This and That: A Blog

 More St. Vincent de Paul ephemera.  A set of ten Treasure Island (CA) Naval Photo Lab photos documenting the arrival and troop disembarkation of the USS... well, the identification of the ship is up to debate.  Depending on which search engine you use it is either the USS Lamar or the USS Bronx.  I am unable to figure out the difference between Bayfield-class (Lamar) and Haskell-class (Bronx), however these are supposedly the differences proving the photos are the USS Lamar.  One search engine's results: The photos show A Bayfield‑class bridge A Bayfield‑class forward mast Bayfield‑class boat davit spacing Bayfield‑class rounded bow contour Bayfield‑class deckhouse shape Bronx, being Haskell‑class, had: A completely different bridge block A different mast arrangement A different lifeboat layout A different bow rake If this is Lamar, the photos show demoblized servicemen, part of Operation Magic Carpet, a post-war troop-return ...

  Cee's Fun Foto Challenge   The Crayola Box of 8 - Orange  

 We round out the alphabet this week with X , Y , and Z  for Sunday Stamps .  My alphabetical stamps have been animals, and for X I am grateful for scientific names! X iphias gladius , Swordfish Solomon Islands 1998   X ylocopa caerulea, Carpenter Bee   Singapore 1985 Y is a trio of Y ellow-Bellies.  Y ellow-Bellied Glider Australia 1997 Y ellow-Bellied Sunbird Australia 2003   Y ellow-Bellied Trogon Belize 1978 Last, but not least, Z .  Z ebu  Madagascar 1930 Z okor When Mongolia issued this stamp the official postal description used a generic fur-bearing rodent term that Western editors interpreted as "muskrat," as z okors were unknown outside the scientific community. Once one major catalog printed "muskrat" the others followed suit. Catalogs almost never revisit mid-century wildlife identification, so "muskrat" it remains.  However, it isn't, it's a z okor!  Mongolia, 1959  That ends this round of A to Z stamps....

  Floral Friday Fotos   One mystery purple daylily blooming with the Chesapeake Crablegs .

Houses is the Architecture theme this week for Thursday Postcards .  Wm. Carson Residence , Eureka, CA   EKKP stamp box can be from dates from 1904 to 1950, however this Real Photo Post Card dates between 1904 and 1910.  Postmarked 1954, an aerial view of the Elliott House, Otter Lake, Ontario, Canada.  The Elliott House was a hotel opened seasonally from June to October. Greetings from Schwaikheim, Germany c.1945-1952 Next week's Architecture will be Palaces. 

There was an estate sale down the street last month.  The photos online didn't show much of interest, so I skipped the first day, a Friday.  Saturday my son and I were driving around to sales and figured we'd stop in.  I'm glad we did.  While he didn't find anything (well, he did, but decided he didn't have room for more cameras!), I did!  Salt and pepper shakers.  It was half-off day so I didn't hold back. My second pair of Kasin Molded Products atomic/space ship shakers with bullet or ball point tips. My other pair is yellow.  1950s-1960s, these were the company's most recognized product.  Bagged together with a boring 1960s aluminum pair I didn't keep, these were just 50¢.  I can't seem to get into the pepper to clean it! Top: Lobsters!  1950s-1960s.  Actually my second set of lobster shakers.  $1.00 Middle: These late 50s to early 60s Japanese made dog and cat were $1.50. Bottom: Souvenirs of Mexico, these are missing the h...