one with DREAMING and hoping that on that special day, they choose one of us!
Again, good luck to all of you!
Jenny D.
CA
What fabric and tufting choice was used on the master bedroom headboard. I love it and want one just like it!
Dear HGTV,
As we draw close to the end of the Dream Home Give-away, I wanted to say thank you. Thank you for putting a little hope in my daily routine. Thank you for the inspirations and creative ideas on how to make the most out of my living space! And thank you for the opportunity for my husband and I to finally move out of our city studio and start a family. The most precious gift you can give, is the gift of home. (And in our case, the gift of bedroom, the gift of car, the gift of more space, and perhaps best of all…the gift of laundry room!)
Thank you and best regards,
Marianne
Are the clothes in the closets included with the house? What size are they?
Ok Mary I took the chance and joined myunclestan.com-it came with a fee of twenty-one dollars. It also took five dollars to join-If I win I hope they do what they say they will. I am going to call them soon and ask-I joined under my name-but what if my “husband” wins (do not have papers)?
Ummmmm…Gail, that salad sounds delicious. I started eating fresh produce over the summer and this salad fits in perfectly with my healthy diet:)
My birthday is February 26. I might make this salad to go along with my birthday meal.
I am enjoying the rain in Las Vegas!
Good evening, Bloggers! 3 days and counting until the 2009 D-Home is given to some lucky contestant. What a great thing, huh? I’d like to see HGTV take it a step further and cover the winner’s 1st year’s income and property taxes. I think you might see more winners hanging on to their properties for at least a year. Just a thought, HGTV.
As the time flies by and the clock has nearly stopped ticking I want to wish all my fellow bloggers best wishes. For one blessed family/person their lives will be forever changed, and transformed into a place they may not have ever dreamed of. A world of fantasy mixed with reality. A dream in which they will never awake from, and shall remain in forever. Good Luck to all of you!
I am new to this “blogging” thing but I hope to become better. I am completely astonished at the fact that this house is FULLY furnished. I have fallen in LOVE with this home!!!
I have always wondered what it would be like to live in beautiful California. I am from New Jersey. Now we are having a very confusing winter, one where one day its sunny and hot and the next its freezing cold. I guess we owe this to global warming.
Oh wow I guess a little bit of my daughter is rubbing off on me. She is an environmentalist and an animals’ rights activist. Its her dream to attend UCLA next year. She wants to begin her own non-profit organization for animals who have been neglected or abused. I would let her go, but Cali is way too far from New Jersey, I am too afraid to let her go.
She is my Little Girl and all i want is for her to be happy and for her not to conform. I want her to go for all of it for her to everything she can be. This house would really allow her to live those dreams.
What? There are no bowlers on this blog? Still looking for the nearest alley to my new home in Sonoma.Not to say that I am much of a bowler