When we were growing up, my sister, Sans Souci and I shared a room in a two bedroom apartment with our parents in Stuyvesant Town (large apartment complex) in N.Y.C. When we lived there in the sixties, there was no air conditioning in Stuyvesant Town at the time. So we just had a lot of fans going in the summer. One particular fan, which was my favorite, was a stool fan. I found that if you’re lying in bed with a sheet over you and … Continue reading →
The Story of Resurrection Mary Aside from harried motorists who encountered Mary along Archer Avenue, one of the first people to ever meet Mary face to face was a young man named Jerry Palus. His experience with Mary took place in 1939 but would leave such an impression that he would never forget it until his death in 1992. Palus remained an unshakable witness and appeared on a number of television shows to discuss his night with Resurrection Mary. Regardless, he had little to gain … Continue reading →
On November 19, 1995, Wem Town Hall in Shropshire, England, an old building built in 1905, was destroyed by fire. Tony O’Rahilly, a local resident, took photos of the spectacle from across the street. One of those photos shows a small, partially transparent girl standing in the doorway. Neither O’Rahilly nor any of the other onlookers or firefighters recalled seeing the girl there. Dr. Vernon Harrison, a photographic expert and former president of the Royal Photographic Society, examined both the print and the original negative, … Continue reading →
Rev. Ralph Hardy, a retired clergyman from White Rock, British Columbia, took this now-famous photograph in 1966. He intended merely to photograph the elegant spiral staircase (known as the “Tulip Staircase”) in the Queen’s House section of the National Maritime Museum in Greenwich, England. Upon development, however, the photo revealed a shrouded figure climbing the stairs, seeming to hold the railing with both hands. Experts, including some from Kodak, who examined the original negative concluded that it had not been tampered with. It’s been said … Continue reading →
Daffodils William Wordsworth (1770 – 1850) I wandered lonely as a cloud That floats on high o’er vales and hills, When all at once I saw a crowd, A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. Continuous as the stars that shine And twinkle on the milky way, They stretched in never-ending line Along the margin of a bay: Ten thousand saw I at a glance, Tossing their heads in sprightly dance. The waves beside them … Continue reading →
A lava lamp is a novelty item typically used for decoration and ambience rather than illumination; the slow rise and fall of the randomly-shaped blobs of wax is fancifully suggestive of the flow of lava, hence the name. The moving blobs of wax are constantly showing an art show ! The lamps are available with a wide variety of container styles and colors of wax and liquid. They rose to prominence in the late 1960s and early 1970s and are often associated with the hippie … Continue reading →
“To the world you might just be one person, but to one person you might just be the world.” ~Author Unknown~ To all the mothers out there, Happy Mother’s Day ! 7 CommentsChronological Reverse Threaded deletereply caffeinatedjo wrote on May 7, ’09 How true, Laura. I think that’s why it is important for folks to treat even the stranger they pass on the street with dignity and respect. One never knows whose life their smile or actions may touch. editdeletereply lauritasita wrote on May 7, … Continue reading →
On the left is one of my favorite boxes. It is wooden and hand-painted. I keep candles in this one. Decorative boxes can provide decoration that is both refined and practical. You can accumulate a wide assortment from different countries and cultures. You may collect delicate antique enamel pill-boxes, porcelain boxes, lacquered boxes, marbleized-paper boxes, and hand-painted wood boxes. Right: Close-up shows the detail of the artwork from the above box. Perhaps you have a special affection for antique wooden letter boxes, mailboxes, or decorative flowered hat … Continue reading →
The Tiffany lamp is a type of lamp with a stained glass shade. The pieces of stained glass that comprise a Tiffany shade are soldered together with copper foil. Original Tiffany lamps are generally considered part of the Art Nouveau movement, and are considered one of the best American contributions to this movement that began in Europe in the late 19th century. The first Tiffany lamp was created in 1899 with a bronze base and was designed by Louis Comfort Tiffany. The record price for … Continue reading →
Lego Super Mario Hi everyone, it’s Matthew again and today I want to show you something new that I made out of Legos ! It’s Mario from Nintendo ! He’s an Italian plumber. Do you think it looks just like him ? I made him by using pictures of him ! He’s my favorite Nintendo character besides Yoshi. I hope you like him ! I want to thank my aunt, Sans Souci, who is hosting CreARTive Sunday ! 6 CommentsChronological Reverse Threaded deletereply starfishred wrote on Feb 24, … Continue reading →
