posted by Chuck Ayers No quarter moon on this privy. We California Okies would sometimes visit our Aunt Minnie. Aunt Minnie was my mother’s older sister. Minnie lived just off the county road between Love and Carter County, Oklahoma. South of metropolitan Wilson, Oklahoma. A once upon a time oil and gas boomtown. Now withContinue reading “What is that little shack out in back.”
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But everything is painted a horrid blue.
Yes, I attended Pepperdine University. But not the campus located on the scenic western hills of Malibu, California and just up from the Pacific Coast Highway. Not the one with Spanish architectural designs with adobe and red tile buildings and dormitories. No not the one overlooking the vast expanse of the peaceful Pacific ocean. NoContinue reading “But everything is painted a horrid blue.”
This is not a Hippy commune.
I live in Stillwater Oklahoma in a Cohousing community. Even though it is considered a senior community it is not assistive living. There very few residence of our Cohousing community that require special help. No inhouse nursing or physical therapy. Plus, we all do what we can do to maintain our facility and help eachContinue reading “This is not a Hippy commune.”
The removal of early California history.
Architecture In my little town I grew up in there was an adobe structure very much like the Spanish missions of early California. It sat far back about a hundred yards from the nearby boulevard. It was something like an apartment or dormitory building instead. An adobe dwelling that was framed with leafy cypress andContinue reading “The removal of early California history.”
The answer my friends is blowing in the winds.
Homes and buildings need to be a bit more aerodynamic with less wind drag. Something that would withstand a high-speed wind-tunnel test and hopefully escape damaging high wind tornados or hurricanes. We may have to change the architectural structure of a home or building in order to reduce wind resistance. Rounded corners, stucco instead ofContinue reading “The answer my friends is blowing in the winds.”
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