I'll offer a kidney - they're paired organs - to have dinner with T.E. Lawrence. I'm sure I could listen to him for hours. Across the table... Dame Diana Rigg. What a truly classy lady!
While a fairly new Craftsman is OK, I passed it on to my son-in-law in favor of my father's good old one - like yours. I used it growing up and it has an emotional attachment. It's solid, smooth, and "gives me joy".
Using the broadest definition of pet... raised from eggs and now being released - Cope's Gray Tree Frogs. This is the second batch set free. I'm so proud of my almost 3 y.o. - she's making memories for both of us.
Here's one of my retirement restoration projects. A hand crank American Scroll Saw from Delta in the rough. About 1921 vintage. Not too hard, as I've cheated and started cleaning and lubricating. One accepted modification is to add a belt and motor. If I can find one, I might actually use it.
Sorry, I can't help. But I appreciated the link.
I've never owned a rare book, but I've bought my share of old books thinking they should be rare. I guess mildew and dust doesn't establish provenance. Looks like I'll be refining my tastes. Thanks!
Formaldehyde... dissecting the dogfish in high school biology.
Gin... propped between the storm door and the front door by fraternity brothers before they rang the bell at my parents house.
7 Mile Fair south of Milwaukee... reminded me of one bad night in Tijuana.
Took the little one fishing for the first time last weekend for my birthday. She caught all the worms the night before. Three adults and lures... she (2 1/2) caught both fish.
I grew up in the dbl. hose era on the Middle Coast. In this thread #12 I have a picture of the USD DA I keep up to spec. My go-to single is the then top-of-the-line ScubaPro Air I w/ a Poseidon Cyclon 100 octopus. As for twin 80's, now, that would be hernia time.
For fun, I have a batch of...
Maybe not apparel; more of an accessory. I just sold this pair of vintage Crockett Renalde spurs (1950's) to a collector on EBay for some nice money. There's a considerable market for spurs with more depth than I had the time or inclination to research. I usually research the items I sell so...
I had some scrap from a fence I tore down, aged cedar. I used some to make a couple of blue bird boxes and got them up about two weeks ago. SUCCESS!! I attracted a pair... this is from this morning.
Mom on the fly...
This one's for Harp... some shots of your idol, Ernie Banks. I was about 10 yo when Banks visited the Lawndale Chicago Boys Club. The back of my head is in the bottom of the picture of Banks showing his swing. What a guy. No scandals that I've ever heard of. He was a role model for us kids.
Hey! I grew up near 31st and Pulaski. All my Czech friends houses (and mine) were like that. Kids couldn't play in the living room. Couch and chairs had plastic slip covers and the tall lamp on the table in the middle of the picture window had plastic covering the shade.
Still not as bad as...
Clifford Pope was one of the founding fathers of the field of herpetology. As a 10 year old, I bought this new for $4.50 and practically wore it out reading and re-reading stories of his snake collecting experiences. Hence, my forum name and my post in Forum Families.
As Marie Kondo would...
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