Home Making
^ Memories, new and old: An embroidered silk hanging from the Central Cottage Industries Emporium, Delhi, which I bought during an epic shopping spree with Yuti, and the decorated tin trunk I bought in...
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This wall of my bedroom is pretty much done, with a cheap-but-capacious dresser from Ikea, Elfquest prints, decorative bark balls bought on the street in Porto Alegre, and the etched mirror bought at...
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Today Ikea delivered a queen-sized memory foam mattress and “support” (Ikea’s version of a box spring). I also bought additional wooden legs to raise it up a bit (hoping to be able to stash suitcases...
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I think I can call the living room area finished now. Ikea had this lovely and comfortable armchair on sale. Add a couple of end tables for party drinks and nibbles, and we’re done. I’ve already had a...
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A touch of Texas: Bob the dangerous weapon now lives with me, at least until Ross returns to live in the US (whenever or if ever that may be). In the “small things make me happy” department, my fridge...
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All edible: nasturtiums, two kinds of sage, tomatoes (gift from @bubbva), parsley, bell pepper, serrano pepper, rosemary, thyme basil and (in front) variegated pineapple mint from Jeffrey and John –...
View ArticleRats! (and Mice)
Ikea sells some charmingly weird stuffed animals, including the rats above. And mice: …which I had to add to the family because the white one is clearly the result of a genetics experiment gone wrong;...
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I think it aspires to be a shade tree. Related posts: Italian Satirical Poetry In the Garden
View ArticleThings to Love About San Francisco
above: THIS is the lobby of my ENT doctor’s building. Makes a medical visit feel like raiding an Aztec tomb! And what could one expect to find in the garage? Related posts: Reflections on Brand and...
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