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| Credit: Theodore Seuss Geisel |
Sunday, September 20, 2015
"Fabulous Finds ... The Story About Ping"
Another treasure that I recently found was a well-loved (i.e., worn, tattered, and stained) copy of the childrens' book The Story About Ping by Marjorie Flack and Kurt Wiese. The book was first published in 1933. It’s such a fabulous find because it is the first book I have any memory of reading -- the first book in my love affair with books. I paid a paltry dollar for this priceless gem.
I had seen an image of the book's cover a few days earlier and decided that I'd buy a copy for myself when one was offered on eBay. The Universe was listening and I soon found myself with the copy of Ping in my hands. It's odd how things sometimes fall this way.
I had seen an image of the book's cover a few days earlier and decided that I'd buy a copy for myself when one was offered on eBay. The Universe was listening and I soon found myself with the copy of Ping in my hands. It's odd how things sometimes fall this way.
“Ping is a colorfully illustrated story about a domesticated Chinese duck lost on the Yangtze River. … the National Education Association named the book one of its ‘Teachers Top 100 Books for Children’ …” [en.widipedia.org Retrieved on September 18, 2015]
Do you recall the first book you read?
"Salt & Pepper Shakers of the Day -- Perennials Flower Garden"
Pfaltzgraff Perennials Flower Garden S&P Shakers
Saturday, September 19, 2015
"Fabulous Finds -- Susan Williams-Ellis Jug"
I discovered this little treasure today while browsing garage sales. This short, pleasantly rounded jug has a lovely print of Elsanta strawberries, “Strawberry Fair,” on opposing sides. The artist is “Susan Williams-Ellis (6 June 1918 –
26 November 2007), an English pottery designer, ... best known for co-founding Portmeirion Pottery.” [en.wikipedia.org retrieved September 18, 2015]
Friday, September 18, 2015
"... Love at First Sight ... -- Sarah Orne Jewett"
Picture Credits: "Lilacs"
flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com flickr.com "Voyage en Birmanie (Lilacs in Spring)" -- Edmund Blair Leighton fr.wikipedia.org "Lilacs in Vase" (1882) -- Edouard Manet commons.wikimedia.org flowerhillfarm.blogspot.com |
Thursday, September 17, 2015
"Happiness ... -- John Barrymore"
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"Fabulous Finds -- Mouli Grater"
Classic French cookware and gadgets are among CJ's prized possessions, like this genuine Mouli cheese grater - an engineering marvel - found at a local thrift shop for a dollar. It grates hard cheese better than anything else on the market.
Eggplant-from-the-garden Parmesan for dinner....yummy!
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| Photo Credit - CJA and pinterest |
"... Difficult Things ..."-- Lao-Tzu
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| Picture Credit: flickr.com Quote Source: Be Happy by Patrick Lindsay |
Wednesday, September 16, 2015
"... the Heart ... -- Zelda Fitzgerald
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Picture Credits: "Gerbera Daisies"
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mvg222.blogspot.com
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flickr.comTuesday, September 15, 2015
"Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" -- Shel Silverstein
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| Picture Credit: "Ickle Me, Pickle Me, Tickle Me Too" by Shel Silverstein Excerpt from Where the Sidewalk Ends |
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