Lucky Dip

 As always, a collection of marvelous marvels.

Wanna see?

First up, a fabulous addition to your rec room:

                                              To wit: History's Coolest Dart Board

 Get it here: www.zazzle.com/red_blue_yellow_abstract_dart_board-256914842246621807

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Next something super-cool for your French cuffs:

 Get 'em here: www.zazzle.com/fantastic_bird_folk_art_bird_cufflinks-256173809697704360

And a note: They look AWESOME in person.

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Welcome to our sorta kinda Roman print gift bag:

 Get it here: www.zazzle.com/roman_mytholgy_faces_birds_leaves_print_large_gift_bag-256830791606214212

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And now a super-cool poster for your cold home decor:

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/1893_arctic_zone_poster-256959104519404640

Note that this looks waayy better in person.

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And something SOOO colorful and baroque and awesome, in pouf/ottoman/hassock form:

Get it here: www.zazzle.com/16th_century_winged_sphynx_fountain_flowers_fronds_pouf-256017836122611537

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Lastly, but hundreds of miles from leastly, we have this neato six-piece coaster set, which looks like the following:

 Get it here: www.zazzle.com/were_glad_to_see_youre_back_beverage_coaster-163279765305996357

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Stop by again soon !!! 

The Star Made Me Buy It

Today's star is neither an actor/actress nor a jock.

                                                     Earl Stanley Gardner

Creator of the very cool Perry Mason.

When I was really little, like age 5 or so, when Perry Mason would be on, the theme music would scare me to bits.  

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I wonder if one of these ads had Rex Stout, creator of the bo overweight, orchid-obsessed super-sleuth Nero Wolfe.

I discovered Nero Wolfe in a second hand bookstore.  I was attracted by the VERY neato retro cover art.  What was inside was even better.  

The voice in Nero Wolfe in all stories and novels is that of his right-hand man, Archie Goodwin.

Archie's tone ranges from clever to absolutely hilarious.

Thus and therefore, you should run to eBay or ThriftBooks.com and look up Rex Stout. 

FUN STUFF: Here's Dick Cavett interviewing Rex Stout: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZNItgPERjo

Tickets, please

                                                        Four Weddings and a Funeral

From back when Hugh Grant was the most charming thing on two legs.

I remember liking him in this movie, and Kristin Scott Thomas was GREAT.  

And little Charlotte Coleman was very appealing. 

But Andie McDowell... well, no thank you.

What really kinda ruined the movie for me was Simon Callow.  I don't get why, but the guy skeeves me to the max, not just in this movie, but in general.

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Other actors/actresses that give me the visceral skeeves:

Anne Jackson

Nathan Lane

Sarah Miles

David Morse. 

There are probably more, the above are just the ones I could come up with.   

February's First Haul of Antiques and Untiques

As ever and always, there are TONS TONS TONS more items in my Almighty Garage of Awesomeness, but what's here is what has exited the garage and traipsed into my Etsy store recently.  

Wanna see?

                                            two bunnies, one bird toothpick holder

Your toothpicks would rest in the egg they're holding. 

Note that what looks like schmutz on the base is actually gold paint.  I'm not sure how my camera didn't register that.  

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 Next up, Indian (from India) fabric print blocks:

 

Buy one or buy all.

Or just buy two.   

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                                                double match safe for your wall SOLD

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                                                       two framed silhouettes     SOLD

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                        cherub trinket box, and more than a HUNDRED heart charms

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Lastly, but miles from leastly we have...

                                                          geishaware trinket jar

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See more, get more here:

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