babushka! babooshka!

i'm not sure i ever showed the couch we ended up getting.  there was a floor model for sale at room & board and it made us open up to the idea of charcoal gray.   the fabric (which is discontinued) has some brown in it, which i think warms it up a bit.  plus, it looks great with our 70s orange velvet chairs.  while in ny next week, i hope to stop by purl to pick out some faric for making pillows and a runner for our coffee table.

   

we've also been hanging up a lot of our artwork, including this print i received a few weeks ago from lisa s. (not to be confused with lisa lou s. our buddy from quito).

   

she also sent some other goodies, including russian chocolate wrapped in an illustration of a baby in a babushka.  thank you lisa!

babooshka (based on the spelling of the kate bush song, i think) also happens to be the name of the place where i'm getting my hair cut today. (woohoo!  otherwise, i'd need to start wearing a babushka.) 

and in case you didn't know, in addition to a headscarf tied under one's chin, babushka means grandma in russian.  it can also be used as a term of endearment.  or to refer to mean old ladies who work for the government.

i will share more mail (and maybe vocabulary) later this week.

Comments

[stephanie]

I can't wait to see photos of you place all put together!

We take shameful photos of our pug, wrapped in a head scarf...calling her little Babushka!!

[Megan]

I had already started singing the Kate Bush song before I scrolled to the end of your post.

I like the couch every much!

[cruststation]

Hi risa, you amaze me with your facts and knowledge :) Love the couch, very contemporary and cool! lisa s' print is too wonderful.

[jillypickle]

the couch sounds amazing...

[Sonya]

A Lisa Solomon! Oh. Craaaave. One of these days.

[A Fanciful Twist]

OH YA for your Lisa S treasures!!! And, your couch!!! Love it!!!! xoxoxo

[Dees]

Oh yes I love that song too.and that wrapper with the baby is just too cute I think!Are we going to get a peek what your hair looks like?????please?????hugs Dees

PS I was going to send you a christmascard but I don't have your new adress just the one of your parents(were I send the package to)

[gracia]

Vocabulary, head scarves, haircuts, 70s orange and velvet chairs, and beautiful artwork and gifts from Lisa... it all sounds like one splendid and busy whirl.
take care, g xo

[louise]

Your couch looks great, and perfect to enjoy that Russian chocolate on. My parents brought me back a block of that a few months ago, when they visited St Petersburg. It's very yummy. xo lj

[Les]

Oh I love the artwork of Lisa and the goodies! And I love babushkadolls! So much information about the name! I knew that it could mean Grandma but I also heard that it could be used as an insult hehe!
I'm very curious about the haircut! Really looking forward to see it, hopefully you are going to show it to us!!! xxx

[lisa s]

how happy am i to be in a post about babushkas???
heh heh

xo
[great couch]

[amisha]

i love to say babushka... one of those words that just feels right on the tongue :)
we just got new couch covers at ikea and i was soooo hoping for charcoal, but we ended up with a black and white print and navy blue. the pillow issue for the print (it's a floral) is perplexing. solids? dots? i have no idea what to do.
xox

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links would be greatly appriciated :] thanks

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