The Genteel Rogue: Simple Eccentric Tastes

I figured it was about time to "expose" your faithful blogger, the Genteel Rogue.  And, for no particular reason...just figured it would be a nice "filler"...and, it is my blog.  So, enjoy for what it's worth...I assure you that more content will be added from the WF very soon.  After all, the WF is the whole reason I decided to create this blog...and part of that is "ME".

I've been described in many ways, but the most confusing is this:  "Eccentric and Alarmingly Simple".  I like how that rolls off the tounge, not sure what it means...but, I like it.  Here are a few of my "likes"...(before there was facebook)

I like simple food, for the most part.  The tomato is my favorite "fruit"...and nothing is better than a cold tomato sandwich (tomatoes from Ripley, TN only) on a hot summer day.  On the flip side, I like more complex meals with exotic ingredients... but, usually reserve those for Autumn and Winter. I thought to post some of my favorite "eats and drinks" with recipes...but, that comes later.

If I'm not barefoot, I wear comfortable shoes.  Casual around the house and quick trips to the supermarket or run errands is an okay thing.  However, "casual" has it's place.   I have been ridiculed for years about a pair of shoes that I bought one spring that cost me more than a few paychecks...even with a discount!  My alligator shoes have been a signature piece of my wardrobe for nearly six years...and I have no intention of giving them up any time soon.

I like to collect odd things...skeleton keys, shiney things like silver pieces, shoe maker forms, coral, floral frogs, old pictures, tobacco boxes...and in the summer, picnic baskets.  A friend recently remarked at the sight of these baskets in the corner, "You've got a problem...there's help for you...seriously."  Not every one shares the need for unique collections...or shares the love of unique decorating...like the "papered" wall.  I used up five books from a Tennessee Williams collection and a bucket of paper paste to create the wall in my lounge.  It makes me feel happy....secure.

And, as a simple Southern boy, I like my dog.  Her name is Tallulah Mae Belle...she thinks she's Cleopatra, too.  Just months after adopting her she became afraid of walking on the wood floors in my apartment.  So, I bought an inexpensive runner and call it her "magic carpet"...and just like Cleopatra, she boards it like a barge and away we go...me, pulling her like Queen Cleopatra down the Nile.  She definitely keeps me in check though....my sweet LULA!

...and there you have it folks!  a few tidbits about how my noggin' works.