Author: Stacy Horn

Today is my birthday, but I’ve decided to do one fun thing every day for a week. I know how to make a good thing last! (Sometimes.) Yesterday I went to the Met to see the show Beyond Fashion. I have no pictures because they don’t let you take pictures at special exhibitions. But I learned that all the draping and architectural things being done today are NOT NEW. Charles James already did it all.

After that show I wandered around. This is what kills me. When I was a kid the only thing I cared about at this museum were the mummies. Then there was a big long stretch where the only thing I cared about were the paintings. That lasted decades, and I’d go through phases about which periods or movements I preferred, or painter.

Now it’s I think what are called decorative arts? Furniture, vases and dishes and watches, etc. I’m absolutely captivated by it all. I think it must be from all these years of watching Antiques Roadshow. I took a few pictures. I mean Jesus Christ, will you look at this silver candleholder??

Before I forget, I kept looking at the names of the people who donated these objects and marveling at them. If this candleholder were mine I would never ever give it up.

Look at these feet!! And this is only one beautiful part of this beautiful table.

Unfortunately, most of my pictures are bad, and don’t capture all the shades of color and other details. But even in a bad picture you can see how amazing this little bowl is.

And this plate. Actually, my sister-in-law Robin makes beautiful plates, I have two! I just realized I never hear her talk about it. Maybe she’s stopped? I must ask.

Breathtaking. I was really drawn to silver yesterday. There’s also a very fine pattern drawn (etched? I don’t know the proper word) into the bottom half.

Karen, if you’re reading this I took this for Peter. The watches were so beautiful it was painful. I took a picture of this one because this is a watch! I can’t get over it. This is a watch. The one below is for Peter as well.

I’m sorry this one didn’t come out better. It was sitting below the butterfly watch and unfortunately I shot them both at the same time. I should have know better. But, a bug watch!!

Brief recap: I had my couch cushions refilled. They were originally filled with feathers, but now that I know how horrible the removing-feathers process is I had them filled with foam instead. I was afraid they’d come back too firm. And they did! But now I’m used to it and I like it.

The problem is, they sit much higher than before. It’s really only a few inches, but the coffee table feels too low to me now. Worse, my poor arthritic Finney can’t jump those extra few inches. I ordered pet stairs, and have a make-shift step in place in the meantime, that’s the red thing behind Finney.

And I used this opportunity to take better pictures of Finney. Another follows this one. I like that the prism reflections are hitting his face.

The couch cushions look great, though. The guy tried to talk me into reupholstering the couch. The price: $1,700! Can you imagine? Might as well buy a new couch.

Last week I posted a picture of a handbag in a window on Charles Street and asked everyone to guess how much it cost. The store is Khirma Eliazov, and today I learned that the bag is made of leather, python and crocodile. Karen came closest with a guess on $1,200.00 because the actual price is: $1,795.00. Except it’s on sale for $1,346.00 right now, details here. Yay Karen!

My goal tomorrow is to get a few decent pictures of Finney. I just tried but he doesn’t look cute in a single one. He always come out looking mad. Bleeck is so photogenic I just point the camera in his direction and I get adorable back.

If you go you’d be helping my choir, BUT you’d also get a fabulous night of music, great people, and possible prizes!! To buy a ticket click here.

Again, I apologize for the babytalk. I can’t resist in the presence of this belly.