tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post6611760241701753642..comments2023-09-29T01:38:56.468-05:00Comments on SIMPLY GRAND: What Time Is It, Anyway?Magnaverdehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-67619526730842389402012-11-08T18:43:36.262-06:002012-11-08T18:43:36.262-06:00Thanks, Meg, and I'm happy to be back. Yes, yo...Thanks, Meg, and I'm happy to be back. Yes, you must come to Chicago: "Gods & Glamour"--a big-deal show of Greek & Roman & Byzantine art--is just getting ready to open at the Art Institute and we could hit that, see the Thorne Rooms, eat at the time capsule formerly known as The Berghoff, and squeeze the cocktails in there somewhere along the way. It's been a long time since a blog friend came to town, so yes, definitely pencil me in your Chicago dance card.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-47375902519072711252012-11-08T18:07:53.950-06:002012-11-08T18:07:53.950-06:00Somewhere I remember reading about a guy who train...Somewhere I remember reading about a guy who trained his dog to fetch his slippers & pipe & tobacco pouch: couldn't you work with Cooper to get him up to do that sort of thing. Although, really, the hard part would be training him to mix a proper Martini.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-66385590099305529082012-11-08T17:48:37.190-06:002012-11-08T17:48:37.190-06:00so happy to see you back. i would click every week...so happy to see you back. i would click every week or so, keeping you in my "afternoon favourites" list, and nothing. but now i am thrilled to see you here and hope to come to chicago and have a cocktail with you.<br /><br />xoPigtown*Designhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13775512940294150252noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-54145005347792787272012-11-05T08:21:51.017-06:002012-11-05T08:21:51.017-06:00i do believe our "relationship" began pi...i do believe our "relationship" began pining over crisp autumns and dark cold winters that compel one to head home in an appreciative mood, seeking cozy warmth and a cocktail or two. what could be better? just thought of one-servants........<br />debradebra @ 5th and statehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18039580956294327582noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-11746085695005970572012-11-04T15:29:04.287-06:002012-11-04T15:29:04.287-06:00Parnassus, when I moved to Chicago from a smaller ...Parnassus, when I moved to Chicago from a smaller city and found out how much big-city cleaning woman charge--compared to the pittance I used to pay in Peoria--I had to make hard choices. I got rid of my car.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-55568423389609308352012-11-04T13:43:10.279-06:002012-11-04T13:43:10.279-06:00These pictures evoke the perfect mood for this tim...These pictures evoke the perfect mood for this time of year. I love your line about the servant's night off. However, I don't think that would work for me. "The maid's decade off" might be more believable.<br />--Road to ParnassusParnassushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08958901307538141468noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-8451651392873154942012-11-03T23:04:31.023-05:002012-11-03T23:04:31.023-05:00I'm a tea drinker too, John, and I like it str...I'm a tea drinker too, John, and I like it strong as coffee, as sugared-up as Pepsi and in large quantities, which latter preference leads to a problem: most antique teapots--at least the really pretty ones, meant for genteel pouring in the drawing room--are way too small. Two big mugs full and then they're empty. What I need is one of those no-nonsense Jeroboam pots made for use in the servants' hall. Once I spotted the perfect model in a photo of the gigantic kitchen of an Edwin Lutyens country house, and the thing must have held a gallon. But they're not easy to find in Chicago.Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-46886289174166007322012-11-03T11:39:51.398-05:002012-11-03T11:39:51.398-05:00I was really not looking forward to the time chang...I was really not looking forward to the time change, but perhaps I should just embrace it. In addition to lamps (no downlights allowed), mood-enhancing music, and scented candles, I do like cashmere sweaters and huge mugs of hot tea. So maybe it won't be so bad after all.<br /><br />I hope to eventually make it to see your shop. The shots always look great!<br /><br />__ The Devoted ClassicistJohn J. Tacketthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17138329330942154191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-38528249545555586432012-11-03T10:32:36.489-05:002012-11-03T10:32:36.489-05:00You definitely need to come in, Debra. One thing I...You definitely need to come in, Debra. One thing I don't do at home is candles--I'm not a candle kind of guy--but here in the shop, we have Nest candles, and their Moroccan Amber scent is incredible--dark & soothing, perfect for the gray days coming up. And when you add that kind of hypnotic smell to the sound of Beryl Booker playing "Polka Dots and Moonbeams" in the other room, well--you just don't get the same effect on a website. Here's to the first frost!Magnaverdehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04231057342527140091noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3694563163726770793.post-56547024158890765622012-11-03T06:11:55.939-05:002012-11-03T06:11:55.939-05:00I like the change of seasons so like you I don'...I like the change of seasons so like you I don't mind the early dark, gives me a chance to slow down. I so need to shop Deb's place or maybe a website??? Love the corner shot you took looks like my kind of place. <br /><br />XXX<br />Debra~Acquired Objectshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08065566296202199461noreply@blogger.com