Just when I thought I had exhausted all my obsessions about all things retro, a new one popped into my head a few weeks ago as I was browsing old radios on eBay. “Wow,” I thought, “wouldn’t a retro-style record player look superb in my new kitchen area, by the fireplace?” Of course my inner retro guru immediately agreed with my thoughts, and I started browsing what was available on eBay. Predictably, I ran into a few problems: a) old record players are not in great shape b) the descriptions for the models frequently said that they were in need of repair or hummed and c) the really good restored ones are waaaay out of my price range. Continue reading “Going on the record about records”
A mini cracked ice table
I’m not really sure what this is. The lady at the used furniture store where I bought it had labeled it as a “gardening table.” When my husband called me and told me that there was something with cracked ice laminate at the used furniture store, I was all over it. Continue reading “A mini cracked ice table”
Excuse me while I awaken from this coma …
The guilt finally got to me, and I opened up the WordPress dashboard to engage in the weekly Deleting of the Spam, a hearty family tradition that warms my heart every time I participate.
Anyway, I glanced at the date of my last entry and stopped cold: January 18? Really? Where have I been? Why haven’t I written a word in over three weeks? Continue reading “Excuse me while I awaken from this coma …”