Earlier this summer, a few of us hopped into a car and drove to western Massachusetts to attend the largest outdoor antique show in country: the Brimfield Antique Shows. A bit of background: For three weeks a year, the fine town of Brimfield, Massachusetts, plays host to 5,000 antique … Read More →
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Functioning Camera = Blog Posts!
The title of this blog post comes from a recent conversation with my mom, where I was talking about my blogging prospects now that my lovely, trusty old camera has lost the will to focus properly. In response, the mailman delivered a tiny package wrapped in brown paper, … Read More →
Moving along
All those details about grad school are finally starting to fall into place this week: We picked our apartment. I got access to my student account and email, where I also found my fall class schedule. I got my first semester tuition bill (not as scary as I would … Read More →
In the holiday mood..
Maybe its the impending snowfall we’re expecting tomorrow, or the Christmas music I’ve been selecting for this year’s mix, or my latest silkscreening project, but this weekend I have been in an extra Christmas-y frame of mind. Here are a few spots to indulge your cravings for … Read More →
Meet Maxwell
Meet Maxwell, my mom’s entry for the Loobylu’s Month of Softies! The theme for November was The Accessorized Elephant, and December’s will be Holiday Hang-Ups. I’ve had such fun looking at all the entries people made — seeing such amazing creativity in other people is always very … Read More →
Weekend of DIY
Well, of the various activities listed on Friday, I ended up only making it to one: Adam and I ventured out to Falls Church Saturday night to see Not2Night play at Bangkok Blues. It turned out to be a great night! The table I reserved ended up being right … Read More →
My weekend
I have just spent a lovely weekend hanging out with my mom and preparing the townhouse for its new inhabitants. After getting my eyes poked and prodded at the doctor Friday, I trekked out to Reagan airport. From there we went to dinner at my favorite restaurant … Read More →
When geeks paint
Who knew there was so much geekish brainpower dedicated to color matching paint swatches?!
Emptiness
As I was telling Adam and Julie on Saturday, this Apartment Therapy entry on emptiness really got me thinking this weekend. It inspired me to purge a lot of stuff in my apartment, as well as strive to not plan for the weekend. As a result, I had a really … Read More →
Adding to my love of obscure supply catalogs..
My addiction to obscure supply catalogs is alive and kickin’ these days. First is was McMaster-Carr, with its thousands of pages of industrial goodness. Recently its been foodservice suppliers like AceMart and Instawares, or packaging supplies like PaperMart. Anything with “mart” in the title, really. … Read More →
Pawtucket: 1, Brimfield: 0.
I spent a morning at the Brimfield Antique Fairs this week. Weekdays are the days to go, I’m thinking. The crowds were manageable, the parking wasn’t completely sold out, and the booths were noticeably more full than when we went on the last day of the … Read More →