What the—?

Greg and I found this on the beach in Nova Scotia this summer.







UPDATE: We just identified it!

New telephone!

Isn't it awesome? Thank you Courtney!



I remember dialing my first phone number on a rotary phone way back in the early 1980s: 469-2317.

This is one from A BOX FULL of old telephones Courtney found on the street in Toronto.

Crochet genius

My friend Sarah K found these fellows at Goodwill by the Pound in Toronto.

I think they are doggies but everyone else seems to think they're bears...?

My two meals today

Ham-and-cheese-and-egg breakfast sandwiches for two and a green apple at Pearson International Airport: $17.40




Steak dinner awaiting me when I got home from from work at eight o'clock: priceless.



Greg is my hero.

Our squirrel friend is back!

He was a regular last winter.

Do you like our sailor brick?

I saw a front yard full of these (bordering the flowerbeds) in my old neighborhood. I really wanted to take one for Greg for his birthday, because he digs the nautical theme, being a seaman. It was very tempting, but I wasn't sure if it was "right" to steal one–so I let it go.

A couple months later we were biking down that street and I stopped to show them to Greg. He just reached out and grabbed one.

We keep it in the kitchen on our work table.

Soup for dinner!

What do you think of this Valentine's Day Card?



This is cute.



But what is in the pot?



OH GOOD LORD!

My neighbors had a sidewalk sale and this was in the "free" box afterward.

New etching by Greggy

It's basically awesome.

Best find in a "free" box ever

A day in the life

Chilling:



Illing:



Catching some Zs:



Photos by Greg.

See above

Change of season in our backyard.

Tangled up in orange

When they ask you at the yarn store if they can make your skeins into balls . . . SAY YES!



































*sob*

I spent last Sunday making a sweatervest for my teddy bear

It was basically the best day of my life.
Soon his little shoulder straps will have fancy buttons! He loves it.

Our other bathroom friend

OK, this is a nice arrangement, right? A few shells, some beach rocks, and a egg case from Martinique Beach in Nova Scotia.


BUT it is even better than you realize: CHECK THIS LITTLE DUDE OUT!



































One hundred percent as we found him, except I gave him a nose job.

Street plates find home

Looks like my sister wants them.

UPDATE: nope, her suitcase is too full.

I am proud to be an American

For the first time in my life ever.

Information

Do you need some information?



I scavenged (stole?) this from a library in Midtown that was being emptied out—I rescued it from the jaws of a dumptruck.

Friday night party

I must interject to point out Andrew's CRAZY EYES in the above pic.

Bears don't read blogs

So Nicky won't find out he is getting a new bowtie for Christmas!!



UPDATE: added a lifesaver.

Some weirdos.

"A real dirty person,"






















chainsaw accident lumberjack...

















car accident victim!

C'est l'Halloween! C'e-e-e-st l'Halloween—hey!

Hey-wo there! Wiw you be my fwend?

It is always eleven minutes to seven in our living room

Greg and I agree that it is eleven minutes to seven AT NIGHT, not in the morning. I didn't find this exactly, but I did get it for $5 from a yard sale... It basically was a dream come true. I had been wanting such a clock for a long time—like the ones we had in my elementary school! One day I will get it running again.

Found tonight!

Shout out to my sister...

...who is feeling blue.



There. Now you feel a bit better. Love, sis.

Sheep friends

Augh, commercial wool makes sheep's lives horrible!! No more of that for me. I guess I will have to find some old sweaters to unravel...or another fiber (recyled?).

Thanks Bonnie.

Pointsettia

I saved my pointsettia from Christmas last year. Do you think it will turn red and bloom this year?