Pasadena Adjacent

Life Lived on the Edge of Pasadena

Month: December, 2009

Trespass Tuesday: Where “Getting One Over” is Part of the Appeal

MVI_7094, originally uploaded by Access Palm 2009.

Don’t have ten million to purchase this Marston, Van Pelt and Maybury manse?  Find a yearly visit to the Pasadena Show Case House not your cup of tea? (and what is it with those inferior/interior designers and their stitched together, room by room, horror show?) I’ll tell you what…(abandoned to a soft market); this semi-feral, secret garden al fresco dinning opportunity! And thats where my Gourmiss friend comes in. After consulting with her “over the barricades” search team of one, a location was selected, maps drawn, a time chosen and several under employed criminal participants were organized into car pools.

So how does this event relate to our usual “Trash Tuesday” post? On several past Trash Tuesdays I’ve featuredlawn furniture found curbside. Now that they’re all dipped and primed I found myself stymied over choosing colors. Always tasteful and color coordinated, the Gourmiss brought along her matching cutlery and dish ware. I arranged them together along with her napkin. I could call it an “ah hah” moment but that would be thinking within the box.

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Our Most Wondrous V.I.P Tour: Secret (Garden) R.V. Ranch

Buca di Beppo, originally uploaded by Access Palm 2009.
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Mr V and I are special, at least that’s what our remedial grade school teachers told us. Should we then be surprised that people jump at the opportunity to amuse us? I think not. At the Silver Bullet R.V. ranch we were given a grand tour of the grounds. When we returned to our truck we were greeted by a bushel of musicians eager to serenade our departure. We also discovered an envelope under the windshield wiper.  Imagine our delight…two coupons for a night of fine dinning at Buca di Beppo. Please John try to keep your contempt in check.

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Feral Tuesday #54: Where getting it Cheap is Part of the Esthetic

This is a sampling from a neighborhood of evacuated trailer homes gone feral. I welcome one and all to cross over the “No Admittance” chain.  You too can become a trespasser just like me

I’ve decided to treat the “trailerhood” as a kind of twisted Advent Calendar. Join me by selecting EACH of the presented photographs and opening them.

Don’t be afraid; be a voyeur

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