January 23, 2009

Halp!

I can't stop looking at those pictures of Walter!

Grainy stalkerish closeup:


















So enigmatic.

Walter is his own dog.

January 22, 2009

One more post about hobo pants

"Clothing: Clothes can be of any style, but generally consists of long-sleeved shirts, and denim pants, good denim pants are needed because the work and travel of the Hobo is rough, easily destroying clothing not made for the job. Too many attendants at the local mission are used to locals wearing what ever pants are given, and will not even try to understand the Hobo looking for the rough and tough pants that will endure a working punishment, and last for at least a year."

From hobo.com.

Sewing it together!

Walter

This is Walter:






















He is an old friend of Greg. We visited him in Vancouver.



He is so lovable! But somewhat inscrutable. Look at that face!

This is Greg's "Walter" bottle:


















Hee hee. Now the Walter bottle is mine! I traded with Greg for my MoMA-issue water bottle, which fits his mouf better.

January 21, 2009

Hobo signs



Thank you National Hobo Museum.

New look in the dining room



Greg gave a framed print as a Christmas gift, so we filled its spot on the wall with a few random items: ampersand (flea market), set of keys (street), and lobster trap bait bag (beach).

Not bad.

January 20, 2009

Ride the rails with me

Greg has perfected a certain aesthetic I call Hobo Style.



































(Or, as above, Hobo-Who-Found-a-J.-Crew-Sweater-Down-By-the-Railroad-Tracks-Style).

I wanted to try out a Lady Hobo Style, so on Monday we went to Dave's and got me my very own hobo pants. Check it out:



































AWESOME. They gotta be Carhartt B07 Denim Logger Dungarees, or why bother? Giant thighs, high waist, and buttons for suspenders—check! "Rigid" is an understatement—they can almost stand up by themselves.

OK, so yesterday I was looking at some clothes on the internet (yes, hobos use the internet—when they can find free wi-fi) and I came across these total Hobo Style pants!



































They are Yohji Yamamoto Tweed Suspender Pants. I saw them on totokaelo.com and here.

This is the wave of the future, people. Get on the hobo train before it leaves the station—you heard it here first.

True Up

If you are into fabric you will probably like this site. I like the calendar teatowels she posts every day, tho the pictures aren't great.

Greg and I exchanged bling for Christmas.

He gave me this, and I gave him this:



He is not so into Jesus, but he likes it!

Woo, eBay!

January 19, 2009

Development

Remember my very first post? Now our little house has a silo next door:

Fishs Eddy!

Holy moly, how did I not know this place existed? Once again Beth has blown my mind.

I got dishes:



Special glass for Greggy:



































Some mini crocks, cuz why not (four for a dollar)?













Special glass for me:



































And last but not least, Greg got me this:



Hee hee!



Grand total: $19.

!!

Errands yesterday...

...included the purchase of bulbs and fixtures for our two Harri Koskinen Block Lamps:



I bought one at the staff sale at work for, I think, two dollars? Then snagged the other one at the end of the sale, for free.

Background woodburnings by Greg.

I gave Greg a haircut




Perfect. I really don't think he could be any cuter.

Ideal subway ride

Sitting, crocheting, listening to Sherlock Holmes stories:



Greg got me The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes for Christmas. I could ride around forever.

Brick

Remember this?

I was passing by the yard where I found it, so I took a pic:

January 17, 2009

Morning times

This is a little cub.



This is a little horse.



In the mornings they hang out on the windowsill and shoot the shit.



UPDATE: omg lil cub is famous! Ron must have been feeling very jaunty this morning.

UPDATE 2: Holden Caulfield would say that they are "shooting the crap."

January 16, 2009

Elementary

I deduce that Sherlock Holmes has a brand-new Twitter feed!

Tweet me!

I am brooklyncodger.

Nice chair, right?

I found the frame on the street; it was painted a hideous brown over layers and layers of various other colors. It was upholstered with something equally ugly. I took FIVE layers of upholstery and dusty old padding off it. It was like unwrapping a mummy.






















Greg sanded the frame and I painted it (with paint found on the street). Greg did the upholstery using a pillowcase we already had and some new strapping. It worked out!

I heart free stuff!

Two things I like to look at while I work




































On my bulletin board.

I forget where I picked up the postcard—at some flea market I think. The Charlie Brown/Van Gogh drawing by Kim Scafuro illustrated a review of Schulz and Peanuts: A Biography (2007), by David Michaelis, in the New York Times (I read the book - it's great).

January 14, 2009

Snack of champions



It tasted good.

hee hee hee

On January 10 at 02:59:36 PM someone Googled "dynavent wall furnaces". . . and ended up here.

Most favorite object ever























This belongs to Greg.

Getting there...

Found, by Jem

Another artwork saved from destruction. I found this down the street on trash night.











































Way to go, Jem! Good work.

January 13, 2009

Reason to join Twitter

Finally: the blow-by-blow I have been looking for.

Beth, you know how to motivate me.

Wow!

This is a great blog!

I especially like The Happy Little Handsaw.



Thanks, Ron, for posting this on facebook!

Necklace for a squirrel lover



Greggy gave me this for Christmas. Acorns!!

January 12, 2009

Found: a giant tooth!

Greg picked this up from a rocky riverbank when we were in Quebec last summer, and he gave it me.







It obviously belonged to a plant eater. Greg thinks a moose or bovine (is bovine a noun?).

The tooth is stained with red a bit because I was playing tricks with it on Halloween:

"OH GOD!!" [hand to bloodied mouth]

"ACK!!" [spits blood into palm onto giant tooth hidden there]

"MY TOOTH!!" [displaying giant bloody tooth]

Dinner and Scrabble

I got dinner handed to me, then I got my ass handed to me.



Although Greg's victory depended on my admission of "depender" (curses!).

Mourning dove...

...on our fire escape.



I love their pretty blue eyeliner.

Thank you Kelly!

January 11, 2009

Beloved animal story

A fox named Star and the boy who hunts him.






I think Haunt Fox was my father's when he was a boy; I see it came from East Williston, New York. I recently reread it—and I still love it.

Beautiful winter tree

January 10, 2009

Getting a little exotic

Thirsty Turtle restaurant, Best Western Hotel, Richmond, British Columbia.



Dudes you really need to get out more. Chicken pot pie is not even a LITTLE exotic.

Items

Camera sock:


Greggy iPod cozy:

Don't get electrocuted!!



Looks painful.