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12/14/2010 18:21 #53273
Ornament inspiration?Category: weather
I took these shots from my bedroom window this afternoon. Were Christmas tree ornaments inspired by such little gems as this? Matthew's fantasy Victorian tree with its vintage ornaments (e:matthew,53209) made me think of a big bag of shiny red fat teardrop ornaments with snow caps that I used to have, which I loved and hung on the chandeliers. The tree also reminded me of those. I left them, along with nearly every other holiday item I owned, with my brother when I left for school and sold him my house. I can't find an image of those exact ornaments, but these red ones are kinda close and at least show the style. My dad used to work for Corning Glass Works, which was a supplier of classic "Shiny Brite" ornaments, so I think that's where they were from. He'd bring home ornaments every year.
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(same shot, different cropping)
12/13/2010 22:00 #53268
If ya didn't know...Category: weather
It's snowing.
metalpeter - 12/14/10 17:32
Little bit on the cold side today nice shot of spot and the trees across the street...
Little bit on the cold side today nice shot of spot and the trees across the street...
tinypliny - 12/13/10 23:40
Count me in the I-couldn't-feel-my-nose group today. I couldn't feel my finger and toes as a bonus.
Count me in the I-couldn't-feel-my-nose group today. I couldn't feel my finger and toes as a bonus.
paul - 12/13/10 22:36
It is so freaking cold. Walking home down main street I totally froze my face off.
It is so freaking cold. Walking home down main street I totally froze my face off.
12/13/2010 12:48 #53259
Final tallyCategory: school
Three empty waterman pen refills for 58 handwritten pages of notes.
I couldn't find replacement nibs for it that (e:tinypliny) suggested are fun to trade. I'd love a fine point. The medium point is quite broad and doesn't give the nice thick-thin strokes that I like. I might not have been as picky about fine point pens when I bought it about 12 years ago. I still like the purple ink :-)
I couldn't find replacement nibs for it that (e:tinypliny) suggested are fun to trade. I'd love a fine point. The medium point is quite broad and doesn't give the nice thick-thin strokes that I like. I might not have been as picky about fine point pens when I bought it about 12 years ago. I still like the purple ink :-)
mrmike - 12/13/10 22:56
Love the Waterman. They sponsored a book signing I had to oversee 1000 years ago. Author didn't want the pens, I've been hooked ever since
Love the Waterman. They sponsored a book signing I had to oversee 1000 years ago. Author didn't want the pens, I've been hooked ever since
tinypliny - 12/13/10 18:49
Try the Indian store? (I am not sure if they have them though, I will ask when I go there next... maybe this coming weekend).
Try the Indian store? (I am not sure if they have them though, I will ask when I go there next... maybe this coming weekend).
12/12/2010 16:48 #53249
Fountain pen refillsCategory: school
I broke out my waterman fountain pen to work on studying for my local government law final tomorrow. I'm on my third refill.
tinypliny - 12/12/10 19:11
This one looks much more modern than what mine used to be. You could swap out the nibs to fancier ones with engravings etc and as kids, we swapped nibs like you would swap stamps or coins...
This one looks much more modern than what mine used to be. You could swap out the nibs to fancier ones with engravings etc and as kids, we swapped nibs like you would swap stamps or coins...
tinypliny - 12/12/10 19:09
I have fountain pens where you can just refill from a traditional ink pot. I love writing with fountain pens - they are so old school and force a good handwriting! My teachers used to insist on fountain pens when I first started writing cursive back in elementary school. The make you write slowly otherwise you break the nib.
I have fountain pens where you can just refill from a traditional ink pot. I love writing with fountain pens - they are so old school and force a good handwriting! My teachers used to insist on fountain pens when I first started writing cursive back in elementary school. The make you write slowly otherwise you break the nib.
paul - 12/12/10 18:20
Ink is like the batteries of pens accept that you can buy batteries everywhere. To bad you can't plug it in.
I saw at Best Buy that they have digital pens now where you write on reusable paper and it saves to PDF. I have a hard time imagining it working well but it sounds neat.
Ink is like the batteries of pens accept that you can buy batteries everywhere. To bad you can't plug it in.
I saw at Best Buy that they have digital pens now where you write on reusable paper and it saves to PDF. I have a hard time imagining it working well but it sounds neat.
12/08/2010 07:54 #53222
Random photosCategory: school
I think you might be right! How beautiful! Thanks SO much for sharing!! I love love love the comparison and the whole post. I think about inspirations a lot all the time and have so much fun making little "deductions" (not always accurate or even verifiable but totally cool). They make you pause and think about that one moment of solitude, that one moment of happiness, that one moment of reflection that makes a subtle yet identifiable impact on culture and mores...
I wonder?
I Have No idea what inspired ornaments and why certain ones look like how they do..... Some the ones they have on Elmwood in the past because of how big they are look pretty wild but, wouldn't look so wild when they are small...........