Namaste This

Picture yourself on a very small island with a very large drink and a very delicious suitor. Yes.

Grab a book or three and curl up in this nest, cat included.

Ring a bed-side bell and get someone to bring tea and biscuits, stat.

Soak it all in.

Make some blueberry-lemon muffins and try not to drool over your butcher-block countertops and sweet farmhouse sink.

Light it up, smell the orchids, and give yourself a long stare out the window.

Thirsty Thursday couldn't get here soon enough. Buh.

Bathroom Humor

So I'm a little ways through Russell Baker's memoir, Growing Up, and I stumbled across a description of his experience with a rare and delightful wonder--taking a dump inside. 

Check.it.out.

"At the top of the stairs lay the miracle of plumbing. Shutting the door to be absolutely alone with it, I ran my fingers along the smooth enamel of the bathtub and glistening facet handles of the sink. The white majesty of the toilet bowl, through which gallons of water could be sent rushing by the slightest touch of a silvery level, filled me with envy. A roll of delicate paper was placed beside it. Here was luxury almost too rich to be borne by anyone whose idea of fancy toiletry was Uncle Irvey's two-hole privy and a Montgomery War catalog.

After gazing upon it as long as I dared without risking interruption by a search party, I pushed the lever and savored the supreme moment when thundering waters emptied into the bowl and vanished with a mighty gurgle."

So, in honor(?) of this passage, I thought I'd post some delicious examples of indoor plumbing that I certainly wouldn't mind having in my house. If I had a house. Anyway.

Toot-a-loo!

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xoxo, hannah

Long, Crazy, Cup o' Soup! Labor Day Weekend

This.weekend.was.intense. The dear and fabulous Ms. Alex M came down from Noho to grace us with her presence/celebrate her big 2-3 birthday! I feel like we were running around all weekend. From missed flights via Southwest, to picnics on the Mall, to buying $1 cups and saucers from the OMansion, to shot-shot-shotshotshots at Dans, to ramblings with drunkidy drunk drunk old men on the AU bus, to random crying outbursts followed by quick rallying, to getting punched in the face by a crazy unknown, to gorging on JumboSlice, to fighting with irate cab drivers, to lounging "poolside," to creating The Magic View, to listening to Delaney's hi-larious new roommate babble on about Mawwllllnayyy things, to battling obnoxious waiters at Coastal Flats, to baking midnight Hokie cupcakes, to getting dressed really fast then waiting four hours to drive to FedEx, to beer-can crushing, to Relay games, to 2-mile walks to the metro, to finally buying a Smartrip card, and to celebrating the glorious and fantastic Virginia Tech--long may they choke. 

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Beautiful building downtown

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The lovely Delaney Rose in all her splendor.

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Alex! visiting from the oh-so-cool Noho, Mass.

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Me, baking in the sunshine.

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The perfect pic, really.

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Cheesin.

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Dupont escalator to the heavens.

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Welcome to the OMansion. Strangest place in literally all the world. But, it was filled to the BRIM with chandeliers, vintage Dior hats, teacups, creepy stuffed things, a log cabin room, and secret doors galore.

Round up the prostitutes, this place is the shit!

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Fabulous, dahhling.

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"Coffee is through the Secret door to the Lighthouse." Obviously.

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Meow. Freakin obsessed with whatever this thing is.

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One of the many sink in this piece. In all it's 80s glory.

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Blurry beer stein for Cody!

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Wild, hanging, man-butterfly instrument player. Above a lion-footed pool table. Seriously, I'm not doing this place justice.
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Ok, so there was this bathtub that was set on a platform and to get into it you have to pull this hidden spiral staircase out of the wall, climb up the stairs, and jump on in. I was impressed.

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Alex approved of the bidets. Awk.
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THEN after allll that, we made orange and purple (i.e., maroon) cupcakes for the tailgate. Delicious!!

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On the way to see the Hokies play!! Well, not really. On the way to chug beer, obvi.

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Overall, twas a lovely and long weekend filled with great friends, good times, and drama.drama.drama. I feel it deserves another 3 days to recover.

Love these girls in all their sparkly Hokie glory!!

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Happy Tuesday,

Hannah

Have No Fear, Hannah Is Here

That's right, I survived driving to Alexandria, the long trek that it was and I'm back. Nothing exciting has happened whatsoever other than today I ate lunch on a really cute plate from Anthro. It was on sale. For $3. Ballerrr. Now, feast your little eyes on these beauties and for the love of god, go outside stat.

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Lemon-meringue farmhouse sink, oh shiver me timbers you are beautiful.
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Alabama marble countertops and huge window with awesome picture frames? Enter ecstasy.
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Nap time/naughty time is calling my name with this mosquito netting and blue trunk hubba hubba.
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Ok, fine, so I'll have this as my guest bathroom.
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Love love love the dog painting and the ceiling and the blues and greens and greys they've got goin on up in this kitchen. *The hideous chair covers can go, though. Sorry. They're fugs.
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Oh-so Covington, Louisiana a la Granny and Gramps' old neighborhood. From what I remember.
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Future milf me with hubby who aged well, reads books, and chills on the porch with me and dog.
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1 hour and 55 minutes till work's done.
Approximately 2 days till Codiak lovin'.
2.5 days till weekend.
Over and out.