Francis

Heard a dog on TV.

Purchased

We went on a quick trip to Montreal last weekend, and our friends took us to the giant "Fripe-Prix Renaissance" near their place. It was amaaazing.

As you can see, I found something very special:





That is correct. A bug-eyed lion double coathook.



Good work Véronique: 24/25.

Homeless

Elmer Fudd's doing, no doubt.

I did not buy this

 



But I was sorely tempted!!

Dumpster

Sad fax machine, now obsolete.

I almost took this fake grass??!

Reading the New Yorker

I could not stop staring at this picture.

I still can't.

Easter

My sister Sarah was in town, and we had some friends over.

Beautiful centerpiece.

Crocuses from our yard!!

And, note: I got to use this!

Beth brought this beauty.

Very fun times.

My excuse is

I had the flu.

Dear everyone

Get ready for the best iPhone case on planet Earth.

(Note: picture taken atop Doonesbury book, neatly encapsulating my current obsessions.)

Side project

Reading all of Doonesbury! I'm up to the 1980s, tho I think I missed a bit of the 1970s.

Definitely one of the great (and ongoing!) oeuvres in comics.

Nerd package has arrived!

 


Check it out:



Previous owner had an embossing stamp!

WANT.

The cat

Watching you.

(But in a cute way.)

In the closet

Greg's "time out" chair.

One way to dry your jeans

It did work.

Another literary post

After much squinting and neck craning I determined that this man was reading Othello.

--

Have you seen this blog yet?

"A Connecticut Muffin in King Arthur's Court"

I took these pictures just so I could make that joke.

Long-term project

Making raisins.

Jewish civilization

Not easy to wrap the ol' noggin around it.

Science

This is how it works, right?

Outside

REALLY seems like he's trying to tell me something.

In a blizzard

I noticed this.

Vogue Bambini, Jan/Feb 1983.

A passerby inquired whether I was "picking up dirty old garbage."

Answer: Yes.

Found

A stool!

Handmade.

Carved and strung with heavy twine.

Someone knew what they were doing.

Works!

Coffee ice cream

And maple-leaf cookies.

Recommended by Rebecca.^TM

Oh no

They have formed an alliance.

Demanding lasagna!

Chaos

She's still there...

New York City

A sandwich from the corner store. Costs $2.25.

It took me a while to get used to the idea...