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This has been a delightful week of visitors at Lapp RiverHouse: James, Thom, and Adam were the third of 4 groups to pass through our Valley and stay the night. […]
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The River House—a Chronicle
The house shelters day-dreaming, the house protects the dreamer, the house allows one to dream in peace. Gaston Bachelard From the time we began the River House in […]
What Does a House Look Like?
Architecture is not the repetition of something learned but, rather, the exploration of something sensed, for extending the boundaries of human experience and understanding. -Arthur Dyson On June 21st, […]
Wallace Stevens “Six Significant Landscapes” (VI)
Rationalists, wearing square hats, Think, in square rooms, Looking at the floor. Looking at the ceiling. They confine themselves To right-angled triangles. If they tried rhomboids, Cones, waving lines. ellipses— […]
For Art’s Sake: The Gentle Genius of Architect Arthur Dyson
While genius artists and architects are famously difficult and egotistical, Arthur Dyson, who studied under Frank Lloyd Wright, Bruce Goff and William Gray Purcell, is fundamentally gentle. It is not […]
In Search of Organic Architecture by David Pearson
I can’t remember what exactly inspired me to buy the book In Search of Organic Architecture by David Pearson from Amazon–but certainly almost every page contains a thrilling example of […]
Find Your Ground
Find Your Ground This article by Diane Roberts, “environmentalist, novelist, and radio commentator living in and proudly representing the Sunshine State,” says so much I want to express about the […]
Bringing the Outdoors in
I try to decorate with finds from the property. The name of the area–Piedra (“stone” in Spanish) explains the prevalence of rocks. \
4th of July Decoration
4th of July Decoration-fennel and spearmint
Sustainability is an organic idea
Sustainability in the Balance Eat local-go green-give back-get exercise-save energy-don’t burn-go off the grid-pinch pennies-pay it forward- save water-avoid waste simplify-eat organic-grow your own-support the community-live close to nature-clear brush. […]
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