Friends, Family, and Those Whom I Deem Worthy of My Regard

I've had a few people drop by for virtual coffee, and I've enjoyed some at their sites.

In some cases I have found sites I just really like, or have outstanding content. If I can I mention them from my themed pages, but for those that just don't seem to fit, I have included them here, so that my visitors might have a chance to enjoy them as well.

• Apex Carpentry- Shutters and Staircases This guy has a lot of good things to say about staircases, shutters and finish carpentry in general
• Carnation Construction This site has awesome detail as he shows you how to build a super-efficient house using ICF
• Wholesale | Outdoor Living Products | Fountains | Statuary | Planters | Outdoor Furniture Landscaper Outlet offers high quality garden fountains, statuary, planters, outdoor furniture, and many more outdoor living products to the trade at wholesale prices.
• Hooked on Houses A blog with a bent towards the rich and famous. You can find lots of houses of the stars as well as some makeovers of humbler dwellings.
• Landmark Services Mark Landry blogs about his renovation projects. This site is a true gem. I have learned so much. It's like a "This Old House" in blog form.
• Tara Imani, Architect Tara writes on architecture in general. Tara practices in Texas. She tweets as @Parthenon1 - how cool is that!

An Apology:

I would like to include many more links, but Google has begun penalizing sites with link pages. I have tried to spread links throughout my site to compensate, but we have lost the convenience of a mini-directory of sites that I can recommend.