18,400£ and growing !

That would be around 30,000 thousand U.S. dollars!

LONDON — Online auctioneer eBay said Wednesday that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached 18,400 pounds ($30,000.) Princess Beatrice's massive ring-and-bow-shaped hat turned heads at the wedding of her cousin Prince William last month. The Philip Treacy creation has been compared to a toilet seat or a pretzel. Images of the headpiece have been repeatedly digitally manipulated and posted online, featuring — for example — a cat crawling through it.
Funds from the hat's sale will go to UNICEF and Children in Crisis, according to eBay. Beatrice said she hoped whoever bought the hat would have "as much fun with it as I have."

The auction ends May 22.

chocolate for everyone!

Serendipity!

From last night's Glee"

( it is the whole darn show, I can't figure out how to get to the song I want, so just go to 30:30. )


AND from this morning's Today show, we get the answer to the age old question," What ever did happen to Varuca Salt ? "

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10000 Maniacs (Natalie Merchant) Like The Weather Live on The White Room...

I know, y'all are all bored to tears reading me kvetch about the weather up here, but the amount of rain and ickyness we are in the middle of is just record setting. I don't know if they had the Lilac Festival today or not, it was canceled again yesterday. When we went to the movies today, I broke out a coat. Not the super heavy carhart, but my Koda walking coat, and it's close to June.

So, take it away, Natalie

Tama Janowitz, Brett Easton-Ellis and Jay McInerney to wear MORE black...

New York Times City Room , May 17th, 2011, 10:37 am: Six months after the death of its legendary proprietor, Elaine’s restaurant will close its doors next week.


On Tuesday, Elaine’s longtime manager, who inherited the restaurant from Elaine Kaufman, said that the business was no longer viable. She said that Elaine’s last night would be May 26. The last last call will come around 4 the following morning.


“The truth is, there is no Elaine’s without Elaine,” the manager, Diane Becker, said. She added, “The business is just not there without Elaine.” ( THE REST )

" Come to New York, I can get you into Elaine's"

" I thought Elaine's was over "

" It is, that's why I can get YOU in "

Power to truth ?

" as far as I am concerned, having the right to say "I do" is as fundamental as having fringe all your life, and looking damn good doing it." Do. not. mess. with. me.

sweet home

Dahn and David an'nem got back from their second family funeral in Chicago in like three weeks. I welcomed them home in the only way I knew how. 

Start the day with a Jewish burial... 

end it with a ham. God bless America.

Baked potato salad

three cheese mac n cheese

green beans with red peppers and basil

Green Salad 

Banana Pudding

Come on, you could not have a bereavement supper with out it,

 BUT, it was not the same. Had a Nestea taste.

" and if it is sweet, it must be cute "

This all but did me in.

and AND!!  The little dog speaks Japanese!!! ( right Dedee ? )