Bwahahahaha! I'm so glad the M&M's registered; that allowed me to do my shopping early ;-)
I love looking at the things people register for. Last summer, Liz's niece got married and we were puzzled over her registry since at three different stores, she had registered for towels -- all in different patterns and none of which went together. Of course, that's what my linen closet looks like right now, but when you're registering, like Melissa said, it's to wish for things that match.
And of course right now, I'm going, "Hmm...gee, that would match my dining room too." It's the second best thing to being in a stationery store, to be in a linen shop. Betcha thought I was going to say shoes!
Broos sent me a joke email the other day which I thought about last night as Rob and I settled in to watch Antiques Roadshow. I'm straining to hear the commentator and Rob wanted to continue discussing the previous item -- which I had mentioned to Mr. B. was the one thing off "the list" that Rob does and I don't -- talk during the TV program rather than wait for a commercial. There's a disadvantage to the Roadshow in that they haven't got commercials, but Rob can usually express his contempt in brief observations.
A woman brought a silver tea set, handed down to the women named Margaret in her family. She had been told it was made by Paul Revere (which of course had Rob snorting and mimicking a previous, misinformed Roadshow participant: "George Washington ate from this bowl!"). Unlike the fake George Washington bowl person, Margaret researched her set and discovered who had really made the pieces. The Roadshow analyst, a Brit, confirmed her information and said, "This set is, like most American silver of this period, just average." Rob howled, "Oh, for Pete's sake...you lost the war; why can't you get over it?" Hehehe :)
I fear that my journal upkeep has been pretty spotty. I need to put up archives for January...and December. My apologies! Between checking for a dangblasted updated patch for The Sims and working on my new Greece, I forget to do this. I'll put it on my to do list.
I love looking at the things people register for. Last summer, Liz's niece got married and we were puzzled over her registry since at three different stores, she had registered for towels -- all in different patterns and none of which went together. Of course, that's what my linen closet looks like right now, but when you're registering, like Melissa said, it's to wish for things that match.
And of course right now, I'm going, "Hmm...gee, that would match my dining room too." It's the second best thing to being in a stationery store, to be in a linen shop. Betcha thought I was going to say shoes!
Broos sent me a joke email the other day which I thought about last night as Rob and I settled in to watch Antiques Roadshow. I'm straining to hear the commentator and Rob wanted to continue discussing the previous item -- which I had mentioned to Mr. B. was the one thing off "the list" that Rob does and I don't -- talk during the TV program rather than wait for a commercial. There's a disadvantage to the Roadshow in that they haven't got commercials, but Rob can usually express his contempt in brief observations.
A woman brought a silver tea set, handed down to the women named Margaret in her family. She had been told it was made by Paul Revere (which of course had Rob snorting and mimicking a previous, misinformed Roadshow participant: "George Washington ate from this bowl!"). Unlike the fake George Washington bowl person, Margaret researched her set and discovered who had really made the pieces. The Roadshow analyst, a Brit, confirmed her information and said, "This set is, like most American silver of this period, just average." Rob howled, "Oh, for Pete's sake...you lost the war; why can't you get over it?" Hehehe :)
I fear that my journal upkeep has been pretty spotty. I need to put up archives for January...and December. My apologies! Between checking for a dangblasted updated patch for The Sims and working on my new Greece, I forget to do this. I'll put it on my to do list.
posted by Owl Chick at 2/05/2002 09:01:00 AM
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