Relax. Fat people are harder to kidnap.
Today’s HOT LIST Link ( click the pretty blue link below to see today’s picks ):
$4,200,000
12864 N 137TH ST, Scottsdale, AZ
“No expense or detail was spared”
Perhaps they missed the end of the movie, but this John Hammond “Jurassic Park” sales pitch has a steep downside.
Welcome to Neo-Classic Park!
Old World Artisans, and modern day HGTV inspired designers, two species separated by 65 million years of evolution thrown into the mix together. Have we the slightest idea what to expect? Click the video link and the Game of Thrones soundtrack hints at their Hollywood inspirations. Inside we discover hand carved doors, hand painted mosaics, and hand chipped stone walls. You have to hand it to the producers for using handy techniques once thought extinct. Looking for dragon gargoyle decor? Dolphin faucets? Cherubs, Cupids, Bacchus, and the Roman God of Wine? Hold onto your butts, they have the entire cast! The interior designers were so preoccupied with whether they could, they didn’t stop to think if they should.
This is an amazing collection of works, each room a master class in old world techniques. The severity of composition displayed here of 17th and 18th century craftsmanship styles is one of the most awesome assortments we’ve ever seen, and they wield it like a kid that’s found his dad’s gun. How could one walk through this house without breaking their jaw on the floor?
Life finds a way!
$495,000
465 W GILA BEND HWY, Casa Grande, AZ
“Interior was refinished to accommodate more update space”
The remodel was done just in time for the remodel? This is the iconic S.S. Blinky Jr. Building, formerly known as “Noah’s Attic” and “The Ark”. This building was built in 1946 by car dealer CJ “Blinky” Wilson, who had a son in the WWII Navy. The building was designed by a convict in the state prison system working from a photo of PT-109. This property was originally a gas station, with repair bays in that warehouse space, and a giant neon sign shaped like a lighthouse advertising Beacon Ethyl Gasoline. It was later a car dealership and has spent the last few years as a Thrift Store for a local church.
The anchor is from an actual WWII patrol boat. The old smoke stacks are missing, as are the life preservers that once lined the exterior. Did someone attempt to pretend this building isn’t a boat? Seems so. This building is an Arizona treasure and we’re optimistic the next owners will celebrate its glorious heritage. Hope floats eternal…
$3,699,000
5250 E MOUNTAIN VIEW RD, Paradise Valley, AZ
“lovely cast iron claw foot bathtub and attached outdoor private patio with outside shower”
Calgon, take me away!
Pic #61 of this Encyclopedia Olan Mills photo collection begins the Rest and Relaxation portion of today’s Hot List. If the previous text didn’t put you to sleep, the clawfooted rub-a-dub-dub room with TV, family photo gallery, and the entire outside world pouring in through a set of French doors, will hit you like a Unisom and Nyquil cocktail. Does that tub not look like a missing afternoon to you? Splish splash I am taking a bath, leave a message at the beep. There’s an outdoor shower around the corner, but if you really want to scare the neighbors the front yard fountain tub adds an even bigger wrinkle, if you sit in it long enough.
Can you imagine….just for a moment, simply imagine taking some tub time for yourself. It’s Saturday morning, door is locked, the air temperature is perfectly unfelt, French doors peeled open to birdsong, sunlight nibbling across your face as you unwind in a sea of scented suds. Ahhhhh. Immersed in a bouillabaisse of salts, herbs, flower petals, essential oils, with calming notes of lavender chamomile vanilla bubbles, a fizzy bath bomb of biotherapeutic bliss. No ringing phones. No email chimes. No screaming TV talking heads.
Hello bath time my old friend
I’ve come to soak with you again
Because your water is softly seeping
Hope I don’t drown while I am sleeping
And the mission that is planted in my brain
With ass on drain
My Beer fridge is a bathroom appliance
When all else fails, take a bath.
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