With Your Coffee

Burlington’s Moran Plant in winter. The Community Sailing Center uses the yard for boat storage, as the lake is directly to the west (right in this photo). 

Happy Presidents’ Day, everyone! How are you? I’ve been on a semi-blogging break, I guess you could say. Or at least, a blog-writing break. A few [good!] life events and the general avoidance of screens after working at a computer for most every day of the week contribute to this. Also, I’ve been avoiding many forms of social media since November. I’ve deleted Twitter from my phone, and it seems to help my overall sanity, somewhat. However, I’m feeling the pull of the blog again and missing the preservation conversations. To start off, I’ll jump back to the reading lists, because I continue to enjoy good lists from other blogs. Here are some preservation articles.

• The Historic Tax Credit Improvement Act co-sponsored by Senator Collins (ME) needs your help!

• More info from Preservation Forum.

• What is the actual meaning of blight?

• Multi-million dollar views of Manhattan (aka what most of us will never see).

• Doing preservation research? If I were, I’d definitely apply for the 2017 Pocantico Fellowship. Deadline March 31.

• Another reminder: Apply for the Poplar Forest Architectural Restoration Field School. An incredible deal and a wonderful two-week experience. Deadline April 7.

• Signs of Inclusion. Posters that every child (or person) should read. Print these for free.

• 99% Invisible – Read or listen – Frank Lloyd Wright’s Usonia.

• Have you read Loving Frank? It’s partial fact, partial fiction, but an entertaining read.

• Have you seen McMansion Hell? It’s highly entertaining for architectural history nerds.

Hope you have a lovely day. And I hope today is a holiday for you.

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