Bakersgma, I just looked at the photo again with "fresh eyes" and low and behold it is an animal's head in profile including an open mouth with...
Am I the only one who, when looking at the first photograph (of the seated woman) sees half of a face peering out from behind her back? I see...
Pat, I grew up with pieces of furniture like that being called a "chest of drawers." Actually, I still use that term. ;)
Oh good grief -- then the child would go through life with the nickname "Stogie."
"It would be very inconvenient to use as a cigar cutter, as you need two hands to open it." Ah, but would you need two hands to close it/clip the...
I wondered about the possible "satirical" side to the paper myself. :rolleyes:
Afantiques, please don't get me wrong on my next question(s) because I do appreciate the beauty and age and history of the watch in and of itself...
She is one "tall drink of water," as they say. The top of the chair back doesn't even start to come to her waist. She is to be commended for...
Uh-oh, Bakersgma is getting as "bad" as the rest(?) of us. :hilarious:
Me too, Bakersgma. ;)
Oh my goodness, the little boy on the right is adorable. Now those are some fat sausage/finger curls. ;)
Afantiques, thank you for the close-up photo of the sampler.
Afantiques, have you had a chance to take a close look at the piece of needlework which appears in the last three photos in your Post #127? Just...
#24 reminds me of a classmate I had (I went to the same school for all twelve grades) who, every single day through at least Grade 8, had on one...
Verybrad, it's certainly no fault of yours that the person who was interviewed and quoted "stretched" a description of how she first saw the...
KingofThings, thank you for that link -- it tells/shows so much more about how it was used than the original article (link) which quoted the...
My questions -- how were the "messages/ephemera" held on the painting? Were the messages confined to the framing? Ribbons criss-crossing the...
Oh my goodness, I just found this website regarding various names for various "flocks" of birds/fowl. Some namings are quite lyrical sounding.;)...
Verybrad, thank you for that information. ;)
Verybrad, do you happen to know if the desk shown in your post is a "child-size" desk? Just curious.
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