Thursday, September 30, 2010

farewell summer.



Scorcher
by George Bilgere

In the summer twilight,
a couple of hours after dinner,
we like to take a walk.
The birds have turned in.
The air has finally cooled,
but the crickets and katydids
are getting so worked up
that the lightning bugs catch fire
a few feet above the lawn,
just where we left them
when we were kids.

Now and then
we pass another couple
from one of the green, old,
more or less identical
streets of our neighborhood
as they move through the atmosphere,
mystical and obscure,
their voices softly registering
the news of the summer.

Good evening,
we say to each other.
Lovely night, isn't it.
What a scorcher, we say
with gratitude and affection
for this shared mystery
of being human
on this dark little planet,
on one of the slender,
gracefully swirling arms
of one of the smaller galaxies.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

a man after my own heart.

jared allen, i love you.

Friday, September 24, 2010

a friday afternoon lunch outing.


my coworkers and I decided to do a little lunch outing this afternoon since one of my coworkers is getting a total knee replacement this weekend. where did we go? uncle franky's. a little hole-in-the-wall joint in northeast minneapolis. they specialize in hot dogs, and man, were they good. your typical little dive diner feel with a counter and good ol' Geo cooking the hotdogs right there as you watch. Delish. So enjoy my photo journalism of our outing :)
Amazing menu...

Nice Chicago Dog ready to eat...

The destruction.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

refinishing!

so I'm moving into a new apartment next weekend- get excited for some GREAT before and after posts. So anticipating my move, I looked at what furniture I had, what looks I wanted to go with, and decided to refinish two pretty average pieces of furniture: a night stand, and a little bench.

So, here is the before:




Primed and ready to go! You can also see the "before" for the little bench on the right.



AND AFTER! (obviously not the best shots...you'll see more when they're in my apartment)


Found the little vintage knobs at Anthropologie, of course. They have some amazing vintage options!


and the little bench! This will be perfect in my entry way.

Thursday, September 16, 2010

ahhhh fall.

finally!! cool weather, grey skies, changing leaves...i'm in heaven and fall is here. so, a little pictorial inspiration for this chilly grey morning :)