Thursday, July 2, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
that summer they went to neela's wedding...
in 2004, the baron, the husband, and their friend lalee were invited to a wedding in montana. the three went together - joined by dexter and the VERY NEWLY adopted tucker and harlan - and camped along the way.
the grand canyon: here, tucker is thinking it doesn't look so big.
here, the dogs are thinking they can take lalee and the baron into the canyon.
montana: resting on the shore of a lake, just after a two hour hike. harlan hated it, as you can see in his expression.
at glacier national park: the baron and lalee. the baron is thinking, 'is camping over now? because that would be really great.' harlan's thoughts are running along the same lines.
the grand canyon: here, tucker is thinking it doesn't look so big.
here, the dogs are thinking they can take lalee and the baron into the canyon.
montana: resting on the shore of a lake, just after a two hour hike. harlan hated it, as you can see in his expression.
at glacier national park: the baron and lalee. the baron is thinking, 'is camping over now? because that would be really great.' harlan's thoughts are running along the same lines.
on extended break
on wednesday, the baron and the husband are taking a train to get to a plane to get to ireland.
they'll be gone for a good little while, and - just guessing - the baron won't be posting while she's gone.
fear not, reader, for in the meantime, the baron has decided to post a random assortment of photos. view and enjoy.
they'll be gone for a good little while, and - just guessing - the baron won't be posting while she's gone.
fear not, reader, for in the meantime, the baron has decided to post a random assortment of photos. view and enjoy.
Monday, June 29, 2009
screen on the green, or, really? a movie on the lawn?
the other evening - an uncharacteristically cool and low-humidity one - the baron and the husband had small group of friends over to watch a movie. outside. projected onto an old, white bed sheet.
the baron, being rather more fond of indoor activities than outdoor ones, had reservations about the entire enterprise. however, in the end, all in attendance seemed to enjoy the night, and the baron was pleasantly surprised to find that:
-'back to the future' holds up pretty well
-citronella candles actually keep mosquitoes at bay
-everyone loves nerds and
-riesling is just fine to take the edge off
as it was a movie, the baron felt strongly that a concessions stand was in order (thanks to k for the popcorn)...
but harlan and dexter felt strongly that said concessions stand should be guarded...
while baron, ever the suspicious one, kept an eye out for the equipment.
the long view, to the bedsheet. the baron knows it seems a little hokey, reader, but trust her: it was actually quite fun! next up in the screen on the green queue? 'indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark' - woot!
the baron, being rather more fond of indoor activities than outdoor ones, had reservations about the entire enterprise. however, in the end, all in attendance seemed to enjoy the night, and the baron was pleasantly surprised to find that:
-'back to the future' holds up pretty well
-citronella candles actually keep mosquitoes at bay
-everyone loves nerds and
-riesling is just fine to take the edge off
as it was a movie, the baron felt strongly that a concessions stand was in order (thanks to k for the popcorn)...
but harlan and dexter felt strongly that said concessions stand should be guarded...
while baron, ever the suspicious one, kept an eye out for the equipment.
the long view, to the bedsheet. the baron knows it seems a little hokey, reader, but trust her: it was actually quite fun! next up in the screen on the green queue? 'indiana jones and the raiders of the lost ark' - woot!
Friday, June 26, 2009
a new place to sew
the baron and the husband were recently given a set of china that once belonged to the husband's mother. it's lovely, and the baron is VERY GLAD to have it.
but.
the arrival of this china, though welcome, is problematic because:
the baron and the husband live in a teeny, tiny house. their dining room, miraculously, has room for a 4 ft. round dining room table, a credenza, sideboard, and an arty looking (though functionally useless) table (one the husband zeroed in on at restoration hardware a long time ago and HAD TO HAVE). the dining room has also, for the past almost-three years, housed the baron's sewing table; it's tucked unobtrusively into an corner near the radiator. this is a small table, 3ft x 2ft at most, and when the baron wants to sew, she just moves the table over one room, poaches a chair from the dining room table, and sets herself up in front of the television.
the sideboard currently acts as liquor cabinet, bar glassware holder, and wine caddy. the credenza currently acts as bookcase for the baron's cookbook collection, and houses assorted other items (dinner trays and woven baskets mostly). the arty table? it holds a coffee mug full of wine corks, a white ceramic pitcher, and a really beautiful sculpture of an octopus.
back to the china. there's no room for it. currently, it's stacked on top of the sideboard, gathering dust.
but.
the baron has devised a solution to this issue. she moved her sewing table into the sunroom, into a spot she is forcefully calling a 'sewing nook'. this frees up one corner of the dining room, making space for maybe a moderately-sized china hutch?
finding a china hutch to fit the specs of this particular dining room corner will certainly be a long process.
but, in the meantime, see the baron's new sewing nook!
but.
the arrival of this china, though welcome, is problematic because:
the baron and the husband live in a teeny, tiny house. their dining room, miraculously, has room for a 4 ft. round dining room table, a credenza, sideboard, and an arty looking (though functionally useless) table (one the husband zeroed in on at restoration hardware a long time ago and HAD TO HAVE). the dining room has also, for the past almost-three years, housed the baron's sewing table; it's tucked unobtrusively into an corner near the radiator. this is a small table, 3ft x 2ft at most, and when the baron wants to sew, she just moves the table over one room, poaches a chair from the dining room table, and sets herself up in front of the television.
the sideboard currently acts as liquor cabinet, bar glassware holder, and wine caddy. the credenza currently acts as bookcase for the baron's cookbook collection, and houses assorted other items (dinner trays and woven baskets mostly). the arty table? it holds a coffee mug full of wine corks, a white ceramic pitcher, and a really beautiful sculpture of an octopus.
back to the china. there's no room for it. currently, it's stacked on top of the sideboard, gathering dust.
but.
the baron has devised a solution to this issue. she moved her sewing table into the sunroom, into a spot she is forcefully calling a 'sewing nook'. this frees up one corner of the dining room, making space for maybe a moderately-sized china hutch?
finding a china hutch to fit the specs of this particular dining room corner will certainly be a long process.
but, in the meantime, see the baron's new sewing nook!
Thursday, June 25, 2009
Wednesday, June 24, 2009
paperbackswap
the baron happened upon this website the other day and found it to be a VERY GOOD IDEA. look it over, reader, and see if you can't find something of interest there for yourself...
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