Hi, I googled and found a post in 2004. http://lists.macromates.com/pipermail/textmate/2004-October/001041.html
It was exactly what I was looking for. It took me a while to figure it out so I documented it (roughly) incase other's would find it of use. http://enure.net/post/article/using-rsync-to-enable-the-project- drawer-in-textmate-while-working-on-a-remote-server
Let me know of any mistakes/suggestions.
best,
Charles