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Saturday, July 27, 2013

 
  

DESOLATE PRETTY

 

MAY DRIVE


 

MADISON TRIP

we had a family grill dinner after the show. i should have taken a pic of the girls helping us take down the stand. not beets but purple potatoes.

 

ANTIQUE BOBBERS


 

LANDS & PEOPLES


 

EBAY OBJECT

 
341 OBJECT

MID-CENTURY MURANO bottle vase RAINBOW STRIPED- $52

 As I understand it, the glass blower begins by arranging small rods of colored glass on a tray. He or she then blows a big glob of molten glass into a bubble and rolls the bubble across the rods, and they become one with the bubble. If I had some molten glass, I’d show you how it’s done, if I knew how to blow glass, which I don’t. 


 


Brilliant red, cobalt blue, emerald green, canary yellow, sky-blue alternate within sections defined by 5 stripes of Aventurine.


 

Since I grew tired of calling that golden sparkly stuff in Murano glass “gold sparkly stuff, I looked up Aventurine. It’s some sort of quartz, but I stumbled across a web page that made me laugh. Stick with me. I’ll tell you why.


 

Before I poke fun at anyone else, I must admit that I’ve fallen into fits of hyperbole myownself , , , , upon rare occasion. However, I must bow to an Internet seller of Aventurine when it comes to hype.
To me, this sounds like someone who’s gotten stuck with a truckload of Aventurine and desperately needs to recoup. (Been there, done that.)  He says:
“Aventurine: stone of prosperity - reinforces leadership qualities and decisiveness - Promotes compassion and empathy - Encourages perseverance - Relieves stammers and severe neuroses.  It stabilizes one’s state of mind, stimulates perception and enhances creativity - aids in seeing alternatives and possibilities - calms anger and irritation.  It promotes feelings of well-being.  and balances male-female energy - encourages regeneration of the heart - protects against environmental pollution.” DOES WHAT !? “. . benefits the thymus gland and nervous system - balances blood pressure and stimulates the metabolism, lowering cholesterol.  Aventurine has an anti-inflammatory effect and eases skin eruptions, allergies, migraines, and soothes the eyes.  It heals lungs, sinuses, heart, muscular and urogenital systems.” (I’ve never heard of a “urogenital system, but I’m sure mine could use a little healing.)     

 
  I’ve not only walked in his shoes, I’ve worn out several pair. I can even picture the scene.
His wife opens the basement door and yells to him as he works by the dim light of one of those energy efficient bulbs: “Honey. We’re out of milk and bread and a few other things. Can I go grocery shopping? Is the PayPal card good?”
He summons up his most cheerful voice: “Can it wait ‘til tomorrow, Sweetie? Some old coot in Ohio wants to know what I'd take for a lard bucket full of Aventurine. Said he pay immediately.”




 

AUDOBON DEAD BIRDS


 

ARNE IN MADISON

 

SATURDAY INQUISITION BLOGGING

crushing under 100's of pounds of dead weight. called the 'turtle'. sometimes w/ a wood wedge. late 1500's image

 

ARNE PIC

 

ARNE IN MADISON

 

AUDOBON DEAD BIRDS

 

CAR BLING

 

EBAY OBJETS

 

ESTATE SALE TOUR

 

KITTEN PRON

 

MADISON TRIP


 

MAY DRIVE

 

GLITTER SQUIRLS

 

SATURN'S DAY SUGAR SIFTER BLOGGING


Friday, July 26, 2013

 

OLD HOARD

can't remember how i found this tiny apple w/ worm. BIG worm.

 

MAY DRIVE

 

MADISON TRIP

 

YELLOW LURE

 

ESTATE SALE TOUR

 

EBAY OBJECT

 
341 OBJECT

BIG ANTIQUE SAMPLER W/ BIRDS & WOMAN C 1840- $1,225

Upon the untimely death of Gary Buskirk Chumley of Bloomington, Indiana this past December, all easily accessible history of this sampler was lost. Gary had the information in his head. However, as with most all the other antiques in the home, it descended through the Buskirk family. Therefore, we know it was created in either Indiana or Pennsylvania. While searching papers and family records, we became somewhat certain the schoolgirl’s name was “Sarah,” but it is a fact without clarity. The history of the family is easily available, both on the Internet as well as through the Monroe County History Center in Bloomington, Indiana. 

 
I removed it from its frame and very lightly cleaned the frame, which revealed some subtle painted decoration on the inside bevel. It hung in an upstairs bedroom and had remained untouched and undisturbed for generations.

 
Geometric flowers, colorful birds facing off one another and the alphabet created three times, combined with a delightfully folksy, somewhat naïve rendering of a lady wearing a snood, makes this sampler many times more cheerful than your average, run-of-the-mill stitchery I normally come across. You’ll like it because it’ll make you smile.








 

AUDOBON DEAD BIRDS


 

ARNE IN MADISON

camp randall

 

THE SQUIRREL MENACE




Plague-infected squirrel shuts down California campground

Plague squirrels shut down California campground while officials dust for infected fleas.

A plague-infected squirrel has closed the Table Mountain Campgrounds of Angeles National Forest in California for at least a week, according to Los Angeles health officials.
The squirrel, trapped July 16, tested positive for the infection on Tuesday, prompting a public health advisory. The campground will remain closed while investigators test other squirrels in the area and dust for infected fleas.
"Plague is a bacterial infection that can be transmitted to humans through the bites of infected fleas, which is why we close affected campgrounds and recreational areas as a precaution while preventive measures are taken to control the flea population," L.A. County health officer Dr. Jonathan Fielding said in a statement.
Plague is caused by Yersinia pestis, and although it wiped out more than half the European population in the fourteenth and fifteenth centuries, the Centers for Disease Control and Preventionreport an average of seven human cases per year in the U.S.
Modern plague cases typically appear in the rural West, and plague has been known to reside in the San Gabriel Mountains ground squirrel population.
Plague transmission through flea bites causes bubonic plague, with symptoms including rapid onset of fever and chills and enlarged lymph glands near the bite. Untreated bubonic plague can progress to infection of the blood or lungs, causing pneumonic plague. All forms of the plague can be fatal if left untreated.

 

FRIDAY ART BLOGGING

 

ARNE PIC

 

ARNE IN MADISON

 

AUDOBON DEAD BIRDS


 

CAT BLING

 

EBAY OBJECT

i was a bad girl

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