new to us

i considered being mean and only posting some teaser pics of our new dos--like the one above with our breakfast canary melon and the one below (which bryan calls the ebay shot) showing just how much we chopped!

But since I haven't blogged in so long, I thought I'd combine new hair with our trip to the City Hall East Garage sale (where we acquired a new-to-us piece)

The expansiveness of this place is only undermined by the incomprehensible fact that my grandfather knows this huge building as the 1926 Sears & Roebuck!

bryan's citizen kane shot

when we entered, all the old wood floors and desks gave it a great historical smell. i thought it smelled like a big kindergarten classroom:)

amidst hundreds of chairs, bryan is my posing practice victim. but doesn't this photo just exuberate genuine distinguished charm, charisma and authority?

water puddles from a recent rain--a little clean up for the new owners (whomever they shall be). current plans include a mixed use space of homes, offices and retail. although i'd almost rather see it turn into college classrooms, i'll just be happy if the big W doesn't show up any closer downtown.

bryan sorted through tons and tons of desks. he says the smell of the real wood furniture reminds him of his grandparents house. and he found an old pencil or two as a souvenir.

i was amused by the stuff behind the desks as well. the pipes, doors and general configuration of the building was fun to discover.

after much exploring, and a line that lasted for several hours, we came home with this dresser (er, parks and recreation cabinet) for sintos. it seems an office chair was the best buy for the first day of the sale (seeing as you got to sit and roll your way through the line), but we're happy with our treasure. 

This piece won the audition of cabinets available because of its unique door/handle, history and the fact that it has wheels (because without a truck, it got pushed up North Avenue to its new home).