By GW on 01/05/2011
Peacock ring Originally uploaded by gardenwife Mom and went to Caribou Coffee last night and visited with a couple of friends. Before our friends arrived, I took some photos of the ring I got mom for Christmas. This is just a cellphone shot, but I liked how it came out. I’d like to take some [...]
Posted in Family, Holidays, Nostalgia, Photography, Shopping, Uncategorized Tagged craftsmanship, design, exclusive, gaudy, gems, gemstones, gorgeous, Heidi Daus, jewelry, purple, retro, rings, romantic
By GW on 03/21/2010
My folks were out driving our van last week when a deer decided to dash out in front of it. Mom and dad weren’t hurt, but the deer was and so was the van. The radiator was crunched into the engine and the grill and headlight assembly on one side were history. Our insurance company [...]
Posted in cars, Domestic stuff, Nostalgia, Photography, Pipe dreams Tagged 2006, buying, cars, chrome, chrysler, engine, fun, inferno red, MOPAR, pt cruiser, quirky, retro, rides, Shopping, test drive, turbo, used cars
By GW on 11/11/2007
Yesterday marked an important moment in our household, a yearly rite. There’s no set date for this annual occurrence, no set “second Saturday in November” kind of thing. Planets don’t have to align, meteors don’t have to fall blazing from the sky. How, then is it determined? I’ll tell you: it depends on one person. [...]
Posted in Domestic stuff, vblogs Tagged christmas, decorating, Home Improvements, lights, Nostalgia, retro, santa, suburbia
