Tipping My Hat to You
Photo by Mario Pleitez
No clue today, but I must say that I like your determination and persistence in tracking down the clues and the location of HGTV Dream Home 2011. Some of my favorite comments appear below. Washington? Arizona? New York? Virginia? Vermont? Who knows? Oh, wait, that’s right — I almost forgot … I do!
“Funny —I was researching Rutland County in Vermont (which is where that one species of snake is in Vermont) and when I typed in Rutland New Home Community it actually linked me right back to Virginia, not too far from the Williamsburg area. Mary isn’t the only one who has me circling between Vermont and Virginia.”
-Our Army Family
“The snake reference points to Newport, R.I. There is a Round Tower in Newport, R.I., that is said to be a mysterious tower of stones and seems to be tied up in lore about venomous snakes. It is said that anyone who had been bitten by poisonous snakes could look upon it and be saved. I’m not sure of the connection, but there are also references to the serpent knight of the round temple.”
-a fan
“I have to say I’m sure it’s in Arizona. Our state has everything to offer but the ocean. The three C’s: copper, cotton and cattle.”
-CheeckOrtiz
“New York state is home to 17 species of snakes, one of them being the timber rattlesnake. The timber rattlesnake (listed as ‘Threatened’ by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation) enjoys the widest range …”
-Ladybird
“Vermont contains one venomous snake, the Eastern timber rattlesnake, which is confined to a few acres in western Rutland County. Vermont is still my choice.”
-C&E
“There is a Snake Valley in Utah. Diamondfork, Utah: Diamond for the snake, fork for its tongue.”
-Snowrider 321
“Okay, I am sticking with Montana, just changing the town. I am going with Lower Rattlesnake, Missoula, Mont. Montana has rattlesnakes, and why not live in a neighborhood named Rattlesnake? Still don’t know the meaning of the numbers clues, but I am fixated on Montana — don’t know why!”
-RaineyinNC
“Ok, this is just my personal shot, but from the clues what we have so far looks like a Timber Rattlesnake, a dairy cow, Rice Bowl restaurant and Red Cloud on the stamp, also a Cartier. That would leave me to guess the Omaha, Neb., area.”
-AmandoC
“Just in case it’s not Vermont, let’s not forget Pennsylvania. The Poconos are a big destination for honeymoons. The state beverage is milk. The cartoon of the timber rattlesnake that was later used on Colonial flags was drawn by Benjamin Franklin in Pennsylvania. The state colors are blue and gold. There are probably other connections. Maybe I’ll look into it just for the fun of it.”
-Sue
Jack T will advise
And Mary will tell
This year it's to be
State fourteen or twelve
The clues are a sign
We don't always know
It's up or it's down
And sunny or snow
Whatever the State
I'm sure we'll be fine
It's well worth the wait
Please make this one mine!
State number 50 I say
take the rest away.
If that's not okay,
then it will have to delay.
Mark my words
and hear what I say
The Dream Home
will be in Hawaii some day.
Mary, stop throwing the red herrings and speaking in forketh tongues !! I still think I have correctly deduced the new 2011 dream area as being around Council Bluffs, Iowa and if I deduced your number clues correctly they lead right to 51527 – which is ….of all places…..DEFIANCE IOWA!!! Hows that for a twist!!!
Hello Kona Sand,
what do you like the most about Defiance Iowa?
Personally, I would love iowa, but both of the number clues were only 4 digits.
That would be Dream Home. My bad.
I meant what I said, and I said what I meant
the Dream Home's in Hawaii 100%
…..I think.
Goodnight moon over Hawaii.
You know fellow guessers…maybe Mary is really playing all of us and the new 2011 dream home is actually in Australia! My bags are packed…are yours??
How about New Zealand? I love New Zealand!
How about the Island on the way there. Hawaii
Cami, Hawaii has no snakes so unless Mary's venonmous snake is really a red herring, Hawaii is out. Although I would be thrilled if it were. All my family lives in Hawaii except my brother who is a Montana-ite! And he and his fiance have been scouring the area with friends looking for a connection to the dream home – with little to no luck. The last photo is the only clue they saw and that one doesn't come anywhere near Red Rock, Montana, if you include the color clues in the deciphering. So your guess is as good as mine!
It is the absence of snakes that is so appealing.. Mary scared me clear to Hawaii.
Good Morning Mary Sunshine.
Good Morning Mary Sunshine
Why did you wake so soon
You frightened all the stars away
and shined away the moon!!
I am so stuck on Montana but if I could, I would give you Hawaii
I watched you go to sleep last night,
Before I stopped my play,
How did you get way over there,
And, pray, where did you stay?
I never go to sleep, dear,
I just go 'round to see
My little children of the East,
Who rise to watch for me.
I waken all the birds and bees,
And flowers on my way,
Then last of all, the little child
Who stayed out late to play.
Thank you so much for the rest of the verse………….My grandma used to sing that to me. Have an extraordinarily happy day!!
If the location is Montana…….then I hope it is somewhere close to both Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks. That would be ideal. I would love to look out my window and see all of the majestic mountains and natural beauty that is Montana. Please, please, please tell us the location soon.
I hope its in a part of the country they haven't done. We have seen so many places east, I hope its not there.
You've got a good poin there, I agree.
Jessie: East, West and South they have done. Time for the Mid North.
Please, Please, Mary and Jack, have mercy on us bloggers. We are all blogged out. Well at least until you reveal where our new dream home will be. Thanks for giving us this opportunity to win a home and to have the challenge to guess the home. Ok, "And the winner location is………?"
Has anyone noticed we still do NOT have a definitive answer from Mary as to the exact duration of "pretty soon"? In my book it means 2 days or less… Time is up for pretty soon. I think pretty soon is over, and according to my watch right now is the exact time…
I thought the exact time was two days ago.
You're right—'pretty soon' is over, now we're into 'fairly soon', then it'll be 'sometime soon', then plain old 'soon', then just 'sometime'! At that point, we'll be in "blog meltdown" mode.
You're right—'pretty soon' is over, now we're into 'fairly soon', then it'll be 'sometime soon', then plain old 'soon', then just 'sometime'! At that point, we'll be in "blog meltdown" mode.
But when it's time, its time. A great Italian chef said, No plate, shall be served before its time. He said that as he twirled is adorable mustache. I knew this guy his name was Luigi or at least that is what my dad called him.
I took pretty soon as longer than soon…and even looked up the definitions a few days ago only to confirm that…I kind of took it within the next week or so.
NO, please not that long!!
I didn't know there was an official definition for pretty soon. If I'd known I would a looked it up myself. I'll bet I could find a definition that suits us better though. Like- in two days.
I didn't know there was an official definition for pretty soon. If I'd known I would a looked it up myself. I'll bet I could find a definition that suits us better though. Like- in two days.
I looked it up and I can't remember the distinction but it was something like (don't quote me) soon was in a short while and pretty soon was in a while or something vague like that, but it confirmed in my head (which I will admit the clues have my head spinning lately) that pretty soon was longer than soon.
I looked it up and I can't remember the distinction but it was something like (don't quote me) soon was in a short while and pretty soon was in a while or something vague like that, but it confirmed in my head (which I will admit the clues have my head spinning lately) that pretty soon was longer than soon.
I've been thinking about the "non-clue" picture. Washington County , NY is the county where the
transitions from the Taconic Mountains to the Adirondacks take place and the transition from the
Hudson River Valley to the Lake Champlain River Valley. It seems all neat and tidy that all of this
is in one county. Then I found out that Taconic means "in the trees", which is the feeling the
photo evokes.
That is a clever conclusion. We will find out shortly, I hope.
Me, too! It will be great to find out where it is and the plans for building it.
My puppy Soney wants Mary to appear soon too so we can go out and play ball. I adopted Soney from the shelter and I did not know at the time he had pnemonia. He was in and out of the hospital for his first year and the hospital said the medicine they gave him might stunt his growth. I found a miracle doctor and he saved Soney's life. He is now a 75 pound beautiful black lab and he will celebrate his second birthday May 20th. I still call him my puppy because he is making up for his lost time and wants to chew on everything. I hope you read this Mary you wouldn't let Soney down would you, playing ball is his favorite thing to do and he is practicing to be a catcher with the Seattle Mariners.
You must be a very sweet animal lover to see your pup through that. Glad things are better.
When my son and his wife said it was time for me to get another dog after my precious Honey died from cancer I had no choice. They took me to the shelter and there was Soney the last of six puppies rescued from a field. Sometimes miracles happen.
I feel like we are supposed to be doing something to bring out a clue or the location of the Dream Home. Like it's all our fault we aren't getting another clue or info.
Have we been turned into Mary's subservient minions?
Minions? Hmm, in that case, I want to be a Maui Sweet Minion!
I would never want to be edible. Maybe you were thinking of the little Menehunes of Hawaii. A Sweet Maui Menehune. Just don't get caught, you might make a nice souvenir.
No.just clueaholics! It seems like we got hooked on the excitement of the game. I think Mary's just giving our heads a little rest. We may have scared her when we got a little out of control, and she thought we needed a time-out.
So, relax and enjoy, who knows what will happen next. Although, all those comments about Jamie Durie may make her reconsider whar happens when we have idle time.
Do you think I'm in trouble, for the Jamie Durie posts. Mary isn't a nun is she?
Do you think I'm in trouble, for the Jamie Durie posts. Mary isn't a nun is she?
Well, if you're in trouble, you're not alone, a lot if us got into that one! You know, Mary could be a nun, now that I think of it. I went to Parochial school, and was taught by the nuns, and let me tell you, some of them could be MEAN. We knicknamed one of them "The Bull", another "The Little Bull". All I can say, is don't let Mary near you with a yardstick if she is a nun! My knuckles remember the sting.
I hope she doesn't post a yardstick, now. lol.
Sorry you went through that.
Mary can't be a nun, she just got married, remember…?
I hope she doesn't post a yardstick, now. lol.
Sorry you went through that.
I hope she doesn't post a yardstick, now. lol.
Sorry you went through that.
I think we are in the wait and see loll before the reveal comes out…just hoping we don't have to wait 2 1/2 weeks until the 21st.
Thanks Sandy for the info. For most of us it means Tequila, and Tacos. The restaurants introduced the celebration on the East coast as a sales promotion and It worked, it's become another excuse to party. If one needs an excuse!
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we are having fajitas for dinner tonight. It is also our cats 5th Birthday. Wait, what's that…Mary is going to tell us where the Dream Home 2010 is? Our prayers have been answered!!
Good morning Phuket, Thailand! Wait a minute…wake up Coop, you're not there yet. Yes, still here in sunny S CA, where life is good and the streets are hot and getting hotter by the day. Another day in the 90's, but my guests arriving from the Midwest today will appreciate the heat, and a dip in the pool to cool their feet.
As for MARY, I guess she's busy prepping for the big Dream Home location reveal. Why, it could happen at any moment, between now and never. Well, never on Sunday, that is.
Coop, what is your favorite part of Phuket, Thailand?
Glad you got home in time to entertain your guests. ; )
Speaking of beaches, starting from north to south (on the West Coast of Phuket)—
Mai Kaew: very high end resorts, quiet beaches
Nai Yang: upscale resorts, very quiet
Nai Thon: virtually deserted beaches, very beautiful
Bang Tao: popular upscale residential area and beach resorts
Surin: smaller beach, residential
Kamala: pricey residential and resort community, closer to "the action" spots
Kalim/Patong: much busier, mid-range resorts, Patong City is the "honky-tonk" town of Phuket
Karon: long, wide beach, small family-oriented resort/residential community
Kata Yai/Kata Noi: very popular with Europeans, mid-range resorts, plenty of restaurants
Nai Harn: Southern tip of Phuket, very quiet, fishermen's beach
Rawai: where the locals hang out, not good for swimming, but plenty of inexpensive eateries
My favorites are Mai Kaew, Nai Thon, Surin, Karon, and Nai Harn.
Does "very popular with Europeans" mean the same thing in Thailand as it does in the Caribbean? If so, then this is turning into a very x-rated thread! LOL! It's all Mary's fault — she's corrupted us!
Not so much in Thailand. The Thais are a modest people, and discourage the "Euro" style of bathing for women in public. However, it's not uncommon around the pools at various resorts. Actually, American tourists are very much the minority in Thailand.
Go to Patong, especially in the evenings, however, and just about anything is fair game. Completely unlike here in the HGTV blog, where patient (and impatient) bloggers await MARY's Dream Home location reveal.
We're ready and waiting, MARY, be it Blythe or Boston, Hot Springs to Jamestown, Waimea to Green Bay, or Rapid City to Austin….
Not so much in Thailand. The Thais are a modest people, and discourage the "Euro" style of bathing for women in public. However, it's not uncommon around the pools at various resorts. Actually, American tourists are very much the minority in Thailand.
Go to Patong, especially in the evenings, however, and just about anything is fair game. Completely unlike here in the HGTV blog, where patient (and impatient) bloggers await MARY's Dream Home location reveal.
We're ready and waiting, MARY, be it Blythe or Boston, Hot Springs to Jamestown, Waimea to Green Bay, or Rapid City to Austin….
I'll have Waimea for a few mil. Parker Ranch needs to sell some anyway.
We aren't keeping you from your guests are we?
Well, everything's in order, I'm just waiting for my guests to arrive at any time. Until then, I'm catching up here and there online.
Well, everything's in order, I'm just waiting for my guests to arrive at any time. Until then, I'm catching up here and there online.
Have you ever been to see the island where 007 was filmed? Can't remember the name.. A little bit before you get to the island, there is a small city on stilts. Have you visited it ? Just an awesome place !
While my guests are lounging poolside, and I had a chance to visit, besides dinner plans later, I'm back online to catch the latest news.
Yep, I've done that tour. The James Bond Island is in Phang Nga Bay (northeast coast of Phuket) and its actual name is Ko Tapu (Ko or Koh, means Island). The 1974 movie "The Man With The Golden Gun" was filmed there. I'm sure that the stilt village you're referring to is at Ko Panyi, where tourist boats often stop for lunch. Sawasdee krup!
While my guests are lounging poolside, and I had a chance to visit, besides dinner plans later, I'm back online to catch the latest news.
Yep, I've done that tour. The James Bond Island is in Phang Nga Bay (northeast coast of Phuket) and its actual name is Ko Tapu (Ko or Koh, means Island). The 1974 movie "The Man With The Golden Gun" was filmed there. I'm sure that the stilt village you're referring to is at Ko Panyi, where tourist boats often stop for lunch. Sawasdee krup!
While my guests are lounging poolside, and I had a chance to visit, besides dinner plans later, I'm back online to catch the latest news.
Yep, I've done that tour. The James Bond Island is in Phang Nga Bay (northeast coast of Phuket) and its actual name is Ko Tapu (Ko or Koh, means Island). The 1974 movie "The Man With The Golden Gun" was filmed there. I'm sure that the stilt village you're referring to is at Ko Panyi, where tourist boats often stop for lunch. Sawasdee krup!
Umm…the beaches?
What is your favorite food from Thailand?
Speaking of beaches, starting from north to south (on the West Coast of Phuket)—
Mai Kaew: very high end resorts, quiet beaches
Nai Yang: upscale resorts, very quiet
Nai Thon: virtually deserted beaches, very beautiful
Bang Tao: popular upscale residential area and beach resorts
Surin: smaller beach, residential
Kamala: pricey residential and resort community, closer to "the action" spots
Kalim/Patong: much busier, mid-range resorts, Patong City is the "honky-tonk" town of Phuket
Karon: long, wide beach, small family-oriented resort/residential community
Kata Yai/Kata Noi: very popular with Europeans, mid-range resorts, plenty of restaurants
Nai Harn: Southern tip of Phuket, very quiet, fishermen's beach
Rawai: where the locals hang out, not good for swimming, but plenty of inexpensive eateries
My favorites are Mai Kaew, Nai Thon, Surin, Karon, and Nai Harn.
Coop, I hope that city in Thailand is not pronounced the way I am reading it!
LOL! Didn't mean to startle anyone, but yes, Cami is correct—the 'h' is silent, and the first syllable is pronounced as poo-ket.
I hope that you have a wonderful time with you guests and on your "going home" trip to Phuket!!! What a beautiful place to be …..
Does anyone think we will get another clue today?
I sure hope so — we are running out of things to say! So Cami, if you were to go to Hawaii, what is the first thing you would do (just making conversation!)?
Go to the beach.
I sure hope so, actually I hope it's the reveal. By the look of things ( less postings) everyone is suffering from sleuthing overload! Personally, I hope it is a location that has less severe winters than Vermont. All the homes have been beautiful, that is pretty much a given, so location seems to be what intrigues us the most. So many different dreams, so many different dreamers, the possibilities are endless. We'll just have to stick around to see what happens next!
I guess that's it for today. We'll hope for tomorrow.
By the way, I had a flashback this morning to the exact time when MARY was tipping her hat to us. I can remember seeing a band on the inside of the hat, just for a split second, engraved with some letters—probably the state where DH 2011 is sited, since knowing MARY, she's been keeping the secret under her hat. I caught a glimpse of the letters 'R', an 'N', and what looked like a 'V'—I'm not sure, and it was all so quick.
Well, any day now, the cat will be let out of the bag, and who knows, it could be a "Holstein" tabby. Just a word to the wise, MARY—be sure you're looking at the location reveal page for 2011 and not 2012 when you release that long-awaited news, otherwise, not only will we be REALLY surprised, but what will we do for clues during the lead-up to the 2012 location reveal? That would be a disastrous non-event!
We're ready for our location reveal now, MARY. Bring it on!
Roanoke Virginia.
Or Rutland, Vermont, home of that infamous rattler?
Nice non-commitment between virginia and vermont…I thought you were stuck on vermont?
As I mentioned before to the men in white coats, sometimes being committed is not the best path.
OR…. Reston, VA
Reston was conceived as a planned community by Robert E. Simon. Founded on April 20, 1964 (Simon's 50th birthday) and named for his initials, it was the first modern, post-war planned community in America, sparking a revival of the planned community concept.[8] Simon's family had recently sold Carnegie Hall, and Simon used the funds to create Reston. Simon hired Conklin Rossant Architects as master planners to incorporate higher density housing to conserve open space, as well as mixed use areas for industry, business, recreation, education, and housing.
I was thinking the same thing.
Ok, I was right.. It is pronounced pooket.
Thank You! Phew what a relief! ( pronounced "F" ), otherwise it would be pronounced poo!
If you could go anywhere in the world where would you go?
Portugal
Scotland to visit my husband's family!
Greece (before the economy collapses completely!).
I love visiting South Africa
Patagonia…Argentina/Chile…in their summer of course.
If you had endless funds what U.S. State would you want to live in?
Oh Cami, you are too clever, you're making me say it for you. Hawaii of course!
Almost ALL of them!!
I think that I would stay in Florida… Fisher's Island or Islamorada…. That would be a DREAM!! If I could have two homes like a few others mentioned, I would choose Fisher's Island and Vail, CO….. That way we can have the best of each season……
washington or Oregan
Oh Cami, you are too clever, you're making me say it for you. Hawaii of course!
Oh Cami, you are too clever, you're making me say it for you. Hawaii of course!
New Mexico!
We've talked between Iowa near family and Florida near Disney World…so, if I have endless funds then I want both!
I think that I would stay in Florida… Fisher's Island or Islamorada…. That would be a DREAM!! If I could have two homes like a few others mentioned, I would choose Fisher's Island and Vail, CO….. That way we can have the best of each season……
Cami: Endless funds? Right here in Michigan nine months of the year. Jan, Feb. and March I would live in a beach front home (not Condo) on one of the keys off Sarasota. A huge one story house with lots of bedrooms to accommodate my family and friends who will visit. A beautiful pool. A loyal staff that would include a gardener, a cook, a house keeper and a chauffeur who would pick up guests at the airport and drive us into town to see theater and/or the jazz clubs I would make sure that this staff had health care and paid vacations.
Well, you said I had endless funds. What fun to dream.
If you had endless funds and were willing to live in another country, which country would you live in?
I think I'd split my time between the French Riviera and Phuket, Thailand.
I don't have an answer, but my daughter's answer is France and even has a huge picture of the Eifel tower in her room.
Cami: Haven't traveled enough through the countries to make a selection. But I would love to visit Spain.
Tuscany Italy
New Zealand!
On a South Sea Island !
I think I'd split my time between the French Riviera and Phuket, Thailand.
New Zealand…South Island.
I was also thinking of Mary's comment about the compass. It was poitning in the North-Northwest section, so I don't think it will east of the Mississippi despite Mary's comment that the compass was a non-clue clue. And with the cactus photo throwing a "monkey wrench" into things it could be referring to the St. George area where desert and trees come together but it could also refer to areas in northern Nevada and Barstow, CA area as one travels west from Las Vegas into the mountains of Cali. I'm beginning to think that some of the clues might have simpler meanngs, such as number of items in photos, colors depicted in photos, number references in text, did you know that there are many references to Cartier and they don't all include the "gem" jeweler? It might be worth relooking at the clues. Oh and Mary's comment about clue number four…maybe it means turn back and rethink the clues! Or is it the numbers 5,3,8,or,2? Color red and white – cardinals?
Been there done that. Rethought, recalculated, re examined, rethunk, returned, recrunched, reclicked, rewrote, readded, resubtracted, recoded. Re exploded.,,,,,,,,
I hope its in a part of the country they haven't done. We have seen so many places east, I hope its not there.
I am sure glad I found all of you guys even though it was well into the clues (the flower) when I did. I look at the world a whole lot different now. When I walk to the bus stop I stop and look at my neighbors flowers (rhododendrons and azaleas are in bloom now). I keep the tv on even though sometimes I am not watching it and all of a sudden somebody said flap jacks and my heart jumped. I have learned so much history about the United States. Thank you everybody.
You're very welcome from all of us — we all feel the same way!
I know what we will remember when we also see a "Wrong Way" sign, a "jar of honey", a "bowl of rice and chopsticks", a "rattlesnake", a view of the "oceanside" and "pine trees with the sunrays beaming through" and "Majestic Mountains". Along with many of the memories we have had here of sharing our thoughts and views of the clues and personal views. Yep! HGTV knows how to make life alot more beautiful and fun! Thank You!
Yellowstone and Glacier National Parks……..the most scenic outdoor experience in the entire United States. But it is not just about the scenery, it is a great place to take a hike, go mountain biking, and there are plenty of other outdoor activities to enjoy. I think the home is going to be in Montana.
I hope you are right Summer………Western Montana is a "Treasure"
Actually the whole state is!!
I've been thinking about the "non-clue" picture. Washington County , NY is the county where the
transitions from the Taconic Mountains to the Adirondacks take place and the transition from the
Hudson River Valley to the Lake Champlain River Valley. It seems all neat and tidy that all of this
is in one county. Then I found out that Taconic means "in the trees", which is the feeling the
photo evokes.
I'm beyond caring WHERE the D.H. is; I want to start seeing PLANS !!!
Agreed in a sense…Im done guessing until something new comes out and would rather just get onto the dreaming stage…though it helps to know where in order to help the dreaming process like style of house.
I agree…….I stopped guessing a long time ago.
That's a good strategy gremol. Ask for two in hopes of getting at least one.
North Carolina or Virginia???? If it's one of those, I want to win BAD!!!!!!
Come on guys keep posting… make it 1000 so Mary can post again. I have a feeling the next post is the final one. And the Dream House is going to be…….drum rolls please!!!!!!
It doesn't always take 1000.
I'm tired of being Mary's puppet.
How about Lebanon, Kansas…the direct center of the United States? Maybe that would make a good location. Nope- haven't linked any clue & nope- not changing my guesses…just amusing myself!
Nothing amusing about Lebanon Kansas!
The clues and guessing is flying me all over the place with no place to land…
Mary, please take pity and end the torment; give us the answer we crave.
AMEN
Hello folks, For those of you celebrating Cinco de Mayo, Holla!! As a child we were taught that Cinco de Mayo was Mexico's Independance Day in school. However, As a teacher myself, when I researched this date I found that what I believed in was false. It is really the cslebration of winning a fairly small war or skirmish and I don't remember the name of the area (been away too long). Even today, Southern CA.
celebrates. On the News this morning every Personality was wishing everyone a Happy Cinco de Mayo. I'll bet they didn't know what it is about!!!
I remember it well….
Actually, I know the area from visits years ago—Cinco de Mayo celebrates the victory by the Mexican forces over French troops at the Battle of Puebla on 5/5/1862.
Puebla is a large city (and district) about 70 miles south/southeast of Mexico City. It's not usually on the tourist path, but is an attractive city, with much of its colonial heritage and buildings intact. Outside of the city, in the small town of Cholula, is an amazing pyramid, covered up with a church built upon the top by the Spanish. Well worth a visit.
OK, Mary sits behind a desk and tries to confound us. (oh boy, is she good at that). Jack T. travels around the country finding the perfect spot for the next Dream Home. HGTV tells Mary when and how she can reveal the DH location. Now, which job would you rather have?
I saw that sunlight shining through the trees as "let's shine some light on the subject ".or "let the sunshine in".
I'm guessing Michigan, again. Take note.
I keep checking back here again and again hoping to see the location revealed or atleast a new clue! And then to kill more time I keep going back over the old clues and trying to make sense of them. But I am nowhere near as good at the clue-hunting as all of you, so no new insights will be coming from me.
I am excited to see if anyone guessed the actual location….that would be awesome….and kudos to whoever managed to follow this twisted trail of clues to the correct destination! I'm just along for the ride…LOL!
I'm staying clear of the old clues…taking a little break until something new is revealed…otherwise, I'm just going to drive myself crazy second guessing, rechecking, and who knows- maybe I'm already in the ball park.
I'm staying clear of the old clues…taking a little break until something new is revealed…otherwise, I'm just going to drive myself crazy second guessing, rechecking, and who knows- maybe I'm already in the ball park.
In honor of Cinco de Mayo, we are having fajitas for dinner tonight. It is also our cats 5th Birthday. Wait, what's that…Mary is going to tell us where the Dream Home 2010 is? Our prayers have been answered!!
The clues come out when Mary is ready…as for regular blogs, some days it can be days apart and others back to back days…no science to it.
We got a blog on Monday, if Mary is going back to her Monday Thursday schedule that the clues were on before (though this one is a non-clue), then I am wonder if we won't see anything new until Thursday.
You are soo great at graphing and making things fun Army.
whew…… Exhausted after a long day on a field trip with 22 children from my son's class and then 40+ from a few other classes. Museum with 3D Dinosaur movie, science lab and a simulated space ride…. WOW…. the kids had a blast. Haven't been on a school bus in a long time…. Next…. read the blogs to see what I have missed while trying to relax a bit!!! Hope I didn't miss much today!
Thinking of what COOP mentioned …. the letters on the little girl's hat…. R..N…V..
What if it is a Roanoke, VA…
Old Mill Plantation is Southwest Roanoke County's newest planned community. Just 5 miles south of Route 419 on Bent Mountain Road (Route 221), this community is convenient to all that Roanoke has to offer. Come out and admire the incredible views from the minimum one-acre lots.
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JACK!!!!! Where is it??? I wanna know now.
It is OK, Cami. We all have our weak moments…;-)
So Jack, WHERE is it?!?!?!?! Oops…
Yeah Jack, Where is it??? Oops!!! Now see what you made me do???
back to the letters…R.N.V……what about Rutland, VT?
I think it is an indication of where Mary is. She is on a Really Nice Vacation and has forgotten all about us!
When I was young and just out of college, I read Apartment Life Magazine all the time. I still remember the article about the fabulous market in Reston. I am ok with VA being where the dream home will be located but I still believe it is on the Big Island in HI. Mary didn't mention any of us who guessed HI so I take it from you who have done this before, that may be a clue in itself. This is my first year trying to guess and following the blog. I have to say, it has been fun but like many others, I would like to know now. Everyone click your heels together and ask Mary to tell us where our dream home will be. I know it is somewhere over the rainbow where skies are blue but that is about all I know for sure. Mary, please don't make me have to keep singing 99 places a dream home can be, take a clue and pass it around… We even said pretty please.
I hope you're right.
Going along with Cami's line of questions, If you had unlimited influence at HGTV, what day would you choose for the Dream Home location reveal?
2 weeks ago!!! Thanks for asking.
TOTALLY agree!!! But I am disappointed to learn you don't have a say… I was really counting on you, Cami!
But, Cami, If you did have a say in the location, would ALL the homes be in Hawaii? Just wondering!;););) Keep it up!!
After the third hint…… It would have given us enough time to guess, research and dream… More time and more clues are only driving us crazy!!!
Well…I would wish that it was already revealed…second wish- today- hey it is Thrusday; it would work with Mary's old schedule…more realistically- Mother's Day on Sunday…it is a nice Mother's Day gift…and it is actually a surprise whereas a lot of us moms either buy our own Mother's Day gifts or have to either hint or straight out tell our husbands what we want- so a surprise would be great!
I was also thinking of Mary's comment about the compass. It was poitning in the North-Northwest section, so I don't think it will east of the Mississippi despite Mary's comment that the compass was a non-clue clue. And with the cactus photo throwing a "monkey wrench" into things it could be referring to the St. George area where desert and trees come together but it could also refer to areas in northern Nevada and Barstow, CA area as one travels west from Las Vegas into the mountains of Cali. I'm beginning to think that some of the clues might have simpler meanngs, such as number of items in photos, colors depicted in photos, number references in text, did you know that there are many references to Cartier and they don't all include the "gem" jeweler? It might be worth relooking at the clues. Oh and Mary's comment about clue number four…maybe it means turn back and rethink the clues! Or is it the numbers 5,3,8,or,2? Color red and white – cardinals?
I was also thinking of Mary's comment about the compass. It was poitning in the North-Northwest section, so I don't think it will east of the Mississippi despite Mary's comment that the compass was a non-clue clue. And with the cactus photo throwing a "monkey wrench" into things it could be referring to the St. George area where desert and trees come together but it could also refer to areas in northern Nevada and Barstow, CA area as one travels west from Las Vegas into the mountains of Cali. I'm beginning to think that some of the clues might have simpler meanngs, such as number of items in photos, colors depicted in photos, number references in text, did you know that there are many references to Cartier and they don't all include the "gem" jeweler? It might be worth relooking at the clues. Oh and Mary's comment about clue number four…maybe it means turn back and rethink the clues! Or is it the numbers 5,3,8,or,2? Color red and white – cardinals?