Been there, done that!

A couple of weeks ago i went on what turned out to be a very fruitful (it's always the case with me, somehow!) antiques' hunt.

When i came home, i realized that there was 'fil rouge', a common thread to many things i bought (except for in the suitcase's ...case i wasn't aware of it right away.)

Let me explain myself: the first object was, in fact, the suitcase. while on the bus (where by looking at me you would've thought it was my normal 'purse') i looked at it & realized that I actually stayed at Hotel Bellevue Syrene in Sorrento in 2003.

The photo of the couple was tagged by the antique store owners as 'cute couple', but i knew better, of course.

The magazine bin is from Venice, a church where my Venetian born & briend friend Elena went with me for the first time ever to see great Carpaccio's fresco cycle...

So on the global snobbery index i did well by getting all these objects: being there, done that, indeed!

Inspiring collection

It's been approx. 2 years since I started collecting books with 'dedica', or some kind of special inscription.

Here's the most recent example - and btw, thanks to Helder for bringing Paul Auster to my attention!!!

Creativity flourishes (but is the baby ok?)

Remember how I started spotting these creative signs about lost something, found something or 'i know you ...ing..bad person who stole my bike"?

Well, here's the most recent entry spotted near my house.

I only hope that the baby is okay!!!

Dead people's treasures, or marriage & death go hand in hand, but art lives forever!

Had a great antiques hunt last weeek (geeez, i have to stop!!! i have an official huge Antiques Fair this coming w/end!)

Will show more of what i got soon, but here's a wonderful find - a Family Register.

What i need now is 2 things: learn how to deal with nailing things onto the walls & deciding what goes where....

P.S. Found, not lost

...and this is the 'unusual' dog i mentioned in one of my yesterday's posts - i hope the owners will show up!
...how about if the dog ran away & doesn't want to be found?

The Top 10 Lost Technologies

Not in a nostalgic mood today (at all!), but this is my general life attitude.
Stumbled upon this:
http://www.toptenz.net/top-10-lost-technologies.php

Men on women & women on men

Words, words, words.... but what fun last night with our dinner & after-dinner conversation. Cross-cultural comparisions, gender roles & childhood memories (stories of woes & hardships).
Who needs a shrink after all that?