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    If There Are Tree Trunks on the Wall, You Must Be in a James Huniford Home – Yahoo Lifestyle - November 19, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

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    From ELLE Decor

    Few designers have married purpose and passion as successfully as James Ford Huniford. In 2004, the New Yorkbased decorator founded Design on a Dime, the hugely popular annual fundraiser for Housing Works, the nonprofit fighting AIDS and homelessness. As an ELLE Decor A-List designer, he is known for mixing found objects with antique and contemporary pieces as well as for his emphasis on sustainabilitya sensibility that is captured in his new book James Huniford: At Home, published by the Monacelli Press.

    The book, Hunifords first, takes a thematic approach. Huniford presents his work by examining such topics as how to approach a room and achieve scale and proportion, all while showcasing homes that range from city to country, from East Coast to West.

    I hope the book will help people look at an interior and think about mixing and matching, Huniford tells ELLE Decor. Or evaluating what they might think are their problems with a room and being able to resolve that.

    One theme that stretches across all of Hunifords work is his surprising use of materials. Like the factory molds that are mounted on the wall of Hunifords own Bridgehampton, New York, kitchen, his focus on reuse and rediscovery creates delight and disruption in equal measure. Huniford says he is inspired by the work of artists like Richard Serra, who force the viewer to appreciate shape, color, and texture in new ways. A Huniford room might display wooden rings that were meant for hoopskirts as art; might turn tree trunks into tables, as in the Westchester County, New York, cottage of Josh Lehrer and Hamilton producer Jeffrey Seller; or might feature a ships ladder as a design element.

    The trick to making found objects work as decor? Using color as a unifying canvas. Huniford is drawn to warm whites with a hint of celery or a shade of blue in them.

    By finding new uses for old things, Huniford says he is creating an opportunity for conversation. When you work with objects that are reinvented, theres just a lot more freedom, Huniford says. Theres a playfulness and also a point of dialogue.

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    At Home is a testament to Hunifords visionone that reveals his creativity and imagination, and one that pushes both his clients and his readers to rethink the possibilities of what design can be.

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    On the island of Palm Beach, reactions to Biden win range from gloom to elation – Palm Beach Daily News - November 10, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Darrell Hofheinz and Shannon Donnelly| Palm Beach Daily News

    Now their neighbor might be coming home to stay.

    And just like any neighborhood, opinions about the big news in Palm Beach that PresidentDonald Trump would be leaving the White House after one term following his defeat by former Vice President Joe Biden varied Saturday from somber to joyful.

    "I'm disappointed," said John Scarpa, a longtime friend of President Trump. "As an American, I'm worried aboutour future."

    Palm Beacher Blair Brandt, a political strategist and Republican fundraiser who helped lead money-gatheringefforts for the president in the SunshineState, said Trump had won an impressive victory in the state of Florida during Tuesdays election.

    But he declined further comment due to the legal challenges the Trump campaign and the Republican National Committee are waging in multiple states.

    Biden, a longtime Delaware senator who served two terms as vice president under President Barack Obama, secured enough electoral votes Saturday to claim the presidencyafter winning the state count in Pennsylvania. Joining him as vice president will be California Sen. Kamala Harris, who made history as the first Black woman and the first person of South Asian descent to be elected to the second-highest office in the land.

    The news of Biden's victory left Kevin Byrne "absolutely elated."

    "I have regained my faith in my fellow citizens," he said. "It's like waking up from a nightmare, especially this past week."

    Democrat Leta Austin Foster, a Palm Beach interior designer and retailer, alsowas relieved and happy to hear the race being called or Biden, though she sounded a note of caution.

    But I know its not all over yet, she said, referring to Trumps ongoing efforts to challenge the election results. Unfortunately, that just makes people doubt the legitimacy of the vote. Im not surprised at that. I wish I were, but Im not.

    >>RELATED: Trump has left his imprint on island

    She added: What Im really sad about is that (the last four years) exposed how many people in this country are really racist and thats so sad. But hopefully, things will get better.

    The presidential election exposed deep divisions in American society, with one side certain that a second Trump presidency would usher in a right-wing autocracy, and the other just as convinced that a Biden presidency would mean a triumph for socialism. Voters turned out in record numbers: About 161 million people voted, with Biden on track Saturday afternoonto win the popular vote by more than 4 million ballots.

    Another key concern for residentssuch as Bruce Langmaid was a possible change in fiscal policy. Trump, whose secretary of commerce is fellow Palm Beacher Wilbur Ross, signed a tax cut into law in 2017 that was widely seen as beneficial to the nation's wealthiest citizens.

    Langmaid said hefears a Biden Administration will increase his tax burden.

    "I'm worriedabout my income taxes going up," he said. "And I wonder what this means for property values in Palm Beach."

    >> RELATED: Trump has raised the town's profile

    Jeff Alderton was unhappy about Saturday's development, and suggested that election anomalies were responsible.

    "This has been a very difficult election process for me. It was a national election, which should have national standards ... not state-run standards, which may have interfered with the voting count, hence the outcome," he said.

    But Alderton also said what mattered going forward was how the new president would work with the Senate, and "most importantly how we as Americans will be heardand react in a level-headed and respectful way."

    Hanging over the election was the coronavirus pandemic, now into its eighth month and resurging strongly across the United States, where more than 236,000 people have died of the contagion and nearly 10 million people have been infected.

    Former Florida Democratic gubernatorial candidate Jeff Greene, an island resident, said he is confident that Biden is better equipped than Trump to effectively tackle the demands of the coronavirus crisis.

    I have been so disappointed by this administrations response to the pandemic, Greene said. Im thrilled that we have an adult in Vice President Biden who will finally address this issue.

    Greene hasnt agreed with many of Trumps decisions and policies including his support of automatic assault rifles, which Greene described as weapons of mass destruction," andthe presidents appointments to the U.S. Supreme Court.

    Palm Beach Democrat Bram Majtlis said hebelieves Biden and Harris will work to protect the rights of LGBTQ people, including the legality of same-sex marriages. He and his husband, Nick Gold, were together more than 30 years before they got married a year ago.

    The LGBTQ community will be in good hands with this new ticket, Majtlis said.

    Democrats, he added, must work to bridge the divides that characterized the contentious election. Bidens maturity and his reputation as a centrist, Majtlis said, will help that effort.

    We should reach out our hand to make one America," Majtlis said. "I think we need to be civil, and civility has been lacking over the last four years.

    Nancy Brinker, a lifelong Republican and former U.S. ambassador to Hungary, also expressed hope for conciliation.

    "Whether youre a Republican, Democratic or independent, we can all take a strong measure of gratification and pride from the record turnout and participation that we have witnessed in our democratic process," she said. "I am especially heartened by the record number of women who were elected to office and the message that sends to young girls across the country."

    Brinker, who also served as chief of protocol at the State Department, said the world looks to America for leadership, and that means the different sides must work together.

    "It is my hope that our elected leaders in Washington, regardless of party, understand that collaboration in the name of freedom and progress is no vice. There is far more that unites our great nation than divides us, she said.

    Foster, the Democratic interior decorator, made national news when she was the sole person to show up in June for what she thought would be a Palm Beach protest against the death of George Floyd, the Black man who died while being detained by police in Minneapolis.

    She said she is hoping Biden can help heal divisions in the country. Hes always been an across-the-aisle man, she said.

    Perhaps the last word belongs to Bill Bone, who took a uniquely Palm Beach view.

    "I'm glad the election has been called so I can stop talking about this and start loving my neighbors again," he said."I will never again get upset when it seems like all we worry about is parking, leaf blowers, beach sand, and the size of the second story on the new house down the street."

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    Staff writer Greg Stepanich contributed to this report.

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    New home in Belwood Park just as connected as couple’s former inner-city digs – Calgary Herald - November 10, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    For Michelle, an outdoor living space was a must-have.

    I like to bring my cats outside with me, she says. We put them on long leashes.

    A space for a table so she and Ellery can dine in the fresh air was a consideration, as well. For that reason, Michelle was excited to see the six-foot seven-inch by 16-foot two-inch balcony off the great room.

    Among the couples favourite spaces within the home is its generously proportioned U-shaped kitchen.

    My mother said, I know if I love a place after I cook in the kitchen and your kitchen is perfect, says Michelle, pointing to the quality of appliances and well-designed food preparation space as personal highlights.

    Belwood also has a two-bedroom townhome model called the Avenue.

    What makes Belwood Park so appealing is that buyers can get a home from a builder with a good reputation that has great layouts and finishes, at a great price point, says Belwood Park sales associate Andy Issik.

    They also feature the ability to customize finishes to reflect the buyers own taste and personality to really make it feel like home.

    As a quick possession home, the couples finishes were already in place. But they were pleased with what they saw from Stone, the interior collection featured in their home.

    Its a good contrast, says Ellery, adding that the use of greys elevate other colours within their space.

    I used to be an interior decorator 10 years ago, adds Michelle, who currently works with new Canadians at a not-for-profit. They have beautiful colour swatches. Its like, just pick one and youll be happy.

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    Couple that buys business together, stays together – Bainbridge Island Review - November 10, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    When the majority of couples want to commit to each other they get engaged. Hiromi Yoshinaga and Zeb Whitehead got a business instead.

    We joke about getting this instead of rings, Whitehead said about the Zutto Vintage and Antiques on the water side of downtown at 164 Bjune Drive SE.

    They met through online dating 1 1/2 years ago. He has three kids, and she has a daughter; they all live in the area. She had owned several online businesses in Japan before coming to the states in 2005.

    Yoshinaga, of Bainbridge Island, and Whitehead, of Seabeck, took over the store Sept. 1. Whitehead is retired military, but works as a mechanic on the shipyards. Yoshinaga worked in the North Kitsap School District as a secretary and paraeducator in Poulsbo.

    She started looking for other opportunities when she was furloughed due to COVID-19. She collects antiques anything from mid-century to modern anything that catches my eye or is unique, she said. She had been selling antiques at Meli Melo for three years.

    After buying it, they changed the name to Zutto, which means for eternity in Japanese in honor of their long history on Bainbridge Island. That includes the internment of Japanese Americans during World War II and how the islanders supported them.

    Thankfully, in many cases neighbors and friends stepped up and took care of these things until they were released over three years later, Yoshinaga says in an email. Zeb and I want to continue that legacy and show the true community spirit of Bainbridge Island that still thrives on Winslow Way today.

    Yoshinaga said she became interested in old stuff as a child since her dad was an antique dealer.

    I remember going dumpster diving together looking for treasures, she said with a laugh, adding she spent half of her early years in Japan and half in Vancouver, B.C.

    Whitehead said hes new to the business, although he grew up in a 100-year-old plantation-style house with old living quarters below. There were a lot of artifacts there, he said.

    Yoshinaga said all of the 28 vendors stayed when they took over, and while business was slow at first things have gotten better.

    Lately its picking up, and it should get better during the holidays, she said. Were getting a lot more foot traffic from the ferry.

    One key is letting people know where it is. Since its on the back side of Winslow Way, I didnt even know it was here, Whitehead said.

    Mothers like to shop there. Moms come to take a break and get away from schooling their kids at home, Yoshinaga said.

    Zutto has a classy look to it. Shes our decorator, Whitehead said of Yoshinaga, who has a design background with interior decorating.

    Each vendor brings a unique style and a sense of creativity that brings life to the store. Hiromi has a brilliant eye for vintage and antiques. With the help of our lovely staff, she has transformed the store into a world of wonders, Zeb says in the email.

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    Where Was Knock Knock Filmed? 2015 Movie Filming Locations – The Cinemaholic - November 1, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    All of Eli Roths films are so imbued with his signature style and directorial sensibilities that they can never be mistaken as the works of any other filmmaker. Often regarded as part of the Splat Pack, an unofficial group of independent filmmakers who have been making R-rated horror films since 2002, Roth is most known for his horror projects like Cabin Fever, the Hostel series, and The Green Inferno. Knock Knock is his first attempt at an erotic thriller. The film stars Keanu Reeves as Evan Webber, a successful architect with a wife and two children.

    One rainy night, he lets two young girls, Genesis (Lorenza Izzo) and Bel (Ana de Armas), into his home after they appear at his doorstep, asking directions to a party. He hires a car for them and makes sure that they are comfortable. As the night progresses, the girls seduce him into having a threesome with them. When he tries again to get them to leave the house, their playful demeanor takes a darker turn as they begin to blackmail him. For the most part, Knock Knock is set in typical American suburbia. In this article, we try to find out which locations Roth and his team used to film the project.

    Roth and his cinematographer Antonio Quercia predominantly filmed Knock Knock in Santiago de Chile and the City of Chicureo. Roth has a long association with the country. In 2012, he wrote, produced, and starred in Nicols Lpezs disaster horror film Aftershock. It was through Lpez that Roth met his future first wife, Izzo, while he was working on The Green Inferno.

    The couple tied the knot in 2014. Before appearing in Knock Knock, Izzo portrayed a supporting character in Aftershock and the lead in The Green Inferno. Armas is also a Chilean national, and so are several other members of the cast and crew. Roth once said that, between Chile and the US, he prefers filming in the former country as it is easier to do so there.

    The picturesque Chilean capital served as one of the filming locations for Knock Knock. In the past, the city has hosted the production teams of projects like The Amazing Race, Kingdoms, and The Wolf House.

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    The glasshouse depicted in Knock Knock as Evans home is located in Chicureo, a town in the Chacabuco Province, Chile. At the time of filming, it belonged to an interior decorator, who apparently visited the set right after the scene in which the girls vandalized the property and had the shock of her life.

    I saw her pull up and I run inside, Aaron Burns, who is cast as Louis in the film, recalled. Guys make sure she does not come in here. She comes ripping through her house. She almost fainted. Shes just distraught. We had to re-sod the whole backyard.

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    Jenna Bush Hager Recalls Taking Malia and Sasha on a Tour of the White House – Oprah Mag - November 1, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Barack Obama's Inauguration Day was on January 20, 2009. But for the daughters of the Bush and Obama families, the "passing of the torch" was on a day in 2008, when Jenna Bush Hager and her twin sister, Barbara, took young Malia and Sasha Obama on a tour of the White House to help them transition to their new lives as first daughters.

    While on The Dr. Oz Show, the book club maven, TODAY anchor, and memoirist opened up about the day the Bush sisters met the Obama sisters. Bush Hager said she and Barbara "loved that moment," per People.

    We showed them what was our bedrooms, which was going to become their bedrooms. We just had such a beautiful day because, really, we have so much more in common than what divides usespecially the kids, Bush Hager said.

    Bush Hager knows the White House better than most. Although she was a teenager when her father, George W. Bush, was elected president, she was similar in age to Sasha and Malia when her grandfather, George Bush, was inaugurated.

    The mother-of-three also recently recalled the time her grandmother, Barbara Bush, scolded her and her sister for ordering peanut butter sandwiches to the White House bowling alley. You opened the door, scolding us, telling us under no circumstances could we order food in the White House again; this was not a hotel," she wrote in a tribute letter after Barbara's death.

    The Obama girls had a similar incident of adjusting to White House life, which White House interior decorator Michael S. Smith describes in his book Designing History. After living in a D.C. hotel for a few weeks, Malia and Sasha savvily learned to request wake up calls from the White House operator once they moved in. Mrs. Obama then asked that Smith install alarm clocks in their bedrooms, as the White House was not a hotel.

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    Given their similar situations, Bush Hager and her sister felt instantly connected to Sasha and Malia. We saw ourselves in those precious little girls, because when our grandfather become president, we were their age, she said on Dr. Oz, referring to George H. W. Bush. So we knew what was magical about the White House.

    And on that tour, they showed the Obama girls what was "magical" about the White House. According to Bush Hager, they got up to some hijinks: We taught them how to slide down the banister, which Im sure Mrs. Obama loved, Bush Hager joked. There's photo evidence: Smith included a photo of the girls sliding down a ramp from the White House Solarium in his book.

    Bush Hager and Barbara also wrote a letter for the Obama daughters in 2008. "It's your turn to fill the house with laughter. Although it's an honor and full of so many extraordinary opportunities, it isn't always easy being a member of the club you are about to join," they said, per CNN. "Our dad, like yours, is a man of great integrity and love; a man who always put us first. We still see him now as we did when we were 7: as our loving daddy." They included other tips, like cherishing their pets, and "going to anything and everything you possibly can."

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    Now, Sasha and Malia are 19- and 22-year-old college students, with the White House years behind them. For Bush Hager and Barbarafellow White House alumnaethe connection remains strong. Were so proud of those girls, she said.

    When Sasha and Malia prepared to leave the White House after eight years, the Bush twins wrote them a letterjust like they did in 2008. In eight years, you have done so much. Seen so much. We have watched you grow from girls to impressive young women with grace and ease. And through it all you had each other. Just like we did," the Bush sisters wrote.

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    Interior Decorator? Worn-Out Aniston Almost Gave Up Acting – The National Herald - October 23, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    It's hard to imagine Jennifer Aniston doing anything other than acting because she rivets you to the screen with her talent and likeability but the Greek-American staple of movies and TV shows said she also switched to interior decorating.

    Speaking to Cosmopolitan, she wouldn't reveal which role it was she hinted was so exhausting that it made her think of not wanting to go on and to switch to wanting to fix up houses.

    During a SmartLess podcast, the Aveeno legend told Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett, "I would have to say the last two years that [quitting] has crossed my mind, which it never did before." She added that it "sucked the life out of me" and she thought, "I don't know if this is what interests me."

    The only other hint she gave about what made her rethink her life was that it was an unprepared project she completed before The Morning Show.

    She said she'd love to try her hand as a professional interior decorator but didn't say what style she prefers. "I love it. It's my happy place. It's really a happy place for me," she said.

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    GETTING PERSONAL: True confessions of the Colorado candidates wanting to rule our lives – Sentinel Colorado - October 23, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Theyre probably not who you think they are.

    We all have our own presumptions about politicians, and you know that most of those cliches are far from positive.

    In the heat of the hottest, nastiest election, probably ever, its easy to overlook especially on a more local level that the herd of people vying for your votes so they can rule our world, are people.

    Each year, Sentinel Colorado reporters dutifully ask all the apposite questions about taxes, crime and homelessness. But we also ask personal questions to give readers some insight as to who these candidates are when theyre not candidates, and to marvel at a few surprises and eccentricities.

    Here are some highlights weve gleaned from this years survey of 2020 Election candidates.

    Congressman Jason Crow, the affable Democrat running for re-election, can actually give himself a hand. His hidden talent?

    I am able to clap with one hand, he said in his Sentinel survey. This not only answers a philosophical question but is helpful when eating hot dogs at sporting events.

    He doesnt say which hand, but all signs point to a left-hand talent for the guy that got appointed to help impeach the president.

    His Republican challenger, the equally affable Steve House?

    Im a good ping pong player.

    No doubt a consistent right-hand server.

    As far as prospective careers, few of these politicians grew up wanting to be politicians. There are a lot of wannabe astronauts in the group who, as their critics would probably point out, ended up as space cadets.

    Incumbent State Sen. Jeff Bridges, no, not that Jeff Bridges, is a talented accent imitator. Hard to tell when that could come in handy, but he has fooled many on the Senate floor by actually sounding like a moderate Republican from time to time.

    If he wrote a memoir? Hed call it The Other Jeff Bridges. Yeah, that one.

    Libertarian Michele Poague actually is a writer. Shes running to unseat Democrat Rhonda Fields in Senate District 29.

    Im the author of several novels and there is a little bit of me in each one. Maybe if I write a memoir it would be, The Road to Love: How I learned to forgive.

    At least one of her novels hints at her biography.

    A reviewer painting a picture of Poagues latest sci-fi fantasy work, The Broken Shade said this:

    When she became a cocktail waitress at a mens club in order to earn a few extra dollars to help in her home renovation, Freja OConnell didnt suspect this innocuous job would open the door to new realms. But strange encounters can evolve under the oddest of conditions, and The Broken Shade reflects this experience as Freja explores a strange new world and considers her revised place.

    Dystopian future table-dancing resulting in wallpaper inspirations?

    Poague said in her Sentinel survey that growing up, she wanted to be an interior decorator.

    Disappointingly, the one song she could listen to for all eternity is Amazing Grace by anyone.

    Im old and have been to a lot of funerals. Few can sing it.

    Fields? She fancies herself a chef these days, whiling away the pandemic looking for just the right kitchen accoutrement. If she were thrust into a reality show that wouldnt shame her family while they watched? Beat Bobby Flay.

    Better hope that sauce doesnt break.

    While most candidates appear to have had it with metro area traffic, wishing their superpower was flying over traffic or that Verizon or someone would finally roll out the Star Trek transporter, Republican Suzanne Staiert, candidate for the open Senate District 27 seat, wishes she had a superpower few aspiring politicians would think about.

    To disappear.

    Hmmm. Unclear if thats because of how tacky its become to be a fly on another politicians hair instead of the wall and get a front-row seat to history, or anything. It could be shes realized that, in a pandemic, there is no hiding from anyone or anything. Just as telling is that her all-time favorite song is I Will Survive, and the last book she read was, Why We Cant Sleep.

    Between bouts of insomnia and other life stresses, it turns out Staiert is a ringer.

    Ive won a lot of hula hoop contests, she said in her response. Gauging from the past few years, any kind of circus-like experience is certain to come in handy if she wins a seat in the next Legislature.

    Her competitor, Chris Kolker, gives every sign he would read every word of every bill and listen to every hearing every day. Wild and crazy Kolker tells the Sentinel that his guilty pleasure during the pandemic is a fountain Diet Coke.

    You rebel.

    A former teacher and pilot, he always wanted to be a teacher and a pilot.

    His favorite family fun?

    Playing bid euchre at family get-togethers, he says.

    For the 99% of the nation who has no idea what that is, you probably dont want to. Think having to play bridge with rules made up by the Colorado Legislature.

    The guy is a natural for the General Assembly. So sad.

    Like me, you might have had your suspicions about Democrat State Senator candidate Janet Buckner.

    Shes not just the overtly kind and gracious teachers wife shes let on to be all these years. Yup, total showboat.

    Her secret talent?

    I sing really well.

    And that ear-worm song she just loves, probably playing every time she gets in the car and definitely right before she gets out?

    We Are Family, by Sister Sledge.

    Uh, huh. The quintessential club song from the 80s that got everyone on their feet, back when clubs were clubs and Sister Sledge owned the world.

    No guessing at what reality TV show she thinks shed walk away from victorious.

    Dancing with the Stars.

    Of course not everyone can be as flamboyant as Buckner.

    If you had to pick one local politician to get stuck with for months at the Capitol during the pandemic, it would almost certainly be Democrat Dafna Michaelson Jenet, running for re-election to her House District 30 seat.

    Her coveted superpower?

    Eat as much ice cream as I want and not gain weight, Jenet said.

    Now that would be a super power. And not that lame DQ stuff, that she says is her guilty pleasure, which you know melts under some serious hot fudge or caramel, otherwise, theres little guilt or pleasure. No, it has to be Ben and Jerrys or Haagen Dazs. Salted caramel truffle in a 5-gallon scuttle.

    The fun ends there. Her secret talent?

    I crochet.

    Another maverick lawmaker.

    On the opposite side of that spectrum is Republican 18th Judicial District Attorney candidate John Kellner.

    Total Star Wars geek. He grew up wanting to be Indiana Jones.

    Hes that guy, too.

    The upside of wearing a mask all the time during the pandemic?

    I can quietly sing along to music in the grocery store and no one knows its me.

    My King Soopers loves Brittany Spears and the BeeGees. We no longer have to ask in the cereal aisle, who was that masked man, singing falsetto?

    Hes a total glutton for the stuff most of us dread each year. For most people, the favorite part of family holiday is when the kids go back to school and the inlaws go home. These are a few of his favorite things: Hot chocolate, the merry go-round, with my wife and kids at Zoo Lights in December.

    Who is this guy? It gets worse. If he had a superpower?

    Unlimited access to Disneyland with my kids, says Kellner, and no one else, ever.

    Just as interesting, as a euphemism, is Kellners Democratic opponent, Amy Padden. The 18th District seat is open.

    Her guilty pleasure?

    It would be from the Athenian on Iliff in Aurora. Love their Saganaki (flaming cheese), although not quite the same when you get it to go. That was the last place I ate before the stay at home order.

    I consider Greek food health food. Dont they live forever there?

    The most amazing thing about wearing a mask all the time for Padden is not having to put lipstick on every time I leave the house.

    At least she doesnt sing about it in the grocery store.

    And her secret talent?

    I can run long distances (though not very fast). Ive completed many marathons (New York, Marine Corp, Chicago, and others).

    These are district attorney candidates, people. No whiskey? No secretly building mud prisons for crickets in the backyard?

    Instead we get Disneyland fans and marathon runners.

    So disappointed, and yet Im mildly amused.

    You can be, too. Discover your own pet peeves about the people who are going to run our world in a few months at SentinelColorado.com. Click on 2020 Voter Guide on top and amaze or disappoint yourself thumbing through the catalogue of candidates who will probably surprise you.

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    Dorrie Walen | The Journal – Journaltrib - October 23, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Dorrie Walen

    In the early morning hours of October 3, 2020, Dorrie Walen passed away, her body unable to match the strong will that had served her for 97 years.

    A memorial service will be held for her in summer 2021, at Skabo Church Cemetery, COVID permitting.

    Doris Katherine Larson Walen was born to Conrad and Ruth (Bracken) Larson at home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 28, 1923, second of their four children. They enjoyed growing up in Minneapolis near a large extended family; unfortunately, toward the end of the Great Depression, and before the onset of World War II, the childrens father passed away. Shortly after Dorries December graduation at the top of her class from Central High School, their mother passed away, leaving them orphaned. Rather than be divided among relatives, the siblings agreed to stick together to raise themselves. Dorrie immediately began working to support her younger siblings, and to put herself through college. She worked as a waitress in a downtown cafeteria, until a counselor at Augsburg College told her shed make more money working for the war effort. She spent the next few summers stamping serial numbers into bomb casings at the Honeywell plant in Fridley, MN, one of many Rosie Riveters. After two years at Augsburg College in Minneapolis, Dorrie transferred to Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, at the encouragement of J. Wilhelm Ylvisaker, her mentor and pastor. She graduated with a BA in English with a minor in Spanish.

    Dorrie returned to Minneapolis after graduation and found work as a graphic artist at the grocery chain, National Tea. Her social life centered around Our Saviours Lutheran Church in south Minneapolis, where she was active in Luther League, making life-long friends, and sang in the choir. One day, a handsome, young, blue-eyed Norwegian bachelor farmer with a gorgeous tenor voice joined the choir, not knowing that he had just fulfilled every criterion on Dorries list for a perfect husband. They fell in love, beginning a journey that lasted a lifetime. M. David Walen and Dorrie Larson were married at Our Saviours. After a brief honeymoon, they returned to the farm in northwestern North Dakota where Dave had been born and raised. But, before agreeing to become a farm wife, Dorrie required one thing: an indoor, flushing toilet. It would be needed for all the diapers that were going to be washed! The farm neighbors welcomed the newlyweds with an old-fashioned chivaree. Perched atop a hay-filled wagon, towed by a tractor, they were paraded around the township, followed by horn-honking cars filled with friends announcing and celebrating their marriage.

    Being a city girl, Dorrie mastered new skills as a farm wife. She was already a good cook, but she learned to churn butter and bake bread, since the nearest grocery store was 20 miles away, and a run to the grocery store only happened about once a month. Her delicious cookies, cakes, caramel rolls were always available for family and visiting friends, as well as weekly baked bread and buns, excellent for summer sausage sandwiches and toast. They raised cattle for dairy and beef, raised chickens and, for a time, pigs, and since they canned most of their own vegetables and fruits, there was no need to shop in town very often. And, as babies kept showing up about every year and a half, there wasnt much time for such luxuries. For two years, the couple and their growing family lived in the house where Dave was born. In 1952, they built a larger house. The house became Dorries canvas for creativity, artistry, and the dream-come-true for a little girl whose modeling clay furniture creations inspired dreams of being an interior decorator.

    Dorries daily chores and occupations didnt prevent her from being involved in her churches, first Skabo near the North Dakota farm, and later Concordia, Crosby, and in womens groups. In addition to teaching Sunday School, she was active in Homemakers, Study Club, and Ladies Aid (later Women of ELCA). Dorrie thoroughly enjoyed the creativity of organizing and decorating for dozens of meetings and luncheons, continuing to host community womens luncheons well into her 80s.

    Dorrie was the end of her generation for her family and Daves family. She lived after the deaths of her dearly missed husband, Dave, her parents, her sisters, Gert and Marilyn, brother, Conrad, her parents-in-law, sisters-in-law, brothers-in-law, her grandchildren, Anders and Janae.

    Dorrie and Dave had seven children: Claudia Walen Larson, Beth (Steve) Walen, Miriam Walen (Paul) Sikora, David (Anna) Walen, Noreen (Steve) Thompson, Reid (Julie) Walen, and Annette Walen (Colin Evenson). They were blessed with 25 grandchildren, with two more welcomed as adults. There are, so far, 14 great-grandchildren. Dorrie also leaves numerous nephews, nieces, and cousins.

    Dorrie relied on her deep faith throughout her life to celebrate joys, to sustain her in sorrows. Memorials may be made to Skabo Church Cemetery Association. Info may be had by emailing homewalen@gmail.com.

    In honor of Dorrie, think of her when you see anything aqua or turquoise, and enjoy eating a piece of dark chocolate.

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    Twinkle Khanna Points Out That 2020 Has Been One Long Halloween – NDTV - October 23, 2020 by Mr HomeBuilder

    Twinkle Khanna shared this image. (courtesy twinklerkhanna)

    It's Halloween month and Twinkle Khanna's latest Instagram entry is a subtle reminder of how the year 2020 has been one long Halloween and we couldn't agree more. In her post, Mrs Funnybones made a reference to the coronavirus pandemic and added, "It's close to Halloween, but 2020 has been such a special year, with masks, shivers and what feels like a zombie apocalypse." She added, "Where instead of a bite, it's a cough from the poor infected soul that would do you in, it seems that we have been celebrating it all year long." She added the hashtag #Halloween to her post.

    Take a look at Twinkle Khanna's post here:

    On Sunday night, Twinkle Khanna shared a picture from her "new normal" lifestyle. In the picture, the author could be seen getting her make-up done as she geared up for a Zoom meeting. She added a dose of her signature humour to her post and wrote: "In the chronicles of the middle-aged model, this would be worthy of an entire chapter. My first commercial with the director on Zoom and my poor make-up artist peering through a visor! #TheNewNormal #thechroniclesofthemiddleagedmodel."

    This is the post we are referring to:

    Twinkle Khanna is a celebrated columnist and the author of bestselling books such as Pyjamas Are Forgiving, The Legend Of Lakshmi Prasad and Mrs Funnybones. She is also an interior decorator, the owner of The White Window, and a film producer. Twinkle Khanna also runs a digital content company called Tweak India.

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