Thank you National Hobo Museum.
January 21, 2009
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.
(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.
January 19, 2009
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.
!!
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 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.
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.
Greg got me The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes for Christmas. I could ride around forever.
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."
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
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!
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
hee hee hee
On January 10 at 02:59:36 PM someone Googled "dynavent wall furnaces". . . and ended up here.
Found, by Jem
Another artwork saved from destruction. I found this down the street on trash night.
Way to go, Jem! Good work.
Way to go, Jem! Good work.
January 13, 2009
Wow!
This is a great blog!
I especially like The Happy Little Handsaw.
Thanks, Ron, for posting this on facebook!
I especially like The Happy Little Handsaw.
Thanks, Ron, for posting this on facebook!
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]
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!).
Although Greg's victory depended on my admission of "depender" (curses!).
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.
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.
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.
Dudes you really need to get out more. Chicken pot pie is not even a LITTLE exotic.
January 8, 2009
The other windowsill
I found this mug (a gift for Greg) in a "free" box:
Awesome.
Remember those herb seeds I found a while ago? I am trying to grow them. Nothing is happening:
And I picked up this piece of marble with metal fittings on a beach in Quebec:
It was some kind of switch, I think.
I like.
Awesome.
Remember those herb seeds I found a while ago? I am trying to grow them. Nothing is happening:
And I picked up this piece of marble with metal fittings on a beach in Quebec:
It was some kind of switch, I think.
I like.
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