Sunday, April 6, 2008

The peak of teak


Even before the spring blooms hit the trees, the logs in my mailbox are pushing me outdoors. Believe me, I want to go, but it's rainy and 50 degrees! Which means, I can stay inside and pour over my backlog of catalogs until my eyes bleed. First, it seems everybody has teak furniture on their covers. Lands End (lifetime teak), Pottery Barn (chic teak) and Crate&Barrel (it's actually eucalyptus, but it looks a lot like teak so sue me). I don't own any outdoor teak furniture and I wasn't really feeling left out, but now I am so sad and practically an outdoor outcast. Looks like I need some wood to supplement my iron.

I don't understand the appeal of teak - it's beautiful and rich at first, but it fades to that grayish silver color and then it's time to replace it. Kinda like what happens to women. Alright, so there are some people who like that aged, silvery look. I just don't. I'll stick to my aluminum and wrought iron and weather-resistant wicker.

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