#mailbox
Temporary Home. Finally decided to pick a scale of 1/24th (0.5in = 1ft), inspired by the phenomenal work of Randy Hage.
I did this as a take two on one of my favorite old pieces that had the wrong feel but the right thought “Shut-Away” …or at least that is how I felt about it.
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“Surprise” for day nine of #februllage2022 on instagram this was tough for me, until I remembered that mailboxes are always surprised! If the #USPS needs a new mascot, I got them. Did you see faces in random objects as a kid too? (As if I dont still see them…)
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I don’t know if you use this tumblr anymore but I saw that ppl were allowed to get ur cows tattooed and wanted to show u the one I got today! It’s my favourite cow of yours !
AH I forgot about this but !! Pog ! It came out very nicely !! I hope you enjoy your new guy !
Ouuuue Thanks for the nice messages all !! I rlly appreciate all the support over the last year,, I hope life treats everyone well in 2022!!
.The Miller & Carter Steak Experience | Mailbox, Birmingham.
Last weekend I was invited along to Miller & Carter in the Mailbox to test out their Steak Experience and having never been before I didn’t realise I’d been missing out on such a gem of a restaurant. Miller & Carter have numerous restaurants across the country all boasting a fine selection of steaks and grills to satisfy any diner and a very impressive drinks menu to boot. We chose the Birmingham branch on the top level of the stylish Mailboxcomplexone beautifully warm and a sunny August Sunday and it turned out to be the perfect afternoon thanks to impeccable service, irresistible wine and incredible food.
We wandered into the restaurant a little earlier than our booked table after a lovely glass of Veuve in Bar Epernay below and were greeted by friendly obliging staff who showed us to a big table by the window straight away and allowed us to look through the giant Miller & Carter menus. There was so much choice we ordered some drinks while we were looking through from their impressive and reasonably priced wine list and well stocked bar – an iced cold Peroni for him, a large Chilean Sauvignon for me (£4.30). The starters looked too good to resist so we both dove straight in with Lemongrass & Chilli Tempura King Prawns (£6.95) and the Bourbon Glazed Belly Pork Bites (£5.95) which were just the right size and incredibly moreish, especially those crispy prawns with chilli jam.
Onto the main attraction….
We both ordered the 12oz Ribeye off the bone (£19.95), one medium and one medium rare and I was incredibly pleased to see that both of the steaks came exactly as ordered. On the menu Miller & Carter suggest how to have each steak cooked for maximum enjoyment but I went one below (because I’m such a foodie rebel) and it was melt in the mouth delicious, but I have to say I think they were spot on with their medium recommendation after tasting Joe’s. Each steak comes with an iceberg lettuce bowl and a choice of dressings which is a nice touch. I went for the Bacon & Honey Mustard dressing and even though I’m not an iceberg lettuce fan it was a welcome addition that i really enjoyed! Your steak also comes with a bowl of delicious chips, seriously delicious chips that were crispy, salty and fluffy in the middle – perfectly cut and so moreish – and a slab of onion loaf, oh the onion loaf! I will be dreaming about that onion loaf for weeks, it was a scrumptious potatoey oniony side that I never knew existed - i will now be devastated if any steak I order in the future doesn’t come with it…do not miss out on the onion loaf! I ordered a Half Lobster Tail to go along with my steak (£5.75) and it was a delicious little addition to my plate – definitely worth adding onto your order – and a blue cheese butter that melted through my ribeye leaving me in cheesy, meaty, buttery heaven. Highly recommended.
For our mains we moved onto the red wine(an essential with a good steak in my eyes) and the Miller & Carter menu even helps you pick your wine based on the steak you’ve ordered – a lovely touch. Our waitress Becca however had an excellent knowledge of wine and helped us choose two similar wines to complement our mains with Joe opting for a slightly lighter Australian Shiraz (£8.25) and myself choosing a deep a fruity Spanish Rioja (£7.60) both of which paired perfectly with our steaks and they went down very, very well.
Pudding time, and as we were both about ready to burst we opted for a Tasting Plate to share (£8.95) consisting of a selection of White Chocolate & Pistachio Iced Parfait, a delectable Warm Chocolate Brownie,Sticky Toffee PuddingandVanilla Bean Ice Cream. It was to die for. We asked Becca for 15 minutes to finish off our wine before ordering two perfectly balanced Irish Coffees to finish off our meal on the balcony overlooking the canal and we were two very happy, very full little bunnies.
I can’t believe i’d never stepped foot in a Miller & Carter restaurant before but I’d go back in a heartbeat. It’s the perfect place that would suit any party - a date night, family meal or a night with friends and isn’t going to break the bank either. We had a wonderful afternoon and I can’t wait to visit again – I’m heading straight for the cocktail menu next time!
You can take a look at the whole menu and book a table for the mailbox on the Miller & Carter website here.
Have you been to Miller & Carter before? What’s your steak of choice?
Tweet us @xameliax @Millerandcarter #millerandcarter
xax
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„Wie kannst du glauben, Partys können dir meine Wärme ersetzen?“
Enemy - Mailbox
Let’s Fill This Town With Color - Part 1
This is the first time I’ve ever made a set so huge and I’m very nervous about posting it haha. I was tired of being solimited in my colour choices, and since learning fence recolours arepossible I decided I simply hadto do something about it.
Feedback is very welcome! I think I’ve double checked everything, but let me know if there are any issues.
Info and download links under the read more:
- 1 tile door and mailbox from RVSN’s shut the front door set.
- Meshes needed for the door and mailbox. Get them here.
- 36 swatches.
- 12 neutral tones inspired by @peacemaker-ic‘s wood tones.
- 12 colours from @eversims‘Ever So Vibrant palette.
- 12 deeper shades, to compliment the ESV colours. Currently referring to these ones as my obsidian prism swatches, but my friend said they’re to be called hemospectrum.
- The fence, stairs, and railings do not have custom thumbnails because TSRW is infuriating and also because I do not know what I am doing.
- See a full breakdown of the items included in this spreadsheet.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED: @lotharihoe‘sbrighter foundations fix. I had a whole ramble about how annoying the ground storey gradient is while this post sat in my drafts, and this mod fixes it completely!!
DOWNLOAD (SFS):merged|separated zip
Credit & thanks:
- S4S
- TSRW
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Hello stationary friends (assuming you are not on a bus or train). Let’s talk stationery.
I love writing letters and postcards to my friends. I always have.
It’s a cheap, fun hobby where I can write by hand little messages to let others know I’m thinking of them.
Letters don’t have to be fancy. You don’t have to spend a ton of money on stationery or a fountain pen or vintage stamps to send meaningful, heartfelt letters. Postcards are often super cheap (less than a dollar in most places) or you can use printer paper or lined looseleaf if your handwriting gets a bit wandery on blank paper. I have hoarded postcards from every random place I’ve traveled (including highway rest stops in the middle of Maine) and have dozens at this point. My favorite pen for a long time was one I found under my desk in a high school classroom. And stamps for postcards are cheaper than normal stamps, but all in all, stamps are probably the most expensive part of correspondence. For a while, I kept all my writing supplies in a wax paper envelope from the post office that my stamps came in, and upgraded to an empty chocolate box when my collection started growing. I repeat: Not. Expensive.
That being said, I have also slowly started accumulating stationery and pens, both for correspondence and for bullet journaling, according to my style of letter-sending. I buy things here and there as they show up on sale or when I want to splurge a little. I also pool resources, sharing washi tape and pens with my sister in exchange for stickers from her truly enormous collection. Getting some friends together and having a mailing party can be the best way to try out sealing wax or brush pens before buying them yourself!
Here are some places with stationery I really love. I often find them in bookshops and museum stores, as well as stationery chains like Paper Source or Papyrus, but you can also find them at big chain stores Barnes & Noble and Anthropologie, which are both starting to branch out more into paper goods.
https://riflepaperco.com/stationery/stationery-sets
^ fancy boxed writing sets, which I have a weakness for
http://www.mrboddington.com/boxed-notecards
^ whimsical, sweet cards for familiar pen pals or the (inner) kids in your life
https://www.sugarbooandco.com/accents/paper-office/notepads/
^ very #aesthetic writing pads with cute quotes on them
https://www.chroniclebooks.com/collections/letters-to-my
^ haven’t tried these yet, but I see them everywhere and they look like a good solution if you want to write letters but don’t know what to write
I’m not so fussy about pens, and prefer ballpoint for envelopes and postcards, as I know they won’t smudge if the mail gets wet. Fountain pens are a rabbit hole I haven’t fallen down yet, and frankly, I think nice handwriting will shine through, whatever pen you use.
Here is my favorite website for learning good penmanship, or just a new style if you want to branch out: https://loopsandtails.com/
I also don’t decorate my envelopes a lot. I really like pretty, functional things and am not so much into embellishment. I’ll do some washi tape or a sticker, and a wax seal occasionally, and write out the address nicely. However, I don’t have the patience to do a lot of extra doodling, and collecting scraps of paper and ephemera for decorating with honestly stresses me out.
I don’t know where to buy vintage stamps, but the post office has a bunch of cool ones that rotate out depending on the season and the clerks are often really chill with letting me sift through them to pick ones I like. Go at a slow time if you’re planning to do that, though, as the post office line can get pretty long. They only have one (or two?) styles of postcard stamps, and one or two styles of international stamps. I like to carry postcard stamps with me in my bag so I can mail letters from wherever when I’m out and about. I actually keep them in the back pocket of my bullet journal and have a couple pages in the front of the journal which act as my address book.
So get out there and start writing!
Doing a matching postcard and sticker set for mail-in rewards perks this month! [patreon.com/raddishroot]
Ok guys, so I used to love to watch Blue’s Clues as a child. I really enjoy watching it as a kid. My favorite character I really, really love is Mailbox! I had a crush on him when I was like 4 years old.
I really like the mail time song:
*clears throat*
Here’s the mail it never fails
It makes me wanna wag my tail
When it comes I wanna wail
MAAAAAIIIIIIILLLLLLLL!!!!!!!!!!
Be sure to fallow me for more cute art.
If you want more Blue’s Clues art or any other childhood cartoon art let me know.
~Storm❤
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What group uses mailboxes made of spaghetti?
The pasta-l service.
