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There seems to be a consensus. Everyone wanted 8 inches for Christmas.?

When I think of it, my mother wanted a new kitchen in 1955 after her dad died and left her some money. So she got all new appliances to go with her dream kitchen. And those appliances lasted forever. The refrigerator, a Frigidaire, was still doing duty in the basement of our cottage in 2013 when we sold the place.

That applied to cars and appliances. Lol

His ad in RM says he’s only taking future bookings. I think he used to be in NYC.

There’s still time to do some restoration work. The 1950, 60’s models were built to last. They just need some TLC.

I’ve said it previously and there was a huge thread about him and his run ins with the law. But Cade Maddox is a big fave of mine and today I discovered he’s been in Montreal since earlier this week. And he’s leaving tomorrow. Am I upset or what. I sent him a message but in the past he doesn’t reply to RM messages , it seems. Last time he was in Montreal was in October. Maybe I’ll get lucky some day.

That’s quite the story. I’ve heard of expensive Persian carpets being stolen from condo lobbies, but never art.

That comes across as accusatory to me. Just using the word “stole” implies a crime. To say that, impugning his character, and then saying, “not a big deal” is just compounding the accusation since by raising it at all, it is clearly a big deal. I would not get all in a twist over a half empty bottle of toiletries. Now if he walked off with something or real value, like a piece of art, that would be a different kettle of fish.

He was discussed here a few months ago in the Fetish section about a video he did of himself eating his own poop. He actually made it hilarious. Sad to see such a vivacious type end his life this way. I’ve had 2 friends die this way, one a 15 yo in my class in HS and another a 39 yo friend some 35 years ago. In neither case did the families acknowledge the cause of death. They went with the suicide explanation. Somehow death by sexual misadventure is hard for some people to accept.

Lucky you. I could use 8 inches right now! Enjoy.

I once met Oliver in Montreal. He’s a nice man. I would never comment on his furniture. Lol

Merry Christmas from the green North. First time in years we have absolutely no snow. And relatively balmy temperatures.Just rain!

He’s got a lovely ass. And I’m a bottom.

I I agree about the furniture you sit on, like sofas and easy chairs. But it is easy to mix in more comfortable items such as these and still retain the look with lamps, tables and art pieces that evoke the era. I did this with a 1950’s house I once had in Miami and it worked really well. Just keep with clean lines, not the overstuffed look.

Chicago has an enviable legacy of some of the greatest modern architecture in the world, not just North America. The one time I visited Chicago, I spent a day just going around having a look at it. I’m glad the city is taking the steps to preserve it for future generations to enjoy.

That is what I think of the architecture and interior design of 2020 Manhattan condo. All glass and white walls and furniture. No art or books to be seen, unless a token thing here or there. Mid-century modern needs the right furniture and accessories to make it highly liveable.

In his ad he says 2020 is full of bad memories. He just added one.

I’m glad to hear that. Better than apathy.

Haha, I learned to drive in a car like that, a 1963 Olds. My mother would ask me to get it out of the garage and down our twisting driveway. That one depicted is 1959. My mother’s was white too.

It means that future developments be sensitive to the existing context of the neighbourhood. You see it in parts of New York like the West Village on street like Jane Street with its 19th century brownstones. No high rises in sight. In a place like Palm Springs, which I have only visited twice, it might mean carving out a representative part of a neighbourhood.

To me, mid-century modern, as an architectural and design style, has now entered the realm of deserving protection as historically significant. Also, I consider that Frank Lloyd Wright, is the godfather of the style that became mid-century around the time of his death in 1959. Many of his buildings are now protected by law. I’m of the view that other buildings of that period, if pure in design, should also merit protection. The Europeans are so much better than we are in protecting their heritage structures. We should follow their example and preserve our buildings or neighbourhoods that are culturally rich and stand as resentative of an age and time that our descendants will also treasure.

It could qualify as “culturally significant”. Here in Ontario, we have legislation providing for “historic districts”. In the future, I can see districts such as “gay villages” that could be considered for such a designation. We just need to have a shift in perspective to see that these areas mean a lot to the people whose lives it changed in a good way. Also how the movement changed society for the better. Maybe not in our lifetimes, but sometime down the road.

Normally, unless there are deed restrictions or restrictive covenants attached to a piece of property, you cannot constrain the new owner from changing the use of a property, subject to local zoning requirements. If it is deemed a heritage property, you can get a by-law passed to protect the building, but not it’s use. At least that’s how it works in Canada. I was once the head of a heritage committee that provided advice to government on which properties to protect for their cultural, historic significance. We also had to advise when property owners wanted to strip the heritage designation away, so they could drastically modify the property, even to demolish it. In both cases, the municipal government would pass a by-law, pursuant to provincial legislation, to enact such a change in use or protection. In the bad old days, they used to have “restrictive covenants” in real estate transactions restricting who you could sell a property to, both here in Canada, and in the US. These were used to deny sales to Jewish or Blacks in certain neighbourhoods. These are now unlawful and won’t be recognized by courts. I would think that whoever buys INNdulge will be motivated by what they see as their best demographic who would patronize the lodging in the future.

I’ve I’ve never given them a thought. My head is elsewhere when the clothes are coming off.

I make a distinction between deep fried and fried. I avoid the former but often eat fried foods using olive oil in the frying pan and then frying (or sautéing, as the French call it) whatever, from eggs, to meat and fish to vegetables. It’s Mediterranean style cooking and very healthy.