Mary

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May 20

Wednesday’s Clue: A Head Above the Rest

Whose noggin might this be? Which eye does it match? How is this person connected to HGTV Dream Home 2010? And Ed … I’m not mean (just a little bit devilish).

Posted at 3:54 pm

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  1. Dream Home New Mexico LLC stated purpose “N/R” Does that mean not revealed?

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 7:55 am
  2. Grant County NM where Silver City is has a view of the BLACK Range.

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 8:03 am
  3. Coop: Is this area in the Silver Springs area? The hills came to be called Boston Hill around 1880 after the Massachusetts and New Mexico Mining Company (also known as the “Boston Company”) purchased the Legal Tender claim. By 1883, the company was in financial trouble and the mine changed hands once again.

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 8:29 am
  4. I am having trouble getting past the RAVIOLI clue. Although I have seen some connections to VA and NM, none seem quite so strong as the connection in Massachusetts.

    I can’t wait for another clue or the reveal of the location!!!

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 8:32 am
  5. Cathy Lemar, who opened the Dream Home LLc in NM, 2009 what date?

    Diana,
    I hope you do not loose you father in NYC, I do hope you have a great time!

    I think we are all on a wild goose chase and that we have already guessed the location! :)

    njgal on May 21, 2009 at 8:33 am
  6. http://www.therealestatehomeguide.com/visit_community.html?communityid=229
    http://www.meadowvillelanding.com/home.html
    If it is on the St. James in Virginia, this has got to be the place! Is currently under construction, March 09 club house being built, and now first home being built, can it be our Dream Home??????

    njgal on May 21, 2009 at 8:40 am
  7. Okay Mary, What gives? I posted on the pervious thread, and my two comments are awaiting Moderation, still. I just posted the same post here and it too is awaiting moderation. No bads words or topics ect…
    Did I guess it?
    “If it is on the St. James in Virginia, this has got to be the place! Is currently under construction, March 09 club house being built, and now first home being built, can it be our Dream Home??????”

    Above is the post with out the links to the site. We will see…..

    njgal on May 21, 2009 at 8:43 am
  8. The “ivory” connection in NM could be the “ivory jewelry” made from elk teeth, Ivory turquoise, or what are called the “ivory candles” of the yucca plant. Silver City area of NM sounds good to me. WARMTH!!!!

    Christine on May 21, 2009 at 8:50 am
  9. NJGAL= Yes, and can you believe that I actually lost my Dad TWICE in Manhattan!!! Both by the Rockerfeller Christmas Tree— and we actually found each other ( without using cell phones)!!!! I talked to my Dad about it, I wasn’t thinking of it in terms of the “NYC Metro Area”—- Sorry!!!! Now I see what you mean!!!!

    CATHY LEMAR= Unfortunately, I found VERY strong ties to “Italian” to New Mexico, I’ll post in a min.

    Diana B

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 9:26 am
  10. njgal: The person that did LLC is Alan Archer. I googled him and found him to be a real estate person in the Silver City area. The LLC was set up Feb 2009 as Dream Home New Mexico LLC.

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 9:39 am
  11. Honestly—- I “Googled” all the “SCRABBLE” Clues, and they are Very Strong to New Mexico. But, looking at the sites that I saw, Both Albuquerque and Sante Fe look like energetic, bursting, healty-living, fun cities!!!! They look very, very nice. And I know that Sante Fe has a strong S.W. art area.

    1. One thing to keep in mind= the SCRABBLE clues could almost link to any city— if you look for a link— you will find a link

    2. ORANGES= Nothing (too substantial )for New Mexico, though— it was WEAK

    3. OK, the Bear is the State Animal for NM

    4. The Flower on the older blog— and this is what is confusing me. What Species is Really that Flower??? DB Coop was thinking about this too. If that flower REALLY is a Dogwood Cornius= it is Virginia.

    The State Flower for NW is the Yucca. When I looked at the picture of a Yucca, I thought— it COULD possibly be the same picture that was on that blog— I don’t know— not an expert on flowers, at all, LOL LOL LOL

    5. The picture of the Big Bear on the Last Blog??? Marie Miller located that it is a picture from NM

    6. The Forehead above?? Seems pretty definitely that it is Bill Richardson.

    So, other than the Clues (ORANGE, FLOWER maybe, and also, what about Lakes???)— I think that it could be NEW MEXICO

    Hopefully talk to DB Coop about this later— because I KNOW that DB COOP is the King of KLUES

    Diana B

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 9:40 am
  12. I don’t think that is THE DREAM HOME – that LLC I posted.

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 9:44 am
  13. CLUES for NEW MEXICO—- I’m sure that there are more, different ones too—- I “googled” fast—- sorry for this long blog—-

    Mary said, “ Oh, DB Coop, you are so close but so far away”. I still don’t understand this— because if Mary was thinking of SANTE FE instead of ALBUQUERQUE— BOTH cities are pretty close to each other on the map.

    SCRABBLE BOARD

    1. IVORY= Lots of Art Shops Making and Selling Jewelry and Art made of IVORY.

    2. ORANGE= Did Not Find Anything Sufficient
    • There is a clothing store, named, “ Orange Nation”
    • There is a species of a flower, Wooton’s Mock- ORANGE that grows in New Mexico.
    • There is a species of a plant, Osage Orange, in New Mexico.
    • I saw a picture of the desert sand at dusk—It was glowing with the color, Orange.

    3. BIKE= Lots of Bicycle Riding
    • “Albuquerque is experimenting with “Bike Boxes” in 5 Intersections. The Boxes eliminate vehicle “right on red” where they are supposed to wait behind the cyclists”
    • “ Albuquerque has been chosen to be the 2010 Host City for the “League of American Bicyclists” Bike Rally. The League brings in about 400 cyclists”
    • “New Mexico – It’s better on a bike!” Whether you are an experienced cyclist or you haven’t been on a bike since you were eleven years old, you will thoroughly enjoy biking in New Mexico. From the high desert plains to winding mountain roads, New Mexico offers a myriad of choices for the cycling enthusiast”

    4. OAT=

    • There are Oat Field Crops
    • There are Many Wild Oat Fields— in about 8 Counties according to a state map

    5. RAVIOLI=
    • The company, Sysco, has their Home offices there. I don’t think that they totally specialize in Italian food, but offer a lot of Italian specialties. Sysco is a Major Distributor to Restaurants, Hotels, and Catering Companies all over the U.S.A.
    • Between 1890 and 1900, over six hundred thousand Italians came to the United States .Italian immigrants did not truly start arriving in the state until 1880.( The Jesuit priests formed a bridge between the Spanish population and the newly arriving European immigrants.) Later Italian immigrants maintained this role in New Mexico.

    Census data from 1910 shows 1,959 foreign-born Italians living in New Mexico. Italian newspapers and tight knit Italian communities kept the language intact. Albuquerque’s The Club Culturale Italiano used to run meetings in both Italian and English.
    • There is an Annual ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL there too

    6. TEE PEE
    • In the Hotel Santa Fe, In Sante Fe, customers can have a Gourmet, Romantic, Private Dinner in a TEE PEE
    • There is a Detailed map of a vertical exposure of a Tansill tepee structure located at the west of New Mexico—it is a document from the University of New Mexico.
    • “Pisoliths and Tepee structures of the Permian Reef Complex in New Mexico and Texas were first described, way back in history.”
    * Tee Pee’s are “southwestern” like and theres a history of them all thoughout the South West

    FLOWER
    The yucca flower, is the State Flower for New Mexico. It does not like like the picture on the blog, with the Flower. But really looking at it, it Possibly COULD be. ( Dogwood Cornius is the State Flower for Virginia though

    Diana B

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 9:45 am
  14. These were the links

    SCRABBLE BOARD

    1. IVORY— Art made of Ivory

    http://www.grandfathereagle.com/
    http://elmoreindianart.com/

    2. ORANGE

    Clothing Store- Named “Orange Nation”
    http://www.manta.com/company/mmnh3s4

    There is a species of a flower, Wooton’s Mock- ORANGE that grows in New Mexico

    http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mock-orange

    There is a species of a plant, Osage Orange, in New Mexico.

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=New%20Mexico&statefips=35&symbol=MAPO

    3. BIKE– Lots of Bicycle Riding

    http://www.nmcycling.org/

    • “Albuquerque is experimenting with “Bike Boxes” in 5 Intersections.
    • “ Albuquerque has been chosen to be the 2010 Host City for the “League of American Bicyclists” Bike Rally.

    http://www.nmts.org/

    • “New Mexico – It’s better on a bike!” You will thoroughly enjoy biking in New Mexico. “

    http://www.discovernewmexico.com/articles/better_on_a_bike/index.htm

    4. OAT

    • There are Wild Oat Fields— in about 8 Counties according to the state map

    http://plants.usda.gov/java/county?state_name=New%20Mexico&statefips=35&symbol=AVFA

    5. RAVIOLI

    • The company, Sysco, has their Home offices there. I don’t think that they totally specialize in Italian food, but offer a lot of Italian specialties.

    http://www.sysconm.com/modules/web/index.php?id=1

    • Later Italian immigrants maintained this role in New Mexico.
    Census data from 1910 shows 1,959 foreign-born Italians living in New Mexico

    http://www.abqarts.org/cultural/survey/italian-cs.htm

    • There is an Annual ITALIAN FILM FESTIVAL there too

    http://www.italianfilmfest.org/

    6. TEE PEE
    • In the Hotel Santa Fe, Customers can have a Gourmet, Romantic, Private Dinner in a TEE PEE

    http://www.hotelsantafe.com/private_teepee_dining

    • There is a Detailed map of a vertical exposure of a Tansill tepee structure located at the west of New Mexico—it is a document from the University of New Mexico

    http://geoinfo.nmt.edu/staff/scholle/graphics/permdiagr/TansillTepee.html

    FLOWER
    The yucca flower, is the State Flower for New Mexico

    http://www.netstate.com/states/symb/flowers/nm_yucca_flower.htm

    http://www.50states.com/flower/newmexico.htm

    Diana B

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 9:48 am
  15. I still think that we need Another Clue

    Diana B

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 9:50 am
  16. what about SURF Diana?

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 9:50 am
  17. I have a feeling that the Dream Home will be near an ocean.

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 9:51 am
  18. WIN-WIN OUTCOMES, L.L.C.

    SCC Number: 4080917
    Tax & Revenue Number:
    Organization Date: SEPTEMBER 10, 2008, in NEW MEXICO
    Organization Type: DOMESTIC LIMITED LIABILITY
    Organization Status: EXEMPT
    Good Standing:
    Purpose: N/R

    Cathy Lemar on May 21, 2009 at 10:10 am
  19. “A head above the rest.” Does that mean someone guessed it already? Or someone (a head) is closer than everyone else?

    Er…maybe I’m thinking too far into this.

    I was really looking forward to Va.

    Trista - Upstate NY on May 21, 2009 at 1:07 pm
  20. TRISTA= I am disappointed to, I really, really wanted Virginia. I am a little depressed, but, what could we do? The decision is made— the Dream Home is probably almost finished!!!!

    But— when I checked out web sites on NEW MEXICO last night ( was blogging research )— it really does look VERY , VERY NICE.– Energetic, Bursting Cities.- and Sun!!!

    Personally, I’m not too much into the tacos, tequila sunrise thing.— and really, the only states that would take me Out West— would be California or Las Vegas (maybe Colorado).

    1. We have the Dream Home of 2011 to Look Forward to!!!!
    2. It will make a Very Nice Home for someone who lives in the Cold Climate too

    Hey, aren’t you from NY??? Why don’t you try??

    Diana B.

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 2:15 pm
  21. hahaha! I will definitely try…over 300 days of sun!?! Can’t beat that! However, I would miss my fall season :(

    Trista - Upstate NY on May 21, 2009 at 2:19 pm
  22. TRISTA= Yes, I think that you DEFINITELY should!!!! Check out some websites on New Mexico, Albuquerque, and Sante Fe— it Really Looks Nice!!!!! I like bike riding— and it definitely is a place for that!!!

    And, I have heard that there seems to be a wave of “retiree’s” definitely choosing Arizona instead of Florida. It’s not that they are not coming to Florida anymore—but more people for some reason are discovering the “southwest”

    Its just for me, living in Florida— I probably wouldn’t chose another “warm” climate location to live in.

    Except: the glitz’ of Las Vegas or L.A.

    Diana B.

    Diana on May 21, 2009 at 3:03 pm
  23. I only started reviewing the clues a couple of days ago and reading everyone’s comments. I live in Massachusetts and I truly believe that the site is Cape Cod, Mass. The Dogwood is the State flower, The sand is for the sandy beaches of the cape,The black bear is everywhere in this state, including my back yard—

    Carol Demers on May 22, 2009 at 10:52 am
  24. Richardson has strong ties to Mass., all clues point to my state….and what would be more perfect than a Dream Home at the Cape !

    Carol Demers on May 22, 2009 at 10:53 am
  25. I'd recognize Gov. Bill Richardson forehead anywhere.

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