| Changing rooms through the ages
All over Scotland there are gems of Arts and Crafts houses. Over the years many have been built around so that their quiet graciousness now springs a surprise amid suburban streets in Dundee and Helensburgh, modern mass building in Alloa, the natural grandeur of the Orkney island of Hoy or in the sleepy Perthshire village of Fortingall. The movement, whose heyday was in the early twentieth century, is best-known for the examples of the decorative arts, particularly furniture, pottery and textiles, which continue to be cherished, but it encompassed the whole of life from the original design of a house to the workings of a window latch. The houses born of the movement provide a reminder that at its heart was a recipe for life. Many remain lovingly cared for and the recognisable features add to their value, but few display their charms to the curious public.
Four-bedrooms on 40-foot lots
Tiffany Park Homes is gearing up to launch a second phase of detached homes on 40-foot lots at the growing Thornberry Woods subdivision in Maple. Buyers in first phase, meanwhile, are beginning to move in. The builder is one of several constructing homes at the site west of Dufferin Street, between Major Mackenzie Drive and Rutherford Road. The community will include schools and community centres, as well as parks, woodlots and walking trails. "It's an up-and-coming project," Tiffany Park sales representative Irene Ivanyshyn says. "This whole area is very brand new." .
Bangladesh gripped by first day blues
The tourists are under no illusion they can prevent a clean sweep. All they want to do is bat out the opening day if they are again given first strike on a pace-friendly Asgiriya stadium wicket. Bangladesh were shot out for 89 and their lowest total of 62 on the opening days of the previous two Tests after being sent in to bat by Sri Lankan captain Mahela Jayawardene. Bangladesh's young skipper Mohammad Ashraful, who turned 23 on Saturday, admitted he was worried by the way his team surrendered at the start of both Tests. "Few teams have recovered after making just 89 or 62 in the first innings, so the big defeats that followed did not surprise me at all," said Ashraful. "What hurt me is that all the batsmen went down in a heap. The entire top order has to click if we are to put up a reasonable score.
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