A Moose!

A moose come to check out the smell of frying fish...

Santa Brought Me A New Mug!

Breakfast just got a whole lot classier!

Romeo: Lego!

 In honor of his exemplary behavior in our rescue event with our neighbor, Georgia--I have immortalized my beloved Romeo in Lego!

Lego Maniac Is as Lego Maniac Does!

The PTA does a spring fundraiser at my school that features teacher baskets/boxes. Typically this involves teams of teachers putting together some package of books or gift certificates or even outings like put put golf for the winner and 3 of their friends. The students buy a chance at the thing they want for a 50¢ and then drop their ticket in a little bag placed near the basket/box with the offerings in it. I have decided to run the field! Oh yeah... I put together a Mr. Ash's Lego-mania Booster kit! The PTA does a lot for our school, my outlay of 40 bucks to hopefully raise them a couple hundred seems like a good investment. And two of the books are SO COOL! 

One traces the history of architecture through lego buildings and the other covers world history from the big bang to the inauguration of president Obama. Both give directions to how to build key components or sample models.

Catching Up! Lego City Renovation

Lego brought to market a new model of the City Models series: the Bank.  I had a bank, but liked some aspects of their model so much that I pulled mine and combined the two into a new bank structure for my image.

 My original Model bank.

 Lego's new Model.  And images of my amalgamation of the two structures.

Lego Tyrollean Village

I have a Lego builder I follow from Germany named Henrick. He's currently creating a Tyrolean Village. Here are 5 of his latest creations.

New Lego Gingerbeard House Cheer!

 Complimentary kit for other purchases.

Rainy Day = Lego Fun!

Back on October 25th when my kitchen sink and dishwasher backed up and overflowed through the ceiling in the basement--THIS section of Lego City was inundated and had to be torn down and rebuilt to be well cleaned. The buildings are all modular, so it was not a "brick by brick" disassembling. But the washing and cleaning and drying was all fun!

When I reassembled this building I took the opportunity to complete the ground floor into a doctor's office, and then each of the floors above into a single apartment.

 This was the original structure that got me started down this path. Purchased from Lego, it was a simpler single three story structure with no interior. I combined two of them for a more interesting structure, but never did anything to the interior, until this opportunity.

The first floor has a "bumble bee" powder room under the stairs, a dining room and a kitchen.

Kitchen detail with the major range.

Kitchen detail of the sink.

 Dining room with table and candles and sideboard with golden goblets.

 The color on this one is way OFF, but it was the best photo of the second floor with the living space.

 At some point, I decided that this would be my Lego City home and so it has an aquarium! And the color of the tan bricks is correct in this photo.

 A desk for writing letters and packages in the corner!

 Third floor with on suite bath, bedroom and art studio.

 Bedroom with bed and the little art studio with paint, brushes, and easel.

And the bathroom.

Zen Lego Bonsai

Polish Consolate Interior

 I've shared this one before, it's based on the old Polish Consulate in New York City.  I have completed the first three floors.

 I photographed the process of the detailing of the interior of the first floor.  Here you can see the foyer and staircase with the dining room to the right.  Below the dining room in greater detail with the built in china cabinets.

 Another view of the two areas of the ground floor.

 Here is he lavatory with toilet (WC).  There are double sinks and you can see even TP in the detail below.

 The kitchen is in the back left quadrant with its own exit into the alley.  It's feathers a huge refrigerator/freezer and as you will see two photos a pastry oven.

 A freshly baked croissant sits ready to be eaten.

 The rest of the first floor is taken up by a music room with grand piano.  It the site of both private and public recitals

 Moving on to the second floor you have two bedrooms on the right side of the structure.  In the front overlooking the street a single adult room suitable for an au pair, and in the back a nursery complete with a cradle.  A bathroom is located behind the stairway.

 Across the foyer is the main living area with comfortable seating before the fireplace, and a cozy sitting area (detail below).

The first floor has a bedroom that has been converted to a sewing room.

 The master bedroom is located on the opposite side with an on suite that has a generous shower, double sinks and Lego City's only bidet.

 The fourth floor has yet to be renovated.