A little stork or crane candlestick...I think I'll use it to hold a round cut glass chandelier prism to catch the rainbows.


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"The Artist-Everett L. Warner (1877-1963)..."Born in Iowa, he lived for a number of years in New York City, then found Old Lyme. Was in charge of a camouflage unit during WW1. Eventually settled in Westmoreland, PA, where he lived while teaching at Carnegie." ..."For 18 years, from 1924 to 1942, Warner was an associate professor of painting and ( Read more... )

This time of year the sun pours down the stairs...closer to winter it will be too low and blocked by the Chevron Science Center.


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Yesterday I planted the tiny Southern Magnolia that I rooted from a small twig taken from a tree growing in Shadyside on Howe Street this February 2015 ( Read more... )

This old house still stands and is now beautifully restored.
Part of the Folly also still stands.


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Found this on ebay.
NOTE- Oct. 9, 2015 Heather L. told me Pitt Bulls were called "nannie dogs" at the turn of the century.
A google search on that phrase brings up a lot of great old photos.


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I bought this some time ago and will put it on my winter reading stack of books.

The Hermit in the Garden: From Imperial Rome to Ornamental Gnome

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Bought 2 more on eBay and the guy added one very tiny extra 3rd plant ( Read more... )

Artist: Sofonisba Anguissola
Portrait of Elena Anguissola, 1551
(source- http://www.wga.hu/html_m/a/anguisso/sofonisb/port_nun.html)

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