The Church of Our Savior on the Spilled Blood in St. Petersburg is an example of a spectacularly successful renovation project. During the Soviet era, it reportedly was used as a vegetable warehouse. Today, it’s stunning, inside and out. While our goals for the LOAP Alpha aren’t quite so lofty, we’re shooting for a pretty […]
We’ve had a holiday hiatus, and then some. And, while we’re back, we are going to shift away from the SoMoToHo for this post and talk about a new project, one I’m calling LOAP Alpha. The picture above is a charming colonial building in Alexandria, Virginia that is showing a bit of wear. It’s a […]
This picture is blurry but I think that’s appropriate. Debra titled it “Strong Thighs” and it depicts what is sometimes not-so-affectionately referred to as a “squatter.” This one is in Hong Kong in a public restroom. Hence, its cleanliness. Most of Hong Kong’s public face (including, startlingly, its subway stations) is spotless. But clean or […]
How lucky we are to live in an age – and a country – with indoor plumbing. This picture was taken a couple of years ago in Bruges, Belgium. The well didn’t have any dating information on it, but the surrounding buildings had date plates from the mid-1600s. The SoMoToHo has plenty of bathrooms, all […]
This picture is apropos of nothing as far as the SoMoToHo kitchen is concerned. But it reflects our thoughts for Paris – a city of indescribable beauty and charm, suffering in the wake of senseless and deplorable violence. We took this picture while strolling near the Eiffel Tower one foggy evening in 2009. The beacon […]
Sometimes during a remodeling project, things can feel a little overwhelming. You begin to feel a little like this guy at National Harbor just outside Washington, D.C. It has occasionally felt that way with the SoMoToHo kitchen project – particularly when we got a weekend of record rainfall and the (new) roof began leaking in […]
