“Punch a Higher Floor,” Gua’s effort to capture the essence of the “Purple Rain” tour in 1985, when he first saw Prince in concert with The Revolution, at the Tacoma Dome. (Photo by Troy Gua)

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The rear quarter-panel that appears in this story "was a slightly different situation," says Nelson. "Finding an original assembly-line part still on a car would be hard to come by, not to mention the immense amount of labor it would take to remove it while keeping all the detail. For this reason I elected to locate and purchase a very nice N.O.S. quarter-panel."

“We told her two weeks for the deadline, and well, it’s been a little more than that now. We just kept giving her excuses,” he said. “We want to do everything we can for her, and perfection takes time.”

Ultimately, a basement renovation provided the impetus to install a dedicated wine area. "We wanted a space to show off our bottles but also protect them," she says. "This collection is something we’ve been putting together for 10 years."

For die-hard fans of all things cinematic, a Christmas tree is the perfect opportunity to put that passion for movies on clear display. Adventures in Decorating created this towering ode to movie magic — and the magic of Christmas — using the family’s DVD collection, some classic concession candies and movie reel tape cascading down the tree. Strands of popcorn are an obvious choice for a Christmasy touch, alongside lights and red and blue ball ornaments. Merry cinemas!

The secret to this genius gift-wrapper’s success? “To stay in front of competitors, it’s vital to be a leader, not a follower and always have something new to offer.”

“I have so much to tell you,” Sargent said to Dillon. “I’m a convicted felon. I know that I can’t have a gun, that I can’t be around guns. I wasn’t intending to shoot that night and was just going to hold the spotlight while the others shot.” There was a pause—a long-enough silence that Dillon thought the phone might have been disconnected. “But because of the drinking, I shot as well,” Sargent told him.

The centre console is nicely designed in a high-gloss finish, everything has been pared back and is simple to use.

I’ll go check this out, because how cool would it be to preserve some of the lovely insects we find (already dead but not decomposed). But…you would not want to encase a tick in resin, if you wanted to later test it for any of the 12 or more common tickborne illnesses, would you?

Shauna Davidson ’08 helps build primary schools and empower children to overcome poverty in Northern Uganda.

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