Thursday, February 2, 2012

Elevating Old Saint Pat’s | The Chicago Architecture Blog

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I'm glad to hear that another historic church is doing what needs to be done to allow handicap access and renovate the existing church. What a beautiful church! Kudos to the renovation committee for their commitment the historic structure.

Gothic Statue Pedestal | J. A. Birkey and Associates, Limited

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Is "old world" craftsmanship still being done? It sure looks like it. Check out J. A. Birkey and Associates, Ltd. to see some gothic woodworking done for churches around the country.
Andy Birkey is the head guy over there and it looks like he really enjoys his work as much as he says he does.
Custom church furniture is not all he does, but it's one of his favorite things to build. He also takes a lot of pride in building memorial church furniture to honor parishioners who have passed away.

Pork Tenderloin with Bacon, Chile Flakes, Toasted Almond and Parsley Recipe : Michael Symon : Recipes : Cooking Channel

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I watched Michael Simon make this the other night on Cooking Channel, and I am going to make this weekend. If it is half as good as it sounds, it will be fantastic.