Wade Whimsies: So Quaint

In the 1800s there was Wade Ceramics, which was composed of several different Wade companies. But, in the 1950s, it unified into Wade Potteries (becoming Wade Ceramics Ltd. in the 1990s) and began making the adorable little figurines that remain popular today. They are very collectible and for good reason. They are small and quite [...]

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$25 for garage sale in Dallas?

LINK to CityHall Blog from DallasNews.com Wow! More hands in more pockets. I hope this never comes to middle Georgia: City managers have floated the idea of charging $5, as a way to help balance next year’s tough budget. Council members Delia Jasso and Dwaine Caraway upped the ante today in a memo to City [...]

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Alphonse Mucha’s Birthday

Logging onto Google today, I saw a lovely Mucha “Google Doodle”.  He was born this very day in 1860.  150 years later, he is inspiring artists and his work is work immediately evokes the feelings and beauty of the Art Nouveau movement. Found in a copy of the October 2009 Realms of Fantasy magazine is [...]

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Atari Knitting Pt 3

I finished the back and have now started the front. I’ve managed to get the word ATARI knitted up. I expect to have the rest of the logo / front finished before too long. Then I have to do the sleeves and stitch the whole thing together. I think if I make any future sweaters [...]

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Pokemon Crochet, Swords and Amateur Photography

My niece and nephew love Pokemon. Actually, I think my niece just likes Pokemon while my nephew utterly adores it I found some super Pokemon crochet patterns online at WolfDreamer off the Hook and decided to make Squirtle (for niece Krystal) and JigglyPuff (for nephew Jon). They went down really well. Especially JigglyPuff who was [...]

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