HGTV gets Edgy

     Flipping around Satelit tv the other night, I watched HGTV’s “The Antonio Treatment.” Antonio Ballatore is the burly and tattooed winner of the fourth season of HGTV’s “Design Star.” Judges picked him rather than audience votes so I’m assuming the network wants to go in a direction other than subdued and tasteful living rooms.

     Antonio is a genial if barely articulate host. He tends to talk in hipster sound-bites. In this episode, he was designing a rock & roll suite in a hotel that hadn’t been remodeled since Janis Joplin overdosed in it. His sound-bites are fast and furious: tattoo-inspired, snake- and skull-vibes, shag carpet, cobra headboard, and going “over the top.” He also finds himself “super excited” about a life-sized rhino head painted hot pink. Pink taxidermy is a trademark from his “Design Star” competition days, as are skulls, snakes, graffiti, and all sorts of other street-art clichés.

     Antonio’s crew of scruffy carpenters get to make things like army-guy lamps and roach-decaled bedroom furniture. They sport retro hats, facial hair and an impenetrable veneer of West-coast cool. They seem amiable enough and there is very little eye-rolling when it comes to wall art featuring champagne glitter.

      The final reveal shows a hotel room that straightforwardly doubles as a drug den/night club. Black, purple, neon-pink and that giant rhino head compete for our attention. If there’s a focal point, it gets lost in the American-flag bedroom set, snake headboard and neon mood lighting. No matter, because the hotel owners love it and it’s very rock & roll. With “The Antonio Treatment,” you pretty much know what you’re getting before you get it: hot-pink rhino head.

Written by Jordan Allen

Our Rooftop

Our backroom/recreation room has a rooftop. We don't go there that often because there is not much of a view to see.

Here are some photos I took while I was in our rooftop:

 Beautiful broken clouds one early morning

 Our backyard

Our neighbors houses' roofs

To the left is the stair going to our rooftop

     We tried to keep our rooftop clean and safe. Since it has been windy and cold this couple of days, we're been lazy to clean our rooftop. For at least once a year, we have to clean the wall that surrounded our rooftop with a brush and water with bleach and soap. The moist in the air and the  rain water  that hasn't been dried up totally have causes the mildew to build up overtime. If we don't clean it while it is still not that bad,  it's gonna be hard to get rid of these dark spots if being left there for months or years.

Make Your Moving Experience a Hassle-Free

     Few months ago, I saw this huge truck in front of our neighbor's house. About three men came out from the truck and headed to the house and started moving boxes and furniture inside the truck. By just watching what these men were doing, you can tell that our neighbor is moving. Maybe those men were workers from Los Angeles Movers . I was not mistaken, because later on that day, I've learned from our other neighbor that they're indeed moving not too far away from where they live at the moment.

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Artichoke Plants

     We have an artichoke plants since more than two years ago. After we harvested all the artichokes, I cut the artichoke plants at the base. After few weeks, another artichoke plants will start to sprout again from the ground next to the base of the plant where I cut it. This year is a very good year for our artichoke plants. We harvested many artichokes and usually steamed it and dip it with Smart Balance light Mayonnaise dressing. 

     Artichoke also known as Globe Artichoke is a perennial thistle originating in Southern Europe. It grows to 1.5 to 2 meters tall, with arching, deeply lobed, silvery glaucous-green leaves 50-82 cm long. The flowers develop in a large head from an edible bud with numerous triangular scales. The edible portion of the buds consists primarily of the fleshy lower portions and the base known as the heart. (source...wikipedia)

Apartments for Rent

     It is very expensive to live here in California most particularly in Los Angeles county. Most people who move here cannot afford to buy a house because it is very expensive. Thus, they settle on renting an apartment first until they're able to save enough money for their dream house. If you're looking for a place for rent, the Los Angeles Apartments for Rent is a good place for you if you want to live in the city of Los Angeles. On the other hand, if you want to live in Pasadena because you might want to see the Rose  Parade or whatever reason you may have, the Pasadena Apartments for Rent is the one right for you. 

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Because We Love Coffee

     To start our day with, it has been our routine to drink a cup and a half of decaffeinated coffee.  Hubby likes putting half and half creamer to his coffee and mine I it like it with at least a teaspoon of condensed milk. As usual my husband finished drinking his coffee first. While I was still drinking mine, he went to where our coffee maker is situated and took the carafe to rinse it with water. But to his disappointment he saw a cracked at the bottom of the carafe. 

     We used to have three coffee makers. We sent one to my family in the Philippines and the other one broke few months ago. Since we just broke the "last" one we have. We thought that we are going to buy another one. I told my husband to check our kitchen cabinets first because we might have an old coffee maker hidden in one of those cabinets. To our surprise we found two coffee makers. It only means we haven't check those cabinets in a long time because we forgot that we still have another two coffee makers besides those other three that I mention. 

     Well, it saves us more or less $50 dollars to buy a new coffee maker. The one we use right now is made by Gevalla Company. It is a 12-cup coffee maker which is good to use if you have three or more family members that drink coffee. In our case, it is only me and my hubby in our house who live here and drink coffee as well...OOOppppps I forgot Bones is living here too but he is not a coffee drinker (lol). 

Mountfield Lawnmowers

     The grass in our lawn starts to grow so fast and I noticed it in our neighbors lawn too. Many of our neighbors have their garden taking care of by a gardener. But in our case, my husband is the one who is diligently mowing our lawn for at least once a week. According to my husband, he used to have a gardener  few years ago but after our neighbor gave him his old lawnmower, he decided to stop hiring a gardener in order to save money and besides he likes doing gardening anyway.

      Maybe because of its age our lawnmower is no longer performing well as it used to. My husband is thinking of replacing it with a new one. In order to save time, it has been his routine to check online first to see which product he wants to buy and also compare prices as well. He is looking into different brands like Mountfield, Bosch, Honda, Tuffcut, etc. With all the choices out there, it is really difficult to find the one that really suits our needs.  But with mountfield lawnmowers my hubby will surely find the one that he is looking for because they have many selections to choose from. 

      Having a good lawnmower really makes trimming grass fast and easy. That's the reason why it is very essential to choose the one that is reliable and of good quality. Mountfield mowers are backed by one of their official on-line dealers, the World of Power technical support and mountfield service dealer network. So, if you're looking for mountfield petrol lawnmowers, you've come to the right place. Whichever mountfield products you choose, you can be assured that it is of good quality and will be delivered directly to your door in a ready to use condition. 

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Insurance Los Angeles is the One for You

     Having no insurance is very difficult nowadays since there are so many things that are very expensive especially insurance. If you get sick, your car hits another car or your house catches fire and you don't have the proper insurance you will be in big financial trouble. Buying insurance could be very expensive but it will give you peace of mind during those unforeseen circumstances. But with the help of LA Insurance you will be able to find the insurance company that suits your budget and needs. You can get a free insurance quote online and get the best deals from various insurance agencies, both local or nationwide.

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Getting Ready for the Summer...Planting Flowers

     

Almost two weeks ago, we went to Home Depot to buy flowers and vegetables to be planted in our front yard and backyard. Since we have an empty hanging pot, I decided to buy an additional flowers so that I can make use of that pot. We want to make sure that by summer all the flowers we planted are already well-established and have blooms. 

     

We still have lot of things to do especially for our backyard. We have to redo our sprinkler system for each plant because we had moved and replanted many plants and flowers last year and we haven't gotten any chance to do the sprinkler. We have to do it before our trip to Colorado in July so that even if we're not around we can assure that our plants will not die because of not being watered.

an envelope absolutely, positively has to be there overnight