Lucy at the park

Lucy went to the Dog Park today sporting a new red harness. Red is the Official colour for Yorkshire Terriers, so it was only fitting her new threads be red.

Her "boyfriend" Lou didn't seem to notice much. He tried to pull her by the leash as he always does.

Apartment complete with the bed

The bed finally arrived. It is a Japanese platform bed. It sits about 1/2 the distance of a couch to the floor. Temperpedic mattress for comfort.




I have two entertainment centers now and one is in the bedroom along with my library.











The painting you see hung in my parents home in the dining room. Little did I know as a child I would later appreciate Asian art and use that very painting so many years later.

The chest of drawers are sort of cool. The drawers close themselves. All one has to do is simply give a drawer a push and it closes itself. The red glass fish has been in our family since my grandfather brought it back from his trip to Europe in 1939.

Lucy at the park

Seems many people living on the River Market have dogs. There is one special dog park where most let their pet run off-leash. I'm a bit nervous to let Lucy off-leash just now. However I do lay the lead down on the ground and that alone seems to slow her down a bit. It also is an attraction for her friend names "Lou", a 3 month British Bull Dog. He likes to pull on the lead and drag Lucy around. She of course plays hard to get.





Today was the Broadway Bridge Run. The police were out with their horses. I persuaded a bystander to hold the lead while I took a picture of Lucy's amazmenet. She had never seen a horse before and it was all hands on deck to keep her from getting under foot and becoming a field goal. Finally I held her up to get a sniff.

Scenes from the River Market

Gyro & Baba Ganoush for Breakfast

When your prone to waking up at 3 or 4 AM as me, 9AM is lunch-time. And what better than a Gyro with a side order of Baba Ganoush. Habashi House, a Palestinian owned food market, spice market and deli is one of my favorite spots.

The clerks know me by name and when they see me, they yell to the back "One Gyro and a side of Baba Ganoush." Maybe I should try something else ?

Pisciotta's are still on the City Market

For nearly 85 years Pisciotta Fruit,Vegetable & Provisions Co. survived strongly on the City Market. The location is now occupied by the Steamboat Arabia exhibit.

Today my cousins Russ (Left) and Anthony (Right) operate a meat and poultry business. Anthony also lives just a few blocks from my apartment.

Finished Moving. Even found a home for this bad boy

I share the same birth date as Chief Red Cloud. That was one of my discoveries when I was into Native American Art. 10+ years ago my son was working at a ranch which had in addition to everything else, a heard of Buffalo. When they died or were slaughtered for their meat the bones were saved. My son reserved this skull for me. I did some research on Native American Art and culture and proceeded to dress out the skull as you see here. He hung in our home in Forsyth Missouri.

Problem is, how do you add a dash of Native American to a mix of Asian/Jewish/Italian decor? Easy. Find a wall out of the way and hang him up. He's around the corner as you enter the bathroom. I trust it won't scare someone in advance of their using the facilities.

The left side of the skull represents the earth. Braided Sweet Grass, quail feathers (a bird that nests on the ground), bones, the color red for those who died during the "Trail of Tears". The right side represents the sky with simple game bird feathers. Included of course beads which represent one set of Native American Colors that identify the 4 directions: White = North, Red = South, Yellow = East Black = West. Different tribes used these colors differently or replaced colors. The horn casings are real, and the "fur" is Buffalo hair.

I learned a lot while studying to dress out this skull and I could not simply leave him in storage.

Partly finished

Deepest appreciation to my brother George and Sis-In-Law Patty for helping me turn this apartment into something I'm quite proud and very comfortable with.

I mentioned to them I wanted an "Asian Theme" and that is what they provided.

Being the eclectic person that I am, I'd call this place Asian/Jewish/Italian modern.

The gifts given to me over the years by my Thai friends, plus my purchases during my travels to Bangkok and beyond came in handy.

Mandy, I was even able to find a place for the "Orphans" you gave me a few years back.

My Japanese platform bed is to be delivered on April 12th. I'll complete the apartment photos then.