Friday, March 25, 2011

Fifteen Questions by Guest Red Shoes

The noble Red Shoes is one who could have been born in any century and well at home. Her interests include the iphone, conjoined gummi bears, and stained glass. She keeps a box of dinner party records of her guests. She loves homewares and has perfected the Reuben. Her blog features wisps of poetry and treatises of modern life. The cities of the future are in her hands.

I would like an airline ticket to: Spain.
If I wasn't born in the U.S., I would have chosen to be born in: Holland.
Favorite shower product: Aveda Shampoo and Conditioner.
The perfect girl-gift for visiting: letterpressed note cards.
Describe a time you felt like Babette from Babette's Feast: In late summer 2010 I got to prepare the table for a filming of a dinner of local food experts in my family’s orchard. When one of the guests didn’t show up, then I got to be one of the guests. YAY!!
I would spend any amount of money for: good health, good food, beauty.
I'm always looking for: new delicious recipes.
Favorite childhood movieThe Last Unicorn, Wind in the Willows, Hugo the Hippo.
Favorite childhood gift: a wood chest my Grandpa made me.
Worst thing to have lost while in my care: I had a car stolen once while I was at a dance club.
A place I would like to break into: wow! Can there be categories? 1) If I can have whatever I can take—Cost Plus World Market , 2) For the good of humanity—an evil dictator’s secret base 3) Just looking—The Smithsonian 4) To use—some well-appointed seaside villa in the South of France/Italy/España.
A book that made me glad to be alive: they all do, The Enchanted April was empowering and anything by Wendell Berry for the nobility of humanity.
Something you didn't buy, but really wish you had: some red patent leather rain boots, wedge heel, sooo saucy, not hookerish.
People would be surprised to know: how much time/energy/money the little experiment of owning a shop for a few months cost and is still costing me.
I should buy more: cut flowers.

2 comments:

Karen said...

I too love red patent leather when not hookerish. My zebra-striped Hello Kitty rainboots say "unlikely to ever be taken seriously as a hooker."

apple slice said...

i have black patent sandals with a one-inch heel (the highest i go). i always say they are "cooter's mom's sandals" though i have never met cooter's mom. he was a colorful fellow from college. his mother was described to me as having nice legs and i think she is from south america. so, they are her sandals. but i wear them a couple times a year and feel pretty jazzy.