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2 hours ago, Gem 10 said:
Wonder what they think of her while watching the show. She probably tells them “oh, it’s just playing the part for the show”, lol. Liar pants on fire.
I bet they hope she doesn’t call, asking for a loan. Hee!
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There’s an old saying about inherited goods, “Better from a warm hand than a cold one.” Possibly private, heartfelt gifts were given well before Lee cast off this mortal coil, without getting the DM informed nor involved.
I got so disenchanted with CR between reading her memoirs and the time she came into her mean-spirited own on RHONY. I’d borrow the second memoirs from the public library but sure wouldn’t buy it.
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@ahisma, congratulations!! I’m the same way. I’ve never been much of a recreational shopper. The clothes I do have were all purchased very intentionally. Just feeling joy or not didn’t do it all for me.
My friend who gave away 5 bulging heavy duty trash bags of clothes in her only session? She had no trouble at all. Pitch, pitch, pitch.
Wishing you well on tops and all future categories. Like anything else, IME, the KonMari method works best when the practitioner uses it as a starting-point and a general structure for her own style.
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13 minutes ago, 3 is enough said:
I really think the "snips" are scripted. HGTV seems to the like "goofy husband/eye rolling wife" narrative.
I don't really mind that Ben and Erin are very affectionate, but there was one episode where he kissed her and it was a bit of a "get a room!" moment. For a split second I felt like I was intruding on a very private moment.
Scripted unscripted reality not-exactly-reality!! The mind reels. LOL
i was really down on HT for awhile but feel like I’m back. Like someone said upthread, it’s good to see small-town downtowns making comebacks and HT probably is spurring some folks to action.
Where I live, there’s a downtown renaissance in a former standalone city which has become an exurb of the sprawling metropolitan area. I haven’t visited Laurel so can’t compare yet, but I just enjoyed a “taste of” night where we restaurant-crawled from one cafe to another, and shops stayed open late to let people get acquainted with what they sell or provide
There’s a similar city-now-suburb closer in, where the downtown has never really been deserted, and it’s really diversifying now. I try to buy what I can (usually gifts) from stores in those areas. I’m old enough to well remember life before Walmart and enjoy the personal nature of doing business with *neighbors* from clerk to store owner, again. I value it, too. Funny that as a kid, I took “downtown” and “local ownership” for granted.
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I love heights so yes, we can live in the same building and I’ll visit you on the ground floor!!!
Instagram Failure here but I will try to find the photos. Thanks for advising!
@Gam2, I’m sure she was jesting and quite a few of the ones that impressed me were from when she was carrying Hellen. Pregnant in the summer in the South = good reason for irritability. 😉
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@suebee12 isn’t life great? There was so little about that house redo that I liked, and yet I enjoyed the episode very much. For one, really valued seeing Jonathan and hoping for the very best for him & his family in Florida. For another, at this point I just smile and shake my head at how Erin & Ben CLING to each other on the interviews — and yet when they unclinched, they were darned good at dancing! Ben is one of those big guys who’s light on his feet. Fun to see.
I think also in this one, Erin eased up on the snips at her husband. As good as he is to her, she really needs to learn patience dealing with him. Just MHO of course.
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19 hours ago, 3 is enough said:
One other thing I forgot to mention: Erin tweeted that their contractor, Jonathan, is moving to Florida for a new job and will not be on the show next year. I liked him and I am sad we won't see him next year.
I remember Erin said he adopted 3 little boys. I peeked at his Instagram and there was a post from November saying they had adopted 2 boys. Not sure if they added a third, but evidently he and his wife had a little boy who was born with a birth defect and he only lived 17 months. This was back before the show began. That must have been devastating.
Jonathan's always struck me as a real salt of the earth guy, and not surprised to know he and his wife lost a child—he has a certain quietness that might be explained by that. I’m trying to say he seems very kind, and knows much.
Anyhoo I’m watching the most recent one on-demand and loving the exterminators comprehensive & yet casual knowledge of all things buggy.
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Indeed. But good news - today they began shooting S4!
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20 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:
Good to know it's not just me! But she's such a sport to survive being the only female on that team (good thing they're really nice guys).
I’m sure being the boss’s sister and married to the boss's “Voice of reason” helps her survival chances. Heh!
And this is just my opinion, but as cranky as she can get, she’s not really high-maintenance. Home Town’s Erin Napier, with her stated need to be touching or st least close to her husband Ben as much as possible — that’s the kind of femaleness that, in my experience, wears on a crew of guys.
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On 3/12/2019 at 12:04 AM, 2727 said:
Homeowner: "Oh, Erin. Oh, Erin. Oh, Erin. Oh, Erin. Thanks so much, Erin."
Erin: "Thanks to Ben."I noticed that as well. And I really appreciated Erin saying that. Somebody somewhere fussed about how Ben & Erin are almost always touching each other, and someone else explained that they were that way because of Erin’s Introversion and Ben’s protectiveness.
And I realized the source of my disenchantment with the duo. I followed her daily blog from the time I learned about it pre-S1. She frequently wrote of how Ben cooked for her, drew her bath every single night, was there for her 1,000%. She lauded his “servant’s heart” and deep devotion.
The same themes run through their memoir book. So — when she’s snippy or dismissive or snide with him — yuck! My ex- expected to be served. His needs were always primary, always.
I know we only see carefully edited interactions between them and that those times are an infinitesimally small portion of their life together. But the examples we do see, really bug me.
Anyhow, TL;dr — I discovered the source of my disillusionment w HT & the Napiers. I still watch the reveals, though!! 😋
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On 4/2/2019 at 9:18 AM, 3 is enough said:
The inside of the house looked much better than the outside. It looked nicer after it was done, but the wrought iron over the porch roof line was very odd.
This must have been a mid-century option. A friend’s parents built their otherwise gorgeous split-level about 1960 and it still has the wrought-iron fence along the roofline. Not as ornate as the docs’ house but still “Wait, what? Why?” distracting. Adds nothing to the place.
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The whole “remove the screens!” trope makes me think (a) these people wear a crap-ton if bug repellent and/or (b) they entertain indoors at least as much. LOL
When I see the finished places I always wonder how they look after the staging bunnies come in and carry off all the stuff that looks so great but which the homeowners don’t want or can’t afford. It’d be fun to have a quiet little site somewhere to see how HT contributors actually live in their reno’s.
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14 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:
Last night's show was sweet because it was about Dixie who is such a nice guy. He comes from a seemingly close & loving family. I think the cabin masters did a superb job renovating what looked like a shack into a very attractive summer home...er, camp. That job had to have cost more than $25,000!
Does anyone else have a hard time understanding what Ashley is saying?
I do, sometimes. But I still like her so much!
Mammy and her lack of filter gave me hope for all my friends who are similarly ... blessed. Some times I wonder if they’re gonna survive another day. But Mammy’s gotten to 92! (Possibly living out in near-nowhere has helped.)
I never don’t laugh, several times, every episode. And none of it seems staged. Looking forward to S4 but praying TPTB don’t mess with the formula!
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18 hours ago, annzeepark914 said:
I wasn't too keen on the colors but if it were mine, I wouldn't spend any $$ on repainting. For some reason, the houses this season (excluding the yurt) have been a bit confusing to me (figuring out the layout). Maybe they have a new camera person? I can see the main room & kitchen, but it's hard to figure out where the bedrms are in relation to the main area.
I’m hoping some time they’ll have before & after photos and layouts somewhere. Their solutions seriously do seem creative.
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15 hours ago, CrazyInAlabama said:
My guess is the bed and baths were fine, and maybe needed paint, or else they simply couldn't afford to do everything right now.
Good point about being ready to downsize. I live in a new street of houses aimed at smaller families, with small lots, and a couple of people have downsized from acreage, and huge houses, and it hasn't gone well for them.
I’m intrigued! Can you tell us a little more??
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I love the exterior colors!!
LOL - as they say, that’s why there’s more than one kind of car for people to choose.
Have only seen the very beginning & end. Really anticipating watching every scene.
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2 hours ago, Mindthinkr said:
I thought she said that she has them in her apt. I could be wrong. I’m sure that if she doesn’t she’d be taking her stuff to the wash and fold or dry cleaners. She probably does her undies in the bathroom sink now.
Right - she has them now - but she implied that while in the tie house she had to take (or send) her laundry out. Wonder if tge $32k/month tenant got a W/D provided?
What a world. LOL
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I said I was over the NY crew & I am, but couldn’t resist a peek at the pied-a-terre and now I have a question: did Sawnja realky schlep her laundry to a washateria? I know she did her things in the bidet but figured that was the Morgan version of delicates inbrge bathroom sink
The townhouse lacks a washer & dryer? I’m seriously astounded.
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6 hours ago, Mondrianyone said:Well, that's what makes horse races! Or so they say. 🐎
I don't remember anyone saying they used the whole budget, but usually if they're under, there's mention of that. And I definitely don't remember hearing that.
Didn't they load the yurt pieces onto a rowboat? I'm a little foggy on what two points it went from and two, but if rowing it was the only transport, then that probably didn't eat up much budget.
I don't mean to seem cranky. I was just really thinking this was going to be so interesting, and it let me down. But don't let me pee on your parade!
You are fine! It’d take a lot more than a difference of opinion to rain (or something) on my parade! You don’t seem cranky at all. I’ll force myself (ha!) to watch it again. I’ve been finding some eps I’ve not seen before and having such a good time watching new transformations!
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@Mondrianyone, interesting that our reactions were so opposite. I usually look askance at claims that they did everything in a build for the amount they’re given. Maybe my contractors overcharged me!!! It’s realky the only thing I have to compare it to.
One more thought: did they say they spent the entire amount? Could a large portion have gone to transporting all the pieces?
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The multi-use furniture would’ve been nice, but gads, $15,000 for everything the MCMs did seems like a pittance.
Loved the Cacoon swings. My problem with one would be the squirrels that inevitably came to consider it their own. No bueno.
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2 hours ago, pasdetrois said:
could do without the craft projects, but then what would Erin and her friend do for camera time? I love design but running around looking at samples and shopping is not always interesting to some viewers. And it drives up production costs.
Heh — contrasting Erin’s projects to Ashley’s at Maine Cabin Masters (my all-time favorite re-do reality, I acknowledge), Ashley’s more often use power tools, snd that’s game, set snd mstch fot me.
Guessing that the shopping trips & visits on HT come with promotional considerations, etc., so any costs involved are offset.
Two things: the promo for this episode talks about “walking distance to town” but the Budh House doesn’t seem to fill that bill; I’m watching on-demand and can’t rewind - where do they talk about the acreage that comes with the house? I’m beginning to think it’s a fraction of an acre. Just my educated guess.
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Well, well, well.
Pictures of ... whatever the laminate countertop pattern was. LOL!
I ff’ed through to the reveal and didn’t catch how much acreage came with the place. Anybody? Please? Thank you in advance.
i liked the place fine but would be saving up to screen in those porches, on a pond!!
Wasn't one of the S2 homeowners a Rubenesque baker named Matthews?
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Bethenny Frankel: Skinny Girl
in The Real Housewives Of New York City
As much as I enjoy a guilty pleasure, I have to agree. Avery seems to have walked away intact (tho I didn’t see the advice package referenced above), Quincy is seen sparingly, but Noel & Victoria and Bryn? Suffering in their ways, I imagine (Bryn) or I see (Victoria & the DUI).
Not that there’s any parent who doesn’t make some fairly huge mistakes. But these kids have outrageous parents who rub their neuroses all over the media...