Even more fun stuff

The movie The Intouchables popped up on my tv thingie.  You can look up what it's all about and that.

I'm treating you to the best scene...

Fun Stuff - Hollywood Edition

 I've seen this photo zillions of times:

Clark Gable (notice the very large paw.  The guy had BIG hands), Van Heflin, Gary Cooper, James Stewart.

                                                         Recently saw this for the first time:

John Wayne (who looks really young here, no?), Gary Cooper, Cary Grant, James Stewart

Where Have I Been?

And what have I been doing?

Well, April and May I was dealing with the three times I was hacked.

First hack: There was a debit from my checking account for $147 for 'Klarna/StubHub.'

We no use Klara.  We no buy from Stub Hub.

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Second hack: This one really puzzles me, but somehow somebody found the file in my Documents file that held all my important user names and passwords.  Like for my car insurance, and the other insurance, and cable and the newspapers I subscribe to and that and that.  And alllll that information was gone from my computer. 

Just like ...

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The third hack, was EPIC.

Because every dime in my checking account - which at the time had multi thousand dollars - was cleaned out COMPLETELY.  

Long story, but the denouement is that money ain't coming back.  

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Word to the wise: If you get an email or text with just the word 'Hello,' hit delete.

If you get an email or text from someone you do not know, hit delete.

And if you get a text re: Apple Security Alert, HIT DELETE !!!

Don't let what happened to me happen to you.  

Mug of the Month

Suh'm fun if you're trapped in school,

or trapped in the office, 

or you just wanna have a mug that incites comment.

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/bail_bond_coffee_mug-168020878409075937

 

Fun Stuff

This past Thursday I stopped at Columbus Farmer's Market/Flea Market prior to shlepping up to Branchville, NJ where Ole Church Antiques is, and where I have a display case full of my MOST awesome stuff.

 At Columbus, I saw this guy:

 

I gave him a $5 tip.

(I ALWAYS give money to street (and flea market) performers.)

Years ago, I used to see groups of people - maybe four or five - from either Mexico or points south of there, playing pan pipes.  The music sounded great, but they were always playing American pop music.  I really would have preferred to hear what they would play in their own country. 

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Now and then I see a guy at Columbus in full American Indian garb. Not as elaborate as what the guy above is wearing, but it looks VERY cool.  Someday I'll get a picture of him.   

Lucky Dip

Today's Lucky Dip is made up of maaahvelous clocks.

Wanna see?

                                                      Twelve O'Clock High, yo

Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/1939_british_fairey_junior_medium_bomber_square_wall_clock-256608956614756154 

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   A VERY fun clock and a neato gift for the cat lover as well as the fan of vintage advertising. 

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/little_wildcat_tomatoes_crate_label_square_wall_clock-256951858296504718

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                                                 A SUPER neato store clock !!!
 
 Get it here: https://www.zazzle.com/old_matchbook_cover_i_want_2_c_u_b_a_customer_of_m_square_wall_clock-256454352117428665

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                               High fashion clock, and a great gift for the fashionista !!

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/1950s_fashion_portrait_square_wall_clock-256964933187046187

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                                                A clock that watches YOU !!!

Get it here:  https://www.zazzle.com/eyes_large_clock-256005246745882024

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                         The famous 'Tongue-Cut Sparrow' of Japanese lore in clock form !!!

Get it here:   https://www.zazzle.com/japanese_fairytale_the_tongue_cut_sparrow_square_wall_clock-256721254030593365 

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Thus ends today's Lucky Dip.

See waayyyy more clocks here:  https://www.zazzle.com/store/the_olden_eye/products?dp=252520646703870871

                                    
 

May 2025s first haul of antiques and untiques

There's not a whole lot in my shop, reason being a) I've been SUPER busy, b) my computer got hacked in an EPIC manner, and I'm still trying clean up the mess.

Anyway... 

Have a heart.

Fun item for your wall.  Equally fun as a pincushion.   SOLD

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J. Chein tin litho church banks

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                          wooden black cat toy (not a 'cat toy' mind you)

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What we have here is a happy mixed marriage of salt and pepper shakers.  

They got together sometime in either the 1940s or 1950s.  Their first home was an old  Kaukauna cheese crock (back when the crocks were actual crocks, i.e. ceramic rather than plastic).  Alas, I had a customer who wanted the crock, but not Mr. and Mrs.  Now they live with me, but they're itching to find a new home where they won't be sharing a dark box with a bunch more old merchandise.  

Update: The husband has been sold.  I made sure he kissed the wife before he left. 

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Now this is something WAAYYYY special.

Allow me to set up the clip: Through one of my customers, I met a lady in her late 90s whose father grew up in Johnstown, PA.  He experienced the famous 'Johnstown Flood' at age 5.  She told me that over the years, he would have recurring nightmares about the flood, one of which he made into the above wall plaque, some time in the early 1930s.  

How cool is that???

Very, I'd say.  
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Lastly, but zillions of miles from leastly, we have this maahvelous flow blue cabinet plate

 A whole collection of American poets!    SOLD

From around 1900 by Rowland and Marcellus.
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