New Looks

After more than a year here on Erzbergerstraße, we've finally come to the realization that we're going to be staying here in Germany for awhile. With the feeling that we lack places to put our stuff, we've taken to the thrift shops and streets to round up a few useful items...



Lily and her sister Kate scored a pair of these handmade Art Nouveau night tables (circa 1910...). One will stay here in Germany and the other is making its way back to Oakland, CA.



Today I came home from a run and Lily hustled me down the block where she had just seen an old desk set out on the street.



Good thing the cats were out of food, or she never would have left the house.




The other day I came home as a couple workers were dumping the contents of an apartment down the street. I salvaged a little bedside drawer...



Which was austere and cool, but still contained a few items from its last owner...



EEEEEEEWWWWWWWWWW!!!!!!


Finally, the "Pimp my Torpedo" show... We're headed back to Minnesota this month, and tomorrow is my dear friend Brian's birthday, so I scooped a Torpedo 18 for him in silver and blue, seen here next to my Brazilian-yellow-and-green baby.



Nice, but I think I'm going to have to flip their lids...



New Jerz hot rod custom looks...