Brimfield, Part Deux

Greetings from Brimfield! We took another trip to Brimfield on Saturday and spent the afternoon sifting through tables and tables and tables and tables and fields and fields and fields and fields of junk. It was quite packed that day (it always is on Saturdays) and when we got there at 11:30 it was hot with the sun out, but by noon or so the sun was blocked by dark gray clouds that only briefly let down a soaking shower. Sifting through the antique junk at Brimfield is hit or miss in terms of finding something interesting. You see a lot of things that you can't believe anyone is actually trying to sell (an old, deteriorating toilet? A giant Blues Brother?) and things that you wish that you could buy (complete sets of vintage Pyrex bowls without a chip or scratch to be seen... but for $229? No way!). Doug enjoyed looking at... what else but vinyl, though I will say that he didn't really look at a lot of it. There were too many other things catching our eyes. We didn't go to Brimfield looking for anything in particular this time (you'll recall that last fall we went in search of a dresser for Doug, which we got and we are still very happy with), but we did hope to find a small drop-leaf table for two that we could put in the sun/cat room. We were also looking out for a small table that we could put where the Poang chair is currently. The Poang chair will move to the basement so that we can Wii in that chair (since the basement will ultimately be the Wii space), and in the place of the Poang Doug wants to put a small table with a lamp. We could use more lighting in the living room, but we didn't find either a lamp or a table that suited our fancy. We determined that most of the furniture at Brimfield is either colonial, country, or gothic in style (we saw more than our fair share of thrones that day - as in the gigantic wooden kind). We aren't really into any of those styles at this point and would prefer something either a little arts & crafts or mission style, or something a little more mid-century. These orange vinyl chairs caught my eye for the simple fact that they weren't dark wood and ornate, but none of them came home with us. What did come home with us was the rock medley album that Doug was checking out, a decoy named Tilly, and a mirror for the art wall idea that I have for the sun/cat room. Check them out: While this is all that we have to show for our four hours at Brimfield, we were satisfied with our antiquing experience, and we're thinking of going again in September if anyone wants to join us.

After Brimfield, Doug and I stopped in Natick for dinner at this place called the British Beer Company. We went there last weekend with Jipty and Chris, and it was there that I had a beer that I actually like. Like, honestly like and can drink without making any kind of beer face at all. Of course, this is because it is basically strawberry juice. Look at it: (It's the beer on the right, of course, the one with the distinctive pink tint.) It's called Fruli Strawberry, and we went out searching for this beer last weekend to buy for home consumption, but apparently it's not really sold in package stores, much to my displeasure. I'm really not a beer drinker, much to Doug's displeasure, but I'd drink this stuff. It's really very tasty in a very girly kind of way. But hey, I'm fine being girly if I get to drink a tasty beer like this.

Anyway, after dinner we came home to see our little kitties waiting for us. Ever since Wyatt got his hair cut Meg and Sasha have done more bonding, probably because they don't want to be associated with their ridiculous brother. We came home to see Meg and Sasha sharing a window: Not too sure what they were looking at out there, but they were happy. Wyatt, on the other hand, wasn't all that thrilled that we had left him for the day. I felt his menacing stare on me while I was over at the refrigerator putting away the dinner left-overs. What do you think is going on behind those eyes? Is he thinking, "I hate you, you terrible person, for leaving me home all day long with those two dopes in the window," or do you think he's undressing me with his eyes, getting ready for his requisite humping? Probably a little of both!

Now it's time to finish the last half of Wall-E (fell asleep right as Wall-E gets onto the space cruise and sees all the humans... must finish this very enjoyable movie!), but not before I wish Chris and Chris many more congratulations on their little chris in the oven! How fun and exciting (but scary at the same time)! We can't wait to give proper congratulations in person, but we just want them to know that there is a big smile over Dedham now that we know the good news.