Thirteen magazine subscriptions you’ll find in NORMA’s house for which we have to find shelf space and/or a disposal route, usually our local Friends of the Library book sale. This isn’t all of them, but these are either worth passing on for a second look by someone else, or they are the keepers. 1. Home--stuff. 2. Metropolitan Home--more stuff. 3. Architectural Digest--over the top decorating, houses and places you’ll never visit and people you probably wouldn‘t feel comfortable with. I save the Hollywood issues, the ones that show REAL glamour from the 1930s and 1940s. The March 2006 is fabulous. 4. Residential architect--often features a regional, residential architect who does fine work but you’ve never heard of him. 5. This Old House--Few magazines retain their original format and style over the years, but this one has stayed with its roots. Why change success? 6. Fine Homebuilding--really fine. A real pleasure to look at. 7. Preservation--sometimes the “what not to do” photos are the best. After Steve Jobs (Apple) got permission to tear down his 80 year old house, a judge retracted the order. . . 8. Renovation Style--I look at this if there’s nothing else around. 9. Wired--probably the best buy out there--$10 for 12 issues, and always fascinating. 10. American Artist--we’ve subscribed for years--it began as a “bread and butter” thank you gift. 11. American Artist Watercolor--a spin-off; if owning a magazine could make me a better painter, this one should do it. Breath taking. 12. Columbus Bar Briefs--this came with another publication which has recently gone to e-mail, so I probably won’t see it anymore, but it is very interesting. No advertising, and odd bits of law you’ve never heard of without all the legal jargon. 13. Mind (Scientific American)--a quarterly, probably not worth the cost. I didn’t resubscribe. Links to other Thursday Thirteens! 1. Carol is first. 2. Nicole 3. Uisce 4. Killired 5. Matthew 6. Kelly 7. Lazy Daisy 8. Leesa, 9. Mar in Spain, 10.Nancy, 11. Janne, mother of 9, 12. Rough draft, 13. Courtney, 14. Colleen 15. Renee 16. Lindsey 17. Frog Legs 18. Jane 19. Joe Norman who loves musicals 20. Valbee 21. Ma 22. D. Visit my magazine blog to find out why I collect them.

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