April 16, 2009

It's a joke, son!

"Elaborate"

"Pansy"

"Scheme"


Say it out loud and channel current events.

Thank you.

New York flowers







Frankly I was expecting a more elaborate pansy scheme.

April 15, 2009

Ah ha ha!

Watch out Greg, I just won this on eBay!






















Sweater time!!

Matching tins!

Bought years apart. Small tin from a Toronto (I think, or Halifax?) Value Village at least five years ago. Big tin last summer at a gas station in New Brunswick for $3! In their back room they had vintage items for sale.





If you look closely: in Brokeback Mountain after the two guys reunite and the wife watches them make out through the window, there is a scene in the front hallway of the apartment. On the shelves in the background—one of these tins!! Exactly the same.

Famous.

I keep colored pencils in them.

Printed matter

Found in a "free" box.





Maybe I could peddle these on the street, like deaf people peddle sign language cards?

New shirt!

Also found in a bag by the curb.



Not too shabby.

I hope I find this next.

April 14, 2009

Check this out:



Alarmed skorl!
















Thanks Golden Gems.

What is up with the squirrel's nest?





It lost all its stuffing.

"Shorts"

They're almost done and they are looking pretty weird!



I'm hoping that a waistband and little cuffs will bring it all together.

April 13, 2009

Well, it's officially summer



On Graham Avenue, anyway.

I found this!

Silk scarf. In the trash.



Mine now!

How to confuse a squirrel



Ceramic mixed nuts!

Easter basket

Abandoned.





If I were a little kitty I'd curl right up in there.

April 11, 2009

Kitchen: Now with yellow






Today I painted the end wall and the backsplash. I like!

April 10, 2009

Interesting

We have a piece of yarn on our counter that looks just like a piece of spaghetti.



It fooled our houseguest, Bree, and it fooled me.

Not Greg, or so he claims.

You have to spend money to make money!



That was my theory last night anyway.

April 9, 2009

Cardboard appliances!



These are nice too:



Sometimes bougie holistic children's shops get it right.

Change

$24.12

The coin-counting machine asks you to guess, and if you are within $1.99 you get a prize. I guessed $20.

:(

Guess how much?



I'm just about to take it to the bank.

I guess . . . thirty dollars. Greg says sixty!

UPDATE: No wait, I change my guess to twenty dollars!

Another house in the desert!

I must have one of these dwellings; a double-wide for me and Greg.



Louvers:



Under-floor storage:



Stove-n-sink to die for!




































Natural alarm clock:




































Designed and built (in progress) by Ben Lepley; thanks to Reference Library for the link.

The other windowsill

Open spring window!!



With specimens.

Feels good.

Windowsill flora update

Christmas cactus is doing well.



Bulb
. . . not so much.



I think it's a dud.

UPDATE: Beth says, put it in dirt.

Do you think she looks excited for her new navy-blue shorts?



I think she does.

Future

I got it pretty much mapped out.





Yep.

I am digging on this!



































Check out this guy's house in the desert!

April 8, 2009

McCarren Park

The park came alive this weekend!

Blue skies (and garbage):



Baseball:



Dogs:



Hipsters:



Beer drinking:



Springtime in Williamsburg!

New styles: shopping bag

No, not a canvas tote bag. Not a Tyvek or nylon tote bag either. Nor a carefully preserved paper bag from a fancy store: I'm talking about the plastic kind, from Met Foods!



Grab one from under the counter. Stick your stuff in it. There you go!

I think it's a good look. And it's free. Own it!

More Mom

My mom transported the skate egg cases in this bag:



Bulk Barn! Le plus important détaillant d'aliments en vrac Canada! From the Real Atlantic Superstore mall on Portland Street in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia!

I ain't seen one of these in a long, long time.

Biggest envelope in the world!



Right?

April 7, 2009

Thanks Mom!

In addition to the camping kettle, butter, and bowl, she brought us this array of specimens from the Jersey Shore.



We think there are mini (fetal?) sharks—or skates?—inside!

Kinda gross, kinda cool.

Raise your hand if you don't like this dress























Pretty nice.

New sweater



Well, it used to be a sweater.

Thanks eBay!