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One of my favorites...a hand made glass bottle full of optical imperfections and distortions
bottles
this old wooden Yokum Brothers Cuban Cigar Facotry cigar box is home to a handful of rocks, old pennies and driftwood
cigar box
these old ceramic insulators were pulled from the basement joists of my house years ago and live on an old metal paper spindle
insulators
Diane's exquistie silk fabric painting
silk flowers
my mother and grandfather captured much of their lives with this camera
Spartus Model 400
beautiful sandstone rock from the beach at the mouth of the Brule River. the top of the rock is separated from the next layer. its like looking at the inside of a chocolate chip cookie
sandstone
it took me years to learn how to spell Titanic and I still have to check. This coming year will mark the 100th anniversary of its sinking in april 1912. In a recent genealogy search I talked with a woman whose sister had a ticket for the Titanic but was late for the boat
Titanic
looking in and looking back at silver islet...a deceptive look into the past
Silver Islet