7/29/21

My Pin Up Girl

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Something about this pose looked very familiar as I walked by her.

44XX Arsenal

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I love this building  on Arsenal. I took this photo in 2014. I've stalked it for years.   It had gone into foreclosure around 2008 and s...

Icarus and her feathers

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My Beau

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1940s Murano Glass Necklace

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I'd found this luminous, Murano glass bead necklace in The Wild 8 years ago. I bought it for $4 and sold it for $400. In retrospect it s...

The Last Half

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The last half of my life has been delight, immense fortune, world travel, and adventure. Brilliant friends, interesting and talented partne...
7/27/21

Dawgs

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Vintage 50s fabric that I found in The Wild. Cotton flannel. Perhaps designed for a man's shirt. Sold. Irish setter, an English setter,...

A proclivity for hot pink

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Back when we dined out.

We don't need no stinkin' windows

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I wondered if perhaps the owner did this to contain a situation in need of serious repairs that weren't affordable at the time. If not, ...

Showered in the Wind

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That's what my dictated text read yesterday. I meant to say they showered at the Y. It made me think of my brief time in the town of Moj...

Good Morning!

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A happy dog makes our happy house.
7/26/21

Billboard in East St Louis

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Billboard in East St Louis advertising a Commercial Custodial program. This is racist AF.

Bellie to the Rescue

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Vet appointment on Saturday for a look at a possible new tumor when Bellie heard a puppy crying. While working in the yard a few years I cr...
7/25/21

The Puzzle Palace

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Me: You're supposed to roll the toy about to release its treats not snuggle with it. Bellie: But you gave it to me! It is a gift of lov...
7/24/21

Roman Brick. North ST Louis

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My big brother, Bill Monroe, took this photo of a bando house near his block. He resides on Maple just up the streets a bit from Better Fami...

Getting Around

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Pist, It's a good thing I've the entire first floor and the basement. I love my vintage globes.

My notion of Heaven

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Just some of my massive vintage dolie collection in the studio. I use these in the shawls I make and sell. It was heaven to open this tub. ...

Ironing Board

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This should be in a design museum. Whenever I see ironing boards I think of Willie Coles.
7/23/21

My Daily Golden Moment

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I was working at my desk this morning when Ballet arrived to thank me for her breakfast. This involved placing her feet on mine and snuggli...
7/22/21

Hello from Our Garden

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