Sunday, February 07, 2010
SUNDAY LOL CHERCH BLOGGING
awl fayths iz welkum
DIS IZ TEH LOL OLD TESTMENT REEDING
Isaac and Rebekah
1 Abraham waz teh oldz en BFF wif Ceiling Cat.2 he waz teh head servent dood "puts yer paw unner my legz" (ewwwwww)3 "I wantz U 2 swear by Ceiling Cat, who maded teh skiez An da Urfs that I DO NOT WANT my son's wife 2 B Canaanite, where we be at.4 but DO WANT wife from my landz and relatives 4 Issac."
5 Servant sez whut if she DO NOT WANT come here, Do I takes him there?"
6 Abraham sez "DO NOT WANT him there"7 Ceiling Cat BFF sez 'Issac do HARBOL GOES WHERE? first, then he can go der.'8 If she DO NOT WANT come here, you KTHXBAI, no takes Issac.9 Servent dood putz hand unner his legz (ewwwww) n made oath
10 Teh servent takez 10 camuels (leik moocows, but different) and did not eated them, and lotza swag. He goes from Aram Naharaim 2 Nahor.11 He getz there when the gurlz are commin it fill BUCKETZ, he makes camuels neel near waterz hole
12 The he praz to Ceiling Cat, "0 Ceiling Cat of Abraham, lemme find gurl to bring back for PEINIS GOES WHERE?13 Checkit, l00k at the gurlz!14 if she sez me and camuels CAN HAS BUCKETS, I bring her back."
15 as he wuz talkin to Ceiling Cat, Rebekah (a gurl) comes out with BUCKET. she daughter ov Bethuel son ov Milcah (wife ov Abraham's brudder Nahor).16 she never do PENIS GOES WHERE? and waz pretty, She fill BUCKET with waterz
17 He sez CAN HAS BUCKET?
18 she sez U CAN HAS MY BUCKET
19 She sez GIMMEH BUCKET so camuels CAN HAS BUCKET.20 she sez now camules CAN HAS BUCKET.21 He watched to see if Ceiling Cat liked this 1.
22 when camuels were done with BUCKET, he gets out a nose ring and braceletz23 and sez, letz go 2 ur dads palce.
24 She sez "dads Bethuel, grandpap Nahor, mom Milcah25 YOU CAN HAS room at my place
26 He sez to Ceiling Cat27 KTHZ dood, I'm goin to Abraham's DNA
28 She tellz mom n all,29 and her brother Laban.30 n he seez sis wif nose ring n bracletz n goez to meat him.31 Laban sez "d00d!!!1!1! WTF you here 4? You BFF Ceiling Cat, check out my crib."
32 So he goes to teh house. foodz was brought for camuels and they eated it, and they washed teh feetz in buckets.33 the was delicios cakes but he not eated it, he sez "I do not want eated it until I tell u this"
Laban sez WTF?
34 He sez I workz for Abraham35 and he BFF w/ Ceiling Cat and gots sheepz n moocows n silver n gold n servents n camuels n donkiez n shiny thingz and catnip n cheezburgrs n cookiez n lotsa udder stuff.36 Sarah hiz wife plooped out a babie whem she waz leik old n stuff and the kid getz the loot.37 n he tolded me to get the kid a wife not from teh Canaanites where he B at but from hiz DNA.38 but do wanted wife 4 isaac from hims relativez, daz ok."
39 I axed "whut if she DO NOT WANT come here?"
40 He sez Ceiling Cat be workin on it, it'll work trust me K? srsly,41 If it don't wurk, just GTFO. KTHXBAI.
42 I wus talkin to Ceiling Cat when I was in ur waterz sayin "pweese make it wurk,43 n if I axe a gurl for her bucket,44 n she says U CAN HAS MY BUCKET and ur camuels CAN HAS MY BUCKET too" I'll call it gud.
45 I wasnt done talkin to Ceiling Cat when I sees Rebeka an sez "CAN I HAS UR BUCKET?"
46 n she sez U CAN HAS MAI BUCKET and ur camuels too.
47 I axed her who she wuz
she said she wus from Abrahams DNA!!!11!!1!
so I shoved a ring up her nose and put the cuffs on,48 n thanked Ceiling Cat.49 can I has her? if I can no has her, tell me where I can get another 1.
50 Laban and Bethuel sez "This be Ceiling Cat business, we outta this,51 you CAN HAS gurl, so ur master's son can do PENIS GOES WHERE on her. Leik Ceiling Cat sez"
52 when he hearz that he bowed to Ceiling Cat53 and got gold n silver shiny things n clothes n gave them to the gurl, he also dumped buckets of swag on her brudder n mom54 then they eated delicious cake and drinked and sleeped.
when he waked up, he sed I GTFO, KTHXBAI
55 Bro n mom sed, "Woah d00d, we needs 10 dayz, then U can GTFO."
56 he sez "WTF? Ceiling Cat may get pissed"
57 they say "letz axe the gurl"58 They axe n she sez KBAI
59 so they tell her to GTFO long wif her nurse and the guise60 n they blessed Rebeka n sed:
"yo sis, moar
in teh mani towsandz
mai ur babies pwn
der enemies"
61 So Rebeka n her maidz got on the camuels n GTFO
62 Issac come from Beer Lahai Roi, cause he wus livin in Negev.63 He goes walkies one night n seez camuels a commin64 Rebeka sees Issac n gets off camuel65 n sez "who dat who be a commin 2 meat us?"
Servent sez "Bossman, so she covered hersefs with veil."
66 Then he telled the story to Issac67 n he bringed he into his mom's tent n married her, and did PENIS GOES WHERE? and was comforted after his mother's death.
Isaac and Rebekah
1 Abraham waz teh oldz en BFF wif Ceiling Cat.2 he waz teh head servent dood "puts yer paw unner my legz" (ewwwwww)3 "I wantz U 2 swear by Ceiling Cat, who maded teh skiez An da Urfs that I DO NOT WANT my son's wife 2 B Canaanite, where we be at.4 but DO WANT wife from my landz and relatives 4 Issac."
5 Servant sez whut if she DO NOT WANT come here, Do I takes him there?"
6 Abraham sez "DO NOT WANT him there"7 Ceiling Cat BFF sez 'Issac do HARBOL GOES WHERE? first, then he can go der.'8 If she DO NOT WANT come here, you KTHXBAI, no takes Issac.9 Servent dood putz hand unner his legz (ewwwww) n made oath
10 Teh servent takez 10 camuels (leik moocows, but different) and did not eated them, and lotza swag. He goes from Aram Naharaim 2 Nahor.11 He getz there when the gurlz are commin it fill BUCKETZ, he makes camuels neel near waterz hole
12 The he praz to Ceiling Cat, "0 Ceiling Cat of Abraham, lemme find gurl to bring back for PEINIS GOES WHERE?13 Checkit, l00k at the gurlz!14 if she sez me and camuels CAN HAS BUCKETS, I bring her back."
15 as he wuz talkin to Ceiling Cat, Rebekah (a gurl) comes out with BUCKET. she daughter ov Bethuel son ov Milcah (wife ov Abraham's brudder Nahor).16 she never do PENIS GOES WHERE? and waz pretty, She fill BUCKET with waterz
17 He sez CAN HAS BUCKET?
18 she sez U CAN HAS MY BUCKET
19 She sez GIMMEH BUCKET so camuels CAN HAS BUCKET.20 she sez now camules CAN HAS BUCKET.21 He watched to see if Ceiling Cat liked this 1.
22 when camuels were done with BUCKET, he gets out a nose ring and braceletz23 and sez, letz go 2 ur dads palce.
24 She sez "dads Bethuel, grandpap Nahor, mom Milcah25 YOU CAN HAS room at my place
26 He sez to Ceiling Cat27 KTHZ dood, I'm goin to Abraham's DNA
28 She tellz mom n all,29 and her brother Laban.30 n he seez sis wif nose ring n bracletz n goez to meat him.31 Laban sez "d00d!!!1!1! WTF you here 4? You BFF Ceiling Cat, check out my crib."
32 So he goes to teh house. foodz was brought for camuels and they eated it, and they washed teh feetz in buckets.33 the was delicios cakes but he not eated it, he sez "I do not want eated it until I tell u this"
Laban sez WTF?
34 He sez I workz for Abraham35 and he BFF w/ Ceiling Cat and gots sheepz n moocows n silver n gold n servents n camuels n donkiez n shiny thingz and catnip n cheezburgrs n cookiez n lotsa udder stuff.36 Sarah hiz wife plooped out a babie whem she waz leik old n stuff and the kid getz the loot.37 n he tolded me to get the kid a wife not from teh Canaanites where he B at but from hiz DNA.38 but do wanted wife 4 isaac from hims relativez, daz ok."
39 I axed "whut if she DO NOT WANT come here?"
40 He sez Ceiling Cat be workin on it, it'll work trust me K? srsly,41 If it don't wurk, just GTFO. KTHXBAI.
42 I wus talkin to Ceiling Cat when I was in ur waterz sayin "pweese make it wurk,43 n if I axe a gurl for her bucket,44 n she says U CAN HAS MY BUCKET and ur camuels CAN HAS MY BUCKET too" I'll call it gud.
45 I wasnt done talkin to Ceiling Cat when I sees Rebeka an sez "CAN I HAS UR BUCKET?"
46 n she sez U CAN HAS MAI BUCKET and ur camuels too.
47 I axed her who she wuz
she said she wus from Abrahams DNA!!!11!!1!
so I shoved a ring up her nose and put the cuffs on,48 n thanked Ceiling Cat.49 can I has her? if I can no has her, tell me where I can get another 1.
50 Laban and Bethuel sez "This be Ceiling Cat business, we outta this,51 you CAN HAS gurl, so ur master's son can do PENIS GOES WHERE on her. Leik Ceiling Cat sez"
52 when he hearz that he bowed to Ceiling Cat53 and got gold n silver shiny things n clothes n gave them to the gurl, he also dumped buckets of swag on her brudder n mom54 then they eated delicious cake and drinked and sleeped.
when he waked up, he sed I GTFO, KTHXBAI
55 Bro n mom sed, "Woah d00d, we needs 10 dayz, then U can GTFO."
56 he sez "WTF? Ceiling Cat may get pissed"
57 they say "letz axe the gurl"58 They axe n she sez KBAI
59 so they tell her to GTFO long wif her nurse and the guise60 n they blessed Rebeka n sed:
"yo sis, moar
in teh mani towsandz
mai ur babies pwn
der enemies"
61 So Rebeka n her maidz got on the camuels n GTFO
62 Issac come from Beer Lahai Roi, cause he wus livin in Negev.63 He goes walkies one night n seez camuels a commin64 Rebeka sees Issac n gets off camuel65 n sez "who dat who be a commin 2 meat us?"
Servent sez "Bossman, so she covered hersefs with veil."
66 Then he telled the story to Issac67 n he bringed he into his mom's tent n married her, and did PENIS GOES WHERE? and was comforted after his mother's death.
DIS IZ TEH LOL NU TESTMENT REEDING
2 Thesilonlianz wan, vursz 3-12
Thanksing an Praer
3 Alwaise shud be thanksing Ceiling Cat for youse, yo faythe is hasn a flavor an teh luvz ofteh kets an for teh udder guise is wikid an grows the wikidness bigger, ttlysrsly.4 So we rubz ouselves and spray in teh homes of Ceiling Cat celebratin ur pounce and belieevez in all your persimmons and teh whiskas you endure.
5 Ceiling Cat haz teh fair roolz an dis is teh proofs, dis iz wai yu eats cheezbrgrs less so yu kan deserv to livings in teh Ceiling wif Ceiling Cat.6 Cuz Ceiling Cat defnitly laik to beatz up teh alleekats taht beatz yu up, srsly,7 an to maek teh nais bedz fr yuo if yuo iz pwned, wen Lod Jebus showse us frm teh Ceiling wit teh BirdKats dat is suprbuff,8 in teh suprhot brning fiar, dey cums an pwnzors teh alleekats dat dosent lissen to Lod Jebus oar du wht he sayz.9 Alleekats iz gettin PWNZORD 4EVR ZOMG!!11! An dey is being stuk awai frm Ceiling Cat wif teh kitteh door lokkd,10 wen he gose in da howse so hez ken be pettd bai his 3 ones wif hols in dem, an for lukin gud at teh kitteh sho an lissns to da tesstimoanys (Iz not nose wat dat iz, saonds liek makin secks noys LOL).
11 OK, wez alwais prai fr yu, so taht Ceiling Cat maek you gud fr himz to call or txt msg, an maiks evrthngs yuo dose wurk soopr gud,12 4 so Lod Jebus naem maek yuo teh roxxor, an him teh roxxors too LOL, liek Ceiling Cat and Jebus grayce kthxbai.
2 Thesilonlianz wan, vursz 3-12
Thanksing an Praer
3 Alwaise shud be thanksing Ceiling Cat for youse, yo faythe is hasn a flavor an teh luvz ofteh kets an for teh udder guise is wikid an grows the wikidness bigger, ttlysrsly.4 So we rubz ouselves and spray in teh homes of Ceiling Cat celebratin ur pounce and belieevez in all your persimmons and teh whiskas you endure.
5 Ceiling Cat haz teh fair roolz an dis is teh proofs, dis iz wai yu eats cheezbrgrs less so yu kan deserv to livings in teh Ceiling wif Ceiling Cat.6 Cuz Ceiling Cat defnitly laik to beatz up teh alleekats taht beatz yu up, srsly,7 an to maek teh nais bedz fr yuo if yuo iz pwned, wen Lod Jebus showse us frm teh Ceiling wit teh BirdKats dat is suprbuff,8 in teh suprhot brning fiar, dey cums an pwnzors teh alleekats dat dosent lissen to Lod Jebus oar du wht he sayz.9 Alleekats iz gettin PWNZORD 4EVR ZOMG!!11! An dey is being stuk awai frm Ceiling Cat wif teh kitteh door lokkd,10 wen he gose in da howse so hez ken be pettd bai his 3 ones wif hols in dem, an for lukin gud at teh kitteh sho an lissns to da tesstimoanys (Iz not nose wat dat iz, saonds liek makin secks noys LOL).
11 OK, wez alwais prai fr yu, so taht Ceiling Cat maek you gud fr himz to call or txt msg, an maiks evrthngs yuo dose wurk soopr gud,12 4 so Lod Jebus naem maek yuo teh roxxor, an him teh roxxors too LOL, liek Ceiling Cat and Jebus grayce kthxbai.
DIS IZ TEH LOL GOSPELL REEDING
Jahn for, vursz 27-38
Disipls m33t up wit Jebus
27 Teh dscpls comes and tehy iz liek "OMG" becuz Jebus iz talks to teh Samrtn womun and teh otehr Samrtn ppl wer liek "Srsly, whatevr."
28 So teh womun sez to teh waterz "Do not want!" and goes to teh cityz and sez,29 "Oh hai, soem guy sez teh stuffs taht I does; it iz teh Dood?"30 So teh ppls comes to sees Jebus.
31 Teh dscpls r liek "Srsly Jebus, u can haz cheezburgr."
32 But Jebus sez "I haz sum foods and I eated it, k? And u guyz r probly violatin teh kosher lawz."
33 And teh dscpls iz liek "WTF? How does he haz teh foods?"
34 Jebus sez, "Mah foods is to does teh stuffs taht Ceiling Cat sez.35 "Duznt u sez, 'Hay, iz sum tiem, and ltr teh foods iz comes'? Srsly, u looks aroun, teh foods iz evrywhr.36 "Ifs u gets teh foods, u haz teh foods forevr and evr and evryone iz teh frenz, k?37 "Liek, 'one guy iz makes teh foods, and teh otehr gets teh foods.'38 "I haz sez to u, 'Hay, go gets teh foods naow plz' and u duznt gets teh foods; teh otehr ppl just gets teh foods fore u."
dis b teh werds ov teh ceeling cat
tnx b too ceeling cat
go ehn pees an survz teh ceeling cat
Jahn for, vursz 27-38
Disipls m33t up wit Jebus
27 Teh dscpls comes and tehy iz liek "OMG" becuz Jebus iz talks to teh Samrtn womun and teh otehr Samrtn ppl wer liek "Srsly, whatevr."
28 So teh womun sez to teh waterz "Do not want!" and goes to teh cityz and sez,29 "Oh hai, soem guy sez teh stuffs taht I does; it iz teh Dood?"30 So teh ppls comes to sees Jebus.
31 Teh dscpls r liek "Srsly Jebus, u can haz cheezburgr."
32 But Jebus sez "I haz sum foods and I eated it, k? And u guyz r probly violatin teh kosher lawz."
33 And teh dscpls iz liek "WTF? How does he haz teh foods?"
34 Jebus sez, "Mah foods is to does teh stuffs taht Ceiling Cat sez.35 "Duznt u sez, 'Hay, iz sum tiem, and ltr teh foods iz comes'? Srsly, u looks aroun, teh foods iz evrywhr.36 "Ifs u gets teh foods, u haz teh foods forevr and evr and evryone iz teh frenz, k?37 "Liek, 'one guy iz makes teh foods, and teh otehr gets teh foods.'38 "I haz sez to u, 'Hay, go gets teh foods naow plz' and u duznt gets teh foods; teh otehr ppl just gets teh foods fore u."
dis b teh werds ov teh ceeling cat
tnx b too ceeling cat
go ehn pees an survz teh ceeling cat
SUN'S DAY EARTH BLOGGING
yvonne cornish
Saturday, February 06, 2010
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
1868 munising, MI lighthouse-phil ji
RANDOM LAND & PEOPLES
horseless carriages
RANDOM PIMPED CAR
55 cadillac coupe de ville
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
odiham castle canal, king john, UK-pisceanstar
Friday, February 05, 2010
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
paldiski, estonia soviet barracks-der%pezialist
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Authentic EDWARD BOREIN Drawing RANCHOS de ASIS MISSION-$598 same bid
Artists have been drawn to this early Spanish mission. It posed for works by the likes of Ansel Adams and Georgia O’Keeffe. This exquisite original pencil drawing is the work of a man who cowboyed his way throughout the southwest drawing and painting all along the way – a California born artist named Edward Borein (1872-1940).
This piece is one of two works by the artist I found last week. Check my other auctions to see the other, which I listed a moment ago. Architectural landscapes by Borein are quite uncommon, so for me to find two from one home in southwestern Ohio was quite a thrill.
“John Edward Borein – Santa Barbara, Calif.”
That could be meaningful because of the “Santa Barbara” part. I found the following information in my copy of Edan Hughes’ wonderful reference book Artists in California, 1786-1940. (Buy one. It’s well worth adding to your library.)
In 1899, Borein visited Arizona while returning from Mexico. By 1902, he was a successful illustrator in San Francisco for the San Francisco Call, and in 1907 to enhance his illustration skills, went to New York to learn etching techniques. There he enrolled in the Art Students League and was a student of Child Hassam. In the theatre district, he opened a studio that became a gathering place for 'lonesome' westerners such as Charles Russell, Will Rogers, Olaf Seltzer and Oscar Borg. But Borein did not feel at home in New York, so he moved to Santa Barbara, California in 1921.
This was a final move. He and his wife built a Hopi-style home, and he taught at the Santa Barbara School of the Arts until his death. . .”
Might we deduce from that that the drawing dates somewhere between 1921 and 1940? I think so, assuming the note was either put on there by the framer who found information on the back or with the work - or the family may have put the note on there because they knew. I just simply don’t know.
Remember, this is one of two John Edward Borein drawings I discovered last week right here in southwestern Ohio. Be sure to check my other auctions so you can see the other one I listed a moment ago as well as other treasures, finds, silly objects and “things that make my heart pound.”
not me.
RANDOM MARCO/ARCHITECHTURE
pretty pretty pretty
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
novy rozdil, ukraine sulphur plant-fred12
FRIDAY ART BLOGGING
another art school 'still life'. i never much cared for palette knives.
Thursday, February 04, 2010
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
nebraska-little red book
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
Old PENCIL DRAWING Adobe PUEBLO Church by EDWARD BOREIN-sold $598 i am not impressed
.Anyone interested in Western of Cowboy art is already quite familiar with Edward Borein whose body of work and his fascination with the American West has been compared to Charles Russell. They were, as a matter of fact, great friends.
There is no need here to parrot all the facts and events that influenced Borein’s work. You can find tons of information about him on the Internet and at your local library. A good place to start would be getting your hands on a copy of Edan Hughes’ wonderful reference book Artists in California, 1786-1940. Edward Borein was born in San Leandro, a town just south of Oakland and across the bay from San Francisco.
I was lucky enough to discover two of his pencil drawings last week. Both have been freshly framed, professionally matted and backed with acid free foam backing. They are ready to hang and enjoy for a couple more lifetimes.
This auction is for the first of the two. (I’ll list the other one in a minute.)
I don’t know which adobe church is depicted in this landscape. Retracing Borein’s steps would take a lifetime. He cowboyed his way all around the Southwest, including a couple years in Mexico. His circle of friends grew as he traveled and as his works became much in demand befriending the likes of not only Russell but Teddy Roosevelt and Will Rogers as well. Fascinating life!
It is signed, lower right: “Borein.” I wish I knew the date, but I don’t. It’s pre-1940; that’s for sure.
RANDOM MARCO/ARCHITECTURE
that door would help if you were getting a baby grand piano. or a big marble sculpture.
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
north carolina farm-brightbabyblues
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
ANTIQUE Chinese INTRICATE LACQUER BOX with MAH JONG-sold $72
We all do it, and I feel relieved that it’s not just me whose brain automatically associates one thought with another for reasons known only to that subconscious monster who lives in us all.
For instance, when I see a pile of Mah Jong tiles I think back to the 70s when herds of young “twenty-something” women were set loose to prey upon unsuspecting men, all because of a novel one woman wrote about her slutty sister . . . or not. (I personally think it was autobiographical.)
Anyhow . . . the novelist said: “Show me a woman who doesn't feel guilty and I'll show you a man.”
It was Erica Jong, of course; the inventor of the “one night stand.”
The old box is 8 ¾” by 6” by 4 ½”, and it is constructed of paperboard, lacquer and thick cutouts of multi-layered paper in a way I’ve never seen before. The covering is actually stitched into place with the cutout applications laid down on top.
I was surprised to open the box and find the Maj Jong pieces. I don’t know what I expected, but it wasn’t that. You’ll notice the “male” part of the hasp lock is missing, and there are a few chips and dings to the surface. No matter: It’s still a striking old box – and very unusual.
Notice two things in the image above. First look between the two ends of the handle, and you’ll see a Chinese character. I don’t know what it says or means, but I wanted to make sure you didn’t miss it. It could be important.
The other element to note is the wrapping and stitching seen on the end. That’s nice!
Dang! There it goes again – unintentional association.
Stitching = Clothing = Zippers.
“Zipless” is part of a term Jong used with great impact in Fear of Flying. If you must, just Google or Bing these words “Erica Jong Zipless.” Then go wash your brain out with soap. (It’s kinda like “temporary friends with benefits,” if you knowhwhatImean.)
Downtown Cincinnati = Shopping = Department Store = Pogue’s = Christmas Ornaments
The owner’s label remains on the bottom. Pogue’s was an upscale department store in Cincinnati. I worked there briefly in the winter of 1964 selling Christmas ornaments in the "trim-a-tree" department. I even met one of the founders: Sam Pogue. I don’t know who “John Pogue” is or was – or Mrs. Pogue either, for that matter. But I DO know you live in a mansion if you live in the Indian Hill section of Cincinnati. (I don’t go there. It’s a “self imposed, subliminal restraining order” kinda thing.)
That’s the deep design on the top. It has a few losses, as you can see.
I’m not quite done with that Jong woman! She made things hard for men back in the 70s - probably an unfortunate choice of words - but one thing, after all these years, still stands out. We (meaning us men) were deceived. I remember seeing my dear spouse (back before she became “She-Who-Must-Be-Obeyed,” reading that book. I innocently asked, “What’s it about?”
“You wouldn’t like it,” she said. I assumed that meant it was some sort of girl book about romance in the Elizabethan Age. Turns out young women were simply involved in a conspiracy to keep that book out of our hands.
Oh Lord! Now I’ve got to count them, don’t I. Hang on a minute.
Sorry it took so long. I lost count twice. There are 145 tiles – each dovetail wood and bone. And there are 120 of those sticks.
Miniature wooden milk bottles? What’s THAT all about. (Nobody in the Midwest knows how to play Mah Jong.) Dice? That probably makes sense although they’re awfully tiny.
I guess the wood part of the tile is bamboo. After all, the Chinese made everything out of bamboo back then: Scaffolding, boxes, automobiles, etc. etc. etc.
I guess I probably shouldn’t have said those unkind things or insinuated any ill feelings about or toward Ms. Jong. Maybe I should apologize. If she ever comes to my neck of the woods I’ll make every effort to meet her – very briefly, of course, and just once.
Q: You are the J. Peterman of ebay item descriptions... A pic you will be asked for and will make all the difference in your auction is this: (think deck of cards) lay out all the tiles organized into suits (similar tiles, numerically ordered where applicable) group all tiles together and take the pic. A bidder will be able to tell if the set is complete and in what condition all the tiles are in. Good luck! Jan-24-10
A: Dang! I was afraid of that. I need a 12-year-old neighbor kid who likes projects. I'll try my best to work up the energy to do just that. Thanks, Dennis PS - Peterman catalogs generally have a degree of sanity, whereas mine . . .
RANDOM ABANDONED PLACE
lacombe 1920 + older train cars
RANDOM PHOTO ALBUM
on the way from almalfi to sorrento
RANDOM FELINE EXPLOITATION
fritz in the cosmos. i always wonder if grandma had kept him longer. . .
RANDOM 341 OBJECT
GEORGIAN Silver TRAVELLING APPLE CORER by JOHN WILLMORE-sold $373
One just never knows. “Anything can be anywhere.”*
I didn’t make that up. * That was the mantra of Cadillac Jack, the main character of Larry McMurtry’s fascinating book about a book scout / antiques picker. It certainly fits here. I discovered this piece at auction in a box of jumble removed from a home near downtown Cincinnati.
The piece, a travelling apple-corer, is from Birmingham, created by the son of a toy maker / grandson of a silversmith. Joseph first registered his own mark in 1803. (Some references say “1808” and I’m in no way qualified to agree or disagree. I do know he died in 1855.)
Both component parts are fully hallmarked telling us it is by Joseph Willmore, and that is from Birmingham. Both sets of marks are identical, but I’m a little unsure about the date.
I believe it is the date letter for 1827. That would make it Georgian – George IV. Please check me out on that and let me know if I’m off a little one way or the other. Dang! I wish I knew more about reading and deciphering old silver hallmarks.
What a great yet subtle detail!
In an article for ASCAS, the Association of Small Collectors of Antique Silver, Dorothea Burstyn makes an important point: “Most apple corers were made from turned wood, bone or ivory. The silver apple corer is a rarity. Only the affluent could afford to have kitchenware made of silver.”
I’d never of thought of it, but it certainly makes sense to me.
CASE & CONDITION
I see no reason to think the case isn’t original. The fit is perfect. Although I might have expected a round case, it is unlikely a previous owner was able to match up the corer with this type case of the exact same size. Don’t you think?
Anyway . . . The condition is beautiful. There is but one itsy-bitsy tiny ding, indicated by my little arrow. I don’t think you could ever hope to find a nicer example.
I'd love to be able to turn back time and read what’s on there, but I haven’t mastered that yet. (I’m working on it in my lab.) I can, however, make out a word of so here and there – nothing really meaningful, except that I think I see the word “edge.”
If you’ll “Google & Bing” around the Internet for items by Joseph Willmore, you’ll see his leaning toward small and very, very elegant personal items. You’ll find, if you stick with it, such things as boxes, buckles, decanter labels, fruit knives, ink stands, nutmeg graters, small trays, vinaigrettes, sugar nips, elaborate strainers, as well as baby items for the rich infant: rattles, whistles and teething devices.
Early in Willmore’s career as a silversmith, he was known as a buckle maker. During that early period, he had a partner who was a button maker. They also produced thimbles.
note-from the british antique roadshow, this is also a scoop to eat apple, brit teeth and all. and BAD teeth back then.
You know what? You’re going to have a ball with this piece even if you aren’t particularly interested in early silver. I guarantee it.
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
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Antique DODECAGONAL Flow Blue PLATE – SCINDE by Alcock
Of the three flow blue transfer plates I’ve listed today, this one is probably the oldest. When you pick it up, you’ll notice it’s substantially heavier than you’d expect.
The pattern name is “Scinde,” which I assume refers to Scinde, India. The conquest of Scinde was 1843. I wonder if the central vignette represent the quintessential Englishman planting the flag. (Pay no attention to me. I’m just thinking out loud.)
It’s English, of course, but doesn’t it remind you of Chinese blue and white export china in a way? Wait ‘til you see the back. Maybe that’s just me who thinks that.
If the mark “Scinde” refers to something other than Scinde, India and its conquest someone should let me know so I don’t walk around ignorant for the rest of my life.
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quincy smelter-poultrygeist
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national museum, munich
RANDOM MILWAUKEE
i think this is still standing downtown.
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Antique Burgess & Leigh FLOW BLUE PLATE with CASTLES-$64
If you’re looking for a nicer example of this pattern than the one you have, this is it! It’s a 10” beauty!
The plate is English, of course, and those English have more castles than you can shake a stick at. There are four on this plate alone.
“England – NONPAREIL – Burgess & Leigh – Middleport Pottery.”
OK. Since it says right on there that it’s “nonpareil,” and I’ve already said it’s a great example, then what we have is the “best of the best.” Right?
You know one thing I’ve always wanted? An old mustard paint pewter cupboard filled with blue transfer plates. I guess I’ll have to wait until my next lifetime.
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kamienac podilshiy, ukraine, polska brama-slayer bulia
Monday, February 01, 2010
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one of my favorite kashmir box.
one of my favorite kashmir box.
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2 NEW HC“ CLASSIC AMERICAN COOKBOOKS White House 1887 +
These two books are reprints of notable antique American Cookbooks. Both were originally printed in the 1870s.
Titles are The Original White House Cook Book 1887 and Common Sense in the Household A Manual of Practical Housewifery
The White House book contains cooking & household recipes, menus, dinner giving hints, table etiquette, care of the sick, health suggestions, & lots more.
The Common Sense book contains recipes such as stewed eels, fried chicken, bologna sausage, many catsup recipes, velvet cakes, sugar gingerbread & tons more.
I know you’ll be pleased to have these fascinating books. They are full of 1870s Americana recipes & household tips. You’ll find out something about how the women ran their homes back about 130 years ago.
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izba, russia-mysicant
RANDOM LOVE
A celebration of 80 years of marriage
By Jane M. Von Bergen
INQUIRER STAFF WRITER
About a month ago, James Jones, 46, dropped over to his grandparents' home a few blocks away in West Philadelphia.
That's when he saw his grandfather, Mitchell Atkins, bend over and kiss his wife, Mattie Atkins.
"I cried," said Jones, who has two grown children of his own. "I didn't let them know, but it brought a tear to my eye. He gave her a kiss on the lips and called her darling."
Now there's nothing remarkable about a man kissing his wife. In most happy marriages, that's an everyday occurrence.
But Mitchell and Mattie's marriage has been happy longer than most - partly because they've lived longer than most.
On Saturday, to celebrate the couple's 80th anniversary, Jones and 70 others in their extended family gathered at the Deliverance Evangelistic Church in North Philadelphia.
Mitchell and Mattie Atkins were married in Jacksonville, Floria on Jan. 14, 1930.
Given some of the facts in their long life of love, it would be tempting to title this tale: "The Boxer and the Cougar," but it would only be partly true.
What's really true is what happened in their livingroom on Thursday as they reiminisced about their marriage.
"She was the prettiest thing in the whole world," said Mr. Atkins, 97, known in his family as Daddy Mitch. "And she's still the loveliest."
Wheelchair bound with crippling arthritis, Mrs. Atkins, 103, is almost completely deaf. She can hear when a daughter shouts right into her ear. So, on Thursday, Ronye Smaller leaned close and repeated her father's words.
A smile spread over Mrs. Atkins' face, moving from eyes to lips. "He's a joy to be around." she said, then joked about her husband's kisses.
"I find no fault in him, except he always comes up by me slobbering on me."
When the couple met in Jacksonville, Florida in 1928, Mitchell Atkins was an amateur boxer and a restaurant chef, probably hovering around the age of 16. But that was his secret, because he took a liking to Mattie Louise Butler, then 22.
"I fell for her right away, the first time I saw her. I liked the way she dressed and her hair. She was active. She was energetic," he said.
So Mitchell Atkins, a godfearing man who counted it as a date to walk Mattie home from church and who regularly woke his six children up at 4 a.m. to pray, out-and-out lied, or maybe to put a finer spin on it, didn't correct anybody's misimpressions, least of all Miss Mattie's.
"I just told her I was 23 and I acted like I was 23," he said.
She found out the truth when his sister let it slip when their first baby was three months old.
"I felt alright about it because he was a perfect gentleman, even at 17. He was already respectful. He treated me like lady," she said.
Every time he saw her, he had a present. Every Friday, the florists' truck pulled up to deliver a dozen rosebuds.
"You have to have a habit of doing things like that," he said.
On their wedding day, they walked to their pastor's house for the marriage, but got lost, arriving two hours late. Then he went to work and she went to her parents' home to wait for him. He came at 2 a.m.
In 1945, they moved to Philadelphia and into the house on Parrish Street where they still live. He earned $38 a week as a warehouse receiving clerk. They raised six children, but anyone who needed a place to stay found room in their three-bedroom home.
He earned the living, but she was a natural with her hands, moving easily between skills as a seamstress and skills as a carpenter. One day, he came home and she had completely redesigned and rebuilt the wall between the living room and dining room.
"I was surprised to see it," he said. "She did a beautiful job on it and still had dinner on the table."
Now their clan includes 19 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren and 12 great-great grandchildren. The youngest at yesterday's gathering was a great grandchild, Madeleine Eleese Atkins Page, born Nov. 15 and named after her great-grandmother.
Like the wedding, Saturday's festivities started later than expected - some mixup over the van. So by the time the two arrived, the family couldn't help but crowd into the lobby of the church's fellowship hall to greet them.
"Daddy, daddy, daddy," they shouted, as Daddy Mitch made his way up the walkway into the church. Then, Mommy Atkins was wheeled in, shivering from the cold, overwhelmed by family and television cameras and the shouting and clapping.
Someone brought a tissue, someone pinned a corsage, someone found some gloves for cold hands, someone tucked in a lap robe, someone else adjusted it, and someone else adjusted it again. Someone presented two dozen roses, someone tucked them under her arm.
"Glory Halleluiah," she said, softly, dressed in ivory suit wearing pearls around her neck and pearl earrings. "Thank you Jesus."
Her children and grandchildren say they have never, ever, heard them even fuss around other, let alone argue.
"I never did get angry with him," she said. "He don't let you get angry. He'll just be grinning all the time. He's just a jolly, jolly man."
The key to marital success, she said, smiling, "is treat your husband like you want him to treat you and make sure you have two rolling pins - keep one on his head and the other to roll out the dough."
Nothing, they both said, is more important than prayer, love and unity. That, and a little kissing on the sofa, when the children aren't around. "She'd sit in my lap, sit right here and kiss and go on," he said.
"Love, love, love each other," she added. "It's beautiful, beautiful to be old and still be in love at our age."
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after months, both cats have gone back to curl up in 'the box'.
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Antique MAHARAJA PALACE, Elephant Fight, SIGNED PHOTO-sold 100
Say what you will about the life of a picker, but scrounging around in estates to see what other families have valued enough to keep is about as interesting as anything you could do. Yet, I can’t recall a young person ever saying he or she wanted to grow up and become an antiques picker. Isn’t that weird? I guess parents just don’t motivate children properly.
I’ve had these things for about a year, and I’ve just not had the time to do much research. They came from a local home here in southwestern Ohio. I wish I knew the connection between the Maharaja’s Palace (Laxmi Vilas Palace in Baroda), but I don’t. Nor do I know how the old bearded Indian millionaire relates to the other things. I do know a little about him though. Let’s have a look.
The largest piece is the framed image of the palace. It measures 20 ½” by 17 ½” overall including the mahogany veneer frame. The image, not an original photo, is 13 ½ by 10 ½”. There are bits of veneer missing, but nothing really horrid. A little stain would do wonders, but time has taken its toll.
I guess I should mention the item we’ll look at next. It is a real photograph of a Knight Commander of the British Indian Empire: Sir Prabasham Kar Pattana. More on him in a second. Just chill out.
The decoration or medal is similar to the Knight Commander’s “star,” but this one has a crown. I just don’t know.
One of the newspaper clippings say he “is one of the wealthiest men in that part of the world.” He sure looks the part. He’s had TLC – probably a facial and a peppermint body wrap.
There are two clippings, one in a frame, the other not. Both are from Cincinnati newspapers. The framed one is 1924. The other with the elephant fight is from 1935. I guess the family had some sort of relationship with Indian officials, Pattana in particular.
Now THAT’S an interesting article: It’s about this guy named Sayaji Rao Gaekwar, Maharajah of Baroda, shepherd boy to king of the hill. It tells of his lavish lifestyle including a description of a “rug” woven of diamonds, emeralds and pearls. He lived large!
“Two bull elephants lock tusks in battle for the amusement of a visiting viceroy.”
How crude!
I’m sure you know a lot more about this lot of goodies than I do, so jump in there a bid like the Maharajah of eBay.
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isola di san giorgio, venice-laviemoderne
