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April 02, 2008

Because I don't like to make promises I don't keep...

Yep, we went and got the little pug mix in the Madera shelter (which is STUFFED with lab mix puppies pulled out of a dumpster - go adopt one!) We haven't named him yet, I think he looks like an Oliver but Andrew keeps calling him Manny. His shelter name is Nestor (as in the Greek King of Pylos) but I'm still on the fence about that one too. Picking him up was part of a great week spent in the mountains at the house. We saw turkeys, bunnies, deer and great sunsets.

There are huge granite boulders and outcroppings all over the property and all sorts of critters. We learned how to maintain the koi pond and wandered around. The nature is a little overwhelming, so I spent some time indoors cleaning the place and picking out paint colors. I'm leaning towards "Spaghetti Western" as a decorating theme - you know, tacky steakhouse with chianti bottles everywhere and red checkered tablecloths. It might be just weird enough to work. Andrew really wants a wagon wheel chandelier so I am prowling on eBay and going to the Alameda Flea Market this weekend. So far I have picked up the following:

A bunch of old Field & Stream outdoor magazines from the fifties. This is my favorite. There has to be a whole subgenre of pinup/pulp art that featured pretty girls with guns! I need to start collecting more examples of it!

A completely tacky 1950's ceramic planter/statue/TV top lamp. Yes, LAMP. Sweet.

Cute little deer bookends from Japan for the girls' room. They unfortunately arrived like this:

But I managed to superglue them (and my fingers) together. Doh.

This one is on its way. I'm DEER CRAZY!

Posted by jenna at April 2, 2008 12:56 PM