Thursday, October 1, 2009

More vintage tablecloths


Barkcloth tablecloth

Four yellow flower napkins


Fun yellow and black flower tablecloth

Strawberry Tablecloth














Vintage tablecloths




Love the colors in this old piece.





This is either a wall hanging, sari or a bedspread. Not sure what language the makers mark is. Possible Hindi.


Fruity tablecloth




Tassled table runner in fall colors. I believe it is barkcloth.





Large red and white plaid tablecloth
2" squares





Plaid fringed tablecloth with 2 matching napkins







Another pic of the fruity tablecloth








Wednesday, September 30, 2009

Windmills




Here are the pictures of the Dempster windmill.

Sunday, August 23, 2009

Very old vintage antique Leedy Ludwig wood drum set for sale. Has cymbal, trianlge & sticks
















Ok people, I need some help here. I just purchased this cool old antique drum on a rummage sale. I want to list it for sale on EBay but I don’t know much about musical instruments. Is this a good old Leedy Ludwig drum set that I should list as it is or should I part it out? I notice Ludwig parts sell really well on EBay. This wood and skin (sheep or pig?)drum, cymbal, sticks and accessories in the wooden case would weigh a ton. Shipping would be very high.
Anyone know anything about vintage antique Leedy Ludwig drums? Is this a tom-tom drum? The cymbal has part of a word visible EJIAN or something like that. The foot pedal is stamped Ludwig & Ludwig. Looks like the patent date is May 25 08. Some of the brackets are also marked Ludwig. The inside of the case is marked GUARANTEED HARD VULCANIZED FIBRE FROM LEEDY MANUFACTURING Co. 1033-1047 EAST PALMER ST. INDIANAPOLIS, IND. U.S.A.
I don’t know anything about musical instruments so I don’t know if everything is here or not. Looks like lots of pieces to me. There are even some old drum sticks and cymbal brushes. I have no idea what the wood block is for. I would like to sell this set. Any collectors out there? Or anyone with helpful info?

Saturday, January 31, 2009

Cataracts, Halos around lights, blinding glare to seeing nothing

I can’t wait! Tuesday I get the cataract removed from my right eye. Hopefully if all goes well I will have my sight back in that eye. Two years ago I had the left one done. Other than needing to wear over the counter reading glasses I have near perfect vision in that eye.
For some reason I was plagued with extremely fast growing cataracts that cover the entire lens. I won’t tell my age but I haven’t been around for ½ a century yet, too young to go completely blind from cataracts.
No more staggering around like I have one foot in the gutter! No more blinding glare! No more dizziness! No more pouring coffee unto the table instead of into the cup! I can’t wait!

Friday, January 23, 2009

The Best Query Letter I've Written, Any Agents Looking

I'm finally pleased with my query letter. Hope an agent is watching and likes it as much as I do!
I'm still undecided about the title of my story. I had planned on using LAZY CATS but I'm not heart set on that title. Anyway, here's my query letter. Please feel free to let me know what you think (even if you don't like it)

Dear Mr.XXXX
My story is a 59,000 word Women’s fiction, yet untitled.
Author Maggie Weathers learns that the pen is mightier than the sword. She wishes now she would have used erasable ink.
Just Maggie’s luck! Seven years in a comfortable marriage-one night of shamefully exciting sex, and poof, her husband’s gone without an explanation.
Did he run off with his secretary Tracy Morgan? Highly unlikely, she was just a flirtatious temptation that got out of hand.
Did Maggie’s wanton behavior drive him away? Possibly, Chris had always kept Maggie on a pedestal. Their one night of uninhibited sex might have dimmed his perception of her.
Did he get tired of the peaceful country life where Maggie insisted they live? Doubtful, he seemed to enjoy the quiet after a busy day in the City.
Did Maggie’s writing career have anything to do with her husband’s disappearance? YES!
Maggie had no idea her husband Chris had been secretly reading about Sarah
Maggie and Sarah have a lot in common. Both women are writers, they both have demanding husbands, Maggie’s husband had an affair with his secretary, Sarah’s with the next door neighbor. The women even think alike but there is one big difference between the two. Maggie is real and Sarah is only a figment of Maggie’s imagination. But both women scare the hell out of their husbands.

Thank you for your time.
My contact information is listed below for your convenience.

Sunday, January 18, 2009

Congrats to Jenn for winning the clue game

Jenn figured out the correct answer to last night clue game and won the vintage rings. Thanks again for playing!