One of the tours my buddies Harriet and Ryan and I went on while we were in San Francisco, was to Matt Gil’s sculptor garden. Oddly enough, I didn’t take any photos of his garden, or his metal sculptors.
Because I was too busy taking pictures of his house.
So while everyone else was taking chatting it up with him and talking to the man who designed the garden I was being a weirdo and snapping pictures of his living space. Talk about creepy.
I mean seriously, who walks into a home and garden tour and snaps pictures of common, everyday kitchen appliances? It’s just weird.
I don’t know if it was the books I was really taking pictures of, or just that I thought his house was cool.
Cool in a sort of an eclectic, artsy {without being too artsy} kind of way. As far as I was concerned, the plants could wait. This guy had stuff to see.
Sugar packets!
I took 5 pictures of his sugar packets. Which if you look closely, you’ll notice they are from different restaurants.
Which means:
A. He goes out to eat a lot
B. He totally steals sugar packets.
I don’t know why, but I love that there is someone else out in the world that steals the tall and skinny sugar packets too. {Yes, consider this my confession, I am a tea drinker after all}.
An old family {?} photo in his office. Who are these people? And don’t you think black and white photos show more emotion?
A tiara. I wonder if he wears it? Note to self: I need a tiara.
Believe in the Fantasy. I do.
Day of the Dead figurines.
More Day of the Dead stuff. I wonder if this guy made all this or if he bought it?
And lastly, a wooden cross adorned with Madonna, Michael Jackson and a pear.
Sometimes the chotskies, are better than the garden. Sometimes.
~Mavis
Jessie says
I am especially fond of the deer head thing, the squirrel matchstick holder and the rabbit thingy! Also, I do believe I need a tiara as well. You know, just in case.
Susan says
I want a tiara, too! The one in your picture is pretty snazzy – I’ll have that one, please!!
Ashley says
I can relate. I used to clean houses for a living and I was always intreguied by the simplest things in their houses (and their stuff usually wasn’t anywhere near as cool as this guy’s stuff).
You reminded me that I have a tiara somewhere from back when hubby and I were prom king/queen (so cheesy!). I must find it now so I can rule over my household with authority, lol!
sandi says
Every family needs a tiara. When we play rummy the winner gets possession of the tiara and wears it for the rest of the night.