The Precious Scars

I suspect there's a reason why the more I see of these Property Brothers , the more intertwined they become in my present journey.  I am a fan of their work, but unlike others I do not see their so-called "charmed life" as answer to some "happily-ever-after" prayer.  People who know my name think much the same about me....which is why I can say in all honesty, money and power do not equate to happiness.            Lauren B Jewellery I recall an argument from my film theory/marketing class regarding the popularity of television....how its attractiveness laid in its simplicity and symmetry; a vast contract to life which is messy, complex, and complicated.  In pondering this, I realized why these two appeal to the masses, even more than some of their contemporaries.  As identical twins, they appear as if two-sides of the same face....not unlike the god  Janus .  I laugh when recollecting a post in which the implication was they were gods.  I am convinced th

I left off in Hell Hath No Fury Like A Woman Scorned saying I was angry at  Jonathan Scott for removing a wood burning unit near and dear to my family.  What I did not say was, I agreed with his choice of replacement.....13 years prior to the airing of the show.  The shock of seeing it again brought forth a vivid memory of Frankfurt, days before the world debut of the Euro .  There was the model, part of a small convention hosted in the airport.  It was the only competitor's stove I ever thought worthy of reverse engineering.  Couldn't convince my dad the project was feasible; wood had long fallen out-of-favour with the more environmentally-conscious American.  We weren't in the business of manufacturing wood appliances anymore when the recession hit and everyone looking to save a buck suddenly wanted wood burners again.   Don't know if it would have saved us, but having the design may have made those lean years a little easier.  Suppose