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Mrs. BH and I celebrated our anniversary by spending the day thrifting and antiquing in Minneapolis/St. Paul yesterday, and we came back with quite a haul. From left to right in the photo above, you can see our barware finds: a vintage Paul Marshall Mr. Peanut mug, a souvenir Hurricane glass with original box from the Kapok Tree Inn in Florida, and a souvenir Old Fashioned glass from Hawaii. You can view large scans of the Kapok Tree glass box here and here.

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Our purchases in the realm of native art included this wonderful Australian aboriginal painting on eucalyptus bark, done sometime in the 1950s by Bob Berarangu of the Wulaki tribe. The scene depicts a frog and 2 freshwater turtles. The mask is of unknown provenance, but it'll look cool hanging on the wall of the Hai'deaway.

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Finally, I couldn't pass up this souvenir LP from a Polynesian floorshow at the Bora Bora Room of the Waikiki Beachcomber Hotel. The music is great, and I'd be happy to rip it, if anyone's interested.

After all that digging around, we were exhausted and decided to dine at Moscow on the Hill in St. Paul. We shared a plate of chicken blinis, followed by delicious bowls of chilled Borscht. For our entrees, I had the peasant Pelmeni with cheese and mushrooms, and Mrs. BH had smoked chicken marinated in tea. For dessert, we split a Tiramisu.

It's a gorgeous day out, so I'm going to hit the bike trails and try to work off some of that meal. See ya later!