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Good and Bad.kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.comBlogger466125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-71780206489992076842024-02-17T09:11:00.002-06:002024-02-17T09:11:52.660-06:00the Hill neighborhood, St. Louis<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"></div><p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7fX_cloCKWmJoFKkJY82CJ5On4VvwoDtxzbl_sTR7OJQM4FY3eetmfrKN8yvirmmEQQILB6mcf6FV7-5I_Dhji3MCYUn5AbQ-afof_YXpsgh7NmNc81sIE0SsRHP2uJldS-738x8zuxh2PV2FNKsZ17F16i51lIV5kz5tXG761oxMelz_FPzkZ89Gww" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3718" data-original-width="2995" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj7fX_cloCKWmJoFKkJY82CJ5On4VvwoDtxzbl_sTR7OJQM4FY3eetmfrKN8yvirmmEQQILB6mcf6FV7-5I_Dhji3MCYUn5AbQ-afof_YXpsgh7NmNc81sIE0SsRHP2uJldS-738x8zuxh2PV2FNKsZ17F16i51lIV5kz5tXG761oxMelz_FPzkZ89Gww" width="193" /></a></div>New homes in the historic Hill neighborhood of St. Louis with mansard-ish roofs. The Hill is St. Louis' Italian neighborhood. I love the Hill and I find myself there frequently for great restaurants, Italian grocers, hair cuts and coffee. <p></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>favorite Hill event</b>: Wine-down Wednesday. It's a combined bar and antique shopping experiences. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>favorite family place for dinner</b>: Guido's, kids love it. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>best new restauran</b>t : I also had a couple of dinners at Sado where the food (mostly Japanese) was exceptional. Hey waitstaff - lighten up. You seem joyless. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>need to try</b>: the 11:00 am mass at St. Ambrose</p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><b>I miss:</b> kids' dentist used to be on the Hill but outgrew the space. </p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><p class="p1" style="font-feature-settings: normal; font-kerning: auto; font-optical-sizing: auto; font-size: 12px; font-stretch: normal; font-variant-alternates: normal; font-variant-east-asian: normal; font-variant-numeric: normal; font-variant-position: normal; font-variation-settings: normal; line-height: normal; margin: 0px;"><br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCEmoKa8upNQrIzZrHczGw9PXx5I8nDML0TbB9hetGZDpbwNENNKvk0rcrO2J1kPJ1FloGxBezIrBqKDpW_87LjeJixk8gTWB_KHDcqtMP6hEa2Dsgfc7IyUN1IM-QzZpMvjhxTiYYsebs-NcUFD73c-yMoebjvHHyflBuBskaKYY8-gSVk0lijfli8A" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2320" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCEmoKa8upNQrIzZrHczGw9PXx5I8nDML0TbB9hetGZDpbwNENNKvk0rcrO2J1kPJ1FloGxBezIrBqKDpW_87LjeJixk8gTWB_KHDcqtMP6hEa2Dsgfc7IyUN1IM-QzZpMvjhxTiYYsebs-NcUFD73c-yMoebjvHHyflBuBskaKYY8-gSVk0lijfli8A" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit4kfE9_XdSmMXijDSx1BRcGepXAkjCn7EPgllx2lAzHyVM5HCddadO7rFVfOPtsLApKneHJJl-z6bjSZ3GiPsNrwo7fn2W1d8XbVLNcn7toosiAiyPpefnzQnGqAsvki55J2q8Eb09Zyn79dBzBJqpSoOrrIKVoK8k5P548Ob7V7ddBHADFVW0rVgoA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3088" data-original-width="2316" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEit4kfE9_XdSmMXijDSx1BRcGepXAkjCn7EPgllx2lAzHyVM5HCddadO7rFVfOPtsLApKneHJJl-z6bjSZ3GiPsNrwo7fn2W1d8XbVLNcn7toosiAiyPpefnzQnGqAsvki55J2q8Eb09Zyn79dBzBJqpSoOrrIKVoK8k5P548Ob7V7ddBHADFVW0rVgoA" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /><p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-73367059436251021622024-01-07T13:27:00.001-06:002024-01-07T13:27:21.978-06:00Fayetteville, Arkansas Brutalism architecture<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">No explanation needed. A bank in Fayetteville, Arkansas. Reminds me of the Mudd Hall at Wash U where I took the bar prep class in 1996.</div><br /> <a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmfT2YOUZYoYDp8jjOTpdBgroqdyxgH0b42bJ5yT1FTPSa4LqKWel1LQtUPsCrKsuq_4wBVENgxrgnepr4w6ph9T1Df4D6SKwDEkAQ1Pbu-tgI9X4KL94GcADwq2UqhEEHt-ZcKjx_748nNSHXqKftkqH-iac-agJbKKVyDfQ1l7AZxB6DTkRYcx9HrA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhmfT2YOUZYoYDp8jjOTpdBgroqdyxgH0b42bJ5yT1FTPSa4LqKWel1LQtUPsCrKsuq_4wBVENgxrgnepr4w6ph9T1Df4D6SKwDEkAQ1Pbu-tgI9X4KL94GcADwq2UqhEEHt-ZcKjx_748nNSHXqKftkqH-iac-agJbKKVyDfQ1l7AZxB6DTkRYcx9HrA" width="180" /></a><p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-48874798031108586962023-10-07T20:57:00.001-05:002023-10-07T20:57:58.310-05:00Go Greek! Go Mansard!<p></p><div style="text-align: right;"> </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;">Beta Sigma Psi at Missouri Science and Technology in Rolla, Missouri.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidZOsqgj49ngAqD1EJbCeDYhMDQTLDFWk88v_aLB81AeY3W91df1qb50g08h6WWFED8CCd4DeXrCa7Z6kZyA2I-3nmV82ByZWinrJnNsDfaoxXfq5LA36VA3UqDIU0zCaUe-ynyHmrSO-NfGgP96PtUjjAPjhy4lReSHF_7aO6NEAuFfcqC0qowuJDuw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEidZOsqgj49ngAqD1EJbCeDYhMDQTLDFWk88v_aLB81AeY3W91df1qb50g08h6WWFED8CCd4DeXrCa7Z6kZyA2I-3nmV82ByZWinrJnNsDfaoxXfq5LA36VA3UqDIU0zCaUe-ynyHmrSO-NfGgP96PtUjjAPjhy4lReSHF_7aO6NEAuFfcqC0qowuJDuw" width="180" /></a></div><br /><p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-73690359345219692502023-05-27T13:25:00.002-05:002023-05-27T13:25:43.935-05:00Nashville<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">"going to Nashville for a girls weekend" may have been a cliche choice, but it was fun and I found a mansard. Plus, a Minnie Pearl tapestry.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOzlaFTMk0LeqzJzAhgbqk1vsJvubeNIJJF4oUNNvf9LGzsyAdCQEF-ngXQ56-QJxO7Szc3L4AaclS86rmXe0c0jCuQBDFxLFZQVOkw4SJRmrw7D5BBS8u9PDA43rqzwIQ2U4kPNs6e3cyWTNTKBjnnWwDacvLBGcykBG6iKOBSa3A9bUt4Vdz1f0" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOzlaFTMk0LeqzJzAhgbqk1vsJvubeNIJJF4oUNNvf9LGzsyAdCQEF-ngXQ56-QJxO7Szc3L4AaclS86rmXe0c0jCuQBDFxLFZQVOkw4SJRmrw7D5BBS8u9PDA43rqzwIQ2U4kPNs6e3cyWTNTKBjnnWwDacvLBGcykBG6iKOBSa3A9bUt4Vdz1f0" width="180" /></a></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcGuRjmBH7UQM1iGzkNpXkQj0itHy2w6VZmHKPnU7DexFPGwSB7E5BAOBDgga2lONRMbgw4BhQ1OWbFFmU7jOJjSMw8lyRC9WgqiSA1VQ-ruPVPA5FGjtypSPSl_mBhctztseTas0btM_lwEH5aD6w4b4z2vK7QH9cl6YOupI4_sxkZD2mV0MiIUI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhcGuRjmBH7UQM1iGzkNpXkQj0itHy2w6VZmHKPnU7DexFPGwSB7E5BAOBDgga2lONRMbgw4BhQ1OWbFFmU7jOJjSMw8lyRC9WgqiSA1VQ-ruPVPA5FGjtypSPSl_mBhctztseTas0btM_lwEH5aD6w4b4z2vK7QH9cl6YOupI4_sxkZD2mV0MiIUI" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCtBGng7FJ8Bg-j_03yCSHeYK-Y6A7F_ADyt-D8DYV70SxWOoxZ9bxH64piOJhoDUOkcOKYKN7PHkfx18G6g2OqBMktEpWlcInnd4jWgv6k8ButmMdnh09tPDGozCqu_soOlykPlfy_Z6BmfJXJFbU2XVtmb2YhmxYZwP6OHum4EJITnCP9O1HW8o" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCtBGng7FJ8Bg-j_03yCSHeYK-Y6A7F_ADyt-D8DYV70SxWOoxZ9bxH64piOJhoDUOkcOKYKN7PHkfx18G6g2OqBMktEpWlcInnd4jWgv6k8ButmMdnh09tPDGozCqu_soOlykPlfy_Z6BmfJXJFbU2XVtmb2YhmxYZwP6OHum4EJITnCP9O1HW8o" width="180" /></a></div><br /><br /> <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-8736416870583344022022-12-31T12:01:00.000-06:002022-12-31T12:01:02.706-06:00Eureka! I found a cute little mansard house<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivilxYlV1gtSsx01wdBeP3LoQttvHlQE6jNXPw9tb2udeCQtJsLR5AQuI5S9y6fuw15yc8nddLgghXho9G8s-Ar_KbRYSv7UyHakNEDzbwOinwFmywVVtjsZO_zrWQWR2vsctXBlsCJKyzTQTQEIvafdeRgJw0YFQKKfcjqu22aLJEsqd7HX1n-uE" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="768" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivilxYlV1gtSsx01wdBeP3LoQttvHlQE6jNXPw9tb2udeCQtJsLR5AQuI5S9y6fuw15yc8nddLgghXho9G8s-Ar_KbRYSv7UyHakNEDzbwOinwFmywVVtjsZO_zrWQWR2vsctXBlsCJKyzTQTQEIvafdeRgJw0YFQKKfcjqu22aLJEsqd7HX1n-uE" width="320" /></a></div>My great aunt Helen died in 2020 and the family recently put together a get-together in her honor. Saw this adorable mansard house on Eureka Road. Love it. <br /> <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-46933800254170428982022-08-24T11:37:00.000-05:002022-08-24T11:37:19.253-05:00Pretty Mansard - University of Arkansas<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZpndArzsL6jbpo2WVDTEi2aS81y7F3E8ohhXPWgj1a-BcmQSIvNynrEGrKIWNci1u2ojyTA_c7bh4vBUl7nVaoyQD8Dx5mDCdVRBp12VhBFxggiClwbii2BGdu-CFN1XQBo_PciMV6uKGI3qEeTtpQzMIq5C1cE3e4YT04Z_YDBuhKMXpqRy0Xhw" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="769" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgZpndArzsL6jbpo2WVDTEi2aS81y7F3E8ohhXPWgj1a-BcmQSIvNynrEGrKIWNci1u2ojyTA_c7bh4vBUl7nVaoyQD8Dx5mDCdVRBp12VhBFxggiClwbii2BGdu-CFN1XQBo_PciMV6uKGI3qEeTtpQzMIq5C1cE3e4YT04Z_YDBuhKMXpqRy0Xhw" width="180" /></a></div>The bad mansard children are growing up so quickly. Here is my daughter Audrey by an iconic mansard - Old Main at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-69319876744333560522022-05-08T22:23:00.004-05:002022-05-08T22:23:58.718-05:00Ballwin, MO<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_AuTC9cX837rqRBbfS-5Gg9NhzRymATU3Car-avVISOzSm8QFIrnszxoP5umNoN7LX-7KQQc9cDXCRVviJB7UBKIOvJiHg0nEUVw0BnPAtbqLfTcaue96O1wSKuFC4SoJeGWub_vX7pGPx_4625B04Kj0h2vALjRMJmnflbhlz59_wX2Vh09yaU" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2690" data-original-width="3024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp_AuTC9cX837rqRBbfS-5Gg9NhzRymATU3Car-avVISOzSm8QFIrnszxoP5umNoN7LX-7KQQc9cDXCRVviJB7UBKIOvJiHg0nEUVw0BnPAtbqLfTcaue96O1wSKuFC4SoJeGWub_vX7pGPx_4625B04Kj0h2vALjRMJmnflbhlz59_wX2Vh09yaU" width="270" /></a></div><br /> Saw this bad mansard in a subdivision dropping my daughter off at a friend's house for a ride back to college. Just 24 hours earlier, she had cut her hand with a knife at Soulard Mardi Gras. We had to find some doctor friends who could take a look at the wound early Sunday before she left town. Don't worry - daughter is fine. <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-72782980292957454352021-09-03T14:21:00.001-05:002021-09-03T14:21:15.804-05:00Whitehorse Lane<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAiA0S6FI1v8XKI_FwAejagCX47KpEjPbGdUu6JtcZO9mOondlvSDQv2meDqc7kOqsiA5C6dxSR2nGWsvM49uTLDJYK081w-qQybNM9HtW8-KDrQ7AW1jBrEWbc7jRl749NJD47PH3lo/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="506" data-original-width="911" height="178" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEAiA0S6FI1v8XKI_FwAejagCX47KpEjPbGdUu6JtcZO9mOondlvSDQv2meDqc7kOqsiA5C6dxSR2nGWsvM49uTLDJYK081w-qQybNM9HtW8-KDrQ7AW1jBrEWbc7jRl749NJD47PH3lo/" width="320" /></a></div><br /> Yes, it's an awkward mansard but it's kind of cute. Reminds me of a tuxedo cate. Thanks neighbor Kent for finding this one. <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-71480538292632867462021-01-30T13:38:00.014-06:002021-01-30T13:38:00.297-06:00New jobs bring new architecture<p> Not mansard related, but my husband has a new job in the beautiful Station G building on Chouteau. It's an old Laclede Gas pump station. John has worked in some architecturally amazing places over the last 25+ years: 1136 Washington Ave (A.D. Brown Building), 1221 Locust Street (Shell Building), 1101 Lucas Avenue (Hadley-Dean Building) and 415 N. 10th Street. </p><p><br /></p><p>As for me, I've only ever worked in two old, cool buildings. For a hot minute, my law firm had temporary space in Union Trust Building. My office was huge with a lumpy couch and a pretty chandelier. It's now the site of the Saint Louis Hotel...my old office is now a hotel room, LOL. Then, when I was in law school, I worked in the Frisco Building at 9th and Olive. Other than that, my firm has been in very boring space: 200 N. Broadway, 211 N. Broadway and 515 Olive.</p><p>Enjoy the pics. <br /></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiWoEl582LFoqf4mlb1XhLicPAOCaiyhhyCAc0j26K10OQIl06KnJuwxVipfBFHtROBLnNo7refoOwsgksC5e3nSB78o_FfFtjhMjKQmEIW74i2gCRq-Q38yNg6R2l55__3vyZxrDpbs/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPiWoEl582LFoqf4mlb1XhLicPAOCaiyhhyCAc0j26K10OQIl06KnJuwxVipfBFHtROBLnNo7refoOwsgksC5e3nSB78o_FfFtjhMjKQmEIW74i2gCRq-Q38yNg6R2l55__3vyZxrDpbs/" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwaVXYBH9zlny8qVajdTWK9TYyRSWq674MF-vzvpN-i-tB7VjbGUYV0ilBsFJK5oOaDQbSxNfGywQzfVvz0LXOHPR-S1_FRiUgxUgvsUzMCVlbWVGw85LsR41I8SXTeC_ui9ZPQANftU/" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBwaVXYBH9zlny8qVajdTWK9TYyRSWq674MF-vzvpN-i-tB7VjbGUYV0ilBsFJK5oOaDQbSxNfGywQzfVvz0LXOHPR-S1_FRiUgxUgvsUzMCVlbWVGw85LsR41I8SXTeC_ui9ZPQANftU/" width="180" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSer6N32zx_DD0FQHGtUoeoy53q6b8zYEF1hpLwESpfpGYRe05NuJ6ezwUmG4B5uZnDpqX-7VojYv0Lp1yKQ8jSKAH1tIk91N9p-B1ur2nrt61nbmJQ76bGre3zp5Bc4vHa2-J8v4K_Fs/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="580" data-original-width="1354" height="137" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSer6N32zx_DD0FQHGtUoeoy53q6b8zYEF1hpLwESpfpGYRe05NuJ6ezwUmG4B5uZnDpqX-7VojYv0Lp1yKQ8jSKAH1tIk91N9p-B1ur2nrt61nbmJQ76bGre3zp5Bc4vHa2-J8v4K_Fs/" width="320" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZlUkIZ_zZv2iukYWLLWiIDKABI_538waG2MSGtnSnQIVimkrFxyMD2-yO1DWYPsuy9CQCQwVeOOD5LnwK5qqii5ivqNJqjMjMeOQZ8x96CASmynLpRb_6ol0gDhcpFpoPIvGu9sdlcE/" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjsZlUkIZ_zZv2iukYWLLWiIDKABI_538waG2MSGtnSnQIVimkrFxyMD2-yO1DWYPsuy9CQCQwVeOOD5LnwK5qqii5ivqNJqjMjMeOQZ8x96CASmynLpRb_6ol0gDhcpFpoPIvGu9sdlcE/" width="180" /></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: right;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-Gg4IMXxajzq86-ZP6tiEk67P_Hi2JzLE-3SU0OhhJYHHgBgJ9SNrax-ilNeiYlX47es1QaYy2hxI-s0YeA_uqx1tvfvkw1vq4EySpFLpv7mCahEjzjO9Az7PX_eB1166uWKGhxNAg/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDY-Gg4IMXxajzq86-ZP6tiEk67P_Hi2JzLE-3SU0OhhJYHHgBgJ9SNrax-ilNeiYlX47es1QaYy2hxI-s0YeA_uqx1tvfvkw1vq4EySpFLpv7mCahEjzjO9Az7PX_eB1166uWKGhxNAg/" width="180" /></a></div></div><p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-22306330832900395222021-01-26T14:03:00.001-06:002021-01-26T14:03:00.237-06:00Jefferson City, Missouri<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">Here is a mansard in Jefferson City, MO or, as Missourians call it, "Jeff City." It's the state capitol. Isn't it weird we call it "Jeff City??" I cannot even think of another state capital with such casual naming. Steve City? Bill Burg? Tommy Town? Jeff City is such a strange little nickname for our state capital.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwayoK2EN33S3nlIGAC60ElsXHyXDz0VH8ZV0ha0Q2xmStL_EStoOiDTdY5DaddQ1mr4gMLHcyGY14gSPKi8sLgtmztHd5V8Ep6hfcV8z-FNf35qOe1q4vbftwKGTlfpume96jNmWrnNE/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1024" data-original-width="768" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwayoK2EN33S3nlIGAC60ElsXHyXDz0VH8ZV0ha0Q2xmStL_EStoOiDTdY5DaddQ1mr4gMLHcyGY14gSPKi8sLgtmztHd5V8Ep6hfcV8z-FNf35qOe1q4vbftwKGTlfpume96jNmWrnNE/" width="180" /></a></div><br /> <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-28004576603782725302021-01-23T13:36:00.001-06:002021-01-23T13:36:17.399-06:00Wall Street Journal Mansards<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRve0jPRAJ2mQpTKdLaM3HrXrAD7t-TYVzFR2oTcPFNMafJkgWkeSnzg7mLGcpHqzRX5G6fvEcordAu4_x_3v8AV0Zh0wxnBJvipkmZjHlNAzYueonPuVRzU5cldmTdmH3tAHxYfRwVTw/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="982" data-original-width="1024" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhRve0jPRAJ2mQpTKdLaM3HrXrAD7t-TYVzFR2oTcPFNMafJkgWkeSnzg7mLGcpHqzRX5G6fvEcordAu4_x_3v8AV0Zh0wxnBJvipkmZjHlNAzYueonPuVRzU5cldmTdmH3tAHxYfRwVTw/" width="250" /></a>My astute father in law found this little story about the mansard roofline in the Wall Street Journal. Thanks, JJD Sr.!</div><br /> <p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-51257444937100588382020-09-12T20:19:00.001-05:002020-09-12T20:19:25.589-05:00Port Angeles, Washington<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhpsDPmIDXm-kjays1LEuS3-M3fS5r67Ow20tlH5wnUzOHk7AOquQZId0PLuU8xOTIf8AscT_y1Hl4UqdjjEl-ffKkRPI1iVvX5GmoGOPhLHa1KAbIIQa_zomoqadz9Rm7QjRxsCQnDM/s2048/IMG_6219.jpeg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: right; float: right; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-left: 1em;"><img border="0" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUhpsDPmIDXm-kjays1LEuS3-M3fS5r67Ow20tlH5wnUzOHk7AOquQZId0PLuU8xOTIf8AscT_y1Hl4UqdjjEl-ffKkRPI1iVvX5GmoGOPhLHa1KAbIIQa_zomoqadz9Rm7QjRxsCQnDM/s320/IMG_6219.jpeg" width="320" /></a></div>Thank you, Elise, for sending this crazy mansard from your Pacific NW vacation. Based on Elise's vacation pictures of flowers, mountains, rivers, lakes and food/beer, I think I need to make this trip. Sadly, I'm almost 50 and never been to Washington state.<p></p>kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-79782215206854703112020-07-12T08:01:00.004-05:002020-09-07T09:51:04.711-05:00Holly Hills<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA7YrHnRQHeAmYgGqU6g1kCKIseg_Cnr7P3QzDehCrtXSJY0jd76Gh91Ljl2GRMY5yhLrGrFWwUBm1Ci2RqChCkuV-uWHA2fy3wJxyO-HMw3cdawa9cvCBXy_jHfeN8VB4qm9Wh612K4/s1600/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_edb2.jpg"><img border="0" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQA7YrHnRQHeAmYgGqU6g1kCKIseg_Cnr7P3QzDehCrtXSJY0jd76Gh91Ljl2GRMY5yhLrGrFWwUBm1Ci2RqChCkuV-uWHA2fy3wJxyO-HMw3cdawa9cvCBXy_jHfeN8VB4qm9Wh612K4/s320/UNADJUSTEDNONRAW_thumb_edb2.jpg" width="240" /></a>A mansard topped home in <strike>St. Louis</strike> Holly Hills (*how could I have thought this was St. Louis Hills v. Holly Hills? have I lost my mind??) as seen while I was running kids to volleyball camp. It's been a weird summer for kids. Almost all the camps canceled but I have to say the camps that have been open are definitely well organized and socially distant. It's good training for these kids before they head back to school - wearing masks, staying 6 feet apart, answering screening questions before they enter campus, having temps taken. kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-42422940115845868772020-05-04T10:17:00.000-05:002020-05-04T10:17:01.347-05:00Another damaged bad mansard Following up on our fire-damaged Granite City apartment building, here is a mansard roofed home with hail damage on the roof. At least the roof is flat!<br />
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Anyway, when my friend Richard moved to Athens, I thought REM's birthplace! But, Richard also found this sweet and sad mansard. Thanks Richard!<br />
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Footnote: I interviewed a lovely man from Athens for a family WW2 football project I was working on. He was charming and helpful. He was a press assistant to a 508th AB officer who had a great memory of some historic WW2 occupation football game. Anyway, he reminded me in his smooth accent that Athens was the home of REM, the B-52's <u>and</u> Widespread Panic, LOL. <br />
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Where can you find the best mansards in St. Louis? In zip code 63104, of course, home to Soulard, Lafayette Square, Lasalle and Benton Park. see what I did there with the zip codes. 631<u>0</u>4, 631<u>4</u>4, 631<u>2</u>4.kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-77821831198387939152019-03-09T20:43:00.001-06:002019-03-09T20:43:19.228-06:00Illinois + hockey tournaments = really bad mansards<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<br />kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-68200384624309815132019-01-13T18:54:00.000-06:002019-01-13T18:54:14.242-06:00Split<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
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<br />kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-89154521340253071692018-12-25T21:21:00.002-06:002018-12-25T21:21:22.371-06:00Merry Christmas!<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Gardenland Express at Missouri Botanical Garden.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Bad Mansard HQ. I usually hang white pine roping on the fence. It wasn't available this year, so it's boxwood roping which I think I like better. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">A gorgeous handmade Christmas card. I receive exactly one (1!) handmade Christmas card per year. Love the attention to detail of the roof.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">What I still call the "Famous Barr garage.".</td></tr>
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I counted 27 construction vehicles the other day while walking from my office to court in the Wainwright Building. That walk, by the way, is only 5 blocks. Here are some pictures of the daily dodge through construction. Not complaining. It's good!<br />
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">7th Street between Pine and Locust. Big project at Union Trust building becoming a boutique hotel. I used to work in that building; it will be an amazing hotel.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Broadway and Locust. I also used to work in the red brick building with the "leg".</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Another mess on Broadway. Looks like Federal Reserve is doing some upgrades. </td></tr>
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<br />kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-12809121741988408022018-08-24T20:43:00.003-05:002018-08-24T20:43:55.245-05:00thank goodness for neighbors!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">
Thank you to my neighbors Kent and Maria for: 1. watering our flowers while we were on vacation. 2. sending me a terrific Bowling Green, KY mansard and 3. being all around awesome. Thanks guys!</div>
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<br />kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-70141959482630130212018-07-06T08:12:00.000-05:002018-07-06T08:12:09.731-05:00June household mini-projects<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">This is the second floor kids' bathroom. When I was pregnant in 2005, I decided it should be painted a very, very blue. John hated it. It took me about 1 year to admit he was right and also hate the color, and another 12 years to finally change it. We added wood to the mirror, changed the hardware/faucet/lights and re-painted the vanity. Much better!</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">We also cleaned out the shower area of the first floor bathroom. It had served as a closet for 4+ years.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cleaned this light fixture - it had only been 16 years</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">The "bar". we'd like a new one, but int he meantime, new paint will have to do.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the lirope I planted in this shady strip died over the winter. Replanted. Fingers crossed.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">the start of my hot & dry rock garden. There are giant tree roots, gas line and water line running under this bed, so these plants made sense. </td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">someone left an offering to the dumpster gods</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">cat perched on dumpster - probably looking for mice.</td></tr>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">painted the front door- brought in a painted for this job. It took him 4 days, which means it would have taken John and me a month and we would have messed it up.</td></tr>
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kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1582029095153919082.post-1755619589098364302018-07-04T07:47:00.003-05:002018-07-04T07:47:32.740-05:00Springfield, MO<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxq9-7rq7x9Az4Z9pFNhZ6xgsIBJyQKAnqqNq8VobEjH4Qq_1FAwcmkW2FQ9MNEk7ecugPTfBEpGO74AQEfZbkP5pmKAnHge3uCEW4X9aLWie5ELnx35YYGf8GvNygUpcw6GrMzRWBUw/s1600/IMG_7708-1.jpeg" imageanchor="1"><img border="0" height="294" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQxq9-7rq7x9Az4Z9pFNhZ6xgsIBJyQKAnqqNq8VobEjH4Qq_1FAwcmkW2FQ9MNEk7ecugPTfBEpGO74AQEfZbkP5pmKAnHge3uCEW4X9aLWie5ELnx35YYGf8GvNygUpcw6GrMzRWBUw/s320/IMG_7708-1.jpeg" width="320" /></a>I had to be in court in Springfield, MO and saw this double-trouble mansard complex on Sunshine Street. kristanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08262246654068462651noreply@blogger.com0