Whatcha been up to?

  

Well Instagram ruined blogging for me. Why spend 30 minutes coding, writing and updating a blog when you can post a pic in two seconds and it lasts FOR EVER? But this blog is an aide-memoir and a history of this uniquely modern Andrew Geller designed house and so occasionally, say every six or seven years, I’ll pop in to add an update. 

This year has been challenging, COVID-19 has meant no trips, no visits to museums or art galleries and no eating out. I’ve rediscovered a love of cooking and in the past 10 months we’ve only had takeout a handful of times. If you had told me a year ago I wouldn’t set foot in a restaurant for the foreseeable future I would have thrown myself kicking and howling to the floor, but it has been more fun than I could have imagined. 

Maybe because of the extreme use of the induction hob the Electrolux we put in when we renovated the kitchen gave up the ghost. I love my induction hob & can’t imagine ever cooking on anything else so I upgraded to a Bosch zoneless cooktop (meaning I can use the whole cooktop not just designated plates) with WiFi that connects to my phone and watch, which means they buzz when the timer goes off. Cute and handy!

We also got a new pool heater this summer, yes another one, they seem to last only five years , which if you do the math as I did, works out at “Are you freaking kidding me?” money per year. 

The only other things of note are decor related. Working from home meant that rather than not seeing his art every day, The Guy brought it home & we hung the Rocco Monticolo painting on the balcony over the great room.

Other paintings were reframed by the amazing rockstar framer, Ripe Art & Framing, including four paintings by Nadine Bouler, one by Shirley Geller, artist and wife of architect Andrew Geller, and a Will Klemm that now hangs in the foyer. Beautiful things to make this horrible year a little better. Love it all!