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Rover, over 10 Feb 2013 | 08:43 am
Long time readers (if I haven't been stricken from your blogroll for inactivity) will remember this joyous post from March 2009, where I rid myself of a ten year old car for the LR3 of my dreams. I l...
A little pretty 28 Jan 2013 | 09:51 am
Century's 48 inch center table was the last thing I needed. Yet every time I was in the Design Gallery at Nebraska Furniture Mart I stopped to look at it. And every time I looked at it I ran my fing...
Woodblocks, better 28 Dec 2012 | 09:36 am
Hello again! I've been a bad blogger. The fourth quarter at my office is always crazy, and this year its been even more so. We also had a death in the family at the beginning of the month and then ...
Vintage woodblocks 4 Nov 2012 | 10:35 am
I posted a while back about a Rick Pence auction, the one where I bought the foo dog head, and mentioned that I picked up a vintage woodblock too. Well it's become a minor obsession. Here's that pri...
Fat & Sassy 22 Oct 2012 | 10:26 am
I haven't bought anything on eBay in ages, though I've been looking a lot. We've picked up a few woodblock prints at auctions recently, so I've been looking to find a few more. Wouldn't a whole wall...
About your porch 18 Oct 2012 | 09:02 am
Ready for something a little different? My friend Rich was for his covered balcony. His place is beautiful. Traditional, but with a lighter hand and a fresher feel. And he couldn't find anything t...
Worth the wait 10 Oct 2012 | 08:54 am
Ages ago late home and garden(ish) retailer Smith & Hawken put out a reproduction of an old sort of accordian-pleated galvanized planter, and I wanted one. The problem was by the time I saw one somew...
MidMal Reviews: Infiniti M37x 29 Sep 2012 | 08:31 am
Brett's car was starting to feel it's 73,000 miles, so last Saturday we were off to the Infiniti dealer to look for a replacement. I liked his old M just fine, but the new ones are even better. And ...
Foo Fighter 17 Sep 2012 | 09:32 am
I was having a conversation with Raina about new fall offerings at Target (some of which are terrific btw, I was there today), and I said that for things I don't expect to own forever I love some of t...
Jack Lenor Larsen 16 Sep 2012 | 01:54 am
Elle Decor has taken a bit of a beating in the blogosphere, but the October issue is full of things I've enjoyed, especially a short interview with textile designer Jack Lenor Larsen. The head of the...
