Max Illa's Saki-to-me Dinner

As sometimes is the case with hard workin', hard playin' musicians, they overindulge. Max has already emptied two huge Saki bottles.

Sulu, his waiter, says,"Sir, I am not sure you need more Saki.

You seem to be leaning already." 

"Hey, man, I been eatin'....see. And I'm leanin' towards more Saki."

"Sir, there is also lots of food available to put some meat on those bones."

My dear husband got me this cool Re-ment poseable skeleton for Christmas. One of the sets has the tatami mat, Saki bottle and cup and the food. The other food items are erasers.

Hunky Dory at 65/Anglophile

Ah, yes, I am an Anglophile. Ever since The Beatles!
I saw an article about the best English pubs to visit for Christmas in The Guardian and immediately had an idea for a scene.
Here are the pictures from The Guardian. Wouldn't you want to have a pint in either place?

Little Nan's in Deptford

The Flask in Highgate 

Well, my version is pale in comparison, but I like it. And the action figures ARE all British. There's Doctor Who, Rose Tyler and Martha Jones from Doctor Who and Stephen Hart and Nick Cutter from Primeval. And, of course, Oscar Wilde from himself.

Getting served by Oscar Wilde...that's wild!

Quite the literary pub.

And there's tea.

Cozy fire.

Hunky Dory at 65/Cooking

I love what I call Adventure cooking; the more spices and other weird ingredients, the better. So here's a cute little kitchen all decked out for me.

For Thanksgiving I made Yorkshire pudding. Here is the table all ready.

There are eggs and milk, a whisk, a cookbook, and laptop so I can get the recipe.

I've got a little snack of bread, cheese and wurst.

There's a Corona and a crossword puzzle I am trying to add the last 4 letters to.

No quite sure why the open can of pudding is there; maybe I thought

I needed it for the Yorkshire "pudding,"

Nice sideboard laden with the necessities.

Simple things.

Little fridge and a bulletin board to keep up with life.

Water kettle for the all important coffee making. Spices and cooking tools.

Extra storage.

Fire extinguisher, steps to access hard to reach areas and a recycling bag.

Closer and inside views showing all the cool stuff.

Plates and bowls.

Rolling pin, skillet and serving trays.

Cutlery.

Chopsticks.

Snack drawer with Nestle Crunch and Smarties.

Extra plates.

Camping grill and plate.

Dishes above sink.

Dirty dishes in sink.

First aid kit and plunger under the sink.

Dinner cooking in oven.

Noodles and wine.

Well stocked fridge.

Beer and Coke.

Meat and sausages.

Veggies.

Full pantry.

Toaster.

Espresso maker.

Mixer.

It took me forever to finish this scene. I dithered around trying to make the refridgerator shelves out of Legos as the entire inside is really a big void. I have had the refridgerator since I was about 9 years old and I really love it but I wanted to be able to put things in it and make it look somewhat real. So I was able to make the shelves out of Legos today....finally. The drawers are Re-Ment but they work well here.

The blue and white sideboard and cabinet are German made by Modella (I think). The sink, stove and little cabinet are PlanToys which I painted white. The table and chairs are vintage found for me by my nephew Nicholas. The foods and kitchen implements are Re-Ment, Playmobil, Kaleidoscope House, L'il Woodzeez, Barbie or misc. things from here and there. The whisk, bowl, cookbook and eggs are from my sister Erika.

Long time no blog! or...Surfing Christmas

Since we went on a vacation for Christmas we did not decorate the house. So, I had to make a Christmasy scene to make up for it.

Merry Christmas!

And here is the surfer's living room, an homage to the past, nature,

wood, and surfing...all decked out for Christmas

There are gifts for friends.

Always a good host, surfer boy has treats for

his guests to enjoy while watching his brand new retro TV.

Looks like a retro show, too.

These old things take a little tweeking.

His girlfriend shows the guests his surfboard.

His surfing trophy takes center stage.

He was featured in a magazine as well.



His love of nature, wood, and the Beatles are in evidence as well.



Books and treasures.






His favorite surfing poster.



More stuff.



The coolest telephone ever.



And, he's reading about Frank Zappa...he's his own guy.

My nephew Nicholas gave me the TV for Christmas and it and our trip to Key West inspired this scene. Thanks Nicholas.