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Wouldn't This Be Fun ?

2/24/2010

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      How should I take it when someone says, "that looks like you"?  I just got back from Iowa where I did a little antiquing with my nephew.  I saw this and was instantly crazy about it.  The "iron finial" as it was referred to, would serve no other purpose than to set on a piece of furniture in my living room where I could admire its beautiful rustiness.  When I pulled out my camera to photograph it, my nephew said, "that looks like you". 
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     My nephew wasn't surprised either when I gasped upon seeing these old bottles.  The photo doesn't give you a clue as to their enormous size.  The old Italian Martini & Rossi bottles are approximately 20-inches tall.  The middle bottle is particularly wonderful, having the paper label in the best condition. 
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     I saw this welded wire Eiffel Tower for the first time last fall at an antique show I attended.  It didn't sell and the price has actually come down 100 dollars.  Again, I walked away from it. 
     I'm still thinking about all of these pieces much too often, which isn't a good thing.  Unfortunately, I could find a place in my home for any one of these and that makes it far too tempting. 

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tom | tall clover farm link
2/24/2010 07:45:36 am

I totally get it Eileen. I have more things than not that have no use other than being visually interesting and making me smile. My example of your finial would be an giant hook from a masted ship's block. The thing is a piece of sculpture in the truest sense.

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Margo link
2/25/2010 11:41:38 pm

You NEED that Eiffel Tower! By the way, I was in a frame shop last weekend, and there was your "Rita" poster on the wall. It looked delicious!

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