Design: Collection of Sports Balls

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Collections…we all have them, right? But how do we know when we’re getting a bit out of control? Bob Hambly shared his story of his fascination with collecting yesterday in this article in the Globe & Mail. He’s got a collection of just about everything – vintage Thermoses, milk dispensers, Pez dispensers to name a few. His latest quest is for white sports balls.

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via The Globe & Mail

Although he has amassed quite the collection already, including an old-style wooden Polo ball carved from the root of a bamboo tree, Bob is still on the hunt for a white cricket ball and a bocce pallino. Does anyone have one that you could send to him?

Thanks to Boba for sending this my way.

Travel: New York City

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I was lucky enough to spend this past weekend in New York City. My trip was off to a rough start because my 3 hour drive from Waterloo to Toronto (3 hours…instead of 1.5 hours) meant that I missed my Porter flight to Newark. I sucked it up and paid the $150 fee to get on the later flight which was delayed an hour. I was seriously on the verge of tears when I found out about the change fee and the delay and I was so completely frustrated from my 3 hour journey in traffic that I ended up hating my very first experience with Porter. I ended up getting into Manhattan at midnight after an 8 hour journey (8 hours!).

The rest of the weekend made up for my flight. I met my 3-week old niece, played with my three nephews, caught up with my sister and brother-in-law, and went shopping with my mom. I also spotted white all over the city.

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Mitchell Gold & Bob Williams

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Dean & Deluca

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Photos by Jordana.

Marketplace: Over the Range Microwaves

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I’m currently looking into replacing my oven’s vent hood with an over the range (OTR) microwave. This will increase the functionality of my kitchen and will keep my countertop free for food preparation (not that I’m a wild cook or anything, but still). I’ve looked at almost every home improvement store in Kitchener-Waterloo and I’m happy to report that there are several options available on the market.

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LG OTR microwave, $278, Home Depot 

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GE OTR microwave, $378, Home Depot

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Magic Chef OTR microwave, $249, Home Depot

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Whirlpool OTR microwave, $248, Home Depot

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Samsung OTR microwave, $228, Home Depot

Panasonic

Panasonic OTR microwave, $448, Lowe’s

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Lagan OTR microwave, $229, Ikea

Nutid

Nutid OTR microwave, $299, Ikea

The research is ongoing as I need to confirm that I can install a smaller cabinet (via Ikea) above the over the range microwave. I think it’s doable…I hope it is!

Uptown: Priming with PARA Paints

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I am happy to report that I making progress on the painting projects in my house. (I wish I could say the same about some of the decisions that I still have to make.) The hallways were a dark deep red and the kitchen was a dark brown so I felt like the walls in these spaces needed to be primed before I painted them white. The walls were all in great shape so I didn’t do anything besides wipe them down. I probably should have lightly sanded the walls but I usually just skip the sanding step if the walls are in good shape. Tsk, tsk, right?

I used PARA Paints professional latex primer* for this job and it worked beautifully. It went on smoothly and covered the dark walls very well.

Here’s a look at the upstairs hall. The ceiling is super high and luckily my dad brought his 21′ ladder and was brave enough to deal with the high points.

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Anyway – the place is so much brighter now that the hallways have been primed with white. I am so excited about the transformation that my townhouse is going through.

* Thanks to PARA Paints for their support.  

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