Gone to the Dogs

Continuing the story about Kris's living room,

 I will now go into

nauseating exhaustive detail.

This is an overall view of one angle of the room.

There are more angles!!!!

But I will start with dissecting this one.

Here's a close up of the mantel....

A few dogs......

Isn't the painting fabulouso???

I'd go away for the winter, only to come back and find more paintings of dogs for me to hang.

I'd ask Kris....

"When did you get this?????"

And she'd reply.....

"I've had that for a long time now....."

Now, this may work on her husband, but it ain't workin' on me!!!!!!!

Then I'd ask.....

"Where'd you get it?????"

And she'd answer....

"ebay"

You can find some neat paintings from Europe on ebay!!!!!

Or she'd answer.....

"At an auction."

And I'd say.....

"How come we don't go to these fun auctions when I'm up here?????"

And she'd nail me with a steely glare, and point out that

I'M THE ONE WHO ABANDONS HER IN THE WINTER,

 AND SHE NEEDS TO HAVE TO FIND OTHER FRIENDS TO PLAY WITH.....

I've lost track of the point I was making.......

Let's see.....

living room.... details.... painting.......

Oh yeah, the mantel!!!!!

Check out these cool inkwells....

That's a pencil holder in the middle....(I think).

She keeps finding more cool stuff.....

She may even have more sh#$ in her house than I do.

Aren't these hurricane lanterns wonderful????

They probably came in handy on Monday.

To the right of the fireplace is a ball and stick book stand.

This is a style of Victorian furniture for which both Kris and I have a major weakness.

Kris can't pass up one of these, and has a second one by the hall door.

A few more dog pictures hang above it....

Quel Surprise!!!!

To the right of the fireplace hang some little tools, with........

wait for it.......

dogs on them!!!!!!!

I had to get a close up.....

Give us a theme.....

any theme.....

and we run with it!!!!!

So, that's if for the right side of the fireplace, next up.....

dum de dum dum.....

the left side!!!!!!!

Latah, Gatah