Relief icon of Saint Demetrius, Germany, circa 1200-1250
from The State Museum of Berlin
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Relief icon of Saint Demetrius, Germany, circa 1200-1250
from The State Museum of Berlin
Bracelet of a winged goddess that belonged to Queen Amanishakheto of the Kingdom of Kush, who reigned from approximately 10 BC - 1 AD
Amber and gilded silver tankard, Kƶnigsberg Germany (now Kaliningrad Russia), circa 1650.
from the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna
Gold, lapis lazuli, carnelian, and turquoise pectoral, Egypt, 13th century BC
from The Louvre
We shall meet in the place
Where there is no darkness
George Orwell, 1984
when shopping for antique lamps, my rule is: Must Be As Cool As, Or Cooler Than, The Ram Lamp
(Note: this is not my Ram Lamp. Mine has a less ornate shade, a copper-tonedĀ āurn,ā and faux-patinaed bronze rams. But itās the exact same design, made by the Bradley and Hubbard company. I got mine for what seems to be like ¼ market value, and I thank the Antiques Gods for that every day.)
to date I have yet to find a lamp I can afford that meets this criterion
Vintage room dividers
Beautiful 19th century crucifix I found in an antiques shop recently.
may the flowers remind us
why the rain was so necessary
- Xan Oku
Found these gorgeous 19th century botanical plates in the antique store last week š¹
Silver bracelet, Sri Lanka, 18th century
from Michael Backman Ltd
Now here's a special piece of uranium glass. A stand mixer, with uranium jadeite mixing bowl and juicer. Despite its great age this puppy still works! Not that I plan to ever plug it in.
An Austrian cold painted bronze figural lamp. c. 1900.
I drink to make other people more interesting.
- Ernest Hemingway
The famed American novelist Ernest Hemingway drank as prolifically as he wrote - or perhaps he wrote as prolifically as he drank. Regardless, he proved himself a voluble champion of all things alcoholic, and helped more than a few bartenders hone their recipes over the years. Having spent a fair amount of time in bars on Parisā Left Bank, he developed a particular fondness for absinthe, which he showcased in his own intriguing cocktail invention. Simple, strong, but surprisingly refreshing, Death in the Afternoon melds absinthe with well-chilled champagne, and goes nicely over brunch or at sunset - perhaps while digging into the lucid prose of Papa Hemingway himself.
Hemingway named his cocktail after his 1932 book Death in the Afternoon, a non-fiction book that delves into the traditions and drama of bullfighting in Spain. His drink recipe first appeared in the 1935 compendium So Red the Nose, or, Breath in the Afternoon, which featured drink recipes from 30 authors, including Theodore Dreiser, Erskine Caldwell, and Irving Stone.
In the book, Hemingway explains (sort of) the origin of the cocktail: āThis was arrived at by the author and three officers of HMS Danae after having spent seven hours overboard trying to get Captain Bra Saundersā fishing boat off a bank where she had gone with us in a northwest gale.ā
Hemingway also gave precise instructions for making and enjoying the drink: āPour one jigger of absinthe into a champagne glass, add iced champagne until it attains the proper opalescent milkiness. Drink three to five of these slowly.ā
Perhaps for some five seems a touch too many, though itās hard to argue with a man who was tossed by a bull on the streets of Pamplona and was probably the first American wounded on the Italian Front in World War I.
1 oz. absinthe
4 oz champagne or prosecco
Method:
Pour absinthe into a fluted glass.
Top with well-chilled champagne or prosecco
Some recipes call for Prosecco and no simple sugar, and some call for a sugar cube, and some omit the sugar all-together. Papa Hemmingway was not a fan of sugar - even in his daiquiris - so he did not call for it.
Salud!
Bon weekend!
Well folks, it was a good Holiday! The culmination of a year of hard work and rich rewards. I am incredibly grateful for this life I live and my beautiful family.
My darling Rose, without meaning to, got me all hand made gifts this year. A limited edition lithograph of Alphonse Muchaās āDanceā from his collection āThe Artsā. Itās just stunning.
She also gave me a hand blown absinthe glass with a verse-eau and s bottle of Jade 1901 absinthe verte. Iām a total geek about the Jade line of absinthe. Theyāre chemically analyzed reproductions from antique, intact bottles. Even their distillery is historically significant, having been redesigned by Gustave Eiffel. I could go on & on, but Iāll just link their website at the end š
Isnāt it gorgeous! A hand blown reproduction of a Pontarlier absinthe glass topped with a hand blown verse-eau (water pourer) so it can be prepared in the traditional Belle Ćpoque fashion. Oh how I love the absinthe ritual. You could add sugar to the verse-eau if thatās your jam (in place of the slotted spoon). I posted a video of a louche in action earlier.
Anyway, enough bragging, I just love my Mrs. to pieces!!ļæ¼
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