MILKTOAST: french mansion time capsule.

Thursday, February 10, 2011

french mansion time capsule.

this french mansion was locked up for 100 years--100 years!--after its owner's death in 1905. after moderate restoration from insect and mold damage, it is now open to the public for viewing. i can't tell you how badly i want to visit and take it all in--the gilded leather in the uber-masculine bedroom (top right photo), the glowing candelabra with a red, white, and blue lightbulb in the patriotic lounge (left photo), and everything else. and i mean everything. what a trip it would be!

images courtesy of natgeo.com

i snatched the link from my older brother so i'm pretty sure he'd go with me. now it's just a matter of actually getting there...

milk and toast -- a favourite and most nurturing combination. I like my milk ice cold with a straw (one of those cute paper straws with red stripes), or steaming hot, flavoured with a little vanilla and a lot of cinnamon. my toast -- usually two slices at once, and oftentimes flanked with apple slices or cheddar cheese -- is buttery and crunchy.

while growing old together with this blog, and watching it evolve, I've found joy in the milk and toast of my life, and have carved out a little place in the world wide web to record it. stick around, read a few entries -- perhaps you'll find something you love or can relate to.