Rambling River

And I quote . . .

2012-02-14T08:44:00.000-08:00

"What fresh Hell is this?"
Dorothy Parker

"A line attributed many times to Shakespeare but actually it's from American author/critic/poet and wit Dorothy Parker. She is reported to have exclaimed "What fresh hell is this?" when her train of thought was interrupted by a telephone. She then started using it in place of "hello" when answering the phone or a knock at her door. In many ways she can be considered the patron saint of all tech support workers." Everything2

Collecting ~ Jewelry as Art

2012-01-24T21:32:00.000-08:00

Mid-Century
Lucite Bracelet with Gold Tinsel Inclusions
Plastic Pin with Glass Bead Center

Outside my Kitchen Window

2011-10-04T09:59:00.000-07:00

They are erecting a new building in my neighborhood. I have a great view of the nearly finished construction from my Kitchen Window. When I saw the shrouded appendage placed with care on the top, I was sure the neighbors had finally come to their senses and erected a guillotine. Surely,as a kind of early Halloween celebration, they planned to cut off the tiny heads of the abominable school yard children next door who shriek & scream at the top of there lungs as if someone were about to kill them. I was horrified and sad as they uncovered the member in question, it was not the guillotine I was certain lay underneath.
People just don't celebrate the Holidays like they used to.

Michael Hostovich ~ Since I saw you last ...

2011-09-01T19:03:00.000-07:00

Dear Hopewell High School Class of 1971 ~
So much has happened since I saw you last....

I have been to Lourdes France where Bernadette saw the Virgin Mary,
Dropped an entire tray of drinks on a lady while waiting tables at the Fabled Tavern on the Green,
Worked with the Famous Art & Design Legends Seymour Chwast & Milton Glazer,
Used the Throne at Hampton Court outside London, met the Princess Lee Radziwill while she was doing a display at Lord & Taylors Department Store, Illustrated lead pages for the New York Times, Swayed back & forth on the Top of the World Trade Center, visited the erotic-all night clubs in New York City, passed John & Yoko walking down the Street, shopped in Paris, saw the "Garden of Earthly Delights" by Hieronymus Bosch in Madrid, Met Cindy Lauper who bought a Silver picture frame from me, flown over the Pyrenees between Spain & France in Turbulent weather while the stewartess prayed and cried
and so much more, I'm keeping notes for my first Book !

My Pa . ~ The Magic of Tortoise Orchard

2011-05-25T17:18:00.000-07:00

Spring 2011

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Volker's Easter Tree

2011-04-18T09:18:00.001-07:00

Click Title for full story.

"Colored Buttons " by Michael Hostovich

2011-03-29T21:33:00.000-07:00

Michael Hostovich
Hand Colored Gieclee Print
A/P
6-3/4" x 5-1/4"
2011
All Rights Reserved

My New York ~ West 82nd Street

2011-03-01T22:07:00.000-08:00

My New York ~ Fairway

2010-12-28T15:46:00.000-08:00

My New York ~ Ted Baker London

2010-12-22T07:48:00.000-08:00

SOHO New York
Grand Street

Film Gold ~ 7 Faces of Dr. Lao 1964

2010-12-08T15:48:00.000-08:00

Director : George Pal

Tony Randal
Barbara Eden

A Barrel of laughs !

Up the Creek without a paddle

2010-07-30T19:18:00.000-07:00

You may have noticed, I have been away !
I have just returned from safari in deepest, darkest Africa; where I was being held captive buy a tribe of cannibalistic Pygmies who were not Internet savvy.
During my daring escape through Python infested rivers I was engaged by a Giant Hippopotamus.

My Pa. ~ Tortoise Orchard

2010-04-20T21:36:00.000-07:00

Tortoise Hall Spring 2010

My New York ~ Fairway

2010-04-19T19:09:00.000-07:00

Fairway Supermarket
Broadway & 74th Street

Collecting ~ Antique China

2010-03-20T22:10:00.000-07:00

9-1/2" Dinner Plate ~ Set of Eight
Burleigh Ware
Willow
England
Circa 1880's

"Ninety-two Buttons" by Michael Hostovich

2010-03-12T20:47:00.001-08:00

Michael Hostovich
Giclee Print A/P
6-3/4" x 6-1/4"
2010
All rights reserved

Look What Flew In ~

2010-03-10T15:55:00.000-08:00

Colorful Spring Clip-on Butterflies
Now Available ~ Click Title for Webstore

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On Film ~ Volver / 2006 Spanish

2010-02-24T19:18:00.000-08:00

Director : Pedro Almodovar
Penelope Cruz

Set in Madrid, a very enjoyable modern fairtale with old world charm.

Movies ~ Julie & Julia

2010-01-20T18:37:00.000-08:00

Julie & Julia 2009
Director Nora Ephron

Meryl Streep
Amy Adams

Meryl always manages to amaze me with her camelion-like performances
Loved the Movie !!!

Bon appetite !

My New York ~ Gracious Home

2009-12-28T15:50:00.001-08:00

Gracious Home
67th and Broadway

Christmas Tableaux

2009-12-26T16:30:00.001-08:00

Carolers ~ Singalong

2009-12-16T08:22:00.000-08:00

Click on Title ~ Enjoy

My New York ~

2009-12-14T14:30:00.001-08:00

More & More Antiques
77th Street and Amsterdam Avenue

My New York ~

2009-12-11T20:54:00.000-08:00

Broadway & 79th Street

A message from Dame Edna

2009-12-04T06:52:00.000-08:00

"Dearest Michael my Possum ~
I do hope you are having a wonderful Holiday season in that frozen city.
I am sunning my crevices Down Under at the moment.
I just wanted you to know I am using your Fabulous Glass Glitter on just about everything ! ...it sparkles as much as you !
Cheers, Edna"

On Film ~ Grey Gardens 2009

2009-11-05T10:56:00.001-08:00

Grey Gardens
Director: Michael Sucsy

Jessica Lang
Drew Barrymore

Excellent Peformfances from Both Jessica & Drew
Way to go Drew, Wow ! That was good !!!

Tortoise Hall ~ Gravel Patio

2009-10-20T16:56:00.000-07:00

* This is what 16 Tons of Gravel Looks Like

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* Stone will cover the Gravel at a later time.

White October

2009-10-17T19:38:00.000-07:00

Tortoise Orchard looking North East

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Crabapple Tree

Mother Shipton 1488

2009-10-14T17:52:00.000-07:00

The Prophecies of Mother Shipton are well documented.
She predicted her own death ~ She was burned as a Witch in 1561

See all about Mother Shipton by clicking the title ~ be sure to investigate the links ... If you dare

Film Classics ~ Queen Bee

2009-09-21T19:12:00.000-07:00

Queen Bee 1955
Joan Crawford
Director: Ranald MacDougall

Be sure to watch for the following:

* Joan's Phone Cord Bondage scene

* When Joan is called a Bitch on Wheels
Quote " What ever you are, you're on Wheels"

* Joan's "Bee Dress w/ train"

* Joan's Jewelry & Eyelashes

* Steam in "Bathtub Scene"

* Quote from Joan "You KNOW I will"

* Waking up Scene with gloves in bed

Collecting ~ Tinsel Paintings

2009-09-21T14:12:00.000-07:00

Popular in the Victorian period Tinsel painting mimicks the earlier ancient oriental and Egyptian art of painting a decor on gilded or enameled glass.

Mary Travers

2009-09-17T16:09:00.001-07:00

I was sorry to hear about the passing of Mary Travers
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"My New York" ~

2009-09-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

Great Italianate House In the town of Andes New York

"My NY." ~ La Delice Pastry Shop

2009-08-26T06:39:00.000-07:00

Neighborhood: Kips Bay
372 3rd Ave
(between 26th St & 27th St)

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"My Pa." ~ Honesdale

2009-08-24T17:52:00.000-07:00

"My Pa." ~ Hawley Feed & Seed

2009-08-24T08:16:00.000-07:00

"Solomon Grundy"

2009-08-12T18:09:00.001-07:00

This English Nursery rhyme has varied very little since it was first collected by James Orchard Halliwell and published in 1842

Solomon Grundy,
Born on a Monday,
Christened on Tuesday,
Married on Wednesday,
Took ill on Thursday,
Grew worse on Friday,
Died on Saturday,
Buried on Sunday.
This is the end
Of Solomon Grundy.

"The Family Jewels" ~ Record Fish

2009-08-04T09:27:00.000-07:00

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Lance my Great newhew (The one with sun glasses)

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Family friend Mike, Kenny & Lance

Minky Mae Louise Taylor

2009-08-02T10:31:00.000-07:00

"Miss Taylor" (if you're Nasty!)

Manhattan Socialite
Renowned Star of "Cleopatra ~ Puss of the Nile"
Acclaimed recording artist known for her hit single "Shortnin' Bread"

My Pa. ~ View looking South from Tortoise Hall

2009-08-02T09:01:00.000-07:00

Rainy Day

Summer Time ~ Tortoise Orchard / Rabbit Haie

2009-07-27T18:25:00.000-07:00

La Haie or Haie (Hey) is a Norman term dating from the 12th Century referring to a hedged enclosure. The Area from the left of the Picture to the center is heavy with brambles and growth and the home to rabbit families.
A small maze of footpaths enable access through Rabbit Haie.
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To see the Summer Sky
Is Poetry, though never in a Book it lie -
True Poems flee.
~Emily Dickinson

Deep summer is when laziness finds respectability. ~Sam Keen

Summer has set in with its usual severity. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge

Summer afternoon - summer afternoon; to me those have always been the two most beautiful words in the English language. ~Henry James

Then followed that beautiful season... Summer....
Filled was the air with a dreamy and magical light; and the landscape
Lay as if new created in all the freshness of childhood.
~Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

Chase Bank Credit Card Department

2009-07-16T10:42:00.000-07:00

"Welcome to Chase Bank Credit Card Department...We look forward to Eating You !!!"

Poultry ~ "A World of Pasta"

2009-07-02T07:51:00.000-07:00

Chapter Head for the Poulty section from the book
"A World of Pasta"
By Maria Lucisa Scott and Jack Denton Scott
McGraw Hill Publishing
Illustations by Michael Hostovich

There's a GIANT in my House !

2009-07-01T09:55:00.001-07:00

If You (Click the Title) You can read all about The Childe of Hale on Hale Village Online as well as about my Ancestors the Ireland Blackburnes of Hale Hall.

How to Grow the "Megga-Brow"

2009-06-09T15:23:00.000-07:00

Coleslaw is the Key:
I must brag...that I'm famous among a small group of regulars for my coleslaw. The basic ingredients are shaved cabbage, green peppers, finely chopped pimiento, and pineapple. Over this goes a dressing of mayonnaise, a liberal amount of both dry mustard and prepared mustard, the juice of six lemons, olive oil, cider vinegar, hot peppers, and a magic mixture of spices and herbs that I buy from a restaurant in Hollywood, the Cock 'n Bull.

Love always, Joan
. . . you are under my power

Books of note ~ "The Anglo Files"

2009-05-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Sarah Lyall
Book Design by Judith Stagnitto Abbate / Abbate Design

A Book Chock-full of the many Charms of the British People told in a brash, tattletale like manner that us Americans are so good at.

Like I said before ...

2009-05-21T06:34:00.000-07:00

* Remember, "America" voted for Bush Twice ...I rest my case

The Next American Idol ~ Adam Lambert

2009-05-19T18:10:00.000-07:00

Spring * Lighting Tortoise Hall

2009-05-07T09:53:00.000-07:00

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2009-05-05T07:20:00.000-07:00

"Life is Short, art is long"
Hippocrates

American Hero ~ The First 100 Days

2009-04-29T19:09:00.000-07:00

My Pa. ~ Duck Harbor Antiques

2009-04-08T06:33:00.000-07:00

Collecting ~ Antique Furniture

2009-04-08T06:25:00.000-07:00

Victorian mahogany veneer Table
The Top is three feet in diameter
Duck Harbor Antiques,Pa.

Movie Classic ~ "Imitation of Life" (1959)

2009-04-01T18:11:00.000-07:00

Director: Douglas Sirk

Lana Turner
John Gavin
Sandra Dee
Juanita Moore

Post Cards to Heaven ~ Verlin

2009-03-28T19:15:00.001-07:00

To: Verlin Miller ~ Eternal Friend

Dear Verlin ~
I happened across these drawings you did in one of my old Inventory Books.
Boy, we sure had a lot of fun !
I miss You !!!
Love, m

Collecting ~ Jewelry as Art

2009-03-11T12:52:00.000-07:00

Double Flower Pin
"Made in Mexico"
2-1/8" wide x 1-1/8" tall
Silver, unmarked
Circa 1940's

My New York ~ 120,000 Calories

2009-03-04T18:25:00.000-08:00

At least twice a month for the past five years I have had occasion to walk by a small snack shop in midtown Manhattan. My attention is always drawn to the Cherry Cheese Cake featured on the third shelf of the desert counter. I have not as yet stopped to partake of this tempting treat. Estimating that one slice contains at least 1000 calories I figure I have saved at least 120,000 calories.

Happy Birthday Tuna ~

2009-02-25T10:22:00.000-08:00

Tuna has lived with me for the past several years now.
He has feline immune deficiency (Kitty Aids).
When I found him he was stumbling around, not seeing very well due to an eye infection that caused his eyes to bulge and loss of site in one eye.
He must be isolated from the other cats as he is contagious.
Initially the vet wanted to euphamize him ... I quickly went to another vet.
He is now in very good condition, happy, sweet as a clam and could live a healthy life for a number of years.
That's Newbie behind the pillow.

Mrs. Seymour Adams Ireland Blackburne

2009-02-18T20:38:00.000-08:00

Drawing of my Grandmother
by Michael Hostovich

My New York

2009-02-03T19:32:00.001-08:00

A Snowy January Day

2009-01-18T17:41:00.001-08:00

Collecting ~ Animals

2009-01-18T17:00:00.001-08:00

Porcelain Elephant 6"
Germany ~ circa 1930's

The elephant is the largest animal that lives on land.

They have the largest brains in the animal kingdom

Elephants can live for up to 70 years

Elephants cry, play, have incredible memories, and laugh!

Some male elephants can grow to be thirteen feet tall.

Elephants sleep standing up.

They poop 80 pounds in one day.

Elephants are very social, frequently touching and caressing one another and entwining their trunks.

Elephants demonstrate concern for members of their families, they take care of weak or injured members and appear to grieve over a dead companion.

Elephants seem to be fascinated with the tusks and bones of dead elephants, fondling and examining them. The myth that they carry them to secret "elephant burial grounds," however, has no factual base.

Please don't ever buy Ivory. Save an elephant and make your money work for them not against them. If you travel to exotic places or even to a shopping mall near you, never buy anything that looks like ivory as it probably is. Make your voice count and say "NO" to ivory.

Happy New Year !!!

2009-01-01T13:36:00.001-08:00

Times Square ~ New York City

My Favorite Christmas Card ~ 2008

2008-12-31T16:19:00.000-08:00

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Colored Pencil and ink on Paper
23" x 14-1/2" Private Collection
Cover Drawing for The New Yorker ~ Nov 29 1976

A Winters Day

2008-12-28T18:36:00.001-08:00

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under construction
Northeastern Pennsylvania

" BLIMEY ! ~ It's Christmas "

2008-12-21T18:07:00.000-08:00

That's a picture of me on the table...She keeps it with Her always, or is that Chuck.

A Legend of Tinsel ~ Click for Tortoise Orchard Webstore

2008-12-21T08:29:00.000-08:00

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The addition of tinsel as decoration comes from a legend about a poor old woman who was unable to provide decorations for her children's Christmas tree. During the night, spiders lodged in the tree and covered it with their webs. The Christ Child, seeing this, realized that the woman would be sad to see her surprise spoiled. He turned the spider webs into silver, and the next morning the poor family was dazzled by the brilliant "tinsel" that shone on the tree.

Tinsel was invented in Germany around 1610. At that time real silver was used, and machines were invented which pulled the silver out into the wafer thin strips. Though it was durable, it tarnished easily, so some attempt was made to make tinsel with lead and tin. This proved too heavy and breakable, so silver was actually used until the mid 20th century. Today, the tinsel we use is made generally of plastic.
However, you can order a stunning Re-Creation of the original Lead Tinsel made of Pewter from Tortoise Orchard Holidays. www.tortoise-orchard.com
(Click Title of this post for direct Link)

My New York ~ Downtown Manhattan

2008-12-20T15:52:00.000-08:00

Charles Lane and Washington Street

Movie Classics ~ Elephant Walk 1954

2008-12-14T18:10:00.001-08:00

Director ~ William Dieterle

Elizabeth Taylor
Peter Finch
Dana Andrews

Be Thankfull

2008-11-27T05:42:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving !!!

Collecting ~ Foil Paintings

2008-11-27T05:40:00.000-08:00

Collecting ~ Postage Stamps

2008-11-13T19:08:00.001-08:00

"Introduced on May 6, 1840, the Penny Black was not only the world’s first postage stamp, it was also the first major step in mass communication. Mail service became affordable to every British citizen for the first time. From that day forward, any Englishman from any walk of life could correspond with any other person anywhere in England.

So revolutionary was the postage stamp it instantly became popular with collectors. In fact, Dr. John Edward Gray of the British Museum purchased a block of Penny Blacks the very first day they went on sale. Dr. Gray planned to preserve them – making him the world’s first stamp collector.

Carefully crafted, this classic stamp has withstood the test of time. Its finely engraved portrait of the young Queen Victoria is a work of art. In fact, the Queen was so pleased with this portrait of herself at age 18 that it was used exclusively throughout her 60-year reign! Now, 168 years later, the Penny Black is still a much sought-after collectible. And as collectors continue to lock them away in permanent collections, the Penny Black grows scarcer every day."

Mystic Stamp Company

A Brave New America ~ A Brave New World

2008-10-31T16:22:00.001-07:00

11.7.08
Admittedly, anyone would look good after baby bush, but Barack Obama is someone very, very special. Let us look to his sincerity and clear vision knowing that he cannot change the world but only lead us as we change the world.

I have never been more proud to be an American.
Our shining new president was elected on the merit of his character. The fact that his African American heritage was not a factor but merely a fact is testament that we have truly grown as a people and as a nation.
We have entered a Brave new America and a Brave New World.

I am so Excited, I am so Inspired, I am so Proud !

Look behind you ...Mwahahahahah

2008-10-31T16:22:00.000-07:00

Happy Halloween !!!

Collecting ~ Jewelry as Art

2008-10-21T19:17:00.000-07:00

Venetian Milliforie Glass Mosiac Pins
Made in Italy
Circa 1930's

Church Supper Cake ~ try me

2008-10-13T08:18:00.001-07:00

Books of Note ~"When You Are Engulfed in Flames"

2008-09-28T12:43:00.000-07:00

by David Sedaris

David's collection of short stories is like a box of chocolates, each one filled with a delicious center of humor, in site and candor.
While reading this book David becomes your best friend, keeps you company and inspires you to be yourself. The experience is one of those little endearing pleasures that makes life worth living.

Tortoise Building ~ Construction Update

2008-09-28T11:20:00.000-07:00

~ Cupola * Roof * Rabbit Hole Door

~ "Rhombus Room" Ground Floor

~ "Tortoise Floor" Middle Floor

~ "The Bird House" Top Floor

Vicky Cristina Barcelona

2008-09-21T18:59:00.000-07:00

Javier Bardem
Penelope Cruse
Scarlett Johansson

Woody delivers a breath of fresh air with his light but lusty and exotic romantic comedy. Yes, Yes, Yes !!!

"The Family Jewels" ~ Hale Hall

2008-09-17T16:46:00.001-07:00

Hale Hall, built 1674
Ancestorial Home
Ireland-Blackburne
Nr Liverpool England

"les extraordinaire postes" ~ The Asylum

2008-09-13T16:14:00.000-07:00

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The United States post office is one short block from my apartment in New York City. This particular station holds a special carousel of characters which constantly percolate and change with the seasons. I have discovered that visits to the post office hold a wealth of surprise, humor, amazement and insight into human nature.

The city is usually fairly quiet during the month of August, especially just before Labor day; and so it was on this occasion. One of my almost daily mail deposits required for my mail order business. There were just a handful of people in the large cool stone room which is my station. Having zig-zagged through the nylon strap maze which usually hold an array of colorfully assorted and sometimes angry people I made my way to second position in the line.

There I observed a most peculiar stick figure of a woman in her late fifties. Her mission, to shuffle in a straight line until confronted by an obstacle, at which time the interruption in stride would send her on a totally new excursion, like a wind-up toy that changes direction upon bumping a wall or piece of furniture.

Her ashen pallor clung to her flounder flat face like a dish rag, not much different in color from her two very small, very close together glassy marble eyes. She had a small light switch for a nose and was missing a mouth completely. A Helmet of soot gray hair looking professionally done made a smooth bubble topped doo complimented by very straight sideburns. Her dress was made of thin oatmeal colored cotton which hung lifelessly from her formless body accompanied by a pair of open back bedroom slippers that made a scuffing noise as she shuffled tirelessly across the room.

"Una, Una, Una" exclaimed a middle aged black women nearby struggling with a tall rectangular package bungee corded to a flimsy aluminum luggage cart. Taking the zombie-like figure in tow it was clear she was Una's care giver, multitasking at the post office.

An unattended double stroller holding two screaming children made an appropriate side show. Meanwhile, oblivious postal workers talked and joked among themselves, lingering behind thick bulletproof acrylic windows.

All and all about a ten minute visit.

by Michael Hostovich

Mem-et

2008-09-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

a very short memoir
How far back can you remember ?
One on my first memories, if not my first, I'm not really sure, was being in a crib during a storm. I was in a dark room, thunder and lightning filled the sky. There was a light mist of rain coming through the open window as the sheer white curtains blew in the wind. Funny, I actually enjoy storms in my adult life, they make me feel snug.

Hockey Mom ? Lipstick ?

2008-09-11T11:12:00.000-07:00

What's the difference between a Pig and a Pit-bitch ?
... nothing

Down the Rabbit hole

2008-09-11T09:27:00.000-07:00

I'm late / I'm late / For a very important date
/ No time to say "Hello" / Goodbye
/ I'm late, I'm late, I'm late.

Lewis Carroll ~ Alice in Wonderland

My Pa ~ "The Entertainers"

2008-09-07T11:41:00.000-07:00

The entertainment for the local Callicoon Sunday green market
Valarie on the Keyboard & Agnes on the Drums

Repertoire includes:
* Good ole' Summertime
* Has Anybody seen my Gal
* Cabaret
* Never on a Sunday
* I'm lookin' over a Four leaf Clover
* Put another Nickel in
* Somewhere my Love
* Anchors Away
* Pretty Baby
* I Love You Truly
* The Gang's all here
* Sweet Georgia Brown
* Tiptoe through the Tulips

Nasturtium

2008-09-05T20:39:00.000-07:00

Color the Ball Game

2008-08-09T06:14:00.000-07:00

Click on the Ball to change it's color
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"The Family Jewels" ~ My Sister Pat

2008-07-16T22:03:00.000-07:00

Patty Lee ~ Early 1950's
And to think She once tried to trade me for a bologna Sandwich !

Tortoise Building ~ Pouring the Cement Floor

2008-07-16T17:03:00.000-07:00

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"My Pa." ~ Paulie's Hot Dogs

2008-07-15T06:17:00.000-07:00

Paulie's Hot Dogs ~ Rt. 6 Honesdale Pennsylvania
Best home made French Fries !!!

Moth Ornament

2008-07-08T21:00:00.000-07:00

New Ornaments are starting to fly in for the up coming Holiday Season.
You can see them in the Webstore
(Link at bottom of page)

"Books of Note" ~

2008-06-16T15:16:00.000-07:00

The Power of Now
Eckhart Tolle

Conscious Death

"Every portal is a portal of death, the death of the false self. When you go through it, you cease to derive your identity from your psychological, mind-made form. You then realize that death is an illusion, just as your identification with form was an illusion. The end of illusion - that's all that death is. It is painful only as long as you cling to illusion."

My piece of Heaven ~

2008-06-09T21:58:00.001-07:00

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Collecting Children's Books ~

2008-06-05T05:46:00.000-07:00

Der Struwelpeter ~ German 1871
Don't play with matches children !

Happy 94th Mother's Day !

2008-05-10T07:34:00.001-07:00

"Congress approved the holiday in the United States in 1914. They set the date as the second Sunday in May each year. The idea for a day to honor mother started in Britain and was picked up by Julia Ward Howe in 1870 after the American Civil War, not to honor mothers, but to unite mothers in a protest against war. Her daughter continued calling for the holiday and a Mother's Day was celebrated in West Virginia in 1908. The holiday spread from state to state and after 45 states had approved it, President Woodrow Wilson declared the first national Mother's Day in 1914. It was a day to show a flag in honor of mothers who had lost sons in war, not really the holiday we celebrate today honoring mother for being mother. It is a commercial success today as the busiest day of the year for restaurants, and sets records for florists and long distance calls."

Kovels Komments
May 7th 2008

Tortoise Orchard Apple Blossom Time

2008-05-09T21:06:00.000-07:00

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Film Classic ~ Paper Moon (1973)

2008-05-07T16:20:00.000-07:00

Director : Peter Bogdanovich

Ryan O'Neal
Tatum O'Neal
Madeline Kahn

Glass Glitter ...German Glass Glitter

2008-05-07T09:12:00.001-07:00

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German Glass Glitter is the most beautiful adornment you can add to your Holiday decorations and craft projects.
You can see, read about and purchase any of the 23+ dazzling colors in our Holiday Webstore
(see link at bottom of this page)

"Spring"

2008-04-28T07:14:00.000-07:00

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"Spring" ~ by Michael Hostovich ~ 2008
Hand Colored Giclee Print A/P
Printed on BFK Reeves French Watercolor paper
Colored with water color dyes and enhanced with colored pencil

All rights are reserved by the Artist
copyright 2008

Tortoise Orchard Building ~ Window Washer Wanted

2008-04-03T09:45:00.000-07:00

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