28 February 2009 – 9.14 pm
imagine the excitement in our neighborhood the other day when the wienermobile made a stop!
(mrs. jones clearly has an affinity for this particular silhouette, seeing as it is so close to her little ginger’s unique physique. and of course you understand that a dachshund owner must also appreciate a good sausage-themed pun.)
driven by hotdogger ben kopish, the [...]
25 February 2009 – 7.28 pm
a lovely client has an understandably sentimental attachement to this high chair, passed along from her husband’s family. it was in need of a little sprucing up, so the request was made for a bittersweet chocolate, (benjamin moore’s brown sugar, #2112.20) slightly distressed & aged finish. it seemed to need just need a little something extra, and luckily, mrs. jones [...]
13 February 2009 – 6.04 pm
when asked by the staff at my beloved idlewild presbyterian to try to camolflauge the sound system’s new pair of speakers, it wouldn’t do to say “sorry, i don’t do heights.” my best effort was the least i could give (and besides, i knew they would all pray for a soft landing for me.)
here’s before:
the challenge: matching texture, paint and glaze that had been applied [...]
12 February 2009 – 5.01 pm
while at idlewild this week, mrs. jones had the honor of working side-by-side (and under the same deadline) with the lovely gentlemen/artisans from the bedient pipe organ company. their task was to bring the works of the organ (which they had built 22 years ago) into the new century, replacing the fickle, temperamental old manual controls with unfailingly reliable electronic ones. the incredible knowledge and love [...]
11 February 2009 – 9.29 pm
…twenty years ago today(!), i had the honor of officially becoming mrs. jones. please don’t think that i don’t know, every day, how lucky i am.
to celebrate, mr. jones and i ran away to new york city for a few heavenly days, while my amazing sister-in-law, betsy, along with a support team of equally goddess-like friends, kept the little joneses happy, fed and [...]
4 February 2009 – 11.28 pm
or are they commodes? or credenzas? not sure, but here they are before and after, with some details:
