Monday, March 10, 2008

Some of Home ... March 2008 ...


The armour is made of rose and pear wood and is an actual antique

from China (w/ papers) from a period of late 1500's to mid 1800's .


My shirt is Ralph Lauren Western although I know Mary Rambin says,

"no cowboy."


BUT, there's something to be said for just be-ing "me."..



The mirror is made from recycled material obtained from demolition in NYC.


And, wow, the lamp I purchased at a charity auction for the Society of Contemporary

Arts & Crafts and then a few months later saw the artist and the lamps were

picked-up by Sundance and in the Sundance Catalog.



Two mirrors, two sinks = key to happiness for two.



Pottery Barn = The third one shipped out.



Ah, roses in the bathroom.



When we were in New Hope, PA chilling out and seeing WEEN and

staying at the Mansion Inn and antiquing across the Deleware

in Lambertsville, NJ - we saw these French doors hinged together

and distressed and put in a corner as a "work of antique art"

which cost $2, 500.00. So, I made a promise to take the two

we found in the basement that used to separate two of our rooms

and turn them into something useful and happy again.



The overly expensive frames from the Sewickley Frame Shop

include matting for two pictures of Penn State University:

what's known as "The Mall" and also "Old Main."



This furniture is 1976 stamped Ethan Allen and

had to be restored because of water damage. The

restoration was as much as brand new pieces however

we elected to use the money for restoration as these

1976 pieces are made of 100% real wood.

New Ethan Allen is not.

(It's just that simple).



This whatever it is for the table comes in handy
and has roses all over it (just like Jeff Tweedy of Wilco and the
suit he wore during the second song on SNL).


Best of the Roses,

John French


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