Fairytale Hausfrau: Pushing Daisies

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We’re an American family living just outside of Bitburg, in the scenic but often-damp Eifel countryside of far-western Germany. We got the crazy notion to buy a haus here, and even though it’s not the renovated barn/carriage house/crumbling country manor of our dreams, it’s pretty cool—when the plumbing and heating are working properly. When we aren’t traveling, we live a pretty quiet life. Stop by for frequent doses of Gemütlichkeit, which just basically means a sense of coziness and intimacy--and an unhurried pace to counter the frenetic nature of modern life. Doctor's orders! Oh, and a special hello to anyone visiting from the Spangdahlem Air Base community!

Friday, January 15, 2010

Pushing Daisies

I am really, really going to miss this show. It's chock-full of a bunch of the things I love:

mystery
snappy, witty dialogue, like that of grand old screwball comedies or The Gilmore Girls
color and more color--truly vibrant sets, made to look much like the world of Amelie
retro style
truffle-hunting pigs and bee skeps aplenty
general quirkiness galore
and, of course: PIE!

The premise of Pushing Daisies didn't attract me at first, but I'm so glad I gave it a try--I now own both seasons on dvd. Fairytale Hausfrau favorites, absolutely!

4 comments:

vmichelle said...: I am SO with you! This was the most bizarre, most wonderful show. And I felt so sad when they cancelled it. Couldn't they have at least given me items from set and wardrobe as a parting gift?; January 15, 2010 at 3:04 PM
Monica said...: Hi there,

Never heard of this. Will look it up...; January 16, 2010 at 1:29 PM
Celestial Charms said...: I'm not familiar with the series either...but if they offer it on netflix, I'll be all over it!
Maureen; January 17, 2010 at 8:23 PM
Hausfrau said...: Monica and Celestial Charms--hope you'll check it out and like it as much as I do.

vmichelle, you're right--we totally should have received parting gifts!; January 19, 2010 at 11:12 AM