The blog at ranchrevival

One of my favorite online pals, Denver houseblogger Mary-Frances over at Meanwhile Back at the Ranch, most kindly nominated me for the “You’ve Made my Day Award.” What a generous gesture! If you haven’t visited her site, yet, go there and enjoy her posts. She’s building quite a collection of resources for fans of Mid-Century Modern.

Now, it’s my turn to share the love:

1951 Ranch Redo - These adventuresome souls — Eric and Laurie in Corvalis, Orgegon — are doing most of the work themselves, and the results, which they are kind enough to share in the form of lots of juicy photos, are gorgeous.

Casa in Costruzione - No, she’s not Italian, but Virginia blogger Silvia has a cool blogspot. I visit often to see how things are going with their chickens. Yes, chickens. Way cool.

Eco-Ranch in the Midwest - I’ve been following houseblogger Denise and her family’s efforts to green-up their 1950s ranch house in the Midwest. Denise’s commitment to doing what she can right where she is has been an ongoing inspiration for me.

Homeowner’s Blog - Another source of ongoing inspiration and education, Paul Thurst and his family live in an older ranch in the Eastern Catskills. His blog chronicles his home improvement process, which he has also endeavored to make a “green” one.

Wedgewood Ranch - You have got to see the photos of Chris’s neighborhood (in Eastern Washington State) from “back when.” How many of us actually get to see how our ranch houses looked when they were first built? Well Chris stumbled on this cache of early photos of these ’50s era homes on his block and they’re a must-see, especially when set next to the same houses as they look today.

Here are the obligatory “rules” that go with these sorts of posts…
The ‘you make my day award’ works like this:

1) Write a post with links to 5 blogs that make you think and/or make your day.
2) Acknowledge the post of the award giver.
3) Tell the award winners that they have won by commenting on their blogs with the news!