May, 2019

Clematis

The cold & wet spring has been good for our garden when it comes to vegetation, but maybe not so much for flowers. But this clematis is finally starting to show its colors.

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Fire in the Sky

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Refreshed

Continuing on the theme of re-painting patio furniture from last weekend: today I refurbished our old wooden patio chairs with a coat of solid-color deck stain. I can’t believe how much better they look.

I also melted a bunch of paraffin wax into the stump-table you see here, in an effort to protect it from the elements. I hope it does better than the epoxy I used for my last attempt.

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Bench

We replaced our rotting garden bench with a used one from Craigslist, and today I gave it a fresh coat of paint.

The whole thing is aluminum, but I used a textured spray paint for the faux strapping to make it look more like fabric.

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Coming attraction

New cupcake stand in South Station

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Brass monkey

In the seats at one of the exhibits in the Smithsonian Museum of Natural History is an unexpected audience member.

(Yes, I know, it’s a chimpanzee not a monkey.)

 

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Cat Cafe

Lis and Leah found a cat cafe in Georgetown, and of course we had to go in for a visit.

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Crabcake

Here you see my 2nd crabcake meal of our trip to DC. Why is it impossible to find a decent crabcake in New England? Just say NO to bell pepper, celery, leafy herbs, and other extraneous ingredients! Crabcake should be crabmeat, cracker meal, mayonnaise, and from none to a ton of Old Bay seasoning (depending on what you’re going for), Fried in butter, please.

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Aglow

Fluorescent rocks at Smithsonian Museum of Natural History.

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Happy Mummy’s Day

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