This and That: A Blog

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...

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

  Sunday Stamps  this week is the letter  W . W eevil, Flax  New Zealand 1997 W ildebeest South Africa 1954  W aterbuck, Defassa Republic of Guinea1961  Next week we finish up the alphabet with a three-fer, X , Y , and Z!

In daylily season it's hard to pick just one!      

 July's theme for Thursday Postcard Hunt is Architecture.  This week is Churches. AZO stamp box, pre-1907-1910 - unknown location, most likely east coast U.S.A. St. John's Catholic Church, Rochester, MN EKC stamp box, 1930-1950 The Tower of London, England.  Tower Green, place of executions and St. Peter's Church c.1907-1910 Next week's Architecture theme is Houses.

 I'll start out July (July?  Already?) with some random things. There's been a very nice break in the high temperatures for the past week.  We even got quite a bit of rain one night!  They're slowing creeping up again, but no 90s expected until Friday.  Blazing Star (Liatris)  Bees go crazy for this flower. I think the chives look pretty even when the purple flowers are gone.   The oregano is starting to flower.  I don't cut it back, I leave it for the pollinators.  In the front yard the bees pick the blazing star, in the back it's all about the oregano. I forgot I planted some grocery store Oriental lilies until this popped up through the Moonshine yarrow and Phenomenal lavender.  It smells so nice.  The lily I mean, even nicer than the lavender!   Mickey knows how to nag for a walk to the park. Sprinkler drops on a small piece of tree that broke off.  This was at the park.  Mickey got his way! Someone forgot a ...