Author Archives: lavalotti

Almost Back and Ready to Go

Posted on July 23, 2013 by lavalotti

Alien abduction, going off-grid in favour of joining a weirdo commune in New Mexico, lots of work and a baby on the way due in November may be some of the reasons that I have been blog AWOL for the … Continue reading →

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Christmas Tree & Winter Weather

Posted on December 9, 2012 by lavalotti

I’m feeling pretty smug this year because I finally succumbed to my longstanding wish of getting a fake Christmas tree, in white, not unlike a set piece for Siegfried & Roy’s Christmas special in Vegas. Go fake or go home! … Continue reading →

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New Fence Phase One

Posted on November 18, 2012 by lavalotti

After waiting over a month, our fence contractor finally put up our new fence yesterday. There’s only one little panel waiting to be inserted on Monday after the cement foundation for the new gate has set, and then this project … Continue reading →

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Bathroom Furniture: Molger

Posted on November 6, 2012 by lavalotti

When we remodeled our bathroom a year ago, none of the bathroom storage furniture available within our budget was to my liking. In fact, not a lot of the bathroom furniture outside of our budget was to my liking. It … Continue reading →

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Fence Prep

Posted on November 4, 2012 by lavalotti

Where’d October go? It appears to have been eaten up by the Partial Hedge of Doom (and its many tangled friends): This is what a hedge looks like after years of neglect. Scary. We probably would have neglected it for … Continue reading →

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Quick Sunday Brunch

Posted on September 30, 2012 by lavalotti

I’m not really a brunch person. Why spend ages faffing around to prepare a meal that leaves you starving beyond breakfast and hungry again way before it’s feasible to eat dinner? So if I’m going to go through with brunch, … Continue reading →

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Meet Winnie

Posted on September 25, 2012 by lavalotti

This is one of the happier reasons I haven’t been posting so much this past month: our new English bulldog puppy, Winnie. English bulldogs look grumpy but are some of the sweetest, most affectionate dog breeds out there. This isn’t … Continue reading →

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1950s Hors d’oeuvres Tray

Posted on September 23, 2012 by lavalotti

The more I visit fleamarkets and goodwill stores, the more I realise that one could comfortably never buy another brand new piece of dishware or serving ware ever again. It’s all out there. And a lot of it has been … Continue reading →

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Recent West-German Pottery Finds

Posted on September 21, 2012 by lavalotti

Right, I’m back already with pottery galore. This insane West-German floor vase was found at one of our usual Kassel region fleamarket haunts at the Herkules Markt in Vellmar. The orange-brown combo makes me think 1970s, but I’m afraid I … Continue reading →

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End of Summer Anniversaries

Posted on August 31, 2012 by lavalotti

First things first: my camera needs to be charged and I can locate neither charger nor working batteries. I know. Don’t hit me. I’ll figure it out. In the absence of original photo material, I thought I’d cheat by showing … Continue reading →

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