Rhode Island

The DeWolfe Mansion


Neat mangled railing:


The sky was exceptionally pretty at Colt State Park:

My Awesome Tomato

Don't you love this tomato? I always try to buy the creepy looking vegetables. This one grew up on Verrill Farm.

Blondie Brownies

I made some nice brownies with a blondie layer on the bottom, and a brownie layer on the top. The recipe called for an 8 inch pan, and my pan was a 9 inch, so if done correctly they'd be a little more compact & aesthetically pleasing. Whatever. . .

Brimfield Antique Show, July 2011

Brimfield was hot! So I spent more time drinking water than fiddling with my camera. The first place we stopped was the vintage dress tent - good stuff. I found a spectacular white satin sheath dress with silver embroidery. It fits almost perfectly, though I'd need to wear it with a good pair of black tights and at an event where I don't need to sit down. Yeah, I don't go to too many events like that. I also found a new shape of Capri dot glasses, (obviously not new because they're old, but a shape that I've never seen before!), and a fancy aurora borealis cocktail ring. And some painted Canadian toy soldiers from 1963. And a vintage funky flowers tablecloth. And a red handled ice-cream scoop.

Here are some American cowboys:


This guy has an articulated bullet exit wound on his back:


A pile of Presidents:






Oh look! That's my little head reflected in almost every bracelet:


Giant beads:

Cucumber and Strawberry Vodka

I made cucumber vodka and strawberry vodka for my annual summery drinks party. I'd seen this recipe around the Web, and was really curious. I'm not a huge fan of vodka, except in my newly discovered love of homemade Bloody Marys, so I was mostly excited about the process. Basically, you cut up stuff, put it in a jar, fill the jar with vodka, and agitate twice daily for a few days. Then strain, chill, and hand out the tiny glasses and the aspirin.

Here are the two jars on the first day



Here are the jars on the second day:


Here's a photo of straining the strawberry vodka through coffee filters. It takes a while, because the little strawberry hairs clog up the works. I had to switch filters frequently. And look at the strawberries - all of the color has been leached out. Icky!



Here's a photo of the cucumber vodka, unstrained, still in the jar.


I didn't really care for either flavor, but everyone else seemed to.

A Visit to Shelburne Falls

We took a trip to the Bridge of Flowers, where there were some especially nice poppies in bloom:






I admired the view:


And the new mosaics around town:


I like this funny little MOHAWK DETECTIVE AGENCY plaque. I'll have to add it to my peeling paint project!:


I admired some fresh graffiti:








I made some plans with my grandmother's recipe book. This page has recipes for doughnuts, cinnamon rolls, and Syrian bread!:


The end:

Marriage

This weekend I attended a truly lovely wedding in Brooklyn. The personality of the bride and groom shone through brightly, and it seemed like everyone had an excellent time. I did. Congratulations, guys!

In honor of the recent gay marriage legislation in New York:


(Zurich, 2008)

In honor of my friends who married around this time a couple years ago, also a wedding with lots of personality:


(Zurich, 2008)

Brimfield!

Well, I seem to be generally about a year behind. These photos are from a trip to the Brimfield antique show in May 2010.







(I like my lucite & abalone table better, but this one is nice too. I think the white slices are agate.)








Dolls are creepy enough anyway, but these are extra creepy:
















Check out the base of this table: